Music Advocacy Facts

Teacher turnover occurs in all education sectors. In the 2000-01 school year, the annual teacher turnover rate overall was 15.7 percent.

Public school teachers had an overall rate of 15.1 percent. More specifically, public school low poverty had a 12.9 percent turnover rate, public school high poverty had 20 percent, public school rural had 14.5 percent, public school suburban had 14.9 percent, and public school urban had 15.9 percent.

Private school teachers had an overall turnover rate of 19.7 percent. Specifically, Catholic had a 17.7 percent turnover rate, other religions had 22.1 percent, and nonsectarian had 19.1 percent.