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Table 70. | Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 1987-88 through 2004-05 |
Selected characteristic | Percent of public school teachers | Percent of private school teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Left teaching | 2003-04 to 2004-05 | Left teaching | 2003-04 to 2004-05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987-88 to 1988-89 | 1990-91 to 1991-92 | 1993-94 to 1994-95 | 1999-2000 to 2000-01 | Remained in same school | Changed schools | Left teaching | 1987-88 to 1988-89 | 1990-91 to 1991-92 | 1993-94 to 1994-95 | 1999-2000 to 2000-01 | Remained in same school | Changed schools | Left teaching | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5.6 | (0.30) | 5.1 | (0.36) | 6.6 | (0.34) | 7.4 | (0.37) | 83.5 | (0.59) | 8.1 | (0.49) | 8.4 | (0.44) | 12.7 | (0.85) | 12.3 | (0.80) | 11.9 | (0.70) | 12.5 | (0.69) | 80.5 | (2.00) | 5.9 | (0.55) | 13.6 | (2.18) | ||||||||||||||
Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | 5.1 | (0.52) | 4.5 | (0.60) | 5.2 | (0.32) | 7.4 | (0.67) | 83.9 | (1.00) | 8.3 | (0.84) | 7.7 | (0.68) | 10.2 | (1.72) | 12.1 | (1.91) | 13.1 | (1.20) | 11.7 | (1.48) | 80.5 | (2.04) | 5.2 | (0.79) | 14.2 | (2.06) | ||||||||||||||
Female | 5.8 | (0.39) | 5.3 | (0.48) | 7.1 | (0.44) | 7.4 | (0.45) | 83.4 | (0.60) | 8.1 | (0.48) | 8.6 | (0.50) | 13.4 | (0.92) | 12.3 | (0.84) | 11.6 | (0.78) | 12.8 | (0.76) | 80.5 | (2.57) | 6.1 | (0.70) | 13.4 | (2.88) | ||||||||||||||
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 5.7 | (0.32) | 5.1 | (0.37) | 6.5 | (0.36) | 7.5 | (0.45) | 83.9 | (0.63) | 7.9 | (0.52) | 8.2 | (0.50) | 12.1 | (0.90) | 12.0 | (0.86) | 11.7 | (0.69) | 12.3 | (0.73) | 81.3 | (2.16) | 5.7 | (0.55) | 13.0 | (2.33) | ||||||||||||||
Black | 5.1 | (1.84) | 6.1 | (1.45) | 6.6 | (1.48) | 7.4 | (1.60) | 79.3 | (2.64) | 9.7 | (1.11) | 11.0 | (2.31) | 34.7 | (8.35) | 19.3 | (6.76) | 12.6 | (4.52) | 14.8 | (5.09) | 67.8 | (11.35) | 9.2 | (2.97) | 23.0 | ! | (13.00) | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 2.9 | (0.84) | 4.4 | (0.99) | 9.1 | (2.14) | 7.5 | (1.67) | 80.6 | (3.14) | 10.1 | (2.22) | 9.3 | (1.89) | 21.3 | (6.46) | 13.6 | (4.32) | 14.6 | (4.31) | 9.6 | (2.85) | 70.3 | (6.25) | 7.6 | (2.90) | 22.1 | (5.72) | ||||||||||||||
Asian/Pacific Islander | 4.2 | ! | (2.77) | 7.0 | ! | (5.37) | 2.4 | (0.71) | 2.1 | (0.87) | 81.8 | (6.71) | 7.9 | (2.47) | 10.3 | ! | (5.52) | 8.8 | ! | (10.39) | 12.2 | ! | (6.51) | 17.5 | (8.67) | 24.2 | ! | (12.23) | 89.7 | (3.65) | 2.7 | (1.11) | 7.6 | (2.84) | ||||||||
Asian | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 81.4 | (7.39) | 7.6 | (2.43) | 11.0 | ! | (6.34) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 89.5 | (3.85) | 2.8 | (1.20) | 7.8 | (3.01) | |||||||||||||
