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| Table 209.26. | Percentage distribution of teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by school locale and selected teacher characteristics: 2020-21 |
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| Selected teacher characteristic | Public school teachers | Private school teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | City | Suburban | Town | Rural | Total | City | Suburban | Town | Rural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all teachers | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 23.2 | (0.31) | 24.6 | (0.61) | 22.4 | (0.52) | 22.7 | (0.81) | 23.1 | (0.65) | 24.7 | (0.82) | 27.1 | (1.32) | 22.9 | (1.28) | 22.0 | (2.92) | 24.2 | (2.26) | ||||||||||
| Female | 76.8 | (0.31) | 75.4 | (0.61) | 77.6 | (0.52) | 77.3 | (0.81) | 76.9 | (0.65) | 75.3 | (0.82) | 72.9 | (1.32) | 77.1 | (1.28) | 78.0 | (2.92) | 75.8 | (2.26) | ||||||||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 79.9 | (0.34) | 69.5 | (0.68) | 80.0 | (0.60) | 87.3 | (0.78) | 88.9 | (0.60) | 83.3 | (0.81) | 80.3 | (1.29) | 82.8 | (1.32) | 88.5 | (2.56) | 91.7 | (1.26) | ||||||||||
| Black | 6.1 | (0.20) | 9.2 | (0.44) | 6.1 | (0.37) | 3.6 | (0.47) | 3.3 | (0.29) | 3.7 | (0.41) | 4.7 | (0.65) | 3.7 | (0.69) | ‡ | (†) | 1.8 | ! | (0.61) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 9.4 | (0.24) | 14.5 | (0.49) | 9.5 | (0.43) | 5.8 | (0.48) | 4.9 | (0.53) | 8.2 | (0.56) | 9.2 | (0.84) | 9.1 | (1.00) | 7.1 | (2.04) | 3.3 | (0.82) | ||||||||||
| Asian | 2.4 | (0.10) | 4.1 | (0.25) | 2.6 | (0.18) | 0.8 | (0.13) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 2.5 | (0.29) | 2.6 | (0.46) | 2.5 | (0.48) | ‡ | (†) | 2.2 | ! | (0.68) | |||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 0.2 | (0.02) | 0.2 | (0.05) | 0.1 | (0.03) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 0.1 | ! | (0.04) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4 | (0.04) | 0.3 | (0.08) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 0.9 | (0.18) | 0.7 | (0.11) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Two or more races | 1.6 | (0.08) | 2.1 | (0.15) | 1.5 | (0.11) | 1.4 | (0.18) | 1.5 | (0.17) | 2.0 | (0.25) | 3.0 | (0.49) | 1.6 | (0.31) | ‡ | (†) | 0.8 | ! | (0.32) | |||||||||
Age |
