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| Table 210.30. | Mobility of public elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 1987-88 through 2012-13 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected teacher or school characteristic | Percent of public school teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Left teaching | 2011-12 to 2012-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987-88 to 1988-89 | 1993-94 to 1994-95 | 1999-2000 to 2000-01 | 2003-04 to 2004-05 | 2007-08 to 2008-09 | Remained in same school | Moved to another school | Left teaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total moving to another school | Teachers who moved, by destination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public school in same school district | Public school in different district | Private school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 5.6 | (0.30) | 6.6 | (0.34) | 7.4 | (0.37) | 8.4 | (0.44) | 8.0 | (0.55) | 84.3 | (0.98) | 8.1 | (0.65) | 58.8 | (3.56) | 38.2 | (3.63) | 2.9 | (0.67) | 7.7 | (0.64) | |||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 5.1 | (0.52) | 5.2 | (0.32) | 7.4 | (0.67) | 7.7 | (0.68) | 7.9 | (1.13) | 85.7 | (2.17) | 7.9 | (1.53) | 46.4 | (8.74) | 51.2 | (8.87) | 2.3 | ! | (0.92) | 6.4 | (1.13) | ||||||||||
| Female | 5.8 | (0.39) | 7.1 | (0.44) | 7.4 | (0.45) | 8.6 | (0.50) | 8.0 | (0.65) | 83.8 | (1.03) | 8.1 | (0.70) | 62.6 | (3.80) | 34.3 | (3.85) | 3.1 | (0.86) | 8.1 | (0.70) | |||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 5.7 | (0.32) | 6.5 | (0.36) | 7.5 | (0.45) | 8.2 | (0.50) | 8.0 | (0.67) | 85.0 | (0.86) | 7.5 | (0.63) | 58.7 | (3.94) | 37.7 | (3.93) | 3.6 | (0.90) | 7.5 | (0.56) | |||||||||||
| Black | 5.1 | ! | (1.84) | 6.6 | (1.48) | 7.4 | (1.60) | 11.0 | (2.31) | 9.0 | (2.27) | 78.2 | (5.97) | 11.7 | ! | (4.43) | 64.2 | (14.00) | 35.2 | ! | (14.01) | ‡ | (†) | 10.1 | ! | (3.47) | |||||||
| Hispanic | 2.9 | (0.84) | 9.1 | (2.14) | 7.5 | (1.67) | 9.3 | (1.89) | 5.6 | ! | (1.81) | 79.4 | (5.00) | 12.6 | (3.13) | 57.9 | (10.56) | 41.4 | (10.56) | ‡ | (†) | 8.0 | ! | (3.73) | |||||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | 2.4 | (0.71) | 2.1 | ! | (0.87) | ‡ | (†) | 8.0 | ! | (3.84) | 95.5 | (7.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Asian | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.6 | ! | (4.38) | 95.8 | (7.75) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | 3.5 | ! | (1.06) | 7.6 | ! | (3.68) | 1.9 | ! | (0.77) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 88.8 | (6.09) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25 | 4.3 | (0.91) | 3.8 | (1.05) | 9.3 | (2.20) | 4.8 | (1.24) | 8.7 | ! | (3.11) | 73.8 | (6.02) | 17.1 | (3.97) | 35.1 | (9.35) | 60.0 | (8.85) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| 25 to 29 | 9.0 | (1.18) | 10.0 | (1.25) | 9.7 | (1.39) | 10.6 | (1.98) | 9.4 | (2.09) | 80.0 | (2.93) | 12.9 | (2.59) | 50.9 | (9.17) | 43.9 | (9.14) | 5.2 | ! | (1.88) | 7.1 | (1.26) | ||||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 5.8 | (0.59) | 6.7 | (0.94) | 6.5 | (0.88) | 6.8 | (0.87) | 8.4 | (1.46) | 86.3 | (1.50) | 8.5 | (0.98) | 59.0 | (6.36) | 39.7 | (6.42) | 1.3 | ! | (0.78) | 5.3 | (1.10) | ||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 2.4 | (0.32) | 3.9 | (0.54) | 4.6 | (0.62) | 5.3 | (0.73) | 3.9 | (0.91) | 90.1 | (1.46) | 5.9 | (1.00) | 65.9 | (6.57) | 33.3 | (6.52) | ‡ | (†) | 4.0 | (0.88) | |||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 5.7 | (0.82) | 6.3 | (0.77) | 8.1 | (0.80) | 9.8 | (0.82) | 8.4 | (1.26) | 83.0 | (1.96) | 6.6 | (1.24) | 67.5 | (8.28) | 29.0 | (8.22) | ‡ | (†) | 10.5 | (1.44) | |||||||||||
