Table 19. Average age of public school teachers and percentage distribution of teachers by sex, and state: 2003

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

Publications & Products|Data Products|Staff

Back

Download Excel

(22 KB)

Download SE Excel

(22 KB)

Table 19. Average age of public school teachers and percentage distribution of teachers by sex, and state: 2003–04

		Sex
State	Average age of teachers	Male	Female
United States	42.5	25.0	75.0

Alabama	41.3	22.1	77.9
Alaska	43.0	30.7	69.3
Arizona	42.2	28.0	72.0
Arkansas	41.8	20.7	79.3
California	43.1	28.3	71.7

Colorado	42.2	26.8	73.2
Connecticut	44.5	27.7	72.3
Delaware	41.5	20.6	79.4
District of Columbia	44.2	30.3	69.7
Florida	43.7	23.5	76.5

Georgia	41.1	16.9	83.1
Hawaii	42.4	26.9	73.1
Idaho	44.1	28.7	71.3
Illinois	42.7	20.6	79.4
Indiana	43.8	27.3	72.7

Iowa	43.4	28.7	71.3
Kansas	43.0	26.1	73.9
Kentucky	41.2	24.3	75.7
Louisiana	43.1	19.4	80.6
Maine	45.2	28.4	71.6

Maryland	41.9	23.5	76.5
Massachusetts	43.5	22.8	77.2
Michigan	42.7	24.3	75.7
Minnesota	42.3	29.9	70.1
Mississippi	42.7	17.2	82.8

Missouri	41.4	18.2	81.8
Montana	44.2	29.0	71.0
Nebraska	42.2	24.1	75.9
Nevada	42.0	27.5	72.5
New Hampshire	43.6	23.0	77.0

New Jersey	43.7	24.3	75.7
New Mexico	44.6	22.8	77.2
New York	41.2	26.7	73.3
North Carolina	40.9	24.7	75.3
North Dakota	44.0	25.7	74.3

Ohio	41.9	28.2	71.8
Oklahoma	42.8	24.9	75.1
Oregon	43.3	34.6	65.4
Pennsylvania	42.6	30.4	69.6
Rhode Island	43.3	25.3	74.7

South Carolina	42.1	20.5	79.5
South Dakota	42.7	26.7	73.3
Tennessee	43.0	21.7	78.3
Texas	41.5	24.4	75.6
Utah	43.0	22.0	78.0

Vermont	45.0	29.6	70.4
Virginia	42.1	22.2	77.8
Washington	43.7	29.6	70.4
West Virginia	46.8	23.4	76.6
Wisconsin	41.2	27.5	72.5
Wyoming	43.9	31.3	68.7

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, Public School Teacher Data File, 2003–04.

Back

Download Excel

(22 KB)

Download SE Excel

(22 KB)