Table 66. | Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state: Fall 1996 to fall 2001 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Fall 1999 \1\ | Fall 2000 | | Fall | Fall | Fall |__________________________________________________|___________________________________________________| Estimated, | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | | | | | | | | | fall State or other area | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001\2\ | | | | Total | Elementary| Secondary | Unclas-| Total | Elementary| Secondary | Unclas- | | | | | | | | sified | | | | sified | ________________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ________________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ United States .......|\3\2,667,419 |\3\2,746,157 |\3\2,830,286 |\3\2,910,633 |\3\1,621,204 | 1,034,757 |254,672 |\3\2,952,991 |\3\1,673,469 | 1,056,601 | 222,921 |\4\2,988,379 |_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ Alabama ................|\3\ 45,035 |\3\ 45,967 |\3\ 47,766 |\3\ 48,624 |\3\ 27,916 | 20,708 | 0 |\3\ 48,199 |\3\ 27,932 | 20,267 | 0 |\5\ 47,201 Alaska .................| 7,418 | 7,625 | 8,118 | 7,838 | 5,271 | 2,567 | 0 | 7,880 | 5,115 | 2,765 | 0 | 8,025 Arizona ................| 40,521 | 41,129 | 42,352 | 43,892 | 31,489 | 12,403 | 0 | 44,438 | 31,916 | 12,522 | 0 |\4\ 45,959 Arkansas ...............|\3\ 26,681 |\3\ 26,931 | 27,953 | 31,362 | 13,567 | 13,054 | 4,741 | 31,947 | 13,941 | 13,665 | 4,341 | 31,097 California .............|\3\ 248,818 |\3\ 268,535 |\3\ 281,784 |\3\ 287,433 |\3\ 192,783 | 68,292 | 26,358 |\3\ 298,064 |\3\ 218,293 | 75,568 | 4,203 |\4\ 304,598 | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado ...............| 36,398 | 37,840 | 39,434 | 40,772 | 20,633 | 20,139 | 0 | 41,983 | 21,409 | 20,574 | 0 | 43,282 Connecticut ............| 36,551 | 37,658 | 38,772 | 39,907 | 23,422 | 11,487 | 4,998 | 41,044 | 24,104 | 11,944 | 4,996 | 41,263 Delaware ...............| 6,642 | 6,850 | 7,074 | 7,318 | 3,696 | 3,622 | 0 | 7,471 | 3,782 | 3,689 | 0 |\5\ 7,511 District of Columbia ...| 5,288 | 4,388 | 5,187 |\3\ 4,812 |\3\ 2,928 |\3\ 1,884 | 0 | 4,949 | 3,152 | 1,248 | 549 |\5\ 5,235 Florida ................| 120,471 | 124,473 | 126,796 | 130,336 | 57,116 | 49,890 | 23,330 | 132,030 | 57,742 | 51,028 | 23,260 |\5\ 135,866 | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ................| 81,795 | 86,244 | 88,658 | 90,638 | 53,491 | 37,147 | 0 | 91,044 | 53,035 | 38,009 | 0 | 97,563 Hawaii .................| 10,576 | 10,653 | 10,639 | 10,866 | 5,959 | 4,858 | 49 | 10,927 | 5,984 | 4,896 | 47 | 10,943 Idaho ..................| 13,078 | 13,207 | 13,426 | 13,641 | 6,960 | 6,681 | 0 | 13,714 | 6,981 | 6,733 | 0 | 13,800 Illinois ...............| 116,274 | 118,734 | 121,758 | 124,815 | 75,085 | 31,030 | 18,700 | 127,620 | 76,483 | 31,727 | 19,410 |\5\ 125,130 Indiana.................| 56,708 | 57,371 | 58,084 | 58,864 | 30,680 | 25,527 | 2,657 | 59,226 | 30,840 | 25,683 | 2,703 | 59,832 | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa ...................| 32,593 | 32,700 | 32,822 | 33,480 | 20,371 | 12,073 | 1,036 | 34,636 | 20,994 | 12,368 | 1,274 | 34,702 Kansas .................| 30,875 | 31,527 | 32,003 | 32,969 | 15,020 | 14,414 | 3,535 | 32,742 | 14,628 | 14,680 | 3,434 | 32,519 Kentucky ...............