Membership in Departments of the National Education Associations, 1927—Con This table compares membership of the various States in three departments of the National Education Association. You may obtain figures for your State by reading the table as follows: In Alabama there are 117 school executives eligible for active membership in the department of superintendence. This State has 58 members in this department. In Alabama 49.57 per cent of those eligible for membership in this department are members. This gives Alabama a rank of fifteenth among the States and Territories as to the per cent of those eligible who hold membership in the department of superintendence. In Alabama there are 327 principals of secondary schools. This State has seven members in the department of secondary school principals. In Alabama 2.14 per cent of those eligible for membership in this department are members. This gives Alabama a rank of 38.5 among the States and Territories as to the per cent of those eligible who hold memberhsip in the department of secondary school principals. In Alabama there are 2,844 principals of elementary schools. This State has 48 members in the department of elementary school principals. In Alabama 1.69 per cent of those eligible for membership in this department are members. This gives Alabama a rank of 40 among the States and Territories as to the per cent of those eligible who hold membership in the department of elementary school principals. Do superintendents, seconday school principals, or elementary school principals have the highest per cent of membership in their professional departments in your State? Column 2 includes chief executive officers of public-school systems, State, county, and local, even though the title is not superintendent in all cases, and heads of normal schools and teacher-training institutions. Column 6 includes principals of public junior, senior, four-year high schools, and of combined high schools and elementary schools. Column 7 is the membership of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Column 10 includes principals or head teachers of elementary schools having two or more teachers. Growth of Education Associations [From the Journal of the National Education Association, April, 1928] Per cent Relative teachers in 1928 Jan. 1, 1908 Jan. 1, 1927 Jan. 1, 1928 2 Membership in State associations 5 7 10 11 12 13 1 Column 8 enables each State to compare its membership achievement with that of other States in its size group. The States marked "A" have 30,001 or more teachers; those marked "B" have 20,001 to 30,000 teachers; "C" 10,001 to 20,000; "D" 2,001 to 10,000; "E" 2,000 or under. ? Includes enrollment in both white and colored associations (separate organizations). 3 Indicates that the figure is an estimate. Does not include city of Wilmington. Figure does not include members enrolled in State-wide organizations for colored teachers. The per cents in excess of 100 per cent are accounted for by the fact that members are enrolled among teachers in private schools, institutions of higher learning, and laymen. ? The rank of the New York State Association is lowered by the fact that New York City teachers at present work largely through local organizations. There a are pproximately 30,000 teachers in New York City. This table shows the growth of professional organizations and indicates the relative standing of each of the States with respect to membership in both National and State associations. The total membership in the National Education Association was 4,982 on January 1, 1908; 170,053 on January 1, 1927; and 181,350 on January 1, 1928. This latter figure is 20.12 per cent of the 901,280 teachers in the United States and Territories. The figures for State associations for January 1, 1908, show a membership in these associations of 65,993. The figures for January, 1927, are 613,728, and for January 1, 1928, are 650,368, which is 72.16 per cent of the 901,280 teachers in the United States and Territories. In the United States in 1927, 19.07 per cent of the teachers of the country were enrolled in the National Education Association; the corresponding per cent for 1928 given at the head of column 6 is 20.12. During the same year the per cent of teachers enrolled in State associations increased from 68.84 to 72.16, the per cent given at the head of column 11. The preceding per cents are based upon estimates as to the number of teachers in each State in 1927 and 1928. These estimates are as accurate as available data permit. The figures of column 2 include teachers, principals, supervisors, and administrative officers. The figures for State associations are based on signed reports from the officers of those associations. |