| 60 to 64 | 23.4 | (4.90) | 30.5 | (4.78) | 25.7 | (5.44) | 28.0 | (4.35) | 17.5 | (5.10) | 73.3 | (6.04) | 7.0 | ! | (2.77) | 52.9 | ! | (20.56) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 19.7 | (4.44) | |||||||||
| 65 and over | ‡ | (†) | 34.1 | (7.79) | 16.6 | ! | (5.44) | 21.2 | (5.95) | 10.4 | ! | (4.84) | 70.0 | (14.55) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 24.8 | ! | (11.73) | ||||||||
| Full- and part-time teaching experience |
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| 1 year or less | 7.9 | (0.96) | 5.7 | (0.82) | 10.5 | (1.93) | 9.6 | (1.66) | 11.4 | ! | (3.94) | 79.0 | (6.34) | 13.4 | ! | (4.63) | 43.2 | (8.33) | 52.6 | (7.94) | ‡ | (†) | 7.6 | ! | (3.14) | ||||||||
| 2 years | 7.3 | (1.81) | 9.1 | (1.51) | 8.5 | (1.94) | 6.4 | (1.43) | 8.8 | ! | (2.93) | 78.0 | (4.02) | 14.5 | (2.53) | 26.0 | (7.02) | 68.1 | (7.62) | 5.9 | ! | (2.44) | 7.5 | ! | (2.31) | ||||||||
| 3 years | 9.3 | (1.50) | 9.8 | (1.42) | 7.5 | (1.60) | 7.7 | (1.55) | 9.0 | ! | (3.11) | 84.0 | (3.13) | 9.8 | (2.54) | 46.1 | (11.39) | 48.0 | (11.80) | ‡ | (†) | 6.2 | (1.56) | ||||||||||
| 4 to 10 years | 6.4 | (0.89) | 6.8 | (0.94) | 7.3 | (0.72) | 8.1 | (0.98) | 8.1 | (1.27) | 81.3 | (1.95) | 11.3 | (1.33) | 62.0 | (6.39) | 36.3 | (6.42) | 1.8 | ! | (0.72) | 7.4 | (1.48) | ||||||||||
| 11 to 20 years | 3.5 | (0.42) | 4.9 | (0.64) | 5.2 | (0.74) | 5.5 | (0.70) | 4.3 | (0.89) | 89.5 | (1.51) | 5.3 | (1.04) | 63.1 | (6.55) | 35.6 | (6.48) | ‡ | (†) | 5.2 | (0.88) | |||||||||||
| 21 to 25 years | 3.5 | (0.87) | 4.0 | (0.81) | 4.2 | (0.68) | 6.6 | (1.23) | 5.8 | ! | (2.31) | 87.5 | (2.74) | 6.6 | ! | (2.16) | 63.1 | (16.69) | 35.1 | ! | (16.83) | ‡ | (†) | 5.9 | (1.33) | ||||||||
| More than 25 years | 11.3 | (1.63) | 12.0 | (1.04) | 11.4 | (1.05) | 14.3 | (1.13) | 12.6 | (2.12) | 79.4 | (2.26) | 4.5 | (1.10) | 73.5 | (12.38) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 16.1 | (2.06) | |||||||||||
| Grade level taught | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary (preK-grade 8) | 5.5 | (0.39) | 6.4 | (0.53) | 6.8 | (0.45) | 8.4 | (0.68) | 7.9 | (1.01) | 84.1 | (1.27) | 8.9 | (0.99) | 66.5 | (4.90) | 30.5 | (4.98) | 3.0 | ! | (1.12) | 7.1 | (0.77) | ||||||||||
| Secondary (grades 9-12) | 5.6 | (0.42) | 6.7 | (0.53) | 8.6 | (0.71) | 8.4 | (0.59) | 8.0 | (0.75) | 84.5 | (1.37) | 7.2 | (0.82) | 48.8 | (5.19) | 48.4 | (5.16) | 2.8 | (0.74) | 8.3 | (0.94) | |||||||||||
| School size | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 150 | 7.3 | (1.36) | 6.4 | (1.15) | 9.5 | (2.29) | 12.1 | (2.92) | ‡ | (†) | 85.4 | (3.62) | 7.6 | ! | (2.31) | 36.5 | (7.43) | 59.0 | (7.59) | ‡ | (†) | 7.0 | (1.97) | ||||||||||
| 150 to 349 | 4.8 | (0.45) | 7.8 | (1.03) | 6.7 | (0.99) | 10.3 | (1.58) | 7.3 | (1.26) | 84.2 | (2.66) | 8.1 | (1.83) | 49.1 | (8.80) | 47.1 | (8.52) | 3.7 | ! | (1.64) | 7.7 | (1.60) | ||||||||||
| 350 to 499 | 6.1 | (0.98) | 5.8 | (0.73) | 7.4 | (0.85) | 8.6 | (1.16) | 9.4 | (2.28) | 84.2 | (1.93) | 8.0 | (1.17) | 66.0 | (5.53) | 30.8 | (5.13) | ‡ | (†) | 7.8 | (1.45) | |||||||||||
| 500 to 749 | 5.6 | (0.77) | 7.6 | (0.67) | 7.1 | (0.78) | 7.0 | (0.75) | 5.3 | (0.79) | 82.9 | (1.78) | 9.2 | (1.40) | 68.6 | (6.24) | 28.2 | (6.65) | ‡ | (†) | 7.8 | (1.24) | |||||||||||
| 750 or more | 5.0 | (0.48) | 5.7 | (0.57) | 7.7 | (0.74) | 8.2 | (0.79) | 8.9 | (1.01) | 85.1 | (1.89) | 7.3 | (1.12) | 51.9 | (6.90) | 45.9 | (7.01) | 2.2 | ! | (0.77) | 7.5 | (1.07) | ||||||||||
