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Table 84. Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1994 to fall 2000

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                         |     Pupil/staff ratio             |           Fall 1998                 |           Fall 1999\1\              |           Fall 2000
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   State or other area   |  Fall  |  Fall  |  Fall  |  Fall  |             |              | Pupil/ |             |              | Pupil/ |             |              | Pupil/
                         |  1994  |  1995  |  1996  |  1997  |     Staff   |   Enrollment | staff  |     Staff   |   Enrollment | staff  |     Staff   |   Enrollment | staff
                         |        |        |        |        |             |              | ratio  |             |              | ratio  |             |              | ratio
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            1            |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |       6     |        7     |     8  |       9     |       10     |    11  |       12    |       13     |    14
_________________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________
   United States\2\ .....|    9.0 |    9.0 |    9.0 |    8.8 |   5,419,181 |   46,538,585 |    8.6 |   5,632,004 |   46,857,149 |    8.3 |   5,726,822 |   47,222,778 |    8.2
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Alabama .................|\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 8.8 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\   87,654 |\3\   747,980 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\   88,492 |\3\   740,732 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\   89,823 |\3\   740,176 |\3\ 8.2
Alaska ..................|\3\ 8.4 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 8.8 |\3\ 8.8 |\3\   16,098 |      135,373 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\   16,088 |      134,391 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\   15,988 |      133,356 |\3\ 8.3
Arizona .................|    9.9 |    9.8 |   10.1 |   10.1 |\3\   85,015 |      848,262 |\3\10.0 |      88,259 |      852,612 |    9.7 |      90,115 |      877,696 |    9.7
Arkansas ................|    8.9 |    9.2 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\   40,778 |      452,256 |\3\11.1 |      59,755 |      451,034 |    7.5 |      61,917 |      449,959 |    7.3
California ..............|\3\12.4 |\3\12.5 |\3\12.1 |\3\11.8 |\3\  514,520 |\3\ 5,926,037 |\3\11.5 |\3\  532,754 |\3\ 6,038,590 |\3\11.3 |\3\  539,301 |\3\ 6,142,348 |\3\11.4
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Colorado ................|    9.9 |    9.7 |    9.5 |    9.5 |      76,125 |      699,135 |    9.2 |      79,672 |      708,109 |    8.9 |      82,827 |      724,508 |    8.7
Connecticut .............|    7.8 |    7.8 |    7.7 |    7.3 |      77,410 |      544,698 |    7.0 |      79,847 |      553,993 |    6.9 |      82,107 |      562,179 |    6.8
Delaware ................|    9.1 |    9.1 |    9.1 |    8.9 |      12,869 |      113,262 |    8.8 |      13,369 |      112,836 |    8.4 |      12,618 |      114,676 |    9.1
District of Columbia ....|    7.7 |    8.5 |    8.4 |\3\ 8.8 |       9,840 |       71,889 |    7.3 |\3\    9,493 |       77,194 |\3\ 8.1 |      10,712 |       68,925 |    6.4
Florida .................|    9.3 |    9.2 |    9.0 |    9.0 |     262,170 |    2,337,633 |    8.9 |     271,339 |    2,381,396 |    8.8 |     276,421 |    2,434,821 |    8.8
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Georgia .................|\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 8.5 |     177,832 |    1,401,291 |    7.9 |     183,674 |    1,422,762 |    7.7 |     184,867 |    1,444,937 |    7.8
Hawaii ..................|   11.1 |   11.1 |   11.1 |   11.1 |      17,354 |      188,069 |   10.8 |      17,902 |      185,860 |   10.4 |      18,352 |      184,360 |   10.0
Idaho ...................|   11.3 |   11.1 |   10.8 |   10.6 |      23,833 |      244,722 |   10.3 |      24,192 |      245,136 |   10.1 |      24,386 |      245,117 |   10.1
Illinois ................|    9.4 |    9.3 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\  234,318 |    2,011,530 |\3\ 8.6 |\3\  244,538 |    2,027,600 |\3\ 8.3 |\3\  250,643 |    2,048,792 |\3\ 8.2
Indiana..................|    8.4 |    8.4 |    8.2 |    8.1 |     124,097 |      989,001 |    8.0 |     125,236 |      988,702 |    7.9 |     126,834 |      989,225 |    7.8
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Iowa ....................|    8.3 |    8.1 |    8.0 |    7.8 |      65,967 |      498,214 |    7.6 |      65,957 |      497,301 |    7.5 |      67,765 |      495,080 |    7.3
