How We Use the Title II Program Data
The U.S. Department of Education, state education agencies, teacher preparation providers, local education agencies, national organizations, researchers, journalists,
and others have requested Title II data for various purposes. As the only comprehensive national data collection on teacher preparation and credentialing, Title II data
provides important data on the teacher workforce.
Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Teacher Preparation
Many individuals enrolling in teacher preparation programs go on to complete the program and obtain an initial credential for teaching; thus, these
individuals provide a glimpse of the nation’s future teaching force. States report the number of teacher candidates enrolled in each state-approved
teacher preparation provider—including the number of individuals enrolled by race/ethnicity.
Over the past decade, here has been a gradual shift in overall enrollment by race/ethnicity: although there are disproportionately more White individuals
and fewer racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in teacher preparation programs compared to the k-12 student population nationwide, the percentage of White
enrollees dropped from 75 percent in AY 2010-11 to 65 percent in AY 2017-18 while the proportion of Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, and Multiracial
enrollees increased.
Gender
Many individuals enrolling in teacher preparation programs go on to complete the program and obtain an initial credential for teaching; thus, these individuals
provide a glimpse of the nation’s future teaching force. States report the number of teacher candidates enrolled in each state-approved teacher preparation
provider—including the number of individuals enrolled by gender.
When comparing the teacher preparation program enrollment data to the national k-12 student population gathered by the Department’s National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), the data reveal that there are disproportionately more females enrolled in teacher preparation programs compared to the k-12
student population nationwide. Although the distribution of prospective teachers by gender differs from k-12 students nationwide, it closely mirrors the
distribution of the k-12 current teaching force, which has historically been a female-dominated profession.