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Percentage distribution of school teachers, by highest degree earned, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2017–18

School type and selected school characteristic Less than a bachelor's degree   Bachelor's degree   Master's degree   Higher than a master's degree1  
   All schools 3.6 39.7 48.0 8.6  
                 
All public schools 2.7   39.3   49.2   8.8  
                 
School classification                
Traditional public 2.7   38.6   49.8   8.8  
Charter school 3.2   50.3   38.6   7.8  
                 
Community type                
City 2.3   38.7   49.4   9.6  
Suburban 2.5   35.8   52.0   9.7  
Town 3.6   43.7   45.7   7.1  
Rural 3.2   44.3   45.7   6.8  
                 
School level                
Primary 2.0   42.2   47.3   8.5  
Middle 2.3   38.4   50.3   9.1  
High 4.1   33.5   52.7   9.6  
Combined 3.0   44.6   45.6   6.8  
                 
Student enrollment                
Less than 100 4.6   40.7   45.0   9.8  
100–199 2.7   49.1   41.9   6.3  
200–499 2.5   40.7   48.3   8.5  
500–749 2.3   39.6   49.5   8.7  
750–999 3.0   40.4   48.4   8.2  
1,000 or more 3.1   35.3   51.7   9.9  
                 
Percent of K–12 students who were approved
for free or reduced‑price lunches
               
0–34 2.8   33.8   54.1   9.3  
35–49 3.1   38.9   49.8   8.2  
50–74 2.8   42.2   46.5   8.5  
75 or more 2.4   42.6   46.2   8.9  
                 
All private schools 10.0   42.4   40.0   7.7  
                 
School Classification                
Catholic 7.9   46.0   39.8   6.3  
Other religious        
Nonsectarian        
                 
Community type                
City 8.4   42.1   41.9   7.5  
Suburban 9.1   40.5   42.0   8.4  
Town 12.5   53.3   28.1   6.1  
Rural 16.8   43.8   32.8   6.6  
                 
School level                
Elementary 11.2   47.3   34.8   6.7  
Secondary 7.5   36.0   47.3   9.2  
Combined        
                 
Student enrollment                
Less than 100        
100–199 11.8   47.9   32.6   7.6  
200–499 7.1   45.3   40.4   7.1  
500–749 5.1   39.8   47.2   7.9  
750 or more        
‡ Reporting standards not met. The response rate is below 50 percent.
1 Higher than a master's degree is defined as a teacher who completed any of the following: an educational specialist or professional diploma, a certificate of advanced graduate studies, or a doctorate or first professional degree.
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.