Number and percentage distribution of public and private K–12 teachers by their workforce categories and employment background: 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, and 1999–2000
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1987–88
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1990–91
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1993–94
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1999–2000
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Workforce categories
and employment
background |
Number |
Percent |
|
Number |
Percent |
|
Number |
Percent |
|
Number |
Percent |
|
Total workforce at the
start of the year |
2,630,000 |
100 |
|
2,916,000 |
100 |
|
2,940,000 |
100 |
|
3,451,000 |
100 |
| Continuing teachers |
2,261,000 |
86 |
|
2,518,000 |
86 |
|
2,558,000 |
87 |
|
2,874,000 |
83 |
| New hires |
370,000 |
14 |
|
398,000 |
14 |
|
381,000 |
13 |
|
577,000 |
17 |
| Transfers at the start of the year |
229,000 |
9 |
|
227,000 |
8 |
|
196,000 |
7 |
|
294,000 |
9 |
| New entrants |
141,000 |
5 |
|
171,000 |
6 |
|
185,000 |
6 |
|
283,000 |
8 |
| Returning teachers |
61,000 |
2 |
|
49,000 |
2 |
|
46,000 |
2 |
|
130,000 |
4 |
| Delayed entrants |
35,000 |
1 |
|
51,000 |
2 |
|
60,000 |
2 |
|
67,000 |
2 |
| Recent graduates |
45,000 |
2 |
|
71,000 |
2 |
|
80,000 |
3 |
|
86,000 |
3 |
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NOTE: All numbers are estimates with confidence intervals varying from ± 2,200 to ± 47,000. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), “Public Teacher Questionnaire” and “Private Teacher Questionnaire,” 1987–88; “Public Teacher Questionnaire” and “Private Teacher Questionnaire,” 1990–91; “Public Teacher Questionnaire” and “Private Teacher Questionnaire,” 1993–94; “Public Teacher Questionnaire,” “Charter Teacher Questionnaire,” and “Private Teacher Questionnaire,” 1999–2000.
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