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Table 82. Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 through fall 2003
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                      |          Pupil/staff ratio    |            Fall 2001             |             Fall 2002\1\         |              Fall 2003
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                      |       |       |       |       |            |             | Pupil/|            |             | Pupil/|            |             | Pupil/
                      |   Fall|   Fall|   Fall|   Fall|            |             |  staff|            |             |  staff|            |             |  staff
State or jurisdiction |   1997|   1998|   1999|   2000|       Staff|   Enrollment|  ratio|       Staff|   Enrollment|  ratio|       Staff|   Enrollment| ratio
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1                     |      2|      3|      4|      5|           6|            7|      8|           9|           10|     11|          12|           13|     14
______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______
   United States\2\ ..|    8.8|    8.6|    8.3|    8.3|   5,904,195|   47,671,877|    8.1|   5,954,661|   48,183,086|    8.1|   5,948,475|   48,540,725|    8.2
                      |_______|_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______
Alabama ..............|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 8.2|\3\   88,160|\3\   737,190|\3\ 8.4|\3\   88,893|\3\   739,366|\3\ 8.3|     100,592|      731,220|\3\ 7.3
Alaska ...............|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 8.3|\3\   16,688|      134,358|\3\ 8.1|\3\   17,101|      134,364|\3\ 7.9|\3\   16,550|      133,933|\3\ 8.1
Arizona ..............|   10.1|\3\10.0|    9.7|    9.7|      93,976|      922,180|    9.8|      96,639|      937,755|    9.7|      96,341|    1,012,068|   10.5
Arkansas .............|\3\ 8.9|\3\11.1|    7.5|    7.1|      66,578|      449,805|    6.8|      63,815|      450,985|    7.1|      64,693|      454,523|    7.0
California ...........|\3\11.8|\3\11.5|\3\11.3|\3\11.1|\3\  574,466|\3\ 6,247,726|\3\10.9|\3\  581,756|\3\ 6,353,667|\3\10.9|\3\  572,835|\3\ 6,413,862|\3\11.2
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Colorado .............|    9.5|    9.2|    8.9|    8.7|      87,582|      742,145|    8.5|      90,397|      751,862|    8.3|      89,530|      757,693|    8.5
Connecticut ..........|    7.3|    7.0|    6.9|    6.8|      84,884|      570,228|    6.7|      86,361|      570,023|    6.6|      85,367|      577,203|    6.8
Delaware .............|    8.9|    8.8|    8.4|    9.1|      14,171|      115,560|    8.2|      14,449|      116,342|    8.1|      14,587|      117,668|    8.1
District of Columbia .|\3\ 8.8|    7.3|    8.1|    6.4|      11,391|       75,392|    6.6|      11,548|       76,166|    6.6|      10,608|       78,057|    7.4
Florida ..............|    9.0|    8.9|    8.8|    8.8|     282,696|    2,500,478|    8.8|     287,091|    2,539,929|    8.8|     295,775|    2,587,628|    8.7
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Georgia ..............|\3\ 8.5|    7.9|    7.7|    7.8|     190,053|    1,470,634|    7.7|     197,944|    1,496,012|    7.6|     200,512|    1,522,611|    7.6
Hawaii ...............|   11.1|   10.8|   10.4|   10.0|      19,464|      184,546|    9.5|      20,703|      183,829|    8.9|      21,113|      183,609|    8.7
Idaho ................|   10.6|   10.3|   10.1|   10.1|      24,773|      246,521|   10.0|      24,897|      248,604|   10.0|      25,133|      252,120|   10.0
Illinois .............|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.6|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 8.2|\3\  255,529|    2,071,391|\3\ 8.1|\3\  257,352|    2,084,187|\3\ 8.1|\3\  253,924|    2,100,961|\3\ 8.3
Indiana ..............|    8.1|    8.0|    7.9|    7.8|     128,939|      996,133|    7.7|     126,998|    1,003,875|    7.9|     130,532|    1,011,130|    7.7
