| Text table 5-8. | |||
| Classroom teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: 1985-2009 | |||
| (Thousands) | |||
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| Year |
K-12
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Elementary
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Secondary
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| 1985 |
2,206
|
1,237
|
969
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| 1990 |
2,398
|
1,429
|
969
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| 1995 |
2,598
|
1,525
|
1,073
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| 1999a |
2,700
|
1,580
|
1,120
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| 2000a |
2,712
|
1,583
|
1,129
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| 2005a |
2,765
|
1,581
|
1,184
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| 2008a |
2,768
|
1,578
|
1,190
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| 2009a |
2,766
|
1,578
|
1,188
|
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| aProjected. | |||
| SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 1999. Projections of Education Statistics to 2009. NCES 1999-038. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. | |||
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