Kansas ..................|    8.1 |    8.1 |    8.0 |    7.9 |      60,829 |      472,353 |    7.8 |      63,771 |      472,188 |    7.4 |      64,152 |      470,610 |    7.3
Kentucky ................|    8.0 |    7.8 |\3\ 8.8 |\3\ 7.5 |      91,088 |      655,687 |    7.2 |      93,332 |      648,180 |    6.9 |      89,674 |      665,850 |    7.4
Louisiana ...............|    8.3 |    8.6 |    8.4 |    7.9 |      99,401 |      768,734 |    7.7 |     101,233 |      756,579 |    7.5 |     101,201 |      743,089 |    7.3
Maine ...................|    7.3 |    7.3 |    7.1 |    7.0 |      31,297 |      211,051 |    6.7 |      32,502 |      209,253 |    6.4 |      33,305 |      207,037 |    6.2
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Maryland ................|    9.3 |    9.2 |    9.6 |    9.5 |      93,313 |      841,671 |    9.0 |      93,620 |      846,582 |    9.0 |      96,504 |      852,920 |    8.8
Massachusetts ...........|    8.3 |    8.1 |    8.0 |    7.8 |     126,843 |      962,317 |    7.6 |\3\  136,254 |      971,425 |\3\ 7.1 |     122,481 |      975,150 |    8.0
Michigan ................|    9.8 |    9.2 |    8.6 |    8.4 |     209,413 |\3\ 1,720,287 |\3\ 8.2 |     210,701 |\3\ 1,725,639 |\3\ 8.2 |     210,481 |\3\ 1,743,337 |\3\ 8.3
Minnesota ...............|   11.0 |   11.2 |    9.8 |    8.8 |     101,583 |      856,455 |    8.4 |     104,546 |      854,034 |    8.2 |\3\  103,570 |      854,340 |\3\ 8.2
Mississippi .............|    8.3 |    8.3 |    8.2 |    8.2 |      65,023 |      502,379 |    7.7 |      63,946 |      500,716 |    7.8 |      64,723 |      497,871 |    7.7
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Missouri.................|    7.5 |    7.4 |    8.3 |    8.2 |     116,304 |      913,494 |    7.9 |     117,076 |      914,110 |    7.8 |     121,614 |      912,744 |    7.5
Montana .................|\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\   18,991 |      159,988 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\   20,032 |      157,556 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\   19,512 |      154,875 |\3\ 7.9
Nebraska ................|\3\ 7.7 |    7.6 |    7.7 |    7.7 |      38,207 |      291,140 |    7.6 |      39,142 |      288,261 |    7.4 |      39,925 |      286,199 |    7.2
Nevada ..................|   10.9 |   11.2 |   11.1 |   10.7 |      29,132 |      311,061 |   10.7 |      30,247 |      325,610 |   10.8 |      31,192 |      340,706 |   10.9
New Hampshire ...........|    8.5 |    8.4 |    8.3 |    8.1 |      25,574 |      204,713 |    8.0 |      27,129 |      206,783 |    7.6 |      28,055 |      208,461 |    7.4
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New Jersey ..............|    7.3 |    7.3 |    7.5 |    7.5 |     171,196 |    1,268,996 |    7.4 |     178,053 |    1,289,256 |    7.2 |     186,523 |    1,307,828 |    7.0
New Mexico ..............|    8.4 |    8.2 |    8.2 |    8.2 |      41,125 |      328,753 |    8.0 |      43,184 |      324,495 |    7.5 |      44,980 |      320,306 |    7.1
New York ................|    7.8 |    7.9 |    7.8 |    7.6 |     376,189 |    2,877,143 |    7.6 |     408,977 |    2,887,776 |    7.1 |     416,236 |    2,882,188 |    6.9
North Carolina ..........|\3\ 8.4 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\ 8.3 |\3\ 8.3 |     152,899 |    1,254,821 |    8.2 |     158,696 |    1,275,925 |    8.0 |     162,431 |    1,293,638 |    8.0
North Dakota ............|    8.6 |    8.6 |    8.3 |    8.0 |      14,765 |      114,927 |    7.8 |      15,132 |      112,751 |    7.5 |      15,115 |      109,201 |    7.2
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Ohio ....................|    9.1 |    9.4 |    9.4 |    9.1 |     209,668 |    1,842,163 |    8.8 |     217,634 |    1,836,554 |    8.4 |     222,961 |    1,835,049 |    8.2
Oklahoma ................|\3\ 7.8 |\3\ 7.4 |\3\ 9.1 |    9.0 |      70,752 |      628,492 |    8.9 |      73,831 |      627,032 |    8.5 |      75,148 |      623,110 |    8.3
Oregon ..................|   10.4 |   10.3 |   10.3 |   10.2 |      53,781 |      542,809 |   10.1 |      55,610 |      545,033 |    9.8 |      56,168 |      546,231 |    9.7
Pennsylvania ............|    9.1 |    9.0 |    9.0 |    8.8 |     209,862 |    1,816,414 |    8.7 |     216,725 |    1,816,716 |    8.4 |     223,935 |    1,814,311 |    8.1
Rhode Island ............|    9.6 |    9.1 |    9.0 |    8.9 |      17,832 |      154,785 |    8.7 |      17,927 |      156,454 |    8.7 |      17,737 |      157,347 |    8.9
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South Carolina ..........|\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 8.6 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 8.3 |\3\   81,479 |\3\   664,600 |\3\ 8.2 |\3\   85,481 |      666,780 |\3\ 7.8 |\3\   85,584 |      677,411 |\3\ 7.9
