Percentage distribution of private 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 affiliation: 2017–18

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Percentage distribution of private 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 affiliation: 2017–18


	Total years of teaching experience										Years teaching at current school
Affiliation	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 private schools	17.9		24.0		17.4		40.6		14.3		44.4		23.7		11.5		20.4		8.2

Catholic, Parochial	15.8		22.0		13.9		48.3		16.3		37.4		22.1		12.5		28.0		10.2
Catholic, Diocesan	21.3		21.2		15.5		42.1		14.6		48.5		20.2		11.6		19.8		8.0
Catholic, Private	17.0		24.1		19.8		39.1		14.3		41.8		22.5		13.3		22.4		9.0
Baptist	23.9		19.8		16.0		40.3		14.8		47.9		21.7		12.6		17.8		8.0
Jewish	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Lutheran	7.5	!	20.4	!	15.5	!	56.6		18.0		36.4		26.1		‡		26.5		10.3
Seventh-Day Adventist	40.0		18.5	!	‡		37.7		14.1		66.6		17.5	!	‡		13.4	!	5.3
All Other Religious	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Non-sectarian, Regular	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis	18.2		26.7		20.0		35.1		12.5		46.7		25.8		11.6		16.0		7.0
Non-sectarian, Special Education	29.5		30.6		10.3		29.6		11.1		55.3		20.4		6.4		17.9		6.8
! 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.
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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