Table 2

Comparison of Mean Characteristics

Female StudentsMale Students
Female TeachersMale TeachersP-valueNFemale TeachersMale TeachersP-valueN
Panel A: Student Characteristics
Married parent0.9030.8990.67310,3260.9010.8930.31510,059
(0.007)(0.006)(0.006)(0.007)
Dad w/ BA or higher0.2630.2230.08610,0730.2690.2230.1159,751
(0.022)(0.023)(0.021)(0.025)
Mom w/ BA or higher0.1430.1260.33810,1350.1450.1190.2709,688
(0.017)(0.018)(0.016)(0.020)
Parents own home0.7110.7320.26410,4760.7160.7480.03310,202
(0.015)(0.016)(0.013)(0.013)
Internet access at home0.9160.9120.61610,2720.9070.9030.5809,939
(0.006)(0.007)(0.006)(0.007)
Standardized test score0.1140.0570.18111,925−0.100−0.0890.82712,306
(0.030)(0.044)(0.037)(0.042)
Panel B: Teacher Characteristics
Teacher age36.235.80.51515,71943.043.60.5698,406
(0.575)(0.567)(0.963)(0.811)
Teacher experience (year)11.811.40.52415,26517.018.00.4148,315
(0.605)(0.614)(0.975)(0.952)
Teacher college graduate0.7590.7360.46715,7940.6330.6140.7778,406
(0.030)(0.030)(0.063)(0.048)
Graduate degree teacher0.2070.2040.92315,7940.4540.4010.3828,406
(0.029)(0.032)(0.052)(0.057)
Homeroom teacher0.7870.8240.21615,6720.6010.6600.3188,319
(0.030)(0.024)(0.049)(0.048)
Regular full-time teacher0.9560.9620.51815,6470.9670.9800.6338,360
(0.013)(0.011)(0.022)(0.015)
  • Notes: Each p-value is for a test of equality of means. Standard errors in parentheses are clustered at the school level.