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Teachers and Staff
Table S32-1a.  Standard errors for the number and percentage distribution of staff employed in public schools, by staff type and school characteristics: School year 2003–04

    Professional instructional staff
School characteristic Total staff Total Principals Teachers Instructional
coordinators
and supervisors
Librarians/
library media
specialists
School
counselors

     Total 48,030 0.13 0.02 0.12 0.03 0.01 0.02
Instructional level              
  Elementary 46,680 0.18 0.02 0.18 0.04 0.02 0.02
  Middle 37,210 0.30 0.04 0.30 0.05 0.02 0.04
  Secondary 34,250 0.20 0.03 0.20 0.03 0.02 0.04
  Combined 16,680 0.58 0.08 0.59 0.08 0.05 0.06
School type              
  Regular 53,590 0.13 0.01 0.13 0.03 0.01 0.02
  Special emphasis 22,640 0.67 0.07 0.65 0.19 0.04 0.07
  Special education 8,620 3.33 0.22 3.35 0.32 0.09 0.20
  Vocational/technical 6,430 1.43 0.28 1.47 0.21 0.14 0.18
  Alternative 9,330 1.22 0.31 1.26 0.18 0.11 0.28
Enrollment size              
  Less than 300 21,510 0.36 0.06 0.36 0.06 0.06 0.05
  300–499 34,700 0.27 0.03 0.24 0.06 0.03 0.03
  500–999 47,240 0.21 0.02 0.20 0.03 0.02 0.03
  1,000–1,499 28,540 0.32 0.04 0.30 0.06 0.02 0.05
  1,500 or more 32,050 0.35 0.04 0.35 0.07 0.02 0.08
Percentage of students approved for free or
reduced-price lunch
  10 percent or less 30,790 0.35 0.03 0.33 0.07 0.04 0.05
  11–25 percent 30,460 0.31 0.03 0.30 0.05 0.02 0.04
  26–50 percent 35,880 0.23 0.03 0.22 0.04 0.02 0.03
  51–75 percent 27,270 0.30 0.04 0.30 0.06 0.03 0.04
  More than 75 percent 37,170 0.34 0.04 0.36 0.07 0.03 0.05
Region              
  Northeast 19,290 0.36 0.03 0.34 0.07 0.03 0.04
  Midwest 21,390 0.24 0.03 0.22 0.05 0.03 0.03
  South 22,540 0.18 0.03 0.18 0.03 0.02 0.02
  West 29,530 0.32 0.04 0.31 0.06 0.03 0.06
Locale              
  City 35,140 0.23 0.03 0.25 0.06 0.02 0.04
  Suburban 40,300 0.26 0.03 0.24 0.04 0.03 0.03
  Town 26,840 0.33 0.04 0.31 0.05 0.03 0.04
  Rural 28,660 0.23 0.03 0.24 0.03 0.03 0.03

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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