| 39,331 | 40,488 | 40,803 | 41,954 | 22,814 | 11,868 | 7,272 | 39,589 | 21,542 | 11,750 | 6,297 | 40,374 Louisiana ..............| 47,334 | 48,599 | 49,124 | 50,031 | 34,468 | 15,107 | 456 | 49,916 | 34,775 | 14,797 | 344 | 49,915 Maine ..................| 15,551 | 15,700 | 15,890 | 16,349 | 11,142 | 5,207 | 0 | 16,559 | 11,232 | 5,327 | 0 | 17,040 | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ...............| 47,943 | 48,318 | 49,840 | 50,995 | 30,758 | 20,237 | 0 | 52,433 | 31,518 | 20,915 | 0 | 54,360 Massachusetts ..........| 64,574 | 67,170 | 69,752 | 77,596 | 27,822 | 39,452 | 10,322 | 67,432 | 31,216 | 30,300 | 5,916 | 69,000 Michigan ...............| 88,051 | 90,529 | 93,220 | 96,094 | 42,021 | 42,903 | 11,170 | 97,031 | 41,410 | 43,234 | 12,387 | 96,900 Minnesota ..............| 48,245 | 51,998 | 54,449 | 56,010 | 29,463 | 25,009 | 1,538 | 53,457 | 27,950 | 25,507 | 0 | 53,450 Mississippi ............| 29,293 | 29,441 | 31,140 | 30,722 | 15,441 | 10,035 | 5,246 | 31,006 | 15,573 | 10,126 | 5,307 | 32,757 | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri................| 59,428 | 60,889 | 62,449 | 63,890 | 32,471 | 30,661 | 758 | 64,739 | 32,740 | 31,385 | 614 | 64,000 Montana ................| 10,268 | 10,228 | 10,221 | 10,353 | 7,035 | 3,318 | 0 | 10,411 | 7,097 | 3,314 | 0 | 10,212 Nebraska ...............| 20,174 | 20,065 | 20,310 | 20,766 | 12,310 | 8,311 | 145 | 20,983 | 12,618 | 8,365 | 0 | 21,004 Nevada .................| 14,805 | 16,053 | 16,415 | 17,380 | 8,872 | 6,448 | 2,060 | 18,294 | 9,453 | 6,691 | 2,150 | 19,255 New Hampshire ..........| 12,692 | 12,931 | 13,290 | 14,037 | 9,619 | 4,418 | 0 | 14,341 | 9,982 | 4,359 | 0 | 13,990 | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey .............| 87,642 | 89,671 | 92,264 | 95,883 | 54,243 | 27,226 | 14,414 | 99,718 | 57,673 | 27,688 | 14,357 |\4\ 105,750 New Mexico .............| 19,971 | 19,647 | 19,981 | 19,797 | 11,441 | 4,680 | 3,676 | 21,043 | 11,968 | 4,777 | 4,298 | 20,000 New York ...............| 185,104 | 190,874 | 197,253 | 202,078 | 104,299 | 68,466 | 29,313 | 206,961 | 107,900 | 68,649 | 30,412 | 215,500 North Carolina .........| 75,239 | 77,785 | 79,531 | 81,914 | 49,507 | 29,250 | 3,157 | 83,680 | 50,752 | 29,357 | 3,571 | 83,526 North Dakota ...........| 7,892 | 8,070 | 7,974 | 8,150 | 4,862 | 3,288 | 0 | 8,141 | 4,862 | 3,279 | 0 |\5\ 8,503 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio ...................| 108,515 | 110,761 | 113,984 | 116,200 | 78,068 | 37,827 | 305 | 118,361 | 79,212 | 38,971 | 178 | 118,000 Oklahoma ...............| 39,568 | 40,215 | 40,876 | 41,498 | 19,268 | 17,684 | 4,546 | 41,318 | 19,429 | 17,707 | 4,182 | 41,452 Oregon .................| 26,757 | 26,935 | 27,152 | 27,803 | 14,730 | 8,400 | 4,673 | 28,094 | 15,033 | 8,229 | 4,832 | 30,895 Pennsylvania ...........| 106,432 | 108,014 | 111,065 | 114,525 | 52,804 | 47,289 | 14,432 | 116,963 | 53,774 | 48,018 | 15,171 | 116,900 Rhode Island ...........| 10,656 | 10,598 | 11,124 | 11,041 | 4,856 | 4,555 | 1,630 | 10,646 | 4,635 | 4,405 | 1,606 |\5\ 10,455 | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .........| 41,463 | 42,336 | 43,689 | 45,468 | 31,786 | 13,682 | 0 | 45,380 | 32,377 | 12,835 | 168 |\5\ 46,000 South Dakota ...........