| Percent of students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Two or more races1 |
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| Less than 5 percent | 5.1 | (0.56) | 8.0 | (0.93) | 6.8 | (0.96) | 7.6 | (1.13) | 8.6 | (1.97) | 85.9 | (3.16) | 7.6 | ! | (2.83) | 79.2 | (11.49) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.5 | (1.30) | ||||||||||
| 5 to 19 percent | 5.8 | (0.74) | 6.0 | (0.71) | 6.8 | (0.65) | 7.5 | (0.75) | 7.8 | (1.75) | 87.6 | (1.37) | 5.4 | (0.86) | 46.8 | (6.94) | 50.6 | (7.02) | 2.6 | ! | (1.17) | 7.0 | (1.04) | ||||||||||
| 20 to 49 percent | 5.2 | (0.64) | 6.2 | (0.82) | 9.4 | (0.96) | 6.5 | (0.60) | 8.1 | (1.42) | 86.4 | (1.13) | 7.3 | (0.93) | 62.0 | (4.66) | 34.2 | (4.33) | 3.8 | ! | (1.86) | 6.3 | (0.80) | ||||||||||
| 50 percent or more | 5.3 | (0.66) | 6.8 | (0.72) | 6.8 | (0.62) | 10.3 | (0.84) | 7.9 | (0.82) | 80.5 | (1.88) | 10.4 | (1.26) | 62.7 | (4.94) | 34.1 | (5.04) | 3.2 | ! | (1.00) | 9.1 | (1.23) | ||||||||||
| Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25.0 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 8.1 | (0.69) | 8.4 | (1.06) | 87.8 | (1.79) | 6.2 | (1.30) | 61.4 | (7.11) | 36.3 | (6.82) | ‡ | (†) | 6.0 | (0.98) | |||||||||||
| 25.1 to 50.0 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 7.3 | (0.63) | 9.8 | (1.55) | 85.8 | (1.78) | 6.2 | (0.95) | 58.4 | (6.96) | 39.1 | (6.68) | ‡ | (†) | 7.9 | (1.36) | |||||||||||
| 50.1 to 75.0 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 9.0 | (1.21) | 8.8 | (1.77) | 84.1 | (1.75) | 8.7 | (1.23) | 55.9 | (7.11) | 40.5 | (7.05) | ‡ | (†) | 7.1 | (1.20) | |||||||||||
| More than 75.0 percent | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 10.4 | (1.49) | 5.5 | (0.90) | 77.9 | (2.88) | 12.3 | (1.79) | 60.8 | (6.16) | 36.7 | (6.16) | 2.5 | ! | (1.14) | 9.9 | (1.85) | ||||||||||
| School did not respond or did not participate in program |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 14.3 | (2.44) | 14.3 | (1.73) | 85.8 | (4.95) | ‡ | (†) | 40.0 | ! | (15.95) | 36.7 | ! | (16.68) | ‡ | (†) | 10.7 | ! | (3.67) | ||||||||
| Locale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 10.1 | (1.05) | 7.5 | (1.01) | 82.3 | (2.35) | 9.7 | (1.54) | 66.2 | (6.58) | 30.9 | (6.59) | 2.9 | ! | (1.20) | 7.9 | (1.44) | ||||||||||
| Suburban | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 8.3 | (0.83) | 8.3 | (1.08) | 84.9 | (1.43) | 7.8 | (1.12) | 60.0 | (6.03) | 36.9 | (6.33) | 3.1 | ! | (1.52) | 7.3 | (0.90) | ||||||||||
| Town | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 6.5 | (0.76) | 7.5 | ! | (2.51) | 86.3 | (2.15) | 7.3 | (1.56) | 55.0 | (9.53) | 39.9 | (8.77) | ‡ | (†) | 6.4 | (1.10) | ||||||||||
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 7.9 | (0.99) | 8.4 | (1.44) | 84.6 | (1.69) | 7.0 | (1.08) | 48.9 | (7.30) | 49.3 | (7.18) | ‡ | (†) | 8.4 | (1.23) | |||||||||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data were not available for approximately 4 percent of teachers for 2011-12 to 2012-13. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Characteristics of Stayers, Movers, and Leavers: Results From the Teacher Follow-up Survey 1994-95; Teacher Attrition and Mobility: Results From the Teacher Follow-up Survey: 2000-01; "Public School Teacher Data File," 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12; and Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current and Former Teacher Data Files," 1988-89, 2004-05, 2008-09, and 2012-13. (This table was prepared October 2014.) |