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Iowa .................|    7.8|    7.6|    7.5|    7.3|      69,504|      485,932|    7.0|      67,426|      482,210|    7.2|      68,137|      481,226|    7.1
Kansas ...............|    7.9|    7.8|    7.4|    7.3|      65,155|      470,205|    7.2|      63,911|      470,957|    7.4|      63,778|      470,490|    7.4
Kentucky .............|\3\ 7.5|    7.2|    6.9|    7.4|      94,827|      654,363|    6.9|      95,839|      660,782|    6.9|      95,926|      663,885|    6.9
Louisiana ............|    7.9|    7.7|    7.5|    7.3|     101,552|      731,328|    7.2|     102,333|      730,464|    7.1|     102,990|      727,709|    7.1
Maine ................|    7.0|    6.7|    6.4|    6.2|      34,072|      205,586|    6.0|      34,586|      204,337|    5.9|      35,866|      202,084|    5.6
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Maryland .............|    9.5|    9.0|    9.0|    8.8|      99,282|      860,640|    8.7|     102,642|      866,743|    8.4|     102,525|      869,113|    8.5
Massachusetts ........|    7.8|    7.6|    7.1|    8.0|     125,629|      973,139|    7.7|     143,922|      982,989|    6.8|\3\  134,414|      980,459|\3\ 7.3
Michigan .............|    8.4|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.2|     214,894|    1,730,669|    8.1|     187,093|    1,785,160|    9.5|\3\  206,034|    1,757,604|\3\ 8.5
Minnesota ............|    8.8|    8.4|    8.2|\3\ 8.2|     104,741|      851,384|    8.1|\3\  105,311|      846,891|\3\ 8.0|     103,744|      842,854|    8.1
Mississippi ..........|    8.2|    7.7|    7.8|    7.7|      65,155|      493,507|    7.6|      66,133|      492,645|    7.4|      68,377|      493,540|    7.2
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Missouri .............|    8.2|    7.9|    7.8|    7.5|     124,755|      909,792|    7.3|     128,124|      906,499|    7.1|     125,783|      905,941|    7.2
Montana ..............|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 8.0|\3\   19,488|      151,947|\3\ 7.8|\3\   18,693|      149,995|\3\ 8.0|\3\   18,641|      148,356|\3\ 8.0
Nebraska .............|    7.7|    7.6|    7.4|    7.2|      40,541|      285,095|    7.0|      40,743|      285,402|    7.0|      40,573|      285,542|    7.0
Nevada ...............|   10.7|   10.7|   10.8|   10.9|      33,967|      356,814|   10.5|      33,443|      369,498|   11.0|      34,059|      385,401|   11.3
New Hampshire ........|    8.1|    8.0|    7.6|    7.4|      29,141|      206,847|    7.1|      30,087|      207,671|    6.9|      30,830|      207,417|    6.7
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New Jersey ...........|    7.5|    7.4|    7.2|    7.1|     193,337|    1,341,656|    6.9|     199,381|    1,367,438|    6.9|     204,038|    1,380,753|    6.8
New Mexico ...........|    8.2|    8.0|    7.5|    7.1|      44,941|      320,260|    7.1|      43,826|      320,234|    7.3|      44,841|      323,066|    7.2
New York .............|    7.6|    7.6|    7.1|    6.9|     423,199|    2,872,132|    6.8|     428,045|    2,888,233|    6.7|     394,178|    2,864,775|    7.3
North Carolina .......|\3\ 8.3|    8.2|    8.0|    8.0|     166,164|    1,315,363|    7.9|     169,328|    1,335,954|    7.9|     172,193|    1,360,209|    7.9
North Dakota .........|    8.0|    7.8|    7.5|    7.2|      14,895|      106,047|    7.1|      15,090|      104,225|    6.9|      15,066|      102,233|    6.8
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Ohio .................|    9.1|    8.8|    8.4|    8.2|     230,007|    1,830,985|    8.0|     242,372|    1,838,285|    7.6|     242,520|    1,845,428|    7.6
Oklahoma .............|    9.0|    8.9|    8.5|    8.3|      76,405|      622,139|    8.1|      74,422|      624,548|    8.4|      71,313|      626,160|    8.8
Oregon ...............|   10.2|   10.1|    9.8|    9.7|      57,333|      551,480|    9.6|      55,042|      554,071|   10.1|      54,272|      551,273|   10.2
Pennsylvania .........|    8.8|    8.7|    8.4|    8.1|     229,238|    1,821,627|    7.9|     231,251|    1,816,747|    7.9|     233,269|    1,821,146|    7.8
