Table 84. | Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1994 to fall 2000 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Pupil/staff ratio | Fall 1998 | Fall 1999\1\ | Fall 2000 |___________________________________|_____________________________________|_____________________________________|_____________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 _________________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ 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 |________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 |________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | Affairs ..............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 50,125 | --- | --- | 49,076 | --- | --- | 46,938 | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 |========|========|========|========|=============|==============|========|=============|==============|========|=============|==============|======== 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 _________________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ |
---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.) |