Bachelor's or Master's degree in STEM field

Percent of teachers with qualification, by school level of need

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Source: National Center for Education Statistics’ Schools and Staffing Survey, National Teacher and Principal Survey and Common Core of Data.

Note: STEM teachers are those that teach at least one STEM course. High-need (low-need) schools are the 25% of schools with the highest (lowest) share of students eligible for free-or-reduced price lunch in a given year.

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