Meet An Average Missouri Public School Teacher

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Female: 78.8% of Missouri teachers are women.

Caucasian: About 95% of Missouri teachers are white. (In contrast, about 84% of people living in Missouri are white.)

Age: 35 years old

Experience: No more than 10 years

Data source: Recruitment and Retention of Teachers in Missouri Public Schools; A Report to the Missouri General Assembly December 2012

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