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Table 66. Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state: Fall 1996 to fall 2001

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                        |      Fall   |      Fall   |      Fall   |__________________________________________________|___________________________________________________|  Estimated,
                        |      1996   |      1997   |      1998   |             |             |             |        |             |             |             |         |    fall
  State or other area   |             |             |             |             |             |             |        |             |             |             |         |    2001\2\
                        |             |             |             |     Total   |   Elementary|   Secondary | Unclas-|     Total   |   Elementary|   Secondary | Unclas- |
                        |             |             |             |             |             |             | sified |             |             |             | sified  |
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           1            |       2     |       3     |       4     |       5     |       6     |       7     |   8    |       9     |       10    |       11    |   12    |     13
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   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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bureau of Indian        |             |             |             |             |             |             |        |             |             |             |         |
   Affairs .............|         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |    --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |     --- |         ---
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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 |         ---
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     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
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\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.)


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