South Dakota ............|\3\ 8.0 |\3\ 8.0 |    7.9 |    8.5 |      16,525 |      132,495 |    8.0 |      17,437 |      131,037 |    7.5 |      18,072 |      128,603 |    7.1
Tennessee ...............|\3\ 9.2 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 8.7 |     110,068 |\3\   905,454 |\3\ 8.2 |     111,798 |\3\   916,202 |\3\ 8.2 |     113,272 |\3\   909,388 |\3\ 8.0
Texas ...................|    8.2 |    8.1 |    8.0 |    7.9 |     506,134 |    3,945,367 |    7.8 |     523,948 |    3,991,783 |    7.6 |     542,791 |    4,059,619 |    7.5
Utah ....................|   13.1 |   12.8 |   12.9 |   12.2 |      39,198 |      481,176 |   12.3 |      40,235 |      480,255 |   11.9 |      40,717 |      481,687 |   11.8
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Vermont .................|\3\ 6.8 |    6.7 |    6.8 |    6.5 |      16,817 |      105,120 |    6.3 |      17,408 |      104,559 |    6.0 |      17,772 |      102,049 |    5.7
Virginia ................|\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 7.8 |     142,544 |    1,124,022 |    7.9 |\3\  157,206 |    1,133,994 |\3\ 7.2 |\3\  167,074 |    1,144,915 |\3\ 6.9
Washington ..............|\3\10.4 |\3\10.5 |\3\10.8 |   10.7 |      93,750 |      998,053 |   10.6 |      96,033 |    1,003,714 |   10.5 |      97,636 |    1,004,770 |   10.3
West Virginia............|    8.1 |    7.9 |    8.0 |    7.8 |      38,655 |      297,530 |    7.7 |      38,709 |      291,811 |    7.5 |      38,549 |      286,367 |    7.4
Wisconsin ...............|    8.5 |    9.1 |    8.8 |\3\ 8.6 |     109,266 |      879,542 |    8.0 |     109,951 |      877,753 |    8.0 |     109,104 |      879,476 |    8.1
Wyoming .................|    7.7 |    7.6 |    7.4 |    7.2 |      13,798 |       95,241 |    6.9 |      13,931 |       92,105 |    6.6 |      13,952 |       89,940 |    6.4
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Bureau of Indian         |        |        |        |        |             |              |        |             |              |        |             |              |
   Affairs ..............|    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |         --- |       50,125 |    --- |         --- |       49,076 |    --- |         --- |       46,938 |    ---
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Department of Defense    |        |        |        |        |             |              |        |             |              |        |             |              |
   dependents schools:   |        |        |        |        |             |              |        |             |              |        |             |              |
   Overseas schools\4\ ..|    --- |    --- |   10.0 |   10.0 |       7,782 |       78,170 |   10.0 |      11,588 |      108,035 |    9.3 |       7,736 |       73,581 |    9.5
   Domestic schools .....|    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |         --- |          --- |    --- |         --- |          --- |    --- |       4,055 |       34,174 |    8.4
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     Outlying areas      |        |        |        |        |             |              |        |             |              |        |             |              |
American Samoa ..........|   10.8 |   10.3 |   10.0 |   10.1 |       1,524 |       15,372 |   10.1 |       1,613 |       15,477 |    9.6 |       1,639 |       15,702 |    9.6
Guam ....................|    6.8 |    8.8 |   10.2 |   11.1 |       3,073 |       32,222 |   10.5 |       3,685 |       32,951 |    8.9 |       3,836 |       32,473 |    8.5
Northern Marianas .......|    8.0 |    8.4 |    8.6 |    8.5 |       1,041 |        9,498 |    9.1 |         956 |        9,732 |   10.2 |       1,047 |       10,004 |    9.6
Puerto Rico .............|\5\ 9.0 |\5\ 9.0 |\5\ 8.7 |\5\ 8.9 |      68,999 |      613,862 |    8.9 |      71,891 |      613,019 |    8.5 |      69,188 |      612,725 |    8.9
Virgin Islands ..........|    7.2 |    6.6 |    7.0 |    7.0 |       3,055 |       20,976 |    6.9 |       2,964 |       20,866 |    7.0 |       2,899 |       19,459 |    6.7
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---Not available.
\1\Data revised from previously published figures.
\2\U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states.
\3\Includes imputations for underreporting.
\4\Includes overseas schools only through 1998. Data for 1999 include both overseas and domestic schools. Data for 2000 include only overseas schools.
\5\Support staff underreported.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and unpublished estimates. (This table was prepared February 2002.)


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