• Increase in public school enrollment, 1987 to 2007: 7 million
• Annual mean wages for elementary school teachers: $50,000
• Projected job opportunities for teachers: Favorable
• Total teachers in the U.S. (except special education): 4 million
• 1.5 million elementary school teachers
• 1.1 million secondary school teachers
• 674,000 middle school teachers
• 437,000 preschool teachers
• 170,000 kindergarten teachers

Sources:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics

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