Teachers

This section provides data on teacher credentials, salaries, attrition, and student/teacher ratios.

Selected Characteristics of Public School Teachers

• Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school teachers, by locale and selected characteristics: 2003–04
• Percentage of public school teachers who reported potential problems as "serious problems" in their schools, by type of problem, locale, and grade level taught: 2003–04
• Percentage of public school teachers who reported behavioral problems occurring in their schools at least weekly, by type of problem, locale, and grade level taught: 2003–04
• Percentage of public school teachers who reported agreement with various statements about teaching conditions, by condition, locale, and grade level taught: 2003–04

Teacher Salaries

• Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools adjusted for geographic cost differences, by highest degree earned and locale: 2003–04
• Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2004-05

Difficulty Hiring Teachers

• Percentage of public elementary and secondary schools with a teaching vacancy in selected teaching fields, by the school's reported level of difficulty in filling the vacancy, teaching field, and locale: 2003–04

Student-Teacher Ratios

• Pupil-teacher ratios in public schools, by school level, school size, and locale: 2003–04