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| Under 30 | 14.2 | (0.23) | 15.2 | (0.45) | 13.3 | (0.34) | 14.3 | (0.64) | 14.6 | (0.51) | 13.6 | (0.67) | 14.8 | (1.14) | 13.1 | (0.89) | 12.5 | (2.68) | 12.4 | (1.68) | ||||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 27.0 | (0.29) | 27.5 | (0.54) | 27.1 | (0.44) | 25.4 | (0.99) | 27.0 | (0.58) | 22.7 | (0.75) | 22.7 | (1.17) | 23.4 | (1.16) | 20.9 | (3.12) | 21.4 | (1.92) | ||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 28.5 | (0.27) | 26.9 | (0.47) | 29.8 | (0.45) | 28.5 | (0.73) | 28.3 | (0.61) | 25.0 | (0.80) | 24.0 | (1.26) | 25.7 | (1.11) | 26.4 | (3.09) | 25.3 | (2.11) | ||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 22.3 | (0.27) | 21.8 | (0.49) | 22.6 | (0.44) | 23.3 | (0.73) | 22.0 | (0.53) | 21.8 | (0.72) | 22.6 | (1.15) | 21.7 | (1.05) | 21.8 | (3.44) | 19.5 | (2.13) | ||||||||||
| 60 and over | 8.0 | (0.24) | 8.6 | (0.32) | 7.2 | (0.27) | 8.6 | (0.90) | 8.1 | (0.48) | 16.9 | (0.66) | 15.9 | (0.97) | 16.2 | (0.93) | 18.4 | (2.97) | 21.4 | (2.30) | ||||||||||
Highest degree earned |
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| Less than bachelor's | 0.8 | (0.07) | 0.7 | (0.09) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 1.1 | (0.19) | 1.3 | (0.24) | 5.0 | (0.49) | 4.1 | (0.67) | 4.8 | (0.71) | 5.7 | ! | (1.76) | 8.1 | (1.74) | |||||||||
| Bachelor's | 38.2 | (0.41) | 37.0 | (0.74) | 33.8 | (0.59) | 44.0 | (1.16) | 44.3 | (0.84) | 45.2 | (0.97) | 41.9 | (1.64) | 46.0 | (1.57) | 52.8 | (3.66) | 48.9 | (2.74) | ||||||||||
| Postbaccalaureate | 61.0 | (0.42) | 62.3 | (0.75) | 65.7 | (0.59) | 54.9 | (1.13) | 54.5 | (0.86) | 49.8 | (1.03) | 54.1 | (1.60) | 49.2 | (1.56) | 41.6 | (3.74) | 43.0 | (2.74) | ||||||||||
| Master's | 51.2 | (0.41) | 51.9 | (0.71) | 54.9 | (0.61) | 46.5 | (1.06) | 46.4 | (0.84) | 40.7 | (0.99) | 44.1 | (1.52) | 39.6 | (1.52) | 37.4 | (3.73) | 35.1 | (2.77) | ||||||||||
| Education specialist1 | 8.4 | (0.20) | 8.6 | (0.35) | 9.2 | (0.31) | 7.5 | (0.49) | 7.3 | (0.39) | 5.8 | (0.40) | 5.9 | (0.65) | 6.4 | (0.63) | 3.1 | ! | (1.29) | 5.3 | (1.10) | |||||||||
| Doctor's | 1.4 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.17) | 1.5 | (0.12) | 0.9 | (0.16) | 0.8 | (0.12) | 3.3 | (0.30) | 4.0 | (0.56) | 3.2 | (0.42) | ‡ | (†) | 2.5 | ! | (0.76) | |||||||||
Years of teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 | 7.3 | (0.18) | 7.8 | (0.34) | 6.0 | (0.23) | 8.4 | (0.66) | 8.2 | (0.42) | 12.9 | (0.69) | 13.8 | (1.14) | 12.0 | (0.94) | 13.4 | (2.42) | 12.4 | (1.65) | ||||||||||
| 3 to 9 | 29.1 | (0.28) | 32.2 | (0.55) | 27.3 | (0.44) | 27.8 | (1.01) | 28.9 | (0.60) | 28.1 | (0.77) | 27.7 | (1.19) | 27.9 | (1.27) | 29.0 | (3.75) | 29.6 | (2.39) | ||||||||||
| 10 to 20 | 37.3 | (0.29) | 35.8 | (0.56) | 39.3 | (0.48) | 35.5 | (0.79) | 36.6 | (0.70) | 31.8 | (0.87) | 32.2 | (1.35) | 33.1 | (1.25) | 26.1 | (3.53) | 29.6 | (2.27) | ||||||||||
| Over 20 | 26.3 | (0.31) | 24.2 | (0.53) | 27.4 | (0.52) | 28.3 | (0.93) | 26.2 | (0.60) | 27.3 | (0.78) | 26.3 | (1.26) | 27.1 | (1.15) | 31.6 | (3.09) | 28.3 | (2.16) | ||||||||||