Rhode Island .........|    8.9|    8.7|    8.7|    8.9|      18,584|      158,046|    8.5|      18,303|      159,205|    8.7|\3\   19,892|      159,375|\3\ 8.0
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South Carolina .......|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 7.8|\3\ 9.8|\3\   71,338|      676,198|\3\ 9.5|\3\   63,039|      694,389|\3\11.0|\3\   62,910|      699,198|\3\11.1
South Dakota .........|    8.5|    8.0|    7.5|    7.1|      18,512|      127,542|    6.9|      19,031|      130,048|    6.8|      19,039|      125,537|    6.6
Tennessee ............|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.3|     111,927|\3\   924,899|\3\ 8.3|     114,358|\3\   927,608|\3\ 8.1|     116,118|      936,681|    8.1
Texas ................|    7.9|    7.8|    7.6|    7.5|     582,556|    4,163,447|    7.1|     594,002|    4,259,823|    7.2|     596,330|    4,331,751|    7.3
Utah .................|   12.2|   12.3|   11.9|   11.8|      41,111|      484,677|   11.8|      41,588|      489,262|   11.8|      41,545|      495,981|   11.9
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Vermont ..............|    6.5|    6.3|    6.0|    5.7|      18,050|      101,179|    5.6|      18,384|       99,978|    5.4|      18,701|       99,103|    5.3
Virginia .............|\3\ 7.8|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 7.2|\3\ 7.1|     165,249|    1,163,091|    7.0|     162,994|    1,177,229|    7.2|     166,578|    1,192,092|    7.2
Washington ...........|   10.7|   10.6|   10.5|   10.3|     112,020|    1,009,200|    9.0|     112,740|    1,014,798|    9.0|     109,294|    1,021,349|    9.3
West Virginia ........|    7.8|    7.7|    7.5|    7.4|      37,675|      282,885|    7.5|      38,132|      282,455|    7.4|      37,957|      281,215|    7.4
Wisconsin ............|\3\ 8.6|    8.0|    8.0|    8.2|     115,917|      879,361|    7.6|     113,262|      881,231|    7.8|     104,531|      880,031|    8.4
Wyoming ..............|    7.2|    6.9|    6.6|    6.4|      13,684|       88,128|    6.4|\3\   13,841|       88,116|\3\ 6.4|      14,121|       87,462|    6.2
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Bureau of Indian      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
   Affairs ...........|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |         ---|       46,476|   --- |        --- |       46,126|   --- |        --- |       45,828|   ---
Department of Defense |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
   dependents schools |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
  Overseas schools ...|   10.0|   10.0|\4\ 9.3|    9.5|       7,889|       73,212|    9.3|       7,045|       72,889|   10.3|       7,282|       71,053|    9.8
  Domestic schools ...|   --- |   --- |   --- |    8.4|       4,321|       32,847|    7.6|       4,200|       32,115|    7.6|       4,157|       30,603|    7.4
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Other jurisdictions   |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
  American Samoa .....|   10.1|   10.1|    9.6|    9.6|       1,686|       15,897|    9.4|       1,735|       15,984|    9.2|       1,771|       15,893|    9.0
  Guam ...............|   11.1|   10.5|    8.9|    8.5|       3,765|       31,992|    8.5|        --- |          ---|   --- |       3,466|       31,572|    9.1
  Northern Marianas ..|    8.5|    9.1|   10.2|    9.6|       1,019|       10,479|   10.3|       1,093|       11,251|   10.3|       1,155|       11,244|    9.7
  Puerto Rico ........|\5\ 8.9|    8.9|    8.5|    8.9|      75,254|      604,177|    8.0|      74,553|      596,502|    8.0|      74,697|      584,916|    7.8
  Virgin Islands .....|    7.0|    6.9|    7.0|    6.7|       2,817|       18,780|    6.7|       3,036|       18,333|    6.0|       2,896|       17,716|    6.1
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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 both overseas and domestic schools.
\5\Support staff underreported.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1997-98 through 2003-04. (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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