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(20 KB)| Table 84. | Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1992 to fall 1998 |
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| Pupil/staff ratio | Fall 1996 | Fall 1997\1\ | Fall 1998
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State or other area | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | | | Pupil/ | | | Pupil/ | | | Pupil/
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | Staff | Enrollment | staff | Staff | Enrollment | staff | Staff | Enrollment | staff
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United States\2\ .| 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5,091,205 | 45,611,046 | 9.0 | 5,266,415 | 46,126,897 | 8.8 | 5,416,699 | 46,534,687 | 8.6
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Alabama .............|\3\ 9.3 |\3\ 9.1 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 84,909 |\3\ 747,932 |\3\ 8.8 |\3\ 85,945 |\3\ 749,207 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 87,641 |\3\ 747,970 |\3\ 8.5
Alaska ..............| 8.3 | 8.0 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 14,789 | 129,919 |\3\ 8.8 |\3\ 14,951 | 132,123 |\3\ 8.8 |\3\ 15,684 | 135,373 |\3\ 8.6
Arizona .............| 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 79,429 | 799,250 | 10.1 | 80,907 | 814,113 | 10.1 |\3\ 85,009 | 848,262 |\3\10.0
Arkansas ............| 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 |\3\ 51,005 | 457,349 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 51,271 | 456,497 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 40,775 | 452,256 |\3\11.1
California ..........|\3\12.3 |\3\12.4 |\3\12.4 |\3\12.5 |\3\ 468,207 |\3\ 5,686,198 |\3\12.1 |\3\ 493,791 |\3\ 5,803,887 |\3\11.8 |\3\ 514,422 |\3\ 5,925,964 |\3\11.5
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Colorado ............| 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 71,226 | 673,438 | 9.5 | 72,247 | 687,167 | 9.5 | 76,125 | 699,135 | 9.2
Connecticut .........| 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 68,861 | 527,129 | 7.7 | 73,529 | 535,164 | 7.3 | 77,410 | 544,698 | 7.0
Delaware ............| 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 12,203 | 110,549 | 9.1 | 12,554 | 111,960 | 8.9 | 12,869 | 113,262 | 8.8
District of Columbia | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9,318 | 78,648 | 8.4 |\3\ 8,724 | 77,111 |\3\ 8.8 | 9,840 | 71,889 | 7.3
Florida .............| 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 248,773 | 2,242,212 | 9.0 | 256,313 | 2,294,077 | 9.0 | 262,170 | 2,337,633 | 8.9
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Georgia .............|\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 151,369 | 1,346,761 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 161,779 | 1,375,980 |\3\ 8.5 | 177,832 | 1,401,291 | 7.9
Hawaii ..............| 10.0 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 16,867 | 187,653 | 11.1 | 17,117 | 189,887 | 11.1 | 17,354 | 188,069 | 10.8
Idaho ...............| 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 22,611 | 245,252 | 10.8 | 23,100 | 244,403 | 10.6 | 23,833 | 244,722 | 10.3
Illinois ............| 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 |\3\ 221,325 | 1,973,040 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 229,218 | 1,998,289 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 234,721 | 2,011,530 |\3\ 8.6
Indiana..............| 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 119,800 | 982,876 | 8.2 | 121,748 | 986,836 | 8.1 | 124,097 | 988,094 | 8.0
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Iowa ................| 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 63,003 | 502,941 | 8.0 | 64,265 | 501,054 | 7.8 | 65,967 | 498,214 | 7.6
Kansas ..............| 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 58,040 | 466,293 | 8.0 | 59,603 | 468,687 | 7.9 | 60,829 | 472,353 | 7.8
Kentucky ............| 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 |\3\ 74,880 | 656,089 |\3\ 8.8 |\3\ 88,991 | 669,322 |\3\ 7.5 | 91,088 | 655,687 | 7.2
Louisiana ...........| 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 94,113 | 793,296 | 8.4 | 98,537 | 776,813 | 7.9 | 99,401 | 768,734 | 7.7
Maine ...............| 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 30,246 | 213,593 | 7.1 | 30,534 | 212,579 | 7.0 | 31,298 | 210,503 | 6.7
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Maryland ............| 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 85,522 | 818,583 | 9.6 | 87,367 | 830,744 | 9.5 | 93,313 | 841,671 | 9.0
Massachusetts .......| 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 116,749 | 933,898 | 8.0 | 121,359 | 949,006 | 7.8 | 126,843 | 962,317 | 7.6
Michigan ............| 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 194,954 | 1,685,714 | 8.6 | 202,128 | 1,702,717 | 8.4 | 209,413 |\3\ 1,720,266 |\3\ 8.2
Minnesota ...........| 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 86,856 | 847,204 | 9.8 | 97,365 | 853,621 | 8.8 | 96,009 | 855,119 | 8.9
Mississippi .........| 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 61,125 | 503,967 | 8.2 | 61,693 | 504,792 | 8.2 | 65,023 | 502,379 | 7.7
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Missouri.............|\3\ 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 108,042 | 900,517 | 8.3 | 111,067 | 910,613 | 8.2 | 115,847 | 912,445 | 7.9
