Current Trends in the Teaching Profession

TEACHER TRENDS CURRENT TRENDS IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION Test Score Breakthrough Test Success Systems NUMBER OF TEACHERS Full-Time Elementary and Secondary School Teachers 3.7 Million in 2011 Projected Number of FTE 4.0 3.1 Million in 2001 Teachers in 2011 Includes 3.5 3.0 2.5 The projected number of full-time equivalent (FTE) elementary and secondary school teachers was 3.1 mn in the fall of 2001. This number has see a 7% rise since then. 3.3 0.4 2.0 million million 1.5 1.0 Public School Teachers Private School Teachers -5 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN 2007-08 PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN 2007-08 Female - 76% Female - 74% Under 40 Years 44% Under 40 Years - 39% Master+ Degree - 52% Master+ Degree - 38% RACE DEMOGRAPHIC Among Both Male and Female Public School Teachers in 2007-08 83% WHITE 83 Percent of Public School Teachers Were White BLACK OR HISPANIC 7 Percent of Public School Teachers Were either Black or Hispanic 7% ASIAN OR OF TWO MORE RACES 1 Percent of Public School Teachers Were 1% Asian or of two or more races 1 PERCENT - Pacific Islander or American Indian or Alaska Native PUPIL/TEACHER RATIO Number of Pupils Per Teacher (22.3 25 17.9 17.2 (17.3 (16.0 15.4 20 15 For public schools, the number of pupils per FTE teacher–that is, the pupil/teacher ratio-declined from 22.3 in 1970 to 17.9 in 1985. After 1985, the public school pupil/teacher ratio continued to decline, reaching 17.2 in 1989. After a period of relative stability during the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, the ratio fell from 17.3 in 1995 to 16.0 in 2000. The decline has continued since then, and the public school pupil/teacher ratio was 15.4 in 2009. 10 Data is for representation only 1970 1985 1989 1995 2000 2009 By comparison, the pupil/teacher ratio for private schools was estimated at 12.5 in 2009. The average class size in 2007-08 was 20.0 pupils for public elementary schools and 23.4 pupils for public secondary schools. MOBILITY For Public and Private School Teachers During School Year 2007-08 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS 8.0% Stayers 15.9% Stayers 84.5% Leavers 79.2% Leavers 7.6% Movers 4.9% Movers Total Teachers = 3,380,300 Total Teachers = 487,300 Stayers: Remained at same school | Movers: Moved to other school Leavers: Left the profession Reasons for Moving (During 2008-09) PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS 26.2% 5.3% 16.0% 13.0% Personal life Contract not Personal life Contract not factors renewed factors renewed NUMBER DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS (2007-08) TOTAL 3405 White 2145 645 Black 183 56 Hispanic M 821 182 58 Asian 33 9 Pacific I. F 2584 1 ΑΙ / AΝ 13 4 M: Male | F: Female AI: American Indian AN: Alaska Native | I.: Islander Two+ Races 24 8 REFERENCES CREATED BY: 1. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2010). Teacher Attrition and Mobility: Results from the 2008 09 Teacher Followup Survey (NCES 2010353) 2. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools and Staffing Survey, "Teacher Data Files," (2007-08), unpublished tabulations. Test Score Breakthrough Test Success Systems www.teachingsolutions.org TEACHER TRENDS CURRENT TRENDS IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION Test Score Breakthrough Test Success Systems NUMBER OF TEACHERS Full-Time Elementary and Secondary School Teachers 3.7 Million in 2011 Projected Number of FTE 4.0 3.1 Million in 2001 Teachers in 2011 Includes 3.5 3.0 2.5 The projected number of full-time equivalent (FTE) elementary and secondary school teachers was 3.1 mn in the fall of 2001. This number has see a 7% rise since then. 3.3 0.4 2.0 million million 1.5 1.0 Public School Teachers Private School Teachers -5 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN 2007-08 PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN 2007-08 Female - 76% Female - 74% Under 40 Years 44% Under 40 Years - 39% Master+ Degree - 52% Master+ Degree - 38% RACE DEMOGRAPHIC Among Both Male and Female Public School Teachers in 2007-08 83% WHITE 83 Percent of Public School Teachers Were White BLACK OR HISPANIC 7 Percent of Public School Teachers Were either Black or Hispanic 7% ASIAN OR OF TWO MORE RACES 1 Percent of Public School Teachers Were 1% Asian or of two or more races 1 PERCENT - Pacific Islander or American Indian or Alaska Native PUPIL/TEACHER RATIO Number of Pupils Per Teacher (22.3 25 17.9 17.2 (17.3 (16.0 15.4 20 15 For public schools, the number of pupils per FTE teacher–that is, the pupil/teacher ratio-declined from 22.3 in 1970 to 17.9 in 1985. After 1985, the public school pupil/teacher ratio continued to decline, reaching 17.2 in 1989. After a period of relative stability during the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, the ratio fell from 17.3 in 1995 to 16.0 in 2000. The decline has continued since then, and the public school pupil/teacher ratio was 15.4 in 2009. 10 Data is for representation only 1970 1985 1989 1995 2000 2009 By comparison, the pupil/teacher ratio for private schools was estimated at 12.5 in 2009. The average class size in 2007-08 was 20.0 pupils for public elementary schools and 23.4 pupils for public secondary schools. MOBILITY For Public and Private School Teachers During School Year 2007-08 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS 8.0% Stayers 15.9% Stayers 84.5% Leavers 79.2% Leavers 7.6% Movers 4.9% Movers Total Teachers = 3,380,300 Total Teachers = 487,300 Stayers: Remained at same school | Movers: Moved to other school Leavers: Left the profession Reasons for Moving (During 2008-09) PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS 26.2% 5.3% 16.0% 13.0% Personal life Contract not Personal life Contract not factors renewed factors renewed NUMBER DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS (2007-08) TOTAL 3405 White 2145 645 Black 183 56 Hispanic M 821 182 58 Asian 33 9 Pacific I. F 2584 1 ΑΙ / AΝ 13 4 M: Male | F: Female AI: American Indian AN: Alaska Native | I.: Islander Two+ Races 24 8 REFERENCES CREATED BY: 1. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2010). Teacher Attrition and Mobility: Results from the 2008 09 Teacher Followup Survey (NCES 2010353) 2. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools and Staffing Survey, "Teacher Data Files," (2007-08), unpublished tabulations. Test Score Breakthrough Test Success Systems www.teachingsolutions.org