This report on public and private school teachers presents data on personal characteristics, highest degree earned, years of experience, type of certification, salary and incentives, and nonschool employment. National estimates are provided for all data, and state estimates for public school teachers' highest degree earned, years of experience, and salary. The data were collected on the Public and Private School Teachers Questionnaires, two of seven questionnaires comprising the 1987-88 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), developed by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The data are displayed in 13 tables. The survey methodology is described in the technical notes. Information on the source for more information is provided, and the Public School Teachers Questionnaire is appended along with a notation on the differences in a few response items on the Private School Teachers Questionnaire. (JD)