New York City’s charter school workforce continues to grow. There are an estimated 11,400 classroom teachers serving an estimated 145,000 charter school students. These educators are the driving force behind the success of NYC’s charter school students.
10,500
estimated number of teachers employed in NYC charter schools for the 2019-20 school year
50%
of charter school teachers are educators of color2
38%
of charter school teachers have been teaching for 6 years or longer
1:12
average teacher to student ratio in NYC charter schools
56%
percent of charter school teachers hold a Master’s Degree or Doctorate
$68,800
average base salary of a NYC charter school teacher3
1 Unless otherwise noted all data is derived from publicly available 2018-2019 NYSED reporting.
2 Based on 2016-17 NYSED classroom teacher demographic data.
3 New York City Charter School Center 2018-19 Charter School Compensation Survey.
