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(15 KB)| Table 67. | Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1994 to fall 1999 |
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| | | | Fall 1997 | Fall 1998\1\ | Fall 1999\1\
| Pupil/ |Pupil/ |Pupil/ |____________________________________|_______________________________________|_______________________________________
|teacher |teacher|teacher| | | | | | | | |
State or other area | ratio, |ratio, |ratio, | | |Pupil/ | | | Pupil/ | | | Pupil/
| fall | fall | fall | Teachers | Enrollment |teacher| Teachers | Enrollment | teacher| Teachers | Enrollment | teacher
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | | | ratio | | | ratio | | | ratio
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United States .......| 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.1 |\2\2,746,157 |\2\46,126,897 | 16.8 |\2\2,830,286 |\2\46,538,585 |\2\ 16.4 |\2\2,906,554 |\2\46,857,321 |\2\ 16.1
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Alabama ................| 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.6 |\2\ 45,967 |\2\ 749,207 | 16.3 |\2\ 47,766 |\2\ 747,980 |\2\ 15.7 |\2\ 48,614 |\2\ 740,732 |\2\ 15.2
Alaska .................| 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 7,625 | 132,123 | 17.3 | 8,118 | 135,373 | 16.7 | 7,838 | 134,391 | 17.1
Arizona ................| 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 41,129 | 814,113 | 19.8 | 42,352 | 848,262 | 20.0 | 43,892 | 852,612 | 19.4
Arkansas ...............| 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 |\2\ 26,931 | 456,497 | 17.0 | 27,953 | 452,256 | 16.2 | 31,362 | 451,034 | 14.4
California .............| 24.0 | 24.0 | 22.9 |\2\ 268,535 |\2\ 5,803,887 | 21.6 |\2\ 281,784 |\2\ 5,926,037 |\2\ 21.0 |\2\ 287,344 |\2\ 6,038,589 |\2\ 21.0
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Colorado ...............| 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 37,840 | 687,167 | 18.2 | 39,434 | 699,135 | 17.7 | 40,772 | 708,109 | 17.4
Connecticut ............| 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 37,658 | 535,164 | 14.2 | 38,772 | 544,698 | 14.0 | 39,907 | 553,993 | 13.9
Delaware ...............| 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 6,850 | 111,960 | 16.3 | 7,074 | 113,262 | 16.0 | 7,318 | 112,836 | 15.4
District of Columbia ...| 13.2 | 15.0 | 14.9 |\3\ 4,388 | 77,111 | 17.6 | 5,187 | 71,889 | 13.9 |\2\ 4,779 | 77,194 |\2\ 16.2
Florida ................| 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 124,473 | 2,294,077 | 18.4 | 126,796 | 2,337,633 | 18.4 | 130,336 | 2,381,396 | 18.3
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Georgia ................| 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 86,244 | 1,375,980 | 16.0 | 88,658 | 1,401,291 | 15.8 | 90,638 | 1,422,762 | 15.7
Hawaii .................| 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 10,653 | 189,887 | 17.8 | 10,639 | 188,069 | 17.7 | 10,866 | 185,860 | 17.1
Idaho ..................| 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 13,207 | 244,403 | 18.5 | 13,426 | 244,722 | 18.2 | 13,641 | 245,331 | 18.0
Illinois ...............| 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 118,734 | 1,998,289 | 16.8 | 121,758 | 2,011,530 | 16.5 | 124,815 | 2,027,600 | 16.2
Indiana.................| 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 57,371 | 986,836 | 17.2 | 58,084 | 989,001 | 17.0 | 58,864 | 988,702 | 16.8
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Iowa ...................| 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 32,700 | 501,054 | 15.3 | 32,822 | 498,214 | 15.2 | 33,480 | 497,301 | 14.9
Kansas .................| 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 31,527 | 468,687 | 14.9 | 32,003 | 472,353 | 14.8 | 32,969 | 472,188 | 14.3
Kentucky ...............| 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 40,488 | 669,322 | 16.5 | 40,803 | 655,687 | 16.1 | 41,954 | 648,180 | 15.4
Louisiana ..............| 16.8 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 48,599 | 776,813 | 16.0 | 49,124 | 768,734 | 16.6 | 50,031 | 756,579 | 16.6
Maine ..................| 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 15,700 | 212,579 | 13.5 | 15,890 | 211,051 | 13.3 | 16,349 | 209,253 | 12.8
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Maryland ...............| 17.0 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 48,318 | 830,744 | 17.2 | 49,840 | 841,671 | 16.9 | 50,995 | 846,582 | 16.6
Massachusetts ..........| 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 67,170 | 949,006 | 14.1 | 69,752 | 962,317 | 13.8 | 77,596 | 971,425 | 12.5
Michigan ...............| 20.1 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 90,529 | 1,702,717 | 18.8 | 93,220 |\2\ 1,720,287 |\2\ 18.5 | 96,111 | 1,725,617 | 18.0
Minnesota ..............| 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 51,998 | 853,621 | 16.4 | 54,449 | 856,455 | 15.7 | 56,010 | 854,034 | 15.2
Mississippi ............| 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 29,441 | 504,792 | 17.1 | 31,140 | 502,379 | 16.1 | 30,722 | 500,716 | 16.3
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Missouri................| 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 60,889 | 910,613 | 15.0 | 62,449 | 913,494 | 14.6 | 63,890 | 914,110 | 14.3
