Average and median age of private school teachers and percentage distribution of teachers by age category, sex, and affiliation: 2017–18

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Average and median age of private school teachers and percentage distribution of teachers by age category, sex, and affiliation: 2017–18


					Age category								Sex
Affiliation	Average age of teachers		Median age of teachers		Less than 30 years		30-49 years		50-54 years		55 years or more		Male		Female
All private schools	44.3		43.1		16.2		47.1		11.3		25.4		26.0		74.0

Catholic, Parochial	45.7		44.6		14.8		44.5		10.9		29.7		14.7		85.3
Catholic, Diocesan	44.7		45.1		18.2		39.9		15.4		26.5		21.4		78.6
Catholic, Private	44.1		42.3		16.8		46.2		10.6		26.4		37.6		62.4
Baptist	46.4		45.3		16.4		38.5		11.9		33.2		28.7		71.3
Jewish	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Lutheran	44.7		42.7		8.3	!	55.4		9.4	!	26.8		27.3		72.7
Seventh-Day Adventist	44.2		41.9		25.0	!	33.4		‡		40.6		20.8		79.2
All Other Religious	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Non-sectarian, Regular	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis	43.6		42.0		14.1		52.1		11.2		22.6		26.2		73.8
Non-sectarian, Special Education	39.7		36.2		30.0		44.2		7.6		18.1		25.4		74.6
! 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 response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Private School Teacher Data File," 2017–18.

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