ERIC Number: ED544188
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul
Pages: 59
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Characteristics of Public School Districts in the United States: Results from the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey. First Look. NCES 2013-311
Gray, Lucinda; Bitterman, Amy; Goldring, Rebecca
National Center for Education Statistics
This report presents selected findings from the Public School District Data File of the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is a nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. School districts associated with public schools and library media centers in public schools are also part of SASS. The purpose of SASS is to collect information that can provide a detailed picture of U.S. elementary and secondary schools and their staff. This information is collected through the following surveys: district, school, principal, teacher, and library media center. The 2011-12 SASS uses a school-based sample of public and private schools. The data were collected via mailed questionnaires with telephone and in-person field follow-up. The purpose of this First Look is to introduce new data through the presentation of tables containing descriptive information. Selected findings chosen for this report demonstrate the range of information available on the 2011-12 SASS Public School District Data File. The tables in this report contain counts and percentages demonstrating bivariate relationships. All of the results have been weighted to reflect the sample design and to account for nonresponse and other adjustments. The following are appended: (1) Standard Error Tables; (2) Methodology and Technical Notes; (3) Description of Data Files; and (4) Description of Variables. (Contains 32 tables and 15 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Teacher Salaries, Educational Attainment, Teaching Experience, Fringe Benefits, Incentives, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Shortage, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Associations, Unions, Tenure, Teacher Dismissal, Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates, Principals, Salaries, Faculty Recruitment, Leadership Training, School Choice, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, School District Size, Enrollment, Poverty, Bachelors Degrees, Masters Degrees, Teacher Certification, Rewards, Teacher Competencies, Loan Repayment, Collective Bargaining
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Schools and Staffing Survey (NCES)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
IES Publication: http://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2013311