Teacher Data (2008-09)
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State |
| Total # of Teachers (FTE) |
70,395.9 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
13.6 to 1 |
| % of Teachers Licensed |
96.6 |
| Total # of Classes in Core Academic Areas |
279,742 |
| % of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Highly Qualified |
96.5 |
Under Massachusetts state law, Commonwealth charter schools have different educator qualification requirements than traditional public schools and generally, as a matter of state law, are not required to be licensed. See the Educator Qualifications in Commonwealth Charter Schools technical advisory for more information.