The Teacher Compensation Survey collects data on public school teachers. This
information includes base and total salaries, expenditures for benefits, highest
degree earned, years of teaching experience, age, race, and gender data. The
United States Code, Titles 13 and 20, authorizes these surveys and provides
for voluntary responses.The U.S. Census Bureau is the primary collection agent
and is authorized to collect public teacher compensation data under Title P.L.
97-35, as amended by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This
data is part of the U.S. Department of the Education's Common Core of Data series. Seven states participated in the pilot study, conducted in 2007 (collecting
data for the 2005-2006 school year). In the second year, 18 states provided
data. In future cycles, participation is expected to include all 50 states,
the District of Columbia, and 5 outlying areas under U.S. jurisdiction: American
Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The Teacher Compensation Survey collects a limited amount of data on all public
school teachers from participating states. This information includes base and
total salaries, expenditures for benefits, highest degree earned, years of teaching
experience, age, race, and gender data. Annual. The Bureau of the Census has been the data collection agent for the
National Center for Education Statistics' Teacher Compensation Survey since
2007, the inception of the survey. This survey is a web collection. All respondents transmit their files through
the survey website. The National Center for Education Statistics provides data and research files
and reports such as: For additional information visit the Common Core of Data web page at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/.
The data are used by researchers and government policymakers to address important
education policy and research issues. The Teacher Compensation Survey is the first annual collection of individual
teacher salaries, health benefits, retirement data and personal characteristics. Local Government School
System Finance Survey Non-Fiscal Surveys
of the Common Core of Data (CCD) National Public Education
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