Distribution of public school teacher stayers, movers, and leavers, by academic year, 1988–2013
| Academic year | Stayers | Movers | Leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–1989 | 86.5% | 7.9% | 5.6% |
| 1991–1992 | 87.6% | 7.3% | 5.1% |
| 1994–1995 | 86.3% | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2000–2001 | 84.9% | 7.7% | 7.4% |
| 2004–2005 | 83.5% | 8.1% | 8.4% |
| 2008–2009 | 84.5% | 7.6% | 8.0% |
| 2012–2013 | 84.3% | 8.1% | 7.7% |
Notes: Statistics are from the Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, of a nationally representative sample of teachers who participated in the previous year’s Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). “Stayers” are teachers still teaching in the same school as the previous year; “movers” are teachers teaching in a different school; and “leavers” are former teachers who left the profession.
Source: Goldring, Taie, and Riddles 2014