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Table A-3.8.

Average number of years of teaching experience for public school teachers and percentage distribution of such teachers, by detailed locale, years of teaching experience, and grade level taught: 200304

Years of teaching experience and grade level taught	Total	City			Suburban			Town			Rural
Years of teaching experience and grade level taught	Total	Large	Midsize	Small	Large	Midsize	Small	Fringe	Distant	Remote	Fringe	Distant	Remote
Total
Average number of years	14.2	12.7	14.2	14.6	14.0	14.1	14.3	15.3	14.8	15.4	14.0	14.7	15.3

Years of teaching experience
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 3	10.4	13.1	11.4	9.4	10.2	11.8	7.5	9.5	9.8!	7.6	11.2	9.4	9.6
3–9	32.0	36.3	32.0	31.3	33.6	29.6	34.0	29.5	28.0	27.8	32.3	30.2	26.5
10 to 20	29.1	27.0	27.5	29.4	29.0	30.9	30.5	27.0	30.2	32.5	28.2	30.3	32.5
Over 20	28.4	23.6	29.2	29.9	27.1	27.7	28.1	34.0	32.0	32.1	28.3	30.2	31.3
Elementary
Average number of years	13.9	12.0	13.5	14.0	13.6	14.0	14.3	15.2	14.7	15.6	13.8	15.2	15.7

Years of teaching experience
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 3	10.4	13.9	12.1	9.3!	10.6	12.5!	5.6!	7.1!	10.9!	7.5!	11.5	6.7!	8.3
3–9	33.0	38.6	33.6	35.4	34.3	28.0	32.8	33.7	24.8	24.6	33.7	30.2	26.2
10 to 20	29.4	25.8	27.0	26.9	30.0	34.3	35.2	24.5	33.1	36.0	27.0	31.9	32.9
Over 20	27.2	21.7	27.3	28.4	25.1	25.2	26.4	34.7	31.3	31.8	27.8	31.3	32.6
Middle
Average number of years	14.3	12.4	14.5	15.1	14.4	14.0	13.9	14.9	15.3	15.9	14.3	14.0	15.7

Years of teaching experience
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 3	10.2	12.9	10.6	9.5	9.7	11.0!	5.5!	12.5	8.3!	6.7!	11.1	10.6	9.8!
3–9	31.0	35.0	31.5	26.5	31.9	31.1	40.9	25.3	29.7	27.7	30.9	32.0	25.5
10 to 20	30.3	32.2	26.8	33.4	30.2	28.9	25.5!	30.9	27.9	30.8	30.1	29.8	32.2
Over 20	28.4	19.9	31.2	30.5	28.2	29.0	28.1	31.2	34.1	34.8	27.9	27.7	32.5
High school
Average number of years	14.5	14.0	14.9	15.2	14.2	14.5	14.7	15.6	14.5	14.7	14.0	14.5	14.7

Years of teaching experience
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 3	10.7	12.4	11.3	9.6	10.2	11.5	12.6	10.2	9.8	8.6	11.1	11.6	10.8
3–9	31.7	34.0	29.7	30.1	34.6	30.9	29.3	27.8	31.8	31.4	32.1	28.8	27.6
10 to 20	27.7	24.0	28.8	28.8	26.7	27.8	26.9	27.8	27.7	30.5	27.9	28.3	32.3
Over 20	29.9	29.6	30.2	31.5	28.6	29.8	31.2	34.2	30.8	29.6	29.0	31.3	29.4
! Interpret data with caution. NOTE: Total includes combined level schools not separately shown. Years of teaching experience counts one year of part-time teaching the same as one year of full-time teaching. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, "Teacher Questionnaire," 200304.