Certification type2 |
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| Regular | 89.8 | (0.22) | 87.3 | (0.52) | 91.2 | (0.28) | 90.3 | (0.57) | 90.4 | (0.46) | 26.1 | (0.78) | 25.4 | (1.29) | 26.3 | (1.22) | 29.4 | (3.55) | 26.1 | (2.10) | ||||||||||
| Probationary | 2.8 | (0.10) | 3.5 | (0.20) | 2.4 | (0.14) | 3.2 | (0.34) | 2.3 | (0.23) | 0.9 | (0.16) | 0.8 | (0.23) | 1.0 | (0.26) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Provisional or temporary | 4.2 | (0.12) | 4.6 | (0.21) | 4.0 | (0.18) | 3.7 | (0.29) | 4.2 | (0.29) | 1.7 | (0.22) | 1.5 | (0.38) | 1.6 | (0.33) | 3.0 | ! | (1.19) | 1.6 | ! | (0.73) | ||||||||
| Waiver or emergency | 1.3 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.14) | 0.9 | (0.09) | 1.3 | (0.18) | 1.3 | (0.16) | 0.4 | (0.10) | 0.5 | ! | (0.20) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| No certification | 2.0 | (0.15) | 2.9 | (0.40) | 1.5 | (0.19) | 1.5 | (0.20) | 1.8 | (0.19) | 70.9 | (0.81) | 71.7 | (1.31) | 70.8 | (1.27) | 65.3 | (3.75) | 71.4 | (2.13) | ||||||||||
Entered teaching through an alternative |
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| Yes | 19.4 | (0.30) | 23.1 | (0.55) | 18.3 | (0.46) | 16.4 | (0.75) | 18.2 | (0.67) | 15.9 | (0.65) | 17.6 | (1.00) | 15.4 | (1.03) | 13.7 | (2.73) | 13.4 | (1.99) | ||||||||||
| No | 80.6 | (0.30) | 76.9 | (0.55) | 81.7 | (0.46) | 83.6 | (0.75) | 81.8 | (0.67) | 84.1 | (0.65) | 82.4 | (1.00) | 84.6 | (1.03) | 86.3 | (2.73) | 86.6 | (1.99) | ||||||||||
Took undergraduate or graduate courses on |
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| Yes, took course on one or more of the |
88.7 | (0.26) | 86.6 | (0.52) | 89.2 | (0.37) | 89.6 | (0.63) | 90.0 | (0.45) | 76.8 | (0.79) | 75.6 | (1.24) | 77.0 | (1.16) | 85.4 | (2.37) | 75.5 | (2.53) | ||||||||||
| Classroom management techniques | 73.8 | (0.31) | 71.1 | (0.54) | 73.8 | (0.49) | 77.0 | (0.68) | 75.6 | (0.60) | 63.0 | (0.90) | 60.9 | (1.41) | 63.0 | (1.38) | 71.4 | (2.99) | 65.0 | (2.73) | ||||||||||
| Lesson planning | 78.2 | (0.31) | 76.1 | (0.59) | 79.3 | (0.43) | 78.7 | (0.88) | 78.8 | (0.58) | 66.2 | (0.90) | 65.5 | (1.42) | 66.1 | (1.23) | 70.8 | (3.03) | 65.9 | (2.72) | ||||||||||
| Assessing learning | 77.2 | (0.31) | 75.2 | (0.62) | 77.7 | (0.45) | 78.3 | (0.65) | 78.2 | (0.56) | 65.8 | (0.86) | 64.5 | (1.45) | 67.2 | (1.23) | 69.3 | (2.97) | 63.8 | (2.52) | ||||||||||
| Using student performance data to |
60.3 | (0.28) | 60.0 | (0.64) | 60.5 | (0.49) | 60.1 | (0.81) | 60.6 | (0.63) | 50.5 | (0.87) | 49.4 | (1.44) | 52.0 | (1.27) | 50.4 | (3.50) | 49.9 | (2.77) | ||||||||||
| Serving students from diverse economic |
