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Percentage distribution of school teachers, by race/ethnicity, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2017–18

School type and selected school characteristic Hispanic, regardless of race1   White, non-Hispanic   Black or African American, non-Hispanic   Asian, non-Hispanic   Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic   American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic   Two or more races, non-Hispanic  
   All schools 9.1   80.0   6.3   2.2   0.2   0.5   1.7  
                             
All public schools 9.3   79.3   6.7   2.1   0.2   0.5   1.8  
                             
School classification                            
Traditional public 9.0   80.0   6.5   2.1   0.2   0.5   1.7  
Charter school 15.6   68.0   10.4   3.0   0.4   0.4 ! 2.3  
                             
Community type                            
City 14.0   68.5   11.8   3.1   0.2   0.3   2.1  
Suburban 9.8   79.6   5.5   2.7   0.3   0.3   1.8  
Town 5.8   86.8   3.7   0.9   0.3   0.9   1.7  
Rural 3.8   89.7   3.6   0.5   0.1 ! 1.0   1.3  
                             
School level                            
Primary 10.5   78.2   6.7   2.2   0.3   0.5   1.6  
Middle 8.9   79.2   7.7   1.9   0.1 ! 0.5   1.6  
High 8.0   80.7   6.2   2.3   0.3   0.3   2.2  
Combined 7.4   81.6   6.5   1.6   0.2 ! 1.0   1.7  
                             
Student enrollment                            
Less than 100 5.2   83.9   5.7   1.3 ! 0.5 ! 1.2 ! 2.2 !
100–199 5.6   83.3   7.3   1.4     0.6   1.5  
200–499 7.7   81.7   6.5   1.7   0.2   0.7   1.5  
500–749 9.9   78.5   7.0   2.4   0.2   0.6   1.5  
750–999 10.5   78.3   7.1   1.6   0.1 ! 0.4   1.9  
1,000 or more 10.8   77.0   6.6   2.8   0.3   0.3   2.3  
                             
Percent of K–12 students who were approved
for free or reduced‑price lunches
                           
0–34 4.8   88.9   2.4   2.0   0.2   0.4   1.4  
35–49 6.0   87.1   3.4   1.6   0.2 ! 0.3   1.4  
50–74 8.0   81.8   5.8   1.8   0.3   0.4   2.0  
75 or more 16.8   63.5   13.5   2.9   0.3   0.9   2.1  
                             
All private schools 7.2   85.1   3.2   2.7   0.1 ! 0.3 ! 1.3  
                             
School Classification                            
Catholic 7.6   85.9   2.8   2.5       0.8  
Other religious              
Nonsectarian              
                             
Community type                            
City 8.0   80.9   4.9   3.8   0.2 ! 0.2 ! 1.9  
Suburban 8.2   85.8   2.4   2.3     0.2 ! 1.0  
Town 3.3   92.5       #     1.1 !
Rural 3.1   93.8   1.2   0.8 ! #     0.6 !
                             
School level                            
Elementary 7.8   84.5   3.2   3.0     0.4 ! 1.0  
Secondary 6.2   86.7   2.8   2.6       1.3 !
Combined              
                             
Student enrollment                            
Less than 100              
100–199 6.2   87.4   2.5   2.7   #     0.9  
200–499 6.8   86.3   3.0   1.9       1.6  
500–749 7.4   86.1   3.3   1.7       1.2 !
750 or more              
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
1 Hispanic includes Latino.
NOTE: Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), “Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files,” 2017–18.