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Table 64. Public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios, by level, type, and enrollment size of school: Fall 1987 to fall 1999

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Type, level, and enroll-|1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |1992 |1993 |1994 |1995 |1996 |1997 |1998 |1999
  ment size of school   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
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           1            |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14
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All schools ............|17.9 |17.9 |17.9 |17.4 |17.6 |17.7 |17.8 |17.7 |17.8 |17.6 |17.2 |16.9 |16.6
  Under 300 ............|14.6 |14.8 |14.6 |14.0 |14.1 |14.1 |14.3 |14.1 |14.1 |14.0 |13.7 |13.6 |13.3
  300 to 499 ...........|17.6 |17.7 |17.6 |17.0 |17.1 |17.0 |17.3 |17.2 |17.1 |16.9 |16.5 |16.2 |15.8
  500 to 999 ...........|18.5 |18.4 |18.5 |18.0 |18.1 |18.1 |18.2 |18.1 |18.2 |17.9 |17.5 |17.1 |16.8
  1,000 to 1,499 .......|18.5 |18.3 |18.5 |17.9 |18.2 |18.6 |18.5 |18.6 |18.7 |18.5 |18.1 |17.7 |17.6
  1,500 or more ........|19.4 |20.1 |19.4 |19.2 |19.6 |20.0 |19.7 |19.9 |20.0 |20.0 |19.7 |19.3 |19.3
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  Regular schools ......|18.1 |18.0 |18.1 |17.6 |17.7 |17.8 |17.9 |17.8 |17.9 |17.7 |17.3 |17.0 |16.7
  Alternative ..........|16.0 |14.8 |16.0 |14.2 |15.8 |16.5 |17.4 |18.0 |16.6 |16.6 |16.5 |16.4 |15.8
  Special education ....| 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2
  Vocational ...........|13.0 | --- |13.0 |13.0 |12.3 |13.0 |13.1 |12.9 |12.7 |12.9 |12.9 |13.1 |13.0
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  Elementary schools ...|18.6 |18.6 |18.6 |18.1 |18.2 |18.1 |18.2 |18.0 |18.1 |17.8 |17.4 |17.0 |16.7
    Regular ............|18.7 |18.7 |18.7 |18.2 |18.2 |18.1 |18.3 |18.0 |18.1 |17.9 |17.4 |17.0 |16.7
      Under 300 ........|16.6 |16.7 |16.6 |16.0 |16.1 |15.9 |16.0 |15.7 |15.7 |15.6 |15.3 |15.1 |14.6
      300 to 499 .......|18.3 |18.3 |18.3 |17.6 |17.6 |17.5 |17.7 |17.5 |17.5 |17.2 |16.8 |16.4 |16.1
      500 to 999 .......|19.4 |19.4 |19.4 |18.8 |18.8 |18.7 |18.8 |18.5 |18.6 |18.3 |17.8 |17.4 |17.1
      1,000 to 1,499 ...|20.1 |20.0 |20.1 |19.5 |19.6 |19.7 |19.7 |19.6 |19.7 |19.4 |18.8 |18.4 |18.3
      1,500 or more ....|19.5 |18.9 |19.5 |19.9 |20.9 |20.3 |21.2 |20.4 |20.9 |21.2 |20.7 |19.9 |20.0
                        |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
  Secondary schools ... |17.2 |17.2 |17.2 |16.6 |16.9 |17.3 |17.3 |17.5 |17.6 |17.5 |17.3 |17.0 |16.8
    Regular ............|17.3 |17.1 |17.3 |16.7 |17.0 |17.4 |17.4 |17.6 |17.7 |17.6 |17.4 |17.1 |16.9
      Under 300 ........|12.4 |12.7 |12.4 |12.3 |12.3 |12.3 |12.6 |12.7 |12.8 |12.7 |12.5 |12.5 |12.0
      300 to 499 .......|15.5 |15.4 |15.5 |14.9 |15.1 |15.3 |15.5 |15.7 |15.7 |15.5 |15.3 |15.1 |14.6
      500 to 999 .......|16.8 |16.6 |16.8 |16.1 |16.4 |16.7 |16.7 |16.8 |16.9 |16.7 |16.4 |16.2 |16.0
      1,000 to 1,499 ...|17.9 |17.7 |17.9 |17.2 |17.5 |17.9 |17.8 |17.9 |18.0 |17.9 |17.5 |17.2 |17.1
      1,500 or more ....|19.5 |19.5 |19.5 |19.3 |19.6 |20.0 |19.6 |19.9 |20.0 |20.0 |19.7 |19.3 |19.2
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  Combined schools ...  |15.5 |15.9 |15.5 |14.5 |15.0 |14.8 |15.3 |15.1 |15.0 |14.7 |14.4 |13.4 |13.4
    Under 300 ..........| 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.1
    300 to 499 .........|14.4 |15.3 |14.4 |14.2 |14.3 |14.4 |14.8 |14.4 |14.7 |14.3 |14.0 |13.6 |13.8
    500 to 999 .........|17.6 |17.1 |17.6 |16.3 |16.7 |15.6 |16.5 |16.6 |16.6 |16.6 |16.2 |15.5 |14.9
    1,000 to 1,499 .....|19.0 |18.5 |19.0 |17.8 |17.9 |18.6 |18.6 |18.3 |18.2 |18.4 |18.0 |16.9 |16.9
    1,500 or more ......|18.8 |18.8 |18.8 |17.7 |18.6 |18.9 |18.8 |19.5 |19.6 |19.3 |19.3 |18.7 |19.2
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  Ungraded .............| 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.3
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NOTE: Pupil/teacher ratios are based on data reported by types of schools rather than by instructional programs within schools. Ratios are based on data reported by schools and may differ from data reported in other tables that reflect aggregate totals reported by states.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared July 2001.)


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