64.2 | (0.32) | 64.0 | (0.57) | 63.8 | (0.50) | 65.6 | (0.89) | 64.6 | (0.66) | 49.0 | (0.91) | 50.0 | (1.33) | 49.0 | (1.42) | 50.3 | (3.30) | 45.0 | (2.84) | ||||||||||
| Serving students with special needs | 71.7 | (0.33) | 69.7 | (0.63) | 72.0 | (0.50) | 73.3 | (0.86) | 72.9 | (0.61) | 51.7 | (0.92) | 50.8 | (1.45) | 52.4 | (1.40) | 55.4 | (3.72) | 50.4 | (2.99) | ||||||||||
| Teaching English learner (EL) students | 44.3 | (0.33) | 48.2 | (0.67) | 45.3 | (0.56) | 41.0 | (0.89) | 39.4 | (0.66) | 30.0 | (0.86) | 32.7 | (1.37) | 30.3 | (1.26) | 27.4 | (2.80) | 22.4 | (2.31) | ||||||||||
| No, did not take course on any listed |
11.3 | (0.26) | 13.4 | (0.52) | 10.8 | (0.37) | 10.4 | (0.63) | 10.0 | (0.45) | 23.2 | (0.79) | 24.4 | (1.24) | 23.0 | (1.16) | 14.6 | (2.37) | 24.5 | (2.53) | ||||||||||
Had any student teaching or practice |
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| Yes | 85.5 | (0.29) | 83.6 | (0.53) | 86.3 | (0.45) | 86.6 | (0.72) | 86.1 | (0.58) | 73.5 | (0.84) | 72.3 | (1.24) | 73.4 | (1.23) | 81.8 | (3.15) | 73.0 | (2.44) | ||||||||||
| No | 14.5 | (0.29) | 16.4 | (0.53) | 13.7 | (0.45) | 13.4 | (0.72) | 13.9 | (0.58) | 26.5 | (0.84) | 27.7 | (1.24) | 26.6 | (1.23) | 18.2 | (3.15) | 27.0 | (2.44) | ||||||||||
Major field of study for bachelor's |
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| Arts and music | 8.0 | (0.16) | 8.7 | (0.32) | 8.4 | (0.25) | 7.1 | (0.41) | 7.0 | (0.31) | 10.7 | (0.58) | 11.9 | (0.93) | 10.1 | (0.82) | 8.1 | (1.93) | 10.4 | (1.89) | ||||||||||
| Career or technical education | 10.3 | (0.18) | 10.2 | (0.40) | 10.5 | (0.31) | 9.6 | (0.51) | 10.6 | (0.38) | 6.2 | (0.42) | 6.3 | (0.64) | 6.4 | (0.67) | 4.8 | ! | (1.54) | 6.1 | (1.15) | |||||||||
| Education, elementary instruction | 41.8 | (0.51) | 39.3 | (0.84) | 40.8 | (0.84) | 45.6 | (1.34) | 44.4 | (1.04) | 35.2 | (0.98) | 32.3 | (1.40) | 35.3 | (1.41) | 49.5 | (3.57) | 36.2 | (2.76) | ||||||||||
| Education, secondary instruction | 14.3 | (0.27) | 13.5 | (0.49) | 15.4 | (0.45) | 13.5 | (0.67) | 14.0 | (0.54) | 11.5 | (0.54) | 12.3 | (0.86) | 10.9 | (0.86) | 12.1 | (2.51) | 10.2 | (1.57) | ||||||||||
| Education, special education | 15.3 | (0.23) | 15.5 | (0.44) | 16.4 | (0.38) | 14.6 | (0.64) | 13.3 | (0.43) | 7.0 | (0.50) | 6.6 | (0.79) | 8.0 | (0.75) | 3.6 | ! | (1.21) | 7.5 | (1.23) | |||||||||
| Education, other | 15.8 | (0.23) | 15.7 | (0.41) | 16.5 | (0.40) | 15.7 | (0.69) | 14.8 | (0.50) | 7.9 | (0.50) | 8.7 | (0.73) | 8.3 | (0.81) | 7.8 | (1.80) | 4.5 | (0.82) | ||||||||||
| English and language arts | 15.9 | (0.23) | 15.6 | (0.41) | 17.5 | (0.39) | 13.8 | (0.52) | 14.6 | (0.41) | 14.1 | (0.59) | 14.8 | (0.86) | 14.0 | (0.96) | 13.6 | (2.46) | 12.5 | (1.52) | ||||||||||
