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How many educators currently teach science in U.S. public and private K–12 schools?

April 26, 2017Currently Educators private public schools teach

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How many educators currently teach science in U.S. public and private K–12 schools?

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NSTA estimates that the United States has nearly 2 million public school and private school K–12 teachers of science. The majority of these educators (1.6 million) teach at the elementary level, and NSTA considers all of them to be teachers of science. Elementary: 1.6 million Middle: 54,000 to 68,331 (teach science as a main or secondary assignment) High School: 98,000 to 111,000 (teach science as a main or secondary assignment) (State indicators of science and mathematics education 2005. Washington, DC.

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NSTA estimates that the United States has nearly 2 million public school and private school K–12 teachers of science. The majority of these educators (1.6 million) teach at the elementary level, and NSTA considers all of them to be teachers of science. Elementary: 1.6 million Middle: 54,000 to 68,331 (teach science as a main or secondary assignment) High School: 98,000 to 111,000 (teach science as a main or secondary assignment) (State indicators of science and mathematics education 2005.