Number of public school teachers, number and percentage of public school teachers who entered teaching in 2011 or 2012, and percentage distribution of new public school teachers, by race/ethnicity: 2011–12

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Number of public school teachers, number and percentage of public school teachers who entered teaching in 2011 or 2012, and percentage distribution of new public school teachers, by race/ethnicity: 2011–12

	Total number of teachers		Number of teachers who were new		Percent of teachers who were new		Of all new teachers, percentage distribution
Total	3,385,200		96,300		2.8		100.0

Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	2,773,200		76,000		2.2		78.9
Black, non-Hispanic	231,100		6,300		0.2		6.5
Hispanic, regardless of race	264,100		11,400	!	0.3	!	11.8
Asian, non-Hispanic	60,600		1,100	!	#		1.1	!
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	5,000		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	16,700		‡		‡		‡
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	34,600		1,000		#		1.0
# Rounds to zero.
! 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).
NOTE: "New teachers" are teachers who entered teaching in 2011 or 2012.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2011–12.

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