Text table 5-9.
Percentage of public secondary school (grades 7-12) teachers in each field without a major or a minor in that field and students taught by those teachers
English
Math
Science
Life sciences
Physical sciences
Social studies
History
Teachers
Total
24.1
31.4
19.9
32.9
56.9
19.3
53.1
  School poverty level
    Low poverty
20.1
26.8
17.5
29.2
51.3
15.8
46.4
    High poverty
25.7
42.8
27.8
40.1
65.1
25.1
60.0
  School size
    Small
30.4
41.2
25.5
38.1
64.5
25.5
62.8
    Large
22.4
27.5
17.6
30.1
53.7
17.2
48.1
Students taught by teachers
Total
20.8
26.6
16.5
38.5
56.2
13.4
53.9
  Track of class
    Low track
24.7
33.5
20.4
42.3
66.8
14.3
55.1
    Medium track
11.8
15.7
  9.2
31.4
42.8
  8.9
44.9
    High track
11.2
20.4
  7.2
20.7
43.0
11.2
51.1
  Grade level of class
    7th grade
32.2
48.8
31.8
60.4
73.8
23.9
56.3
    8th grade
32.9
37.1
23.8
32.9
75.7
19.7
60.5
    9th grade
15.7
18.1
10.7
27.9
61.7
  8.7
48.7
    10th grade
11.1
16.8
  8.9
29.3
45.7
  8.8
51.1
    11th grade
11.2
15.9
  6.4
23.5
36.8
  6.8
47.0
    12th grade
13.9
24.2
13.1
25.3
41.0
11.3
62.4
SOURCE: Ingersoll, R. 1999. "The Problem of Underqualified Teachers in American Secondary Schools."
Science & Engineering Indicators — 2000