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 3.1 | ! | (1.70) | 1.7 | (0.77) | 3.5 | (1.06) | 7.6 | (3.68) | 93.1 | (2.54) | 5.0 | (2.08) | 1.9 | (0.77) | 17.5 | ! | (15.61) | 16.5 | ! | (18.44) | 38.5 | ! | (20.33) | 20.2 | ! | (12.71) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
More than one race | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 88.1 | (5.10) | 6.6 | (3.19) | 5.3 | ! | (3.19) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||
Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 25 | 4.3 | (0.91) | 9.1 | (2.30) | 3.8 | (1.05) | 9.3 | (2.20) | 79.5 | (2.39) | 15.7 | (1.93) | 4.8 | (1.24) | 19.0 | (3.79) | 23.8 | (4.91) | 20.0 | (4.19) | 29.9 | (4.24) | 67.1 | (5.56) | 14.9 | (3.25) | 18.0 | (3.41) | ||||||||||||||
25 to 29 | 9.0 | (1.18) | 9.0 | (1.21) | 10.0 | (1.25) | 9.7 | (1.39) | 75.1 | (2.22) | 14.3 | (1.60) | 10.6 | (1.98) | 17.6 | (2.42) | 17.8 | (2.27) | 13.1 | (1.35) | 18.6 | (2.07) | 68.6 | (4.68) | 10.2 | (1.60) | 21.2 | (4.00) | ||||||||||||||
30 to 39 | 5.8 | (0.59) | 4.2 | (0.76) | 6.7 | (0.94) | 6.5 | (0.88) | 84.2 | (1.25) | 9.0 | (0.74) | 6.8 | (0.87) | 12.4 | (1.59) | 13.7 | (1.65) | 14.9 | (1.54) | 13.7 | (1.52) | 80.6 | (2.22) | 5.2 | (1.05) | 14.2 | (1.81) | ||||||||||||||
40 to 49 | 2.4 | (0.32) | 2.0 | (0.31) | 3.9 | (0.54) | 4.6 | (0.62) | 87.6 | (0.92) | 7.1 | (0.66) | 5.3 | (0.73) | 10.5 | (1.63) | 7.7 | (1.03) | 8.7 | (1.02) | 8.5 | (1.34) | 84.3 | (2.43) | 5.0 | (0.98) | 10.7 | (2.08) | ||||||||||||||
50 to 59 | 5.7 | (0.82) | 6.7 | (0.95) | 6.3 | (0.77) | 8.1 | (0.80) | 85.5 | (0.91) | 4.8 | (0.66) | 9.8 | (0.82) | 11.3 | (2.45) | 9.6 | (1.91) | 8.2 | (1.53) | 5.9 | (0.90) | 87.5 | (9.39) | 3.9 | (0.77) | 8.6 | ! | (9.80) | |||||||||||||
60 to 64 | 23.4 | (4.90) | 26.8 | (4.30) | 30.5 | (4.78) | 25.7 | (5.44) | 69.4 | (4.64) | 2.5 | (0.93) | 28.0 | (4.35) | 16.9 | (5.93) | 17.8 | (4.62) | 13.1 | (2.74) | 18.1 | (3.72) | 77.2 | (5.31) | 2.0 | ! | (1.03) | 20.7 | (5.27) | |||||||||||||
65 and over | 16.7 | ! | (8.48) | 40.9 | (13.80) | 34.1 | (7.79) | 16.6 | (5.44) | 77.2 | (6.23) | 1.7 | (0.83) | 21.2 | (5.95) | 7.9 | (3.16) | 20.7 | (5.83) | 41.9 | (8.67) | 29.4 | (7.60) | 73.3 | (7.94) | 5.6 | ! | (6.36) | 21.2 | (7.31) | ||||||||||||
Full- and part-time teaching experience | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 year or less | 7.9 | (0.96) | 7.0 | (1.31) | 5.7 | (0.82) | 10.5 | (1.93) | 74.4 | (2.62) | 16.0 | (1.81) | 9.6 | (1.66) | 15.9 | (2.73) | 22.8 | (2.85) | 18.2 | (2.12) | 28.9 | (3.95) | 67.8 | (6.72) | 12.1 | (2.82) | 20.2 | (4.36) | ||||||||||||||
2 years | 7.3 | (1.81) | 9.5 | (1.89) | 9.1 | (1.51) | 8.5 | (1.94) | 81.4 | (1.81) | 12.2 | (1.37) | 6.4 | (1.43) | 18.2 | (3.32) | 19.5 | (3.19) | 23.6 | (2.72) | 22.5 | (3.24) | 66.6 | (14.18) | 8.8 | (2.83) | 24.6 | ! | (16.24) | |||||||||||||