| English as a second language | 2.8 | (0.10) | 4.3 | (0.26) | 3.0 | (0.18) | 1.5 | (0.18) | 1.2 | (0.15) | 0.9 | (0.16) | 0.9 | (0.24) | 1.1 | (0.28) | ‡ | (†) | 0.7 | ! | (0.31) | |||||||||
| Foreign languages | 3.2 | (0.12) | 4.0 | (0.24) | 3.5 | (0.20) | 2.0 | (0.20) | 2.0 | (0.19) | 5.6 | (0.36) | 6.6 | (0.67) | 4.6 | (0.53) | 4.1 | ! | (1.56) | 6.0 | (1.08) | |||||||||
| Health and physical education | 5.5 | (0.14) | 5.1 | (0.24) | 4.9 | (0.19) | 5.9 | (0.39) | 6.8 | (0.36) | 2.9 | (0.28) | 2.6 | (0.41) | 3.3 | (0.46) | 3.0 | ! | (1.16) | 2.2 | (0.66) | |||||||||
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 5.4 | (0.13) | 5.5 | (0.26) | 5.6 | (0.21) | 5.0 | (0.34) | 5.2 | (0.27) | 5.8 | (0.40) | 6.3 | (0.65) | 5.8 | (0.59) | 4.6 | ! | (1.41) | 4.8 | (0.92) | |||||||||
| Natural sciences | 6.7 | (0.14) | 7.1 | (0.28) | 6.8 | (0.24) | 5.9 | (0.35) | 6.5 | (0.33) | 7.8 | (0.38) | 8.6 | (0.64) | 7.6 | (0.63) | 5.5 | (1.44) | 7.1 | (1.07) | ||||||||||
| Social sciences | 15.9 | (0.26) | 18.8 | (0.49) | 16.8 | (0.37) | 12.6 | (0.62) | 12.5 | (0.45) | 16.8 | (0.66) | 17.8 | (1.16) | 18.0 | (1.10) | 9.9 | (2.21) | 14.4 | (1.76) | ||||||||||
| Other field | 5.1 | (0.13) | 5.6 | (0.29) | 5.0 | (0.19) | 5.0 | (0.36) | 4.7 | (0.29) | 14.4 | (0.65) | 14.3 | (1.00) | 15.9 | (1.11) | 9.0 | (1.86) | 13.1 | (1.77) | ||||||||||
| No degree | 0.8 | (0.07) | 0.7 | (0.09) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 1.1 | (0.19) | 1.3 | (0.24) | 5.0 | (0.49) | 4.1 | (0.67) | 4.8 | (0.71) | 5.7 | ! | (1.76) | 8.1 | (1.74) | |||||||||
Field of main teaching assignment |
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| Arts and music | 6.7 | (0.14) | 6.8 | (0.28) | 6.8 | (0.23) | 6.2 | (0.38) | 6.4 | (0.30) | 9.6 | (0.53) | 10.2 | (0.79) | 8.8 | (0.73) | 9.3 | (2.09) | 10.3 | (1.91) | ||||||||||
| Career or technical education | 4.3 | (0.14) | 3.3 | (0.20) | 3.4 | (0.19) | 5.2 | (0.39) | 6.6 | (0.44) | 1.1 | (0.19) | 1.1 | (0.25) | 1.1 | (0.32) | 2.2 | ! | (1.06) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Elementary education | 34.3 | (0.52) | 34.4 | (0.85) | 33.7 | (0.76) | 35.0 | (1.43) | 34.7 | (1.00) | 35.9 | (1.04) | 32.8 | (1.39) | 35.7 | (1.56) | 43.1 | (3.49) | 42.5 | (3.44) | ||||||||||
| English and language arts | 10.4 | (0.21) | 9.9 | (0.32) | 10.6 | (0.34) | 11.0 | (0.54) | 10.4 | (0.40) | 10.3 | (0.50) | 11.9 | (0.81) | 9.1 | (0.74) | 11.1 | (1.98) | 8.3 | (1.28) | ||||||||||
| English as a second language | 2.0 | (0.10) | 3.1 | (0.23) | 2.2 | (0.19) | 1.3 | (0.17) | 0.8 | (0.11) | 0.1 | ! | (0.04) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Foreign languages | 2.5 | (0.09) | 2.6 | (0.18) | 3.0 | (0.16) | 1.5 | (0.17) | 2.0 | (0.17) | 6.0 | (0.39) | 6.7 | (0.67) | 6.3 | (0.62) | 4.0 | ! | (1.43) | 4.1 | (0.90) | |||||||||
