Section 5. Elementary and Secondary Teachers: Introduction
Between 2002 and 2014, the number of teachers in elementary and secondary schools is projected to rise. The numbers of both public and private school teachers are projected to grow.
Factors affecting the projections
The projected increase in the number of elementary and secondary teachers is related to levels of enrollments and to education revenue receipts from state sources per capita.
Three alternative sets of projections
Middle, low, and high sets of projections were produced for the number of teachers and the pupil/teacher ratio, by control of school (public or private).
Factors that were not considered
The projections do not take into account possible changes in the number of teachers due to the effects of government policies.
Assumptions underlying the projections
In order to provide a range of possible outcomes, the alternative projections make varying economic assumptions about the growth path for one of the key variables used to project the number of public school teachers—assistance by state governments to local governments.