Percentage distribution of school teachers based on years of teaching experience, average total years of teaching experience, percentage distribution of teachers based on years teaching at current school, and average years teaching at current school, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2017

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Percentage distribution of school teachers based on years of teaching experience, average total years of teaching experience, percentage distribution of teachers based on years teaching at current school, and average years teaching at current school, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2017–18


	Total years of teaching experience				Average years teaching	Years teaching at current school				Average years at current school
School type and selected school characteristic	Less than 4 years	4‐9 years	10‐14 years	15 or more years	Average years teaching	Less than 4 years	4‐9 years	10‐14 years	15 or more years	Average years at current school
All schools	14.2	23.7	19.5	42.7	13.9	39.8	24.6	14.8	20.8	8.2

All public schools	13.6	23.6	19.8	43.0	13.8	39.2	24.7	15.3	20.9	8.2

School classification
Traditional public	12.9	23.0	19.9	44.1	14.1	37.9	24.7	15.7	21.7	8.4
Charter school	24.9	33.5	17.9	23.7	10.0	59.2	24.5	8.9	7.4	4.7

Community type
City	16.0	25.2	18.9	39.9	13.2	44.3	25.7	13.5	16.6	7.1
Suburban	11.9	22.7	20.7	44.6	14.1	36.2	24.4	16.7	22.6	8.6
Town	14.1	23.8	19.0	43.1	14.0	38.4	23.6	15.5	22.5	8.7
Rural	13.2	23.0	19.7	44.1	14.2	37.9	24.2	15.0	22.9	8.7

School level
Primary	13.8	24.2	19.5	42.5	13.7	40.5	25.0	14.4	20.1	8.0
Middle	14.0	22.7	19.0	44.3	13.9	39.9	23.7	15.3	21.0	8.0
High	12.5	22.6	20.8	44.1	14.2	35.3	24.4	17.3	22.9	8.8
Combined	15.7	26.7	19.3	38.3	13.2	43.6	25.6	12.8	17.9	7.6

Student enrollment
Less than 100	17.1	23.6	15.8	43.5	13.9	48.0	22.9	14.0	15.0	7.0
100–199	13.7	24.1	22.5	39.7	14.0	42.8	25.0	13.6	18.6	8.1
200–499	14.6	24.6	18.7	42.0	13.7	40.7	24.5	14.0	20.8	8.1
500–749	13.4	23.2	19.7	43.7	13.9	39.2	24.8	14.8	21.2	8.1
750–999	14.1	23.7	19.7	42.5	13.5	39.6	25.7	15.0	19.7	7.9
1,000 or more	12.3	22.8	21.0	43.9	14.1	35.9	24.3	17.7	22.1	8.5

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	11.0	22.0	20.8	46.2	14.5	34.9	25.1	16.4	23.5	8.7
35–49	11.7	24.4	20.3	43.6	14.0	36.3	25.3	16.9	21.5	8.5
50–74	13.7	23.7	19.3	43.3	14.0	39.3	24.4	14.8	21.6	8.4
75 or more	17.2	24.8	18.9	39.1	13.0	44.8	24.1	13.7	17.4	7.3

All private schools	17.9	24.0	17.4	40.6	14.3	44.4	23.7	11.5	20.4	8.2

School Classification
Catholic	18.7	22.1	16.1	43.1	15.0	43.8	21.3	12.2	22.7	8.9
Other religious	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Nonsectarian	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡

Community type
City	17.5	24.7	17.6	40.1	14.4	45.3	24.5	10.7	19.5	8.1
Suburban	18.1	22.7	17.7	41.5	14.4	42.3	23.0	12.3	22.3	8.6
Town	16.0	22.2	17.8	43.9	15.2	43.6	24.9	12.9	18.6	8.4
Rural	19.6	26.9	15.4	38.1	13.4	48.3	22.6	10.9	18.2	7.4

School level
Elementary	18.1	23.6	17.1	41.2	14.4	44.9	23.7	11.1	20.3	8.0
Secondary	17.2	22.3	18.0	42.5	15.3	41.0	23.3	13.1	22.6	9.1
Combined	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡

Student enrollment
Less than 100	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
100–199	20.7	25.1	15.0	39.2	13.5	47.8	22.5	9.5	20.3	7.8
200–499	17.0	22.9	18.3	41.8	14.8	41.8	25.2	12.0	21.0	8.5
500–749	14.8	22.9	18.2	44.1	15.2	42.3	22.9	14.1	20.6	8.5
750 or more	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
‡ 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), “Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files,” 2017–18.

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