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Table 2. Number and percentage distribution of public school teacher stayers, movers, and leavers, by selected teacher and school characteristics in the base year: 2012-13


Teacher or school characteristic in base year1
Number   Percent  
Total   Stayers   Movers   Leavers   Stayers   Movers   Leavers  
Total 3,377,900   2,846,500   271,900   259,400   84.3   8.1   7.7  
School classification                            
Traditional public 3,264,900   2,754,400   260,400   250,100   84.4   8.0   7.7  
Public charter 113,000   92,100   11,600 ! 9,300   81.5   10.2   8.2  
Teaching experience                            
1-3 years 398,500   320,400   49,800   28,200   80.4   12.5   7.1  
4-9 years 919,500   749,400   107,600   62,500   81.5   11.7   6.8  
10-19 years 1,205,400   1,066,200   68,000   71,200   88.5   5.6   5.9  
20 years or more 854,500   710,600   46,500   97,400   83.2   5.4   11.4  
Age                            
Less than 30 years 515,900   406,800   70,700   38,400   78.8   13.7   7.5  
30-39 years 982,200   847,400   83,100   51,700   86.3   8.5   5.3  
40-49 years 843,300   759,500   49,900   33,900   90.1   5.9   4.0  
50 or more years 1,036,400   832,800   68,200   135,400   80.4   6.6   13.1  
Base salary                            
Less than $30,000 88,500   61,400   13,900   13,100   69.4   15.7   14.8  
$30,000-$39,999 643,700   527,600   74,900   41,200   82.0   11.6   6.4  
$40,000-$49,999 970,300   815,300   77,500   77,500   84.0   8.0   8.0  
$50,000 or more 1,675,300   1,442,200   105,600   127,600   86.1   6.3   7.6  
Sex                            
Male 801,200   686,600   63,000   51,600   85.7   7.9   6.4  
Female 2,576,600   2,159,900   208,900   207,800   83.8   8.1   8.1  
Race/ethnicity                            
White, non-Hispanic 2,769,700   2,353,400   207,300   209,000   85.0   7.5   7.5  
Black, non-Hispanic 229,400   179,400   26,900 ! 23,100 ! 78.2   11.7 ! 10.1 !
Hispanic, regardless of race 261,200   207,400   33,000   20,800 ! 79.4   12.6   8.0 !
Asian, non-Hispanic 63,800   61,200 ! 1,600 !   95.8      
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic   #   #     #   #   100.0  
American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic 22,300 ! 17,500 !     78.8      
Two or more races, non-Hispanic 31,200 ! 27,700 ! 1,800     88.8      
Main assignment field                            
Early childhood/general elementary 1,077,900   930,000   83,000   64,900   86.3   7.7   6.0  
Special education 430,000   356,300   45,100   28,600   82.9   10.5   6.6  
Arts/music 203,500   177,400   17,000 ! 9,000   87.2   8.4 ! 4.4  
English/language arts 379,800   317,200   24,400   38,200   83.5   6.4   10.1  
Mathematics 295,900   246,300   21,000 ! 28,600 ! 83.2   7.1 ! 9.7 !
Natural sciences 226,000   194,700   16,600 ! 14,700   86.2   7.3 ! 6.5  
Social sciences 209,000   172,700   17,900   18,300   82.6   8.6   8.8  
Other 555,800   451,800   46,900   57,100   81.3   8.4   10.3  
Teaching status                            
Full time 3,126,000   2,678,800   234,200   213,000   85.7   7.5   6.8  
Part time 251,800   167,700   37,800   46,400   66.6   15.0   18.4  
Certification type2                            
Regular or standard state certificate or advanced professional certificate 3,121,800   2,637,200   241,600   243,000   84.5   7.7   7.8  
Certificate issued after satisfying all requirements except the completion of a probationary period" 89,800   73,800   11,200 ! 4,800 ! 82.2   12.5   5.3 !
Certificate that requires some additional coursework, student teaching, or passage of a test beforeregular certification can be obtained 106,400   89,100   11,500   5,800   83.8   10.8 ! 5.4 !
Certificate issued to persons who must complete a certification program in order to continue 35,400 ! 28,700 ! 4,500   2,200 ! 81.1      
None of the above certifications in this state 24,400 ! 17,700 !   3,700 ! 72.3     15.2 !
Community type                            
City 935,000   769,900   91,100   74,000   82.3   9.7   7.9  
Suburban 1,100,900   934,400   85,900   80,600   84.9   7.8   7.3  
Town 393,800   339,800   28,700   25,400   86.3   7.3   6.4  
Rural 948,100   802,400   66,200   79,500   84.6   7.0   8.4  
School level                            
Primary 1,658,000   1,391,800   143,500   122,700   83.9   8.7   7.4  
Middle 539,600   459,700   42,100   37,900   85.2   7.8   7.0  
High 987,800   844,800   66,500   76,600   85.5   6.7   7.8  
Combined 192,400   150,300   19,800 ! 22,200 ! 78.1   10.3 ! 11.6 !
School enrollment                            
Less than 200 156,800   133,600   13,300   9,900   85.2   8.5   6.3  
200-499 1,068,800   899,500   84,800   84,500   84.2   7.9   7.9  
500-749 866,100   718,200   79,900   68,000   82.9   9.2   7.8  
750 or more 1,286,200   1,095,200   94,000   97,100   85.1   7.3   7.5  
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches                            
0-34 1,162,900   1,014,100   68,600   80,200   87.2   5.9   6.9  
35-49 567,800   485,500   39,800   42,500   85.5   7.0   7.5  
50-74 927,700   782,100   79,900   65,800   84.3   8.6   7.1  
75 or more 672,300   524,500   82,000   65,800   78.0   12.2   9.8  
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program 47,200   40,400   1,700 ! 5,100   85.8     10.7 !
# 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).
1 Base year refers to 2011-12.
2 Certification categories refer to in-state requirements only.
NOTE: "Stayers are teachers who were teaching in the same school in the current school year as in the base year. "Movers" are teachers who were still teaching in the current school year, but had moved to a different school after the base year. "Leavers" are teachers who left the teaching profession after the base year. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current and Former Teacher Data Files," 2012-13.