Table 2.Average and median age of public school teachers and percentage distribution of teachers, by age category, sex, and state: 2011

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Table 2. Average and median age of public school teachers and percentage distribution of teachers, by age category, sex, and state: 2011–12


			Age category						Sex
State	Average age of teachers	Median age of teachers	Less than 30 years		30–49 years	50–54 years		55 years or more	Male	Female
United States	42.4	41.0	15.3		54.0	11.9		18.8	23.7	76.3

Alabama	41.9	40.6	15.6		56.1	11.5		16.7	16.6	83.4
Alaska	43.2	42.8	15.7		50.3	12.4	!	21.7	26.5	73.5
Arizona	41.8	39.9	19.5		49.1	11.3		20.1	21.1	78.9
Arkansas	42.7	41.7	17.9		47.2	15.3		19.6	22.0	78.0
California	44.5	43.1	9.1		54.5	12.6		23.7	27.4	72.6

Colorado	41.1	39.4	15.5		59.8	9.1		15.7	23.7	76.3
Connecticut	43.4	41.5	13.7		52.5	10.7		23.1	22.1	77.9
Delaware	40.3	39.6	22.5		53.3	11.4		12.8	24.4	75.6
District of Columbia	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡		‡	‡	‡
Florida	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡		‡	‡	‡

Georgia	42.1	40.6	11.5		60.9	11.5		16.1	23.3	76.7
Hawaii	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡		‡	‡	‡
Idaho	43.8	42.6	14.4		48.0	14.1		23.5	25.4	74.6
Illinois	40.8	38.7	19.0		53.8	10.4		16.9	26.2	73.8
Indiana	42.6	40.8	17.8		46.7	12.2		23.4	22.8	77.2

Iowa	42.0	41.1	15.2		53.4	13.9		17.5	25.9	74.1
Kansas	41.6	40.3	21.3		48.9	10.5		19.3	23.3	76.7
Kentucky	41.0	39.2	16.2		60.3	9.3		14.2	22.2	77.8
Louisiana	42.4	41.3	15.4		54.3	10.1		20.2	19.3	80.7
Maine	45.7	45.7	10.8		47.5	14.6		27.1	24.6	75.4

Maryland	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡		‡	‡	‡
Massachusetts	42.4	40.8	17.5		50.7	9.5		22.2	22.8	77.2
Michigan	41.8	40.2	12.6		61.6	12.5		13.3	26.5	73.5
Minnesota	42.5	41.3	14.7		54.8	11.9		18.5	29.6	70.4
Mississippi	41.0	38.9	19.8		52.5	8.4		19.3	15.5	84.5

Missouri	40.0	37.9	21.1		55.8	10.1		13.0	21.9	78.1
Montana	43.9	42.8	12.9		50.6	13.0		23.5	25.6	74.4
Nebraska	42.1	41.6	17.7		51.7	16.2		14.4	23.8	76.2
Nevada	43.2	41.8	10.8	!	57.4	15.9		15.9	28.5	71.5
New Hampshire	45.7	46.0	13.5		45.7	12.9		27.9	24.4	75.6

New Jersey	41.7	40.1	17.7		51.8	13.2		17.3	21.8	78.2
New Mexico	45.6	45.3	5.6	!	53.9	16.3		24.2	20.8	79.2
New York	42.5	41.2	14.4		56.8	11.9		16.9	23.3	76.7
North Carolina	41.7	40.3	19.3		52.2	11.4		17.0	21.1	78.9
North Dakota	43.4	43.4	18.6		44.7	12.6		24.1	27.3	72.7

Ohio	42.0	40.7	14.9		56.4	9.9		18.9	26.5	73.5
Oklahoma	43.0	40.9	13.6		53.7	11.6		21.2	22.0	78.0
Oregon	43.5	41.8	10.3		56.4	13.1		20.3	27.5	72.5
Pennsylvania	41.3	40.1	16.3		57.7	10.8		15.3	28.5	71.5
Rhode Island	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡		‡	‡	‡

South Carolina	42.2	40.7	16.8		52.3	12.1		18.8	17.5	82.5
South Dakota	43.1	41.8	16.3		49.7	12.8		21.3	23.0	77.0
Tennessee	42.2	40.1	17.7		49.1	15.0		18.3	20.6	79.4
Texas	42.3	40.9	15.0		55.1	11.2		18.8	22.4	77.6
Utah	42.0	41.5	24.5		41.0	16.0		18.6	25.4	74.6

Vermont	46.3	46.9	10.7		44.6	16.1		28.6	23.7	76.3
Virginia	43.6	43.2	13.8		50.4	15.0		20.8	21.0	79.0
Washington	45.1	44.1	9.7		50.8	13.5		26.0	27.5	72.5
West Virginia	43.5	43.8	16.1		46.1	15.2		22.6	25.4	74.6
Wisconsin	41.6	41.3	17.6		55.5	13.8		13.1	23.5	76.5
Wyoming	44.7	43.2	11.4		50.7	12.6		25.3	31.1	68.9
! 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 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, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2011–12.

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