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Percentage distribution of public 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 state: 2017–18

                                       
  Total years of teaching experience     Years teaching at current school      
State 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 cuurent
school		  
United States 13.6   23.6   19.8   43.0   13.8   39.2   24.7   15.3   20.9   8.2  
                                         
Alabama 13.8   18.5   21.7   46.0   14.3   38.8   21.9   18.6   20.7   8.1  
Alaska 15.2   28.4   14.4   42.1   13.3   43.9   26.4   11.7   18.0   7.3  
Arizona 22.7   26.4   16.9   34.0   11.9   53.2   24.8   9.5   12.6   5.9  
Arkansas 13.8   26.0   20.0   40.2   13.8   39.5   25.2   15.8   19.5   8.3  
California 12.0   18.5   18.3   51.2   15.2   34.0   22.1   16.6   27.4   9.4  
                                         
Colorado 17.3   27.9   22.1   32.7   11.9   46.7   28.9   12.1   12.3   6.1  
Connecticut 10.1   22.8   19.4   47.6   14.7   34.0   23.1   15.9   27.1   9.5  
Delaware 10.4   30.3   19.1   40.2   13.0   34.8   28.5   19.7   16.9   7.7  
District of Columbia ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Florida 14.1   24.3   21.1   40.4   13.7   42.8   26.2   15.2   15.8   7.3  
                                         
Georgia 15.3   22.0   20.1   42.6   13.6   46.9   24.7   14.9   13.5   6.5  
Hawaii 17.6   25.1   19.7   37.7   12.9   37.2   22.6   17.4   22.9   8.9  
Idaho 16.1   23.1   19.4   41.4   13.5   43.7   27.4   13.5   15.5   6.9  
Illinois 12.6   25.4   19.5   42.5   13.6   34.4   24.7   16.0   24.9   9.0  
Indiana 12.8   23.1   22.5   41.6   14.6   34.4   25.9   13.7   26.0   9.6  
                                         
Iowa 14.2   26.2   18.8   40.8   14.1   38.6   23.0   14.0   24.4   9.0  
Kansas 15.0   24.5   18.6   42.0   14.1   42.3   23.8   14.3   19.5   8.0  
Kentucky 16.5   26.6   20.0   36.9   12.1   39.9   23.2   19.1   17.8   7.8  
Louisiana 17.6   25.6   17.3   39.5   13.3   50.7   24.0   9.8   15.6   6.4  
Maine 10.5   20.3   15.0   54.3   16.4   31.6   26.1   13.5   28.8   9.9  
                                         
Maryland ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Massachusetts 12.3   24.7   22.0   41.0   13.6   32.7   24.1   20.6   22.5   9.1  
Michigan 9.2   21.3   17.2   52.4   15.3   31.4   24.2   15.8   28.6   9.6  
Minnesota 12.7   19.2   15.7   52.4   15.6   35.1   18.7   11.8   34.4   10.2  
Mississippi 12.8   30.7   22.3   34.3   13.2   46.0   26.2   15.6   12.2   6.7  
                                         
Missouri 15.6   22.9   24.9   36.5   12.7   39.4   25.9   15.5   19.2   7.7  
Montana 16.2   24.5   15.7   43.7   14.1   38.5   22.2   16.3   23.1   8.9  
Nebraska 14.9   22.9   19.0   43.2   14.7   38.1   24.5   15.6   21.9   8.7  
Nevada 16.9   17.5   23.0   42.6   13.9   48.4   22.9   19.0   9.7   6.3  
New Hampshire 10.4   21.8   18.6   49.2   15.7   28.9   25.7   15.6   29.8   10.3  
                                         
New Jersey 10.2   23.0   21.5   45.4   14.4   28.3   24.7   17.5   29.5   10.1  
New Mexico 12.6   25.2   20.1   42.0   13.9   46.6   28.0   12.7   12.7   6.3  
New York 9.6   19.2   20.6   50.6   14.8   27.4   21.5   19.4   31.7   10.6  
North Carolina 14.9   30.6   20.5   34.0   12.0   46.7   26.6   15.3   11.3   6.2  
North Dakota 13.2   27.8   14.0   45.0   14.8   42.9   24.3   9.0   23.8   8.5  
                                         
Ohio 10.1   22.5   17.6   49.8   14.7   31.4   28.7   14.5   25.4   9.1  
Oklahoma 15.4   26.6   16.4   41.5   14.0   44.0   25.8   11.5   18.7   7.6  
Oregon 13.1   24.4   23.1   39.4   13.3   45.7   21.6   17.6   15.0   7.1  
Pennsylvania 7.4   20.0   24.4   48.2   14.8   28.4   23.8   20.2   27.5   9.9  
Rhode Island 7.7   14.4   19.9   58.0   16.6   27.4   29.2   15.6   27.7   10.0  
                                         
South Carolina 20.1   22.4   20.4   37.1   13.0   50.4   22.9   13.5   13.2   6.3  
South Dakota 11.4   26.5   16.2   45.9   15.3   36.7   23.5   14.7   25.1   9.7  
Tennessee 13.5   27.4   17.4   41.7   13.4   39.5   29.9   14.1   16.5   7.4  
Texas 17.3   28.4   21.0   33.3   12.1   48.0   26.7   12.6   12.6   6.4  
Utah 24.1   23.9   16.9   35.2   11.7   50.8   22.2   11.5   15.6   6.6  
                                         
Vermont 11.5   24.6   15.1   48.7   15.3   35.1   23.1   13.1   28.7   9.8  
Virginia 13.5   23.3   17.6   45.6   14.2   41.2   23.5   17.2   18.2   7.6  
Washington 14.6   25.2   15.2   45.0   14.1   47.5   20.3   13.1   19.1   7.6  
West Virginia 9.2   25.6   24.0   41.2   15.0   34.5   33.2   15.0   17.3   8.1  
Wisconsin 13.7   21.2   17.6   47.6   14.6   36.0   28.0   11.1   24.9   8.9  
Wyoming 13.3   23.7   16.6   46.3   14.5   37.5   30.7   14.0   17.8   8.0  
‡ 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 Data File," 2017–18.

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