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| Table 86. | Staff, enrollment, and pupil-staff ratios in public elementaryand secondary schools, by state: Fall 1989 to fall 1995 |
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| Pupil-staff ratio | Fall 1993 | Fall 1994\1\ | Fall 1995
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State or other area | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | | | Pupil- | | | Pupil- | | | Pupil-
| 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Staff |Enrollment | staff | Staff | Enrollment | staff | Staff | Enrollment | staff
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United States ....|\2\ 9.1 |\2\ 9.2 |\2\ 9.2 |\2\ 9.1 |\2\ 4,808,080 |43,464,916 |\2\ 9.0 |\2\ 4,904,757 |\2\ 44,111,482 |\2\ 9.0 |\2\ 4,994,358 |\2\ 44,840,481 |\2\ 9.0
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Alabama .............| 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.8 |\3\ 9.3 |\3\ 80,923 | 734,288 |\3\ 9.1 |\3\ 81,544 | 736,531 |\3\ 9.0 | 83,256 | 746,149 |\3\ 9.0
Alaska ..............| 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 15,689 | 125,948 | 8.0 |\3\ 15,150 | 127,057 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\ 15,022 | 127,618 |\3\ 8.5
Arizona .............| 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 74,679 | 709,453 | 9.5 | 74,540 | 737,424 | 9.9 | 75,931 | 743,566 | 9.8
Arkansas ............| 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 50,502 | 444,271 | 8.8 | 50,201 | 447,565 | 8.9 | 49,178 | 453,257 | 9.2
California ..........| 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 |\3\ 12.3 |\3\ 431,093 | 5,327,231 |\3\ 12.4 |\3\ 436,140 | 5,407,475 |\3\ 12.4 |\3\ 444,014 | 5,536,406 |\3\ 12.5
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Colorado ............| 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 62,927 | 625,062 | 9.9 | 64,985 | 640,521 | 9.9 | 67,447 | 656,279 | 9.7
Connecticut .........| 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 62,014 | 496,298 | 8.0 | 64,742 | 506,824 | 7.8 | 66,133 | 517,935 | 7.8
Delaware ............| 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 11,640 | 105,547 | 9.1 | 11,759 | 106,813 | 9.1 | 11,869 | 108,461 | 9.1
District of Columbia | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 10,591 | 80,678 | 7.6 | 10,507 | 80,450 | 7.7 | 9,410 | 79,802 | 8.5
Florida .............| 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 226,911 | 2,040,763 | 9.0 | 226,975 | 2,111,188 | 9.3 | 237,721 | 2,176,222 | 9.2
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Georgia .............| 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 156,005 | 1,235,304 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 161,390 | 1,270,948 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 165,058 | 1,311,126 |\3\ 7.9
Hawaii ..............| 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 18,292 | 180,410 | 9.9 | 16,567 | 183,795 | 11.1 | 16,841 | 187,180 | 11.1
Idaho ...............| 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 19,983 | 236,774 | 11.8 | 21,194 | 240,448 | 11.3 | 21,814 | 243,097 | 11.1
Illinois ............| 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 198,862 | 1,893,078 | 9.5 | 204,413 | 1,916,172 | 9.4 | 209,036 | 1,943,623 | 9.3
Indiana..............| 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 113,892 | 965,633 | 8.5 | 115,441 | 969,022 | 8.4 | 116,363 | 977,263 | 8.4
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Iowa ................| 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 60,267 | 498,519 | 8.3 | 60,469 | 500,440 | 8.3 | 62,075 | 502,343 | 8.1
Kansas ..............| 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 55,783 | 457,614 | 8.2 | 56,790 | 460,838 | 8.1 | 57,265 | 463,008 | 8.1
Kentucky ............| 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 81,279 | 655,265 | 8.1 | 81,720 | 657,642 | 8.0 | 84,425 | 659,821 | 7.8
Louisiana ...........| 8.8 | 8.6 |\4\ 12.0 | 8.7 | 93,197 | 800,560 | 8.6 | 96,124 | 797,933 | 8.3 | 93,070 | 797,366 | 8.6
Maine ...............| 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 28,865 | 216,995 | 7.5 | 29,264 | 212,601 | 7.3 | 29,413 | 213,569 | 7.3
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Maryland ............| 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 82,753 | 772,638 | 9.3 | 84,699 | 790,938 | 9.3 | 87,868 | 805,544 | 9.2
Massachusetts .......| 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 104,196 | 877,726 | 8.4 | 108,281 | 893,727 | 8.3 | 113,154 | 915,007 | 8.1
Michigan ............| 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 169,283 | 1,599,377 | 9.4 | 164,766 | 1,614,784 | 9.8 | 177,495 | 1,641,456 | 9.2
Minnesota ...........| 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 74,859 | 810,233 | 10.8 | 74,914 | 821,693 | 11.0 | 74,891 | 835,166 | 11.2
Mississippi .........| 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 59,853 | 505,907 | 8.5 | 60,708 | 505,962 | 8.3 | 60,855 | 506,272 | 8.3
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Missouri.............| 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 |\3\ 7.9 | 112,810 | 866,378 | 7.7 | 116,974 | 878,541 | 7.5 | 120,621 | 889,881 | 7.4
Montana .............|\4\ 12.1 |\4\ 12.2 |\4\ 11.9 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 18,717 | 163,009 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 18,452 | 164,341 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 18,586 | 165,547 |\3\ 8.9