Montana .............|\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 8.9 |\3\ 18,865 | 164,627 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 19,044 | 162,335 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 19,024 | 159,988 |\3\ 8.4
Nebraska ............|\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 38,038 | 291,967 | 7.7 | 37,777 | 292,681 | 7.7 | 38,207 | 291,140 | 7.6
Nevada ..............|\3\10.4 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 25,463 | 282,131 | 11.1 | 27,830 | 296,621 | 10.7 | 29,132 | 311,061 | 10.7
New Hampshire .......| 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 23,963 | 198,308 | 8.3 | 24,778 | 201,629 | 8.1 | 25,574 | 204,713 | 8.0
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New Jersey ..........| 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 163,102 | 1,227,832 | 7.5 | 166,796 | 1,250,276 | 7.5 | 171,196 | 1,268,996 | 7.4
New Mexico ..........| 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 40,785 | 332,632 | 8.2 | 40,579 | 331,673 | 8.2 | 41,125 | 328,753 | 8.0
New York ............| 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 363,586 | 2,843,131 | 7.8 | 374,182 | 2,861,823 | 7.6 | 376,189 | 2,877,143 | 7.6
North Carolina ......|\3\ 8.6 | 8.5 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\ 8.4 |\3\ 145,098 | 1,210,108 |\3\ 8.3 |\3\ 149,264 | 1,236,083 |\3\ 8.3 | 152,899 | 1,254,821 | 8.2
North Dakota ........| 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 14,552 | 120,123 | 8.3 | 14,862 | 118,572 | 8.0 | 14,765 | 114,597 | 7.8
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Ohio ................| 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 196,994 | 1,844,698 | 9.4 | 203,086 | 1,847,114 | 9.1 | 209,689 | 1,842,559 | 8.8
Oklahoma ............| 8.3 | 8.3 |\3\ 7.8 |\3\ 7.4 |\3\ 68,190 | 620,695 |\3\ 9.1 | 69,294 | 623,681 | 9.0 | 70,762 | 628,492 | 8.9
Oregon ..............| 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 52,259 | 537,854 | 10.3 | 53,094 | 541,346 | 10.2 | 53,781 | 542,809 | 10.1
Pennsylvania ........| 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 201,134 | 1,804,256 | 9.0 | 205,642 | 1,815,151 | 8.8 | 209,862 | 1,816,414 | 8.7
Rhode Island ........| 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 16,823 | 151,324 | 9.0 | 17,197 | 153,321 | 8.9 | 17,832 | 154,785 | 8.7
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South Carolina ......| 9.5 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 8.7 |\3\ 8.6 |\3\ 76,730 |\3\ 652,816 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 79,219 |\3\ 659,273 |\3\ 8.3 |\3\ 81,370 |\3\ 664,592 |\3\ 8.2
South Dakota ........| 8.6 | 8.3 |\3\ 8.0 |\3\ 8.0 | 18,088 | 143,331 | 7.9 | 16,846 | 142,443 | 8.5 | 16,525 | 132,495 | 8.0
Tennessee ...........| 9.9 |\3\ 9.4 |\3\ 9.2 |\3\ 9.0 | 101,434 |\3\ 904,818 |\3\ 8.9 | 102,349 |\3\ 893,044 |\3\ 8.7 | 110,069 |\3\ 905,442 |\3\ 8.2
Texas ...............| 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 477,896 | 3,828,975 | 8.0 | 492,932 | 3,891,877 | 7.9 | 506,134 | 3,945,367 | 7.8
Utah ................| 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 37,461 | 481,812 | 12.9 | 39,630 | 482,957 | 12.2 | 39,198 | 481,176 | 12.3
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Vermont .............| 6.6 |\3\ 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 15,693 | 106,341 | 6.8 | 16,388 | 105,984 | 6.5 | 16,817 | 105,120 | 6.3
Virginia ............| 8.1 | 8.0 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 139,177 | 1,096,093 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 142,743 | 1,110,815 |\3\ 7.8 | 146,267 | 1,124,022 | 7.7
Washington ..........| 11.0 | 10.4 |\3\10.4 |\3\10.5 |\3\ 90,345 | 974,504 |\3\10.8 | 92,338 | 991,235 | 10.7 | 93,750 | 998,053 | 10.6
West Virginia........| 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 38,099 | 304,052 | 8.0 | 38,499 | 301,419 | 7.8 | 38,655 | 297,530 | 7.7
Wisconsin ...........| 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 99,871 | 879,259 | 8.8 |\3\ 102,362 | 881,780 |\3\ 8.6 | 109,266 | 879,542 | 8.0
Wyoming .............| 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 13,337 | 99,058 | 7.4 | 13,581 | 97,115 | 7.2 | 13,798 | 95,241 | 6.9
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American Samoa ......| 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 1,470 | 14,766 | 10.0 | 1,499 | 15,214 | 10.1 | 1,524 | 15,372 | 10.1
Guam ................| 8.6 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 3,127 | 33,393 | 10.7 | 2,925 | 32,444 | 11.1 | 3,073 | 32,222 | 10.5
Northern Marianas ...| 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 1,207 | 9,041 | 7.5 | 1,085 | 9,246 | 8.5 | 1,041 | 9,498 | 9.1
Puerto Rico .........| 9.4 | 9.3 |\4\ 9.0 |\4\ 9.0 | 68,088 | 618,861 | 9.1 | 69,368 | 617,157 | 8.9 | 68,999 | 613,862 | 8.9
Virgin Islands ......| 6.8 | 6.8 |\4\ 7.2 |\4\ 6.6 | 6,368 | 22,385 | 3.5 | 3,153 | 22,136 | 7.0 | 3,055 | 20,976 | 6.9
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\1\Data revised from previously published data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and unpublished estimates. (This table was prepared March 2000.)
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