3 years | 9.3 | (1.50) | 6.6 | (1.24) | 9.8 | (1.42) | 7.5 | (1.60) | 76.0 | (3.37) | 16.3 | (3.03) | 7.7 | (1.55) | 15.4 | (3.80) | 19.0 | (3.35) | 12.8 | (2.15) | 17.8 | (2.49) | 75.6 | (3.25) | 9.2 | (2.07) | 15.3 | (2.47) | ||||||||||||||
4 to 10 years | 6.4 | (0.89) | 5.3 | (0.89) | 6.8 | (0.94) | 7.3 | (0.72) | 82.4 | (1.04) | 9.5 | (0.55) | 8.1 | (0.98) | 14.0 | (1.91) | 12.4 | (1.73) | 13.1 | (1.51) | 12.6 | (1.37) | 77.7 | (2.80) | 6.3 | (0.73) | 16.0 | (2.54) | ||||||||||||||
11 to 20 years | 3.5 | (0.42) | 2.3 | (0.30) | 4.9 | (0.64) | 5.2 | (0.74) | 88.1 | (0.96) | 6.4 | (0.63) | 5.5 | (0.70) | 11.5 | (1.73) | 6.6 | (1.00) | 7.1 | (0.93) | 6.9 | (1.13) | 87.7 | (2.31) | 4.1 | (0.75) | 8.2 | (1.75) | ||||||||||||||
21 to 25 years | 3.5 | (0.87) | 4.2 | (0.87) | 4.0 | (0.81) | 4.2 | (0.68) | 88.9 | (1.33) | 4.5 | (0.83) | 6.6 | (1.23) | 5.2 | (2.36) | 3.3 | (1.40) | 6.0 | (1.64) | 5.5 | (1.32) | 90.0 | (4.28) | 1.1 | (0.47) | 8.9 | (4.25) | ||||||||||||||
More than 25 years | 11.3 | (1.63) | 11.0 | (1.34) | 12.0 | (1.04) | 11.4 | (1.05) | 82.1 | (1.50) | 3.6 | (0.67) | 14.3 | (1.13) | 8.4 | (2.03) | 15.0 | (3.24) | 12.7 | (2.53) | 10.0 | (1.40) | 87.0 | (2.03) | 4.5 | (1.81) | 8.5 | (1.77) | ||||||||||||||
Level taught | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elementary | 5.5 | (0.39) | 4.8 | (0.45) | 6.4 | (0.53) | 6.8 | (0.45) | 83.0 | (0.90) | 8.6 | (0.70) | 8.4 | (0.68) | 12.5 | (0.99) | 11.3 | (1.02) | 11.5 | (0.96) | 13.4 | (0.84) | 79.0 | (3.21) | 6.6 | (1.04) | 14.4 | (3.64) | ||||||||||||||
Secondary | 5.6 | (0.42) | 5.5 | (0.62) | 6.7 | (0.53) | 8.6 | (0.71) | 84.0 | (0.77) | 7.6 | (0.52) | 8.4 | (0.59) | 12.9 | (2.38) | 13.3 | (1.51) | 12.6 | (1.51) | 8.5 | (0.90) | 82.5 | (1.41) | 5.0 | (0.75) | 12.5 | (1.35) | ||||||||||||||
School size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 150 | 7.3 | (1.36) | 4.4 | (0.69) | 6.4 | (1.15) | 9.5 | (2.29) | 76.1 | (5.20) | 11.8 | (3.41) | 12.1 | (2.92) | 16.6 | (1.72) | 16.3 | (1.87) | 14.8 | (1.43) | 14.6 | (1.45) | 69.4 | (5.97) | 7.8 | (1.78) | 22.7 | (6.32) | ||||||||||||||
150 to 349 | 4.8 | (0.45) | 3.9 | (0.53) | 7.8 | (1.03) | 6.7 | (0.99) | 80.5 | (1.94) | 9.2 | (1.10) | 10.3 | (1.58) | 10.9 | (1.62) | 13.3 | (1.42) | 12.6 | (1.21) | 13.1 | (1.24) | 81.0 | (1.62) | 6.6 | (1.02) | 12.4 | (1.40) | ||||||||||||||
350 to 499 | 6.1 | (0.98) | 6.4 | (1.03) | 5.8 | (0.73) | 7.4 | (0.85) | 83.9 | (1.47) | 7.5 | (0.82) | 8.6 | (1.16) | 10.7 | (2.63) | 6.3 | (1.47) | 12.1 | (1.95) | 10.3 | (1.26) | 85.1 | (1.92) | 5.2 | (1.24) | 9.8 | (1.40) | ||||||||||||||
500 to 749 | 5.6 | (0.77) | 4.7 | (0.68) | 7.6 | (0.67) | 7.1 | (0.78) | 84.8 | (1.30) | 8.2 | (0.89) | 7.0 | (0.75) | 9.6 | (2.07) | 9.8 | (2.11) | 7.1 | (1.27) | 11.1 | (1.91) | 86.3 | (2.75) | 4.0 | (1.06) | 9.8 | (2.63) | ||||||||||||||