| Health education | 3.8 | (0.12) | 3.6 | (0.21) | 3.8 | (0.18) | 3.3 | (0.29) | 4.2 | (0.24) | 3.2 | (0.29) | 3.1 | (0.45) | 3.6 | (0.52) | ‡ | (†) | 2.9 | (0.73) | ||||||||||
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 7.7 | (0.15) | 7.8 | (0.29) | 7.9 | (0.23) | 8.0 | (0.42) | 7.4 | (0.30) | 9.4 | (0.48) | 9.8 | (0.73) | 9.2 | (0.73) | 7.8 | (1.83) | 9.5 | (1.39) | ||||||||||
| Natural sciences | 6.6 | (0.13) | 6.5 | (0.26) | 6.7 | (0.24) | 6.3 | (0.33) | 6.6 | (0.31) | 7.1 | (0.37) | 7.2 | (0.61) | 7.3 | (0.58) | 5.8 | (1.50) | 7.0 | (1.20) | ||||||||||
| Social sciences | 6.2 | (0.14) | 6.1 | (0.24) | 6.2 | (0.21) | 6.5 | (0.44) | 6.4 | (0.29) | 6.5 | (0.38) | 6.6 | (0.57) | 6.5 | (0.62) | 5.1 | ! | (1.60) | 7.2 | (1.18) | |||||||||
| Special education | 14.4 | (0.19) | 14.8 | (0.34) | 14.6 | (0.30) | 14.2 | (0.58) | 13.5 | (0.43) | 4.9 | (0.49) | 4.2 | (0.70) | 6.1 | (0.82) | 2.8 | ! | (1.11) | 4.9 | (1.09) | |||||||||
| All other | 1.1 | (0.07) | 1.1 | (0.14) | 1.2 | (0.11) | 1.3 | (0.17) | 1.1 | (0.13) | 5.8 | (0.42) | 6.3 | (0.64) | 6.1 | (0.75) | 7.0 | (1.79) | 2.4 | (0.67) | ||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Refers to certification of teachers to teach in the state where they are currently teaching. A teaching certificate is probationary if all requirements have been satisfied except completion of a probationary period. It is provisional or temporary if additional coursework, student teaching, or passage of a test is required to obtain regular certification. It is a waiver or emergency certificate if a certification program must be completed to continue teaching. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Teachers were asked whether they entered teaching through an alternative route to certification program, which is a program that was designed to expedite the transition of nonteachers to a teaching career (for example, a state, district, or university alternative route to certification program). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Data may sum to more than 100 percent because (1) a teacher who reported more than one major is represented in more than one field of study and (2) a teacher with multiple degrees in different fields of study is represented in more than one field of study. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on a head count of full-time and part-time teachers rather than on the number of full-time-equivalent teachers reported in some other tables. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File" and "Private School Teacher Data File," 2020-21. (This table was prepared July 2022.) |
