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Public Schools & Districts

Total # of Teachers: Total number of teachers employed by the district/school, measured in "full-time equivalency".
% of Teachers Licensed: Percentage of teachers who hold a temporary, provisional, initial, or professional license in the district.
Percent of Experienced Teachers: Percent of teachers who have been teaching in a Massachusetts public school for at least three years.
Percent of Teachers without Waiver or Provisional License: Percent of teachers with a temporary, initial or professional license.
Percent Teaching In-Field: (New for 2018-19) The percent of teachers who are licensed in the subject(s) they teach for 80 percent or more of their work assignments. An educator can work outside their licensed field for a maximum of 20 percent of their time.

Commonwealth Charter School Teachers: Per Massachusetts state law, Commonwealth charter school teachers are not required to have a teacher’s license. See the Educator Qualifications in Commonwealth Charter Schools technical advisory for more information.

NOTE: For 2020-21, due to circumstances arising from the pandemic, if teachers were licensed in the subject(s) they taught for 50 percent or more of their work assignments, they were considered "in-field".
source: EPIMS, ELAR
data as of: October 1 or full-year

Total # of Teachers: Total number of teachers employed by the district/school, measured in "full-time equivalency".
% of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: Percentage of teachers who are licensed with Provisional, Initial or Professional licensure to teach in the area(s) in which they are teaching.
Total # of Classes in Core Academic Areas: Total number of classes in core academic areas. Core academic areas include English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. Self-contained classroom courses have been weighted to reflect the core academic courses within them.
% of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Highly Qualified: The percentage of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers (defined as teachers holding a Massachusetts teaching license at the Provisional, Initial, or Professional level and demonstrating subject matter competency in the areas they teach). Core academic areas include English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. Self-contained classroom courses have been weighted to reflect the core academic courses within them.
Student/Teacher Ratio: The October 1 student enrollment to the total number of teachers.
source: EPIMS
data as of: October 1

Total # of Teachers: Total number of teachers employed by the district/school, measured in "full-time equivalency".
% of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: Percentage of teachers who are licensed with Provisional, Initial or Professional licensure to teach in the area(s) in which they are teaching.
Total # of Teachers in Core Academic Areas:The total number of teachers measured in "full-time equivalency", teaching in the core academic subject areas as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography).
% of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: The percentage of staff, measured in "full-time equivalency", teaching core academic areas that meet the NCLB definition of highly-qualified. To meet the definition, teachers must hold a valid Massachusetts license and demonstrate subject matter competency in the areas the teach.
Student/Teacher Ratio: The October 1 student enrollment to the total number of teachers
source: DSSR
data as of: October 1

Teaching salaries, divided by the number of full-time equivalent teachers, equals the average teacher salary.