Elementary and middle schools in the United States would welcome more male applicants. The issue is there are not many males that major in education at the undergraduate college level and so there are not many male applicants to choose from.
This is a societal / financial issue.
Societal because boys see education as a woman's job, which is reinforced through their educational experience of having mostly female teachers.
Financial because as much as Americans like to think that they live in a progressive society, males are typically expected to be the primary income earner. Education simply does not pay well; particularly when you consider the education and credentials required. Education in the United States has added increased prerequisites to become a teacher in a public school. In all likelihood, your child's teacher either already has or is working on their master's in education to maintain their teaching credentials. If they have aspirations of being an administrator they are likely working on a doctorate. This to earn a maximum annual salary of less than $100,000 and only after decades of working for a school district.
Another reason is that American society today often assumes there is something wrong or creepy with men who choose to spend their time with children. I don't think this is a valid assumption, but it is a common one, at least in my experience as a father.
> The issue is there are not many males that major in education at the undergraduate college level and so there are not many male applicants to choose from.
This is like the mythical pool of untapped female engineering talent VPs of Diversity and Inclusion imply exists.
This is a societal / financial issue.
Societal because boys see education as a woman's job, which is reinforced through their educational experience of having mostly female teachers.
Financial because as much as Americans like to think that they live in a progressive society, males are typically expected to be the primary income earner. Education simply does not pay well; particularly when you consider the education and credentials required. Education in the United States has added increased prerequisites to become a teacher in a public school. In all likelihood, your child's teacher either already has or is working on their master's in education to maintain their teaching credentials. If they have aspirations of being an administrator they are likely working on a doctorate. This to earn a maximum annual salary of less than $100,000 and only after decades of working for a school district.