| 9,625 | 9,282 | 9,273 | 9,384 | 5,666 | 2,630 | 1,088 | 9,397 | 5,714 | 2,650 | 1,033 | 9,089 Tennessee ..............| 54,790 | 54,142 | 59,258 | 60,702 | 44,305 | 15,195 | 1,202 | 61,233 | 44,425 | 15,585 | 1,223 | 58,059 Texas ..................| 247,650 | 254,557 | 259,739 | 267,935 | 130,273 | 98,495 | 39,167 | 274,826 | 134,823 | 108,539 | 31,464 | 281,427 Utah ...................| 19,734 | 21,115 | 21,501 | 21,832 | 10,527 | 8,909 | 2,396 | 22,008 | 10,572 | 9,027 | 2,409 | 21,900 | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ................| 7,751 | 7,909 | 8,221 | 8,474 | 3,265 | 3,280 | 1,929 | 8,414 | 3,209 | 3,086 | 2,119 |\4\ 8,250 Virginia ...............|\3\ 74,526 |\3\ 77,575 |\3\ 79,323 |\3\ 85,037 |\3\ 48,937 | 36,100 | 0 |\3\ 91,560 |\3\ 50,225 | 41,335 | 0 | 87,823 Washington .............| 48,307 | 49,074 | 49,671 | 50,368 | 25,495 | 20,424 | 4,449 | 51,098 | 25,815 | 20,426 | 4,857 |\4\ 51,584 West Virginia...........| 20,888 | 20,947 | 20,989 | 21,082 | 10,337 | 7,016 | 3,729 | 20,930 | 10,293 | 6,905 | 3,732 | 19,970 Wisconsin ..............| 54,769 | 55,732 | 61,176 | 60,778 | 42,699 | 18,079 | 0 | 62,332 | 44,125 | 18,207 | 0 |\6\ 59,783 Wyoming ................| 6,729 | 6,677 | 6,713 | 6,940 | 3,213 | 3,532 | 195 | 6,783 | 3,216 | 3,490 | 77 | 6,730 |_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | Affairs .............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | dependents schools: | | | | | | | | | | | | Overseas schools\7\ ..| 5,000 | 5,227 | 5,171 | 7,415 | 3,204 | 2,149 | 2,062 | 5,105 | 2,003 | 1,607 | 1,495 | --- Domestic schools .....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2,400 | 1,166 | 509 | 725 | --- |=============|=============|=============|=============|=============|=============|========|=============|=============|=============|=========|============= Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa .........| 734 | 762 | 764 | 801 | 577 | 209 | 15 | 820 | 582 | 223 | 15 |\6\ 834 Guam ...................| 1,552 | 1,363 | 1,052 | 1,809 | 954 | 840 | 15 | 1,975 | 977 | 998 | 0 |\4\ 1,955 Northern Marianas ......| 441 | 483 | 496 | 488 | 288 | 193 | 7 | 526 | 308 | 215 | 3 |\4\ 543 Puerto Rico ............| 39,743 | 38,953 | 39,781 | 41,349 | 21,870 | 15,952 | 3,527 | 37,620 | 19,976 | 14,449 | 3,195 |\4\ 37,777 Virgin Islands .........| 1,580 | 1,559 | 1,567 | 1,528 | 753 | 748 | 27 | 1,511 | 727 | 733 | 51 | 1,418 ________________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ |
---Not available. \1\Data have been revised from previously published figures. \2\Unless otherwise indicated, data were estimated by state education agencies. \3\Includes imputations for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers. \4\Data imputed by the National Center for Education Statistics based on previous year's data. \5\Actual count reported by state. \6\Early estimate number reported by state, adjusted by the National Center for Education Statistics. \7\Includes overseas schools only through 1998. Data for 1999 include both overseas and domestic schools. Data for 2000 include only overseas schools. NOTE: Distribution of elementary and secondary teachers determined by reporting units. Elementary includes prekindergarten teachers. 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 2002.) |