750 or more | 5.0 | (0.48) | 5.4 | (0.54) | 5.7 | (0.57) | 7.7 | (0.74) | 84.0 | (0.98) | 7.8 | (0.66) | 8.2 | (0.79) | 12.9 | (3.14) | 6.7 | (2.58) | 6.2 | (1.18) | 10.8 | (1.64) | 92.2 | (1.43) | 2.9 | (1.05) | 4.9 | (0.90) | ||||||||||||||
Percent minority enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 5 percent | 5.8 | (0.60) | 4.5 | (0.51) | 7.1 | (0.68) | 6.5 | (0.78) | 87.3 | (1.33) | 5.1 | (0.70) | 7.6 | (1.13) | 12.7 | (1.27) | 12.2 | (1.35) | 11.2 | (0.99) | 7.1 | (0.96) | 83.4 | (7.63) | 5.1 | (0.99) | 11.5 | ! | (8.06) | |||||||||||||
5 to 19 percent | 5.8 | (0.74) | 5.5 | (0.73) | 6.0 | (0.71) | 6.9 | (0.66) | 85.9 | (1.00) | 6.6 | (0.62) | 7.5 | (0.75) | 10.3 | (1.37) | 12.2 | (1.40) | 11.1 | (1.07) | 7.6 | (1.60) | 82.8 | (1.89) | 4.7 | (0.72) | 12.5 | (1.54) | ||||||||||||||
20 to 49 percent | 5.2 | (0.64) | 5.9 | (0.73) | 6.2 | (0.82) | 9.5 | (1.09) | 84.2 | (1.03) | 9.3 | (0.88) | 6.5 | (0.60) | 18.9 | (4.18) | 12.2 | (2.01) | 15.6 | (2.28) | 14.6 | (1.45) | 76.9 | (2.26) | 7.5 | (1.14) | 15.6 | (2.00) | ||||||||||||||
50 percent or more | 5.3 | (0.66) | 4.9 | (0.66) | 6.9 | (0.72) | 7.3 | (0.68) | 79.7 | (1.11) | 9.9 | (0.78) | 10.3 | (0.84) | 13.6 | (2.85) | 13.1 | (2.35) | 13.2 | (2.15) | 13.1 | (1.24) | 72.7 | (4.49) | 8.8 | (1.71) | 18.5 | (4.47) | ||||||||||||||
Community type | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central city | 4.6 | (0.59) | 5.2 | (0.65) | 6.3 | (0.64) | 7.1 | (0.65) | 79.8 | (1.22) | 10.3 | (0.83) | 9.9 | (1.05) | 13.5 | (1.67) | 12.7 | (1.40) | 10.9 | (0.75) | 12.1 | (0.96) | 82.1 | (1.60) | 6.1 | (0.68) | 11.8 | (1.58) | ||||||||||||||
Urban fringe/large town | 5.6 | (0.59) | 5.5 | (0.75) | 6.5 | (0.70) | 8.3 | (0.77) | 84.8 | (0.87) | 7.3 | (0.54) | 7.9 | (0.63) | 11.5 | (1.51) | 10.6 | (1.21) | 12.6 | (1.32) | 11.8 | (1.23) | 80.2 | (2.22) | 5.3 | (0.62) | 14.5 | (1.93) | ||||||||||||||
Rural/small town | 5.7 | (0.52) | 4.8 | (0.39) | 6.8 | (0.59) | 6.3 | (0.52) | 85.0 | (1.11) | 7.3 | (0.91) | 7.7 | (0.92) | 15.0 | (1.78) | 13.9 | (1.81) | 13.6 | (1.46) | 15.5 | (1.92) | 76.0 | (17.99) | 8.5 | (2.74) | 15.5 | ! | (19.40) |
— Not available. † Not applicable. ! Interpret data with caution. ‡Reporting standards not met. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Characteristics of Stayers, Movers, and Leavers: Results From the Teacher Follow-up Survey 1994-95; Teacher Attrition and Mobility: Results From the Teacher Follow-up Survey: 2000-01; "Public School Teacher Data File" and "Private School Teacher Data File," 2003-04; and Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current and Former Teacher Data Files," 2004-05. (This table was prepared July 2007.) |