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Sep 24, 2024 · This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on the demographics, experiences and hopes of K-12 public school teachers in the United States. Data on teachers’ experiences primarily comes from a Center survey of 2,531 U.S. public K-12 teachers conducted from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14, 2023.
- Katherine Schaeffer
- How Many Teachers Are There in The U.S.?
- Teacher Numbers by Grade Levels
- State and County School Teachers
- Other Types of Teachers
- How Many Teachers Work in Public vs. Private Schools?
- Charter and Magnet School Teachers
- Other Teacher Statistics
All together, there are 4,007,908 teachers in the United States. This includes all K-12 public and private schools, plus adult education and career/technical schools. Teachers account for about 2.5% of the working population.
There are 11,355 total public and private schools in the U.S. that cover all grades K-12 (that’s just under 10% of schools). These schools that combine grades K-12 employ 291,724 teachers. That’s about 7% of the total number of teachers in the U.S. Otherwise, most students attend schools broken down by grade level.
Many states operate educational organizations that provide instruction to the public. These are primarily in the form of special services in special education or career and technical education, such as state-run schools for the deaf and the blind. There are 102,598 teachers that work in state-run schools in the U.S. Individual counties within state...
Special Education School Teachers
While many students with disabilities attend their local public schools, some attend special schools that can better focus on helping them succeed. There are 39,311 teachers who dedicate their time to special education schools, making up just under 1% of the teacher population.
Career and Technical School Teachers
There are 31,821 teachers who work in career and technical schools, which offer students real-world job skills. These schools may replace some or all of the traditional high school years, and give students hands-on experience so they can enter the workforce immediately after graduating. Some schools specifically serve adults instead of children. There are 4,461 teachers who work in adult education, helping students learn a new language, earn their GED, or explore enrichment topics.
Most teachers in the U.S. work in public schools: a total of 3,525,397. This category includes organizations that provide free instruction to the public, operated by a public school district. These schools may be for elementary- and secondary-age children, adult education, career and technical education, and special needs students. Public school te...
Magnet and charter schools are both publicly funded schools. Magnet schoolsare part of the traditional public school system, but they usually offer a specific focus on subjects like STEM or the performing arts. Currently, 89,598 teachers work in magnet schools, and 23,159 work in STEM schools. All together, they make up about 3% of public school te...
Title I School Teachers
Title I schoolsare those that receive additional federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education due to the high percentage of low-income families they serve. About 47% of public schools currently qualify for Title I funding, and 2,066,541 teachers work at those schools.
Blue Ribbon School Teachers
The U.S. Department of Education also recognizes Blue Ribbon schools. These include both public and private schools that either attain overall high academic achievement or help to close the achievement gap for under-achieving populations. Blue Ribbon schools are recognized once a year, with 291 named in the U.S. in 2022. Those schools employ 12,465 teachers, making them just 0.3% of the total number of teachers in the country.
Year-Round School Teachers
Though most schools hold classes 180 days a year, with a substantial break during the summer, there are several thousand year-round schools and they employ 79,168 teachers.
Jul 5, 2024 · In the 2021-2022 school year, there were an estimated 371,002 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in Texas. California had the second highest number of elementary and secondary...
Dec 14, 2020 · Among private schools, Black and Hispanic teachers make up 3% and 7% of all teachers but 5% and 8% of teachers at schools located in the city. Asian women and Black women are the most likely groups among public school teachers to hold a postgraduate degree — with 71% and 66% respectively reporting at least a master’s degree.
Mar 19, 2024 · The greatest teacher-to-student ratio of any state was Vermont with 94.8 teachers per 1,000 students. Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York round out the top five, according to...
- Janet Loehrke
- Graphics Journalist
In the 2020–21 school year, there were 3.5 million full-time and part-time traditional public school teachers, 251,000 public charter school teachers, and 466,000 private school teachers. 1 Compared to the 2017–18 school year—the most recent prior data collection—the number of public school teachers was higher in 2020–21. The number ...
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Jul 28, 2023 · Teacher working conditions and student access to qualified and diverse teachers vary greatly by state. Bringing together data from every state, the authors describe their findings on the state of the teacher workforce and the implications for addressing teacher shortages.
