Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 to fall 2002

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Table 66.

Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 to fall 2002

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                      |       |       |         |              Fall 2000           |            Fall 2001\1\          |                  Fall 2002
                      | Pupil/| Pupil/|   Pupil/|__________________________________|__________________________________|_____________________________________
                      |teacher|teacher|  teacher|            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
State or jurisdiction | ratio,| ratio,|   ratio,|            |             | Pupil/|            |             | Pupil/|             |              |   Pupil/
                      |   fall|   fall|    fall |    Teachers|   Enrollment|teacher|    Teachers|   Enrollment|teacher|     Teachers|    Enrollment|  teacher
                      |   1997|   1998|    1999 |            |             |  ratio|            |             |  ratio|             |              |    ratio
______________________|_______|_______|_________|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|_____________|______________|________
1                     |      2|      3|        4|           5|            6|      7|           8|            9|     10|          11 |           12 |     13
______________________|_______|_______|_________|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|_____________|______________|________
     United States ...|   16.8|\2\16.4|\2\  16.1|\2\2,941,461|\2\47,203,539|\2\16.0|\2\2,999,528|\2\47,671,877|\2\15.9|\2\ 3,034,055|\2\ 48,202,324|\2\ 15.9
                      |_______|_______|_________|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|_____________|______________|________
Alabama ..............|   16.3|\2\15.7|\2\  15.2|\2\   48,194|\2\   739,992|\2\15.4|\2\   46,785|\2\   737,190|\2\15.8|\2\    47,104|\2\    739,678|\2\ 15.7
Alaska ...............|   17.3|   16.7|     17.1|       7,880|      133,356|   16.9|       8,026|      134,358|   16.7|        8,080|       134,364|    16.6
Arizona ..............|   19.8|   20.0|     19.4|      44,438|      877,696|   19.8|      46,015|      922,180|   20.0|       47,101|       937,755|    19.9
Arkansas .............|   17.0|   16.2|     14.4|      31,947|      449,959|   14.1|      33,079|      449,805|   13.6|       30,330|       450,985|    14.9
California ...........|   21.6|\2\21.0|\2\  21.0|\2\  298,021|\2\ 6,140,814|\2\20.6|\2\  304,203|\2\ 6,247,726|\2\20.5|\2\   307,672|\2\  6,356,348|\2\ 20.7
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
Colorado .............|   18.2|   17.7|     17.4|      41,983|      724,508|   17.3|      44,182|      742,145|   16.8|       45,401|       751,862|    16.6
Connecticut ..........|   14.2|   14.0|     13.9|      41,044|      562,179|   13.7|      41,773|      570,228|   13.7|       42,296|       570,023|    13.5
Delaware .............|   16.3|   16.0|     15.4|       7,469|      114,676|   15.4|       7,571|      115,560|   15.3|        7,698|       116,342|    15.1
District of Columbia .|   17.6|\2\13.9|\2\  16.0|       4,949|       68,925|   13.9|       4,951|       75,392|\3\13.9|        5,005|        76,166|    ---
Florida ..............|   18.4|   18.4|     18.3|     132,030|    2,434,821|   18.4|     134,684|    2,500,478|   18.6|      138,226|     2,539,929|    18.4
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
Georgia ..............|   16.0|   15.8|     15.7|      91,043|    1,444,937|   15.9|      92,731|    1,470,634|   15.9|       96,044|     1,496,012|    15.6
Hawaii ...............|   17.8|   17.7|     17.1|      10,927|      184,360|   16.9|      11,007|      184,546|   16.8|       10,973|       183,829|    16.8
Idaho ................|   18.5|   18.2|     18.0|      13,714|      245,117|   17.9|      13,854|      246,521|   17.8|       13,896|       248,515|    17.9
Illinois .............|   16.8|   16.5|     16.2|     127,620|    2,048,792|   16.1|     129,600|    2,071,391|   16.0|      131,046|     2,084,187|    15.9
Indiana ..............|   17.2|   17.0|     16.8|      59,226|      989,267|   16.7|      59,659|      996,133|   16.7|       59,968|     1,003,875|    16.7
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
Iowa .................|   15.3|   15.2|     14.9|      34,636|      495,080|   14.3|      34,906|      485,932|   13.9|       34,573|       482,210|    13.9
Kansas ...............|   14.9|   14.8|     14.3|      32,742|      470,610|   14.4|      33,084|      470,205|   14.2|       32,643|       470,957|    14.4
Kentucky .............|   16.5|   16.1|     15.4|      39,589|      665,850|   16.8|      40,376|      654,363|   16.2|       40,662|       660,782|    16.3
Louisiana ............|   16.0|   15.6|     15.1|      49,915|      743,089|   16.6|      49,980|      731,328|   16.6|       50,062|       730,464|    16.6
Maine ................|   13.5|   13.3|     12.8|      16,559|      207,037|   12.5|      16,741|      205,586|   12.3|       16,837|       204,337|    12.1
