Table 3. 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 selected school characteristics: 2015

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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 selected school characteristics: 2015–16

	Years of teaching experience					Years teaching at current school
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 public schools	15.0	23.2	19.4	42.3	13.7	39.5	25.0	15.4	20.1	8.2

School classification
Traditional public	14.2	22.6	19.6	43.5	14.0	38.1	25.1	15.8	21.0	8.4
Charter school	27.8	32.5	16.9	22.8	9.5	62.4	23.0	8.5	6.1	4.3

Community type
City¹	16.9	24.2	19.1	39.8	13.1	44.4	25.1	13.7	16.8	7.2
Suburban	13.2	23.2	20.4	43.2	13.9	37.1	25.5	17.2	20.1	8.3
Town	15.3	22.1	18.5	44.2	14.3	37.5	23.8	14.7	24.0	9.0
Rural	15.7	22.2	18.5	43.6	14.0	37.6	24.2	14.8	23.4	8.8

School level
Primary	15.2	22.9	19.1	42.8	13.7	40.9	24.6	14.6	19.9	8.0
Middle	15.0	23.3	20.3	41.4	13.5	39.9	25.1	15.8	19.2	8.0
High	14.0	23.0	19.8	43.3	14.1	35.7	25.5	17.2	21.5	8.7
Combined	18.6	26.4	17.9	37.1	12.7	44.8	24.9	12.2	18.1	7.5

Student enrollment
Less than 100	14.0	19.9	15.4	50.7	15.4	42.5	20.1	14.0	23.5	8.4
100-199	16.8	23.9	16.6	42.7	13.8	45.1	23.7	11.7	19.5	7.6
200-499	15.5	22.5	18.3	43.7	13.9	40.4	23.6	13.9	22.1	8.3
500-749	15.3	24.0	19.3	41.3	13.5	40.4	24.7	15.0	20.0	8.0
750-999	15.9	22.1	20.5	41.4	13.5	39.8	26.3	16.0	18.0	7.9
1,000 or more	13.5	23.8	20.8	41.9	13.8	36.5	26.5	17.7	19.3	8.3

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	12.5	22.4	20.0	45.1	14.3	35.7	25.4	17.7	21.1	8.6
35-49	14.0	22.5	19.9	43.7	14.1	37.1	25.5	15.3	22.1	8.7
50-74	16.1	23.2	19.0	41.7	13.5	39.8	25.2	14.8	20.2	8.1
75 or more	17.5	24.2	18.8	39.4	13.0	44.4	24.0	13.3	18.3	7.4
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	16.3	26.0	19.8	38.0	13.0	44.0	24.3	14.9	16.8	7.4
¹ Interpret data on city teachers with caution. After nonresponse adjustments, the nonresponse bias for this category is greater than for other characteristics.
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," 2015–16.

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