Table 16. Of public schools that had teaching vacancies in a specific field for the current school year, percentage that found it very difficult or were not able to fill the vacancies in each field, by field and selected school characteristics: 2003

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Table 16. Of public schools that had teaching vacancies in a specific field for the current school year, percentage that found it very difficult or were not able to fill the vacancies in each field, by field and selected school characteristics: 2003–04

School type and selected school characteristic	General elemen- tary		Special education	English/ language arts		Social studies		Computer science		Math- ematics		Biology or life sciences		Physical sciences		English as a Second Language (ESL)¹		Foreign lang- uages		Music or art		Vocational or technical education
All schools	3.9		29.2	8.1		4.0		16.3		28.8		20.9		27.7		31.4		33.6		19.1		27.9

School classification
Traditional public	3.6		29.2	8.3		3.8		16.0		28.7		20.7		27.9		31.5		34.0		19.1		27.9
Charter school	12.6	!	27.1	‡		‡		24.9	!	32.6		27.9	!	22.7		25.6	!	23.1		20.2	!	‡

Community type
Central city	5.7		31.0	7.6		4.8		16.5		34.7		27.2		28.0		27.9		30.3		16.6		27.9
Urban fringe/large town	2.9		26.6	7.0		2.3		14.6		25.1		17.4		26.6		30.0		30.0		16.9		27.1
Rural/small town	3.9		33.1	11.4		6.3		20.9		29.6		20.9		29.7		42.7		48.7		26.1		29.1

School level
Elementary	4.0		28.6	6.5	!	‡		8.2	!	19.4		20.7		22.8		31.3		38.4		19.5		22.7	!
Secondary	2.8	!	27.9	7.5		4.2		7.5	!	27.0		19.4		21.9		25.7		28.6		13.7		28.2
Combined	6.5	!	30.7	8.1		3.2		24.8		32.7		22.0		31.9		32.8		32.5		21.4		27.2
	1.9	!	32.5	14.5		10.1	!	29.1		30.5		20.8		24.8		62.7		47.3		24.6		34.0

Student enrollment
Less than 100	‡		37.5	‡		‡		‡		24.6	!	17.0	!	23.2	!	‡		55.4	!	33.7		31.4	!
100–199	2.9	!	29.2	19.6		8.1	!	21.3	!	34.7		29.6		40.6		36.2	!	47.9		29.0		27.1	!
200–499	4.3		26.8	12.5		3.8	!	10.7		29.1		17.4		25.4		34.8		44.1		21.5		22.1
500–749	3.9		27.5	4.4		2.8	!	13.2		27.0		21.3		27.0		34.5		38.5		17.2		27.4
750–999	2.5	!	31.9	2.2		5.0	!	15.1		25.3		20.9		25.7		25.3		27.8		15.8		29.7
1,000 or more	‡		32.7	7.8		3.2		22.9		31.0		21.9		28.9		26.5		24.4		14.5		31.1

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0–34	1.0	!	26.2	5.6		3.0		15.8		23.9		19.0		28.6		31.6		31.6		16.4		31.8
35–49	3.3	!	29.0	9.6		3.7	!	16.6		28.8		17.4		30.1		45.6		40.7		24.4		22.2
50–74	4.8		32.9	9.2		4.9		18.7		33.9		21.5		23.7		25.8		35.6		19.3		26.3
75 or more	8.5		31.6	12.2		5.6	!	15.6		37.9		29.1		26.4		26.3		34.3		21.6		25.4
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	‡		34.7	11.9	!	‡		15.0	!	22.4		32.2		32.4		20.7	!	10.7	!	16.4	!	25.8
! 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).
# Rounds to zero.
¹English as a Second Language (ESL) also includes English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and/or bilingual education.
NOTE: Each column has a different denominator since two response options, "This position is not offered in this school" and "No vacancy in this field this school year," are excluded from the base for each field.
SOURCE: SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Data File," 2003–04.

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