Nebraska ............| 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 36,832 | 285,097 |\3\ 7.7 | 37,144 | 287,100 | 7.7 | 37,894 | 289,744 | 7.6
Nevada ..............|\4\ 18.1 |\4\ 17.3 |\4\ 16.1 |\3\ 10.4 | 22,418 | 235,800 | 10.5 | 23,098 | 250,747 | 10.9 | 23,742 | 265,041 | 11.2
New Hampshire .......| 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 21,913 | 185,360 | 8.5 | 22,336 | 189,319 | 8.5 | 23,143 | 194,171 | 8.4
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New Jersey ..........| 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 160,202 | 1,151,307 | 7.2 | 161,586 | 1,174,206 | 7.3 | 163,069 | 1,197,381 | 7.3
New Mexico ..........| 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 36,694 | 322,292 | 8.8 | 39,016 | 327,248 | 8.4 | 40,124 | 329,640 | 8.2
New York ............| 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 353,603 | 2,733,813 | 7.7 | 356,386 | 2,766,208 | 7.8 | 355,723 | 2,813,230 | 7.9
North Carolina ......| 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 |\3\ 8.6 | 133,059 | 1,133,231 | 8.5 |\3\ 137,791 | 1,156,767 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\ 140,204 | 1,183,090 |\3\ 8.4
North Dakota ........| 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 13,780 | 119,127 | 8.6 | 13,919 | 119,288 | 8.6 | 13,804 | 119,100 | 8.6
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Ohio ................| 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 201,828 | 1,807,319 | 9.0 | 200,141 | 1,814,290 | 9.1 | 194,579 | 1,836,015 | 9.4
Oklahoma ............| 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 73,067 | 604,076 | 8.3 |\3\ 78,270 | 609,718 |\3\ 7.8 |\3\ 83,802 | 616,393 |\3\ 7.4
Oregon ..............| 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 50,392 | 516,611 | 10.3 | 50,377 | 521,945 | 10.4 | 51,458 | 527,914 | 10.3
Pennsylvania ........| 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 190,885 | 1,744,082 | 9.1 | 193,696 | 1,764,946 | 9.1 | 198,087 | 1,787,533 | 9.0
Rhode Island ........| 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 15,442 | 145,676 | 9.4 | 15,438 | 147,487 | 9.6 | 16,517 | 149,799 | 9.1
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South Carolina ......| 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 |\3\ 71,433 | 643,696 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 74,196 | 648,725 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 74,859 | 645,586 |\3\ 8.6
South Dakota ........| 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 17,201 | 142,825 | 8.3 |\3\ 17,989 | 143,482 |\3\ 8.0 |\3\ 18,126 | 144,685 |\3\ 8.0
Tennessee ...........| 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 |\3\ 92,349 | 866,557 |\3\ 9.4 | 96,281 | 881,425 |\3\ 9.2 | 98,948 | 893,770 |\3\ 9.0
Texas ...............| 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 433,102 | 3,608,262 | 8.3 | 450,462 | 3,677,171 | 8.2 | 462,661 | 3,748,167 | 8.1
Utah ................| 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 35,301 | 471,365 | 13.4 | 36,186 | 474,675 | 13.1 | 37,385 | 477,121 | 12.8
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Vermont .............| 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 |\3\ 14,928 | 102,755 |\3\ 6.9 | 15,337 | 104,533 | 6.8 | 15,640 | 105,565 | 6.7
Virginia ............| 8.2 | 7.7 |\5\ 7.8 | 8.1 | 130,033 | 1,045,471 | 8.0 |\3\ 133,485 | 1,060,809 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 137,546 | 1,079,854 |\3\ 7.9
Washington ..........| 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 87,734 | 915,952 | 10.4 |\3\ 90,438 | 938,314 |\3\ 10.4 |\3\ 91,322 | 956,572 |\3\ 10.5
West Virginia........| 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 38,486 | 314,383 | 8.2 | 38,481 | 310,511 | 8.1 | 38,645 | 307,112 | 7.9
Wisconsin ...........| 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 88,640 | 844,001 | 9.5 | 100,996 | 860,581 | 8.5 | 95,105 | 870,175 | 9.1
Wyoming .............| 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 12,893 | 100,899 | 7.8 | 12,999 | 100,314 | 7.7 | 13,164 | 99,859 | 7.6
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American Samoa ......| 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 1,339 | 14,484 | 10.8 | 1,340 | 14,445 | 10.8 | 1,417 | 14,576 | 10.3
Guam ................| 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 3,839 | 30,920 | 8.1 | 4,730 | 32,185 | 6.8 | 3,728 | 32,960 | 8.8
Northern Marianas ...| 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 1,101 | 8,188 | 7.4 | 1,051 | 8,429 | 8.0 | 1,054 | 8,809 | 8.4
Puerto Rico .........| 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 68,005 | 631,460 | 9.3 |\4\ 68,868 | 621,121 |\4\ 9.0 | 69,731 | 627,620 | 9.0
Virgin Islands ......| 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 3,324 | 22,752 | 6.8 |\4\ 3,193 | 23,126 |\4\ 7.2 | 3,421 | 22,737 | 6.6
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\1\Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
\2\U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states. \3\Includes imputations for underreporting. \4\Support staff underreported. \5\Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and unpublished estimates. (This table was prepared April 1997.)
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