Edgecombe County Public Schools has been plagued for several years with a higher than
average teacher turnover rate, making it difficult for the school system to attract and retain teachers.
Not exact matches
Teachers have an
average turnover rate much lower than noncertificated employees, and higher
average years of service.
Pasco High School is a high - poverty school in Eastern Washington that has kept its
teacher turnover rate below the state
average for the past five years.
The most recent North Carolina School District Report Card indicates that the
teacher turnover rate for Edgecombe County during the 2015 - 16 school year was 27 percent, more than twice the state
average of 13 percent.
For example, assuming that the national
average holds true for
teachers at all levels of their career, a one - year
rate turnover rate of 13.5 percent, as in 1988 - 89, converts to a 52.5 percent
turnover rate over five years.
In addition, annual
teacher turnover rates are considerably higher (15.7 percent) than the
average rates in non-teaching occupations (11 percent).
(Utah)
Rates of
teacher turnover in Utah is about triple that of the national
average according to a new study, which found almost 60 percent of educators left the profession within eight years.
Low wages and poor benefits also affect retention.25 Among centers that experienced any
turnover in 2012, the
average turnover rate was 25 percent.26 Some
teachers leave the field altogether, while others remain in education but seek higher - paying positions with better benefits and supports.27
The
average pay for child care
teachers is barely more than $ 10 per hour, lower than for most other jobs, including parking lot attendants and dog walkers.26 These low wages contribute to economic insecurity among the child care and early education workforce, with one in seven living in families with incomes below the federal poverty level.27 Currently, about half of people working in the child care sector rely on public benefit programs such as Medicaid and nutrition assistance.28 Low pay contributes to high
turnover rates, which can threaten quality in early childhood programs during children's critical developmental period.