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

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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.

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