“Black or African American Teachers: Background and School Settings in 2017-18,” a National Center for Education Statistics survey released online Feb. 3, contained the following findings:
- Three percent of black or African American teachers in public schools, compared with 29 percent of all public school teachers, were in schools with zero to 24 percent minority enrollment.
- In public schools, about two-thirds (65 percent) of black or African American teachers were in schools with 75 percent or more minority enrollment in the school, compared with 27 percent of all public school teachers.
- Eighteen percent of black or African American teachers, compared with 14 percent of all teachers, had been teaching for less than four years. A lower rate of black or African American teachers (37 percent) had been teaching for 15 or more years compared with all teachers (43 percent).
- Black or African American teachers had a higher rate of post-master’s degree education (13 percent) than all teachers (nine percent).
Download the full report here.
