Percentage of teachers who participated in any professional development during the last school year, and among all teachers, percentage of teachers who agreed with different statements about professional development at their school, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2017

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Percentage of teachers who participated in any professional development during the last school year, and among all teachers, percentage of teachers who agreed with different statements about professional development at their school, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2017–18


		Percent of teachers who agreed with different statements about their professional development at their school
School type and selected school characteristic	Percent of teachers with any professional development during last school year	I have sufficient resources available for my professional development	I have access to about the same amount of resources for professional development as other teachers	My professional development opportunities are aligned with this school's performance goals	The techniques I'm learning about in my professional development will help improve student achievement	I feel capable of incorporating the kinds of techniques I'm learning in my professional development	The types of professional development available to me are consistent with my own professional goals	I have the opportunity to provide feedback to school leaders about my professional development experience to determine its value and impact
All schools	98.8	76.3	80.0	83.5	84.2	88.9	76.2	73.5

All public schools	99.4	76.1	80.2	83.7	83.9	88.9	75.5	72.9

School classification
Traditional public	99.5	76.2	80.4	83.7	83.8	88.9	75.5	72.7
Charter school	98.7	74.6	77.3	83.0	85.3	89.4	76.1	75.8

Community type
City	99.5	74.5	78.7	82.7	83.8	89.0	75.0	72.3
Suburban	99.4	77.1	80.9	84.1	83.2	88.7	74.9	72.5
Town	99.3	75.9	80.3	83.1	83.3	87.9	75.4	72.9
Rural	99.4	76.7	80.9	84.7	85.7	89.6	77.3	74.6

School level
Primary	99.6	77.1	80.8	85.1	86.4	90.1	77.7	73.9
Middle	99.4	75.4	78.7	82.8	82.6	89.0	74.7	72.0
High	99.3	75.2	80.6	82.6	80.1	86.8	72.1	71.4
Combined	98.8	74.7	78.3	81.2	85.2	88.7	76.1	74.4

Student enrollment
Less than 100	98.3	79.0	78.8	83.4	88.1	90.1	79.2	79.4
100–199	99.3	74.6	77.8	80.7	84.8	89.0	77.0	75.9
200–499	99.5	75.9	80.0	83.8	85.5	89.5	75.9	73.7
500–749	99.5	76.8	80.4	84.4	84.8	89.4	77.0	73.0
750–999	99.3	76.2	79.7	83.6	83.9	88.7	75.2	72.6
1,000 or more	99.4	75.6	80.9	83.3	80.7	87.7	73.0	71.3

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	99.4	78.4	81.8	84.6	83.4	89.2	75.1	73.8
35–49	99.3	76.0	81.7	84.1	83.9	88.9	74.5	72.8
50–74	99.4	74.9	79.1	82.5	83.5	88.4	75.2	72.7
75 or more	99.5	74.8	78.6	83.5	84.7	89.0	76.6	72.3

All private schools	94.5	78.0	78.5	82.1	86.2	89.0	81.0	77.6

School Classification
Catholic	97.2	76.8	77.0	81.8	85.6	88.1	79.4	74.6
Other religious	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Nonsectarian	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡

Community type
City	95.5	79.4	79.1	83.4	86.2	89.2	81.0	77.0
Suburban	95.5	77.3	78.3	81.0	86.4	88.9	80.8	77.7
Town	91.3	73.9	77.3	79.7	84.7	88.1	80.1	76.2
Rural	89.1	77.6	77.4	81.8	86.5	89.3	81.6	80.2

School level
Elementary	95.3	76.2	74.7	81.1	86.1	88.9	81.2	78.0
Secondary	94.8	78.6	80.9	82.1	85.4	88.2	79.1	75.6
Combined	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡

Student enrollment
Less than 100	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
100–199	94.0	73.2	74.6	80.0	84.8	88.4	78.9	78.0
200–499	96.6	78.8	78.8	81.7	86.1	88.7	81.0	75.9
500–749	95.8	80.7	84.5	83.5	85.3	89.8	80.9	77.6
750 or more	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
‡ Reporting standards not met. The response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: Response options included "strongly disagree," "somewhat disagree," "somewhat agree," and "strongly agree." Teachers who reported "somewhat agree" or "strongly agree" were considered to have reported that they "agreed" with different statements.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), “Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files,” 2017–18.

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