Table 31-3. Percentage of 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 public K–12 teachers who did not teach in the same school the following school year, by poverty level of school and the reason teachers left
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1987–88
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1990–911
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1993–94
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1999–2000
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2003–04
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| Reason teachers left |
High-
poverty |
Low-
poverty |
|
High-
poverty |
Low-
poverty |
|
High-
poverty |
Low-
poverty |
|
High-
poverty |
Low-
poverty |
|
High-
poverty |
Low-
poverty |
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| Total turnover |
14.9 |
11.9 |
|
15.9 |
10.1 |
|
17.3 |
12.6 |
|
18.4 |
14.0 |
|
21.1 |
14.2 |
| Transferred to another school |
8.7 |
6.2 |
|
10.4 |
5.7 |
|
9.7 |
5.9 |
|
10.0 |
5.7 |
|
10.6 |
6.4 |
| Took other job |
3.2 |
2.1 |
|
1.9 |
1.0 |
|
3.3 |
2.0 |
|
3.1 |
4.2 |
|
3.5 |
3.9 |
| Pursued further education |
0.3 |
0.4 |
|
0.8! |
0.3 |
|
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
0.5 |
0.3! |
| Left for family reasons |
0.4 |
1.7 |
|
0.1 |
1.1 |
|
0.6 |
1.4 |
|
0.4 |
1.2 |
|
2.6! |
0.7! |
| Retired |
1.6 |
1.0 |
|
1.7 |
1.4 |
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2.1 |
2.4 |
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3.1 |
2.0 |
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2.4 |
2.6 |
| Other |
0.7 |
0.5 |
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0.9 |
0.7 |
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1.4 |
0.7 |
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1.4 |
0.6! |
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1.5 |
0.4 |
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! Interpret data with caution (estimates are unstable).
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1 High- and low-poverty schools can only be identified in 1990–91 based on the percentage of students who receive free or reduced-price lunches and not on the percentage eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches.
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NOTE: Schools were considered high poverty if 75 percent or more of their students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and low poverty if less than 15 percent of their students were eligible. Public schools for which data are missing or that do not participate in the program were excluded. Estimates for 1999–2000 have been revised. Denominator used to calculate the percentage is the weighted number of Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) teachers surveyed during the Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) year; SASS teachers who died or left the country are excluded. Retired category includes all teachers who reported retiring between the SASS and TFS year, including those 45 years old and younger who were excluded in earlier estimates. 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 School Data File,” 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04, “Charter School Data File,” 1999–2000, and Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), “Current Teacher Data File” and “Former Teacher Data File,” 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2000–01, and 2004–05.
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