Title page
Contents
Foreword 4
Acknowledgments 5
1. Introduction 11
Background 11
This Report 13
2. Methodology 14
Overview 14
Data Collection 16
3. Data Issues 19
Coverage and Matching to CCD 19
Longitudinal Comparisons 21
FTE 21
Isolating Teacher Pay 23
Benefits Data 25
Years of Experience 25
Other Demographic Variables 28
Total Pay vs. Base Salary 28
New Teacher Status Indicators 31
Comparison of TCS Salary Data With Other Sources 33
Summary-Data Issues 40
4. Selected Findings 43
Full-Time and FTE Teacher Status 43
Base Salaries by Highest Degree Earned 44
Base Salaries by School Characteristics-Urbanicity 44
Base Salaries by School Characteristics-Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility 45
References and Related Data Files 58
References 58
Related Data Files 58
Appendix A-Glossary 59
Table 1. Number of schools reported in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), percentage of schools in TCS that matched to operating schools in School Universe Survey, and percentage of operating schools... 20
Table 2. Number of and percentage difference in full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers reported in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS) and School Universe Survey, by participating state: School years 2007-08... 22
Table 3. Percentage distribution of values reported for Teacher Salary Indicator in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by reported value and participating state: School years 2007-08 through 2009-10 24
Table 4. Number of records and response rates of benefit data items in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by data item and participating state: School years 2007-08 through 2009-10 26
Table 5. Number of teachers and percentage of teachers with year-to-year inconsistencies for years of teaching experience in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by participating state: School years 2006-07... 27
Table 6. Number of records and response rates for demographic variables in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by data item and participating state: School years 2007-08 through 2009-10 29
Table 7. Number of teachers and percentage of teachers with year-to-year inconsistencies for demographic variables in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by data item and participating state: School years... 30
Table 8. Number of records, response rates, and edit rates for new teacher indicators in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by data item and participating state: School years 2007-08 through 2009-10 32
Table 9. Number and percentage distribution of school districts matched in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS) and School District Finance Survey (F-33), by percentage difference in district total teacher... 34
Table 10. Number and percentage distribution of school districts matched in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS) and School District Finance Survey (F-33), by percentage difference in district total teacher... 35
Table 11. Number and percentage distribution of school districts matched in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS) and School District Finance Survey (F-33), by percentage difference in district total teacher... 36
Table 12. Mean teacher total salary in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), mean teacher salary in the National Education Association (NEA) survey, and absolute value of percentage difference between... 37
Table 13. Mean teacher total salary in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), average teacher salary in the National Education Association (NEA) survey, and absolute value of percentage difference between... 38
Table 14. Mean teacher total salary in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), average teacher salary in the National Education Association (NEA) survey, and absolute value of percentage difference between... 39
Table 15. Mean base salaries of full-time teachers reported in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS) and the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), by participating state: School year 2007-08 41
Table 16. Number and percentage of records in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by teachers' full-time equivalent (FTE) status and participating state: School year 2007-08 46
Table 17. Number and percentage of records in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by teachers' full-time equivalent (FTE) status and participating state: School year 2008-09 47
Table 18. Number and percentage of records in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), by teachers' full-time equivalent (FTE) status and participating state: School year 2009-10 48
Table 19. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by highest degree earned and participating state: School year 2007-08 49
Table 20. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by highest degree earned and participating state: School year 2008-09 50
Table 21. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by highest degree earned and participating state: School year 2009-10 51
Table 22. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by school urbanicity and participating state: School year 2007-08 52
Table 23. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by school urbanicity and participating state: School year 2008-09 53
Table 24. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by school urbanicity and participating state: School year 2009-10 54
Table 25. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in school and participating state:... 55
Table 26. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in school and participating state:... 56
Table 27. Number, percentage distribution, median base salary, and median years of teaching experience of full-time teachers, by percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in school and participating state:... 57
Exhibits
Exhibit 1. States participating in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS) by year 15
Exhibit 2. Data items included in the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS) restricted-use data (RUD) files: School years 2007-08 through 2009-10 17