Rural Plumas County has most experienced teachers

Sparsely populated Plumas County is home to roughly 20,000 people and only one incorporated town. It also leads the state in average teacher experience, including one teacher who has 51 years of experience. See the rest of the top five counties by teacher experience for the 2008-2009 school year.

RANK

COUNTY

NUMBER OF TEACHERS

AVERAGE YEARS TEACHING

1.

Plumas

145

20

2.

Tuolumne

457

17

3.

San Luis Obispo

1,867

16.4

4.

Butte

1,674

16.2

5.

Del Norte

255

16.2

To look at teacher experience in your county, or see complete results for the 2008-2009 school year, visit this page.

Source: California Department of Education Educational Demographics Office.

 

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