By the Numbers: Substitute Teachers

BY THE NUMBERS: WHO'S IN THE CLASSROOM? Percent of teachers absent on 5.3 a given school day Number of school days per year missed 10 by an average teacher Number of states that require substitutes to 15 have a college degree Amount per school year spent on substitute teachers and associated costs $4 billion Range of daily pay for substitute teachers $50-$234 Percent of districts that require 13 substitutes to be evaluated Percent of substitute teachers who hope to 42 become full-time teachers Percent of full-time Miami-Dade County 38 public school teachers who were once substitutes SOURCES: Center for American Progress; National Council on Teacher Quality; STEDI.org iStockphoto/dakuk BY THE NUMBERS: WHO'S IN THE CLASSROOM? Percent of teachers absent on 5.3 a given school day Number of school days per year missed 10 by an average teacher Number of states that require substitutes to 15 have a college degree Amount per school year spent on substitute teachers and associated costs $4 billion Range of daily pay for substitute teachers $50-$234 Percent of districts that require 13 substitutes to be evaluated Percent of substitute teachers who hope to 42 become full-time teachers Percent of full-time Miami-Dade County 38 public school teachers who were once substitutes SOURCES: Center for American Progress; National Council on Teacher Quality; STEDI.org iStockphoto/dakuk