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Number, average and percentage of public school teachers who were newly hired for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels as reported by districts, percentage of districts that offered free training for district staff to prepare them to teach in fields with current or anticipated shortages, and percentage of districts that used various practices to recruit teachers, by state: 2011–12
 
  Number of teachers who were newly hired by districts for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels   Average number of teachers who were newly hired by districts for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels   Percent of teachers who were newly hired by districts for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels1   Percent of districts that offered free training for district staff to prepare them to teach in fields with current or anticipated shortages    
           
          Percent of districts that used various methods for recruiting new teachers
State         Signing bonuses   Forgiveness of student loan(s) funded by the district   Relocation assistance   Finder's fee to existing staff for new teacher referrals  
United States 219,200   14.9   6.9   27.1   3.9   2.4   2.5   1.5  
Alabama 2,500   18.4   5.3   26.3   4.4   2.1 ! 1.4 ! #  
Alaska 600   10.5   9.3   44.8   28.5   11.6   46.3   #  
Arizona 7,400   13.7   11.7   24.5   7.0 ! 5.5 ! 6.4 ! ‡  
Arkansas 3,000   11.8   8.6   26.9   3.9   1.0 ! 3.5 ! #  
California 13,700   16.5   5.3   20.0   3.6   0.6   1.5   0.6 !
Colorado 4,800   25.7   9.8   20.5   5.6   4.6   5.6   #  
Connecticut 3,000   15.1   6.3   2.2   1.0   #   #   #  
Delaware 900   22.2   11.8   11.8   5.9   #   2.9   #  
District of Columbia 800   15.8   16.5   ‡   #   #   #   ‡  
Florida 10,200   126.4   5.9   62.4   11.0   2.7   5.5   1.4 !
Georgia 7,800   39.1   6.4   50.2   13.7   2.6   ‡   #  
Hawaii ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Idaho 1,200   10.6   7.5   31.7   1.7   9.5   #   #  
Illinois 8,300   10.7   7.2   11.8   0.3 ! 0.2   1.3 ! 0.2 !
Indiana 4,800   14.2   7.2   17.1   0.6   1.3   0.8   #  
Iowa 2,900   8.0   7.3   28.4   4.6 ! ‡   4.1 ! ‡  
Kansas 3,100   10.4   8.2   28.8   11.2   2.4 ! 9.1   0.9  
Kentucky 4,100   24.4   8.5   22.1   #   0.7 ! 1.6   0.8  
Louisiana 3,700   23.6 ! 7.5   62.5   ‡   #   ‡   #  
Maine 1,200   6.6   6.9   35.4   5.2 ! 2.2   9.3   #  
Maryland 3,300   148.1 ! 6.3   33.1 ! ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Massachusetts 6,900   17.9   8.5   23.3   ‡   ‡   #   ‡  
Michigan 3,200   5.1   3.5   19.1   ‡   ‡   #   ‡  
Minnesota 4,900   9.7   8.0   18.8   0.5 ! 2.2   4.3 ! #  
Mississippi 4,500   28.3   12.1   30.6   4.9   5.8   10.5   #  
Missouri 7,200   12.8   8.9   33.8   #   #   #   0.4 !
Montana 900   3.7   6.7   39.6   ‡   ‡   5.8 ! #  
Nebraska 1,700   8.2   7.6   30.5   ‡   8.0 ! ‡   #  
Nevada 1,100   57.8   5.2   41.9 ! 10.3 ! ‡   #   #  
New Hampshire 1,500   9.2   6.5   47.0   ‡   6.5 ! #   ‡  
New Jersey 6,600   10.6   5.9   24.8   #   1.5   #   #  
New Mexico 1,700   18.5   7.6   48.0   2.1   8.4   1.3   2.1 !
New York 3,800   5.6   2.7   14.9   0.2 ! 2.1 ! ‡   4.3  
North Carolina 6,700   26.4   7.9   31.0   8.6   2.4 ! 12.8   ‡  
North Dakota 800   5.3   8.3   47.1   19.3   5.4   2.4 ! #  
Ohio 5,800   7.0   4.7   18.9   0.3 ! ‡   0.2   ‡  
Oklahoma 4,000   9.7   10.1   25.3   ‡   ‡   #   1.8 !
Oregon 1,700   10.0   6.3   33.7   0.8   2.3   #   #  
Pennsylvania 3,600   6.7   2.8   18.1   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Rhode Island 400   7.8   3.7   3.0   #   3.0   #   #  
South Carolina 5,600   45.0   10.2   47.8   17.9   29.9   12.4   1.4  
South Dakota 1,000   6.3   8.6   25.1   6.3   2.9   ‡   #  
Tennessee 5,100   36.6   7.8   39.6   6.3   3.5   1.8 ! #  
Texas 25,500   18.9   7.4   48.1   12.8   4.2 ! 2.1 ! 3.9 !
Utah 3,100   31.2   10.7   40.3   12.6 ! 1.1   5.3   2.6 !
Vermont 3,000   12.4   8.7   35.2   2.4 ! 3.0   #   #  
Virginia 9,400   44.0   9.9   38.2   2.4   ‡   4.9 ! #  
Washington 3,400   16.4   5.6   19.8   0.5   1.7   #   #  
West Virginia 1,600   24.3   7.9   38.3   #   3.2   1.6   #  
Wisconsin 5,900   13.3   10.1   18.8   0.5   #   #   #  
Wyoming 800   20.1   8.9   39.0   29.0   3.0   8.2   #  
# 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) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
1Percent of teachers who were newly hired calculated as number of teachers who were newly hired by district divided by total number of part-time and full-time teachers who were employed by district.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School District Data File," 2011–12.
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