Montana ................| 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 10,228 | 162,335 | 15.9 | 10,221 | 159,988 | 15.7 | 10,353 | 157,556 | 15.2
Nebraska ...............| 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 20,065 | 292,681 | 14.6 | 20,310 | 291,140 | 14.3 | 20,766 | 288,261 | 13.9
Nevada .................| 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 16,053 | 296,621 | 18.5 | 16,415 | 311,061 | 18.9 | 17,380 | 325,610 | 18.7
New Hampshire ..........| 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 12,931 | 201,629 | 15.6 | 13,290 | 204,713 | 15.4 | 14,037 | 206,783 | 14.7
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New Jersey .............| 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 89,671 | 1,250,276 | 13.9 | 92,264 | 1,268,996 | 13.8 | 95,883 | 1,289,256 | 13.4
New Mexico .............| 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 19,647 | 331,673 | 16.9 | 19,981 | 328,753 | 16.5 | 19,797 | 324,495 | 16.4
New York ...............| 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 190,874 | 2,861,823 | 15.0 | 197,253 | 2,877,143 | 14.6 | 202,078 | 2,887,776 | 14.3
North Carolina .........| 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 77,785 | 1,236,083 | 15.9 | 79,531 | 1,254,821 | 15.8 | 81,914 | 1,275,925 | 15.6
North Dakota ...........| 15.3 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 8,070 | 118,572 | 14.7 | 7,974 | 114,927 | 14.4 | 8,150 | 112,751 | 13.8
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Ohio ...................| 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 110,761 | 1,847,114 | 16.7 | 113,984 | 1,842,163 | 16.2 | 116,200 | 1,836,554 | 15.8
Oklahoma ...............| 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 40,215 | 623,681 | 15.5 | 40,876 | 628,492 | 15.4 | 41,498 | 627,032 | 15.1
Oregon .................| 19.9 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 26,935 | 541,346 | 20.1 | 27,152 | 542,809 | 20.0 | 27,803 | 545,033 | 19.6
Pennsylvania ...........| 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 108,014 | 1,815,151 | 16.8 | 111,065 | 1,816,414 | 16.4 | 114,525 | 1,816,716 | 15.9
Rhode Island ...........| 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 10,598 | 153,321 | 14.5 | 11,124 | 154,785 | 13.9 | 11,041 | 156,454 | 14.2
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South Carolina .........| 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 42,336 |\2\ 659,273 | 15.6 | 43,689 |\2\ 664,600 |\2\ 15.2 | 45,468 | 666,780 | 14.7
South Dakota ...........| 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 9,282 | 142,443 | 15.3 | 9,273 | 132,495 | 14.3 | 9,384 | 131,037 | 14.0
Tennessee ..............| 18.6 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 54,142 |\2\ 893,044 | 16.5 | 59,258 |\2\ 905,454 |\2\ 15.3 | 60,702 |\2\ 916,202 |\2\ 15.1
Texas ..................| 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 254,557 | 3,891,877 | 15.3 | 259,739 | 3,945,367 | 15.2 | 267,935 | 3,991,783 | 14.9
Utah ...................| 24.3 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 21,115 | 482,957 | 22.9 | 21,501 | 481,176 | 22.4 | 21,832 | 480,255 | 22.0
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Vermont ................| 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 7,909 | 105,984 | 13.4 | 8,221 | 105,120 | 12.8 | 8,474 | 104,559 | 12.3
Virginia ...............| 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.7 |\2\ 77,575 | 1,110,815 | 14.3 |\2\ 79,323 | 1,124,022 |\2\ 14.2 |\2\ 81,073 |\2\ 1,133,994 |\2\ 14.0
Washington .............| 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 49,074 | 991,235 | 20.2 | 49,671 | 998,053 | 20.1 | 50,368 | 1,003,714 | 19.9
West Virginia...........| 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 20,947 | 301,419 | 14.4 | 20,989 | 297,530 | 14.2 | 21,082 | 291,811 | 13.8
Wisconsin ..............| 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 55,732 | 881,780 | 15.8 | 61,176 | 879,542 | 14.4 | 60,778 | 877,753 | 14.4
Wyoming ................| 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 6,677 | 97,115 | 14.5 | 6,713 | 95,241 | 14.2 | 6,940 | 92,105 | 13.3
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dependents schools\4\| --- | --- | 16.1 | 5,227 | 78,254 | 15.0 | 5,171 | 78,170 | 15.1 | 7,415 | 107,585 | 14.5
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Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Samoa .........| 20.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 762 | 15,214 | 20.0 | 764 | 15,372 | 20.1 | 801 | 15,477 | 19.3
Guam ...................| 17.6 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 1,363 | 32,444 | 23.8 | 1,052 | 32,222 | 30.6 | 1,809 | 32,951 | 18.2
Northern Marianas ......| 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 483 | 9,246 | 19.1 | 496 | 9,498 | 19.1 | 488 | 9,732 | 19.9
Puerto Rico ............| 15.6 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 38,953 | 617,157 | 15.8 | 39,781 | 613,862 | 15.4 | 41,349 | 613,019 | 14.8
Virgin Islands .........| 15.1 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 1,559 | 22,136 | 14.2 | 1,567 | 20,976 | 13.4 | 1,528 | 20,866 | 13.7
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\1\Data revised from previously published data.
NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared February 2001.) |
