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| Elementary and scondary| Elementary and scondary |Elementary and secondary
| teachers, in thousands | enrollment, in thousands|pupil/teacher ratio
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Year | Total |Public |Private | Total |Public |Private | Total |Public |Private
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1955 ....| 1,286 | 1,141 |\1\ 145 |35,280 |30,680 |\1\4,600 | 27.4 | 26.9 |\1\31.7
1960 ....| 1,600 | 1,408 |\1\ 192 |42,181 |36,281 |\1\5,900 | 26.4 | 25.8 |\1\30.7
1965 ....| 1,933 | 1,710 | 223 |48,473 |42,173 | 6,300 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 28.3
1970 ....| 2,292 | 2,059 | 233 |51,257 |45,894 | 5,363 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 23.0
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1971 ....| 2,293 | 2,063 |\1\ 230 |51,271 |46,071 |\1\5,200 | 22.4 | 22.3 |\1\22.6
1972 ....| 2,337 | 2,106 |\1\ 231 |50,726 |45,726 |\1\5,000 | 21.7 | 21.7 |\1\21.6
1973 ....| 2,372 | 2,136 |\1\ 236 |50,446 |45,446 |\1\5,000 | 21.3 | 21.3 |\1\21.2
1974 ....| 2,410 | 2,165 |\1\ 245 |50,073 |45,073 |\1\5,000 | 20.8 | 20.8 |\1\20.4
1975 ....| 2,453 | 2,198 |\1\ 255 |49,819 |44,819 |\1\5,000 | 20.3 | 20.4 |\1\19.6
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1976 ....| 2,457 | 2,189 | 268 |49,478 |44,311 | 5,167 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 19.3
1977 ....| 2,488 | 2,209 | 279 |48,717 |43,577 | 5,140 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 18.4
1978 ....| 2,479 | 2,207 | 272 |47,635 |42,550 | 5,085 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 18.7
1979 ....| 2,461 | 2,185 |\1\ 276 |46,651 |41,651 |\1\5,000 | 19.0 | 19.1 |\1\18.1
1980 ....| 2,485 | 2,184 | 301 |46,208 |40,877 | 5,331 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 17.7
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1981 ....| 2,440 | 2,127 |\1\ 313 |45,544 |40,044 |\1\5,500 | 18.7 | 18.8 |\1\17.6
1982 ....| 2,458 | 2,133 |\1\ 325 |45,165 |39,566 |\1\5,600 | 18.4 | 18.6 |\1\17.2
1983 ....| 2,476 | 2,139 | 337 |44,967 |39,252 | 5,715 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 17.0
1984 ....| 2,508 | 2,168 |\1\ 340 |44,908 |39,208 |\1\5,700 | 17.9 | 18.1 |\1\16.8
1985 ....| 2,549 | 2,206 | 343 |44,979 |39,422 | 5,557 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 16.2
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1986 ....| 2,592 | 2,244 |\1\ 348 |45,205 |39,753 |\1\5,452 | 17.4 | 17.7 |\1\15.7
1987 ....| 2,631 | 2,279 | 352 |45,487 |40,008 | 5,479 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 15.6
1988 ....| 2,668 | 2,323 |\1\ 345 |45,430 |40,189 |\1\5,242 | 17.0 | 17.3 |\1\15.2
1989 ....| 2,734 | 2,357 | 377 |45,741 |40,543 | 5,198 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 13.8
1990 ....| 2,753 | 2,398 |\1\ 355 |46,451 |41,217 |\1\5,234 | 16.9 | 17.2 |\1\14.7
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1991 ....| 2,787 | 2,432 | 355 |47,322 |42,047 | 5,275 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 14.9
1992 ....| 2,822 | 2,459 |\1\ 363 |48,145 |42,823 |\1\5,322 | 17.1 | 17.4 |\1\14.7
1993 ....| 2,870 | 2,504 | 366 |48,813 |43,465 | 5,348 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 14.6
1994 ....| 2,926 | 2,552 |\1\ 374 |49,609 |44,111 |\1\5,498 | 17.0 | 17.3 |\1\14.7
1995 ....| 2,978 | 2,598 | 380 |50,502 |44,840 | 5,662 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 14.9
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1996 ....| 3,054 | 2,667 |\1\ 387 |51,375 |45,611 |\1\5,764 | 16.8 | 17.1 |\1\14.9
1997 ....| 3,134 | 2,746 | 388 |51,968 |46,127 | 5,841 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 15.1
1998 ....| 3,221 | 2,830 |\1\ 391 |52,476 |46,539 |\1\5,937 | 16.3 | 16.4 |\1\15.2
1999 ... | 3,306 | 2,911 | 395 |52,875 |46,857 | 6,018 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 15.2
2000 ... | 3,343 | 2,953 |\1\ 390 |53,167 |47,223 |\1\5,944 | 15.9 | 16.0 |\1\15.2
2001\1\ .| 3,379 | 2,988 | 390 |53,520 |47,576 | 5,944 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.2
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