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
Maryland .............|   17.2|   16.9|     16.6|      52,433|      852,920|   16.3|      53,774|      860,640|   16.0|       55,382|       866,743|    15.7
Massachusetts ........|   14.1|   13.8|     12.5|      67,432|      975,150|   14.5|      68,942|      973,139|   14.1|       74,214|       982,989|    13.2
Michigan .............|   18.8|\2\18.5|\2\  18.0|      97,031|\2\ 1,720,626|\2\17.7|      98,849|    1,730,669|   17.5|       89,595|     1,785,160|    19.9
Minnesota ............|   16.4|   15.7|     15.2|      53,457|      854,340|   16.0|      53,081|      851,384|   16.0|       52,808|       846,891|    16.0
Mississippi ..........|   17.1|   16.1|     16.3|      31,006|      497,871|   16.1|      31,214|      493,507|   15.8|       31,588|       492,645|    15.6
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
Missouri .............|   15.0|   14.6|     14.3|      64,735|      912,744|   14.1|      65,240|      909,792|   13.9|       66,717|       924,445|    13.9
Montana ..............|   15.9|   15.7|     15.2|      10,411|      154,875|   14.9|      10,408|      151,947|   14.6|       10,362|       149,995|    14.5
Nebraska .............|   14.6|   14.3|     13.9|      20,983|      286,199|   13.6|      21,083|      285,095|   13.5|       21,043|       285,402|    13.6
Nevada ...............|   18.5|   18.9|     18.7|      18,293|      340,706|   18.6|      19,276|      356,814|   18.5|       20,038|       369,498|    18.4
New Hampshire ........|   15.6|   15.4|     14.7|      14,341|      208,461|   14.5|      14,677|      206,847|   14.1|       14,977|       207,671|    13.9
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
New Jersey ...........|   13.9|   13.8|     13.4|      99,061|    1,313,405|   13.3|     103,611|    1,341,656|   12.9|      107,004|     1,367,438|    12.8
New Mexico ...........|   16.9|   16.5|     16.4|      21,042|      320,306|   15.2|      21,823|      320,260|   14.7|       21,172|       320,234|    15.1
New York .............|   15.0|   14.6|     14.3|     206,961|    2,882,188|   13.9|     209,128|    2,872,132|   13.7|      210,926|     2,888,233|    13.7
North Carolina .......|   15.9|   15.8|     15.6|      83,680|    1,293,638|   15.5|      85,684|    1,315,363|   15.4|       87,677|     1,335,954|    15.2
North Dakota .........|   14.7|   14.4|     13.8|       8,141|      109,201|   13.4|       8,035|      106,047|   13.2|        8,078|       104,225|    12.9
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
Ohio .................|   16.7|   16.2|     15.8|     118,361|    1,835,049|   15.5|     122,115|    1,830,985|   15.0|      125,372|     1,838,285|    14.7
Oklahoma .............|   15.5|   15.4|     15.1|      41,318|      623,110|   15.1|      41,632|      622,139|   14.9|       40,638|       624,548|    15.4
Oregon ...............|   20.1|   20.0|     19.6|      28,094|      546,231|   19.4|      28,262|      551,480|   19.5|       27,126|       554,071|    20.4
Pennsylvania .........|   16.8|   16.4|     15.9|     116,963|    1,814,311|   15.5|     118,470|    1,821,627|   15.4|      118,256|     1,816,747|    15.4
Rhode Island .........|   14.5|   13.9|     14.2|      10,645|      157,347|   14.8|      11,104|      158,046|   14.2|       11,196|       159,205|    14.2
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
South Carolina .......|   15.6|   15.2|     14.7|      45,380|      677,411|   14.9|      46,616|      676,198|   14.5|       46,577|       694,584|    14.9
South Dakota .........|   15.3|   14.3|     14.0|       9,397|      128,603|   13.7|       9,370|      127,542|   13.6|        9,257|       128,039|    13.8
Tennessee ............|   16.5|\2\15.3|\2\  15.1|      57,164|\2\   909,161|\2\15.9|      58,358|\2\   924,899|   15.8|       58,652|\2\    928,000|    15.8
Texas ................|   15.3|   15.2|     14.9|     274,826|    4,059,619|   14.8|     282,847|    4,163,447|   14.7|      288,655|     4,259,823|    14.8
Utah .................|   22.9|   22.4|     22.0|      22,008|      481,485|   21.9|      22,211|      484,677|   21.8|       22,415|       489,072|    21.8
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
Vermont ..............|   13.4|   12.8|     12.3|       8,414|      102,049|   12.1|       8,554|      101,179|   11.8|        8,542|        99,978|    11.7
Virginia .............|   14.3|\2\14.2|\2\  13.3|\2\   86,977|    1,144,915|\2\13.2|      89,314|    1,163,091|   13.0|       99,919|     1,177,229|    11.8
Washington ...........|   20.2|   20.1|     19.9|      51,098|    1,004,770|   19.7|      52,533|    1,009,200|   19.2|       52,953|     1,014,798|    19.2
West Virginia.........|   14.4|   14.2|     13.8|      20,930|      286,367|   13.7|      20,138|      282,885|   14.0|       20,119|       282,455|    14.0
Wisconsin ............|   15.8|   14.4|     14.4|      60,165|      879,476|   14.6|      63,310|      879,361|   13.9|       60,385|       881,231|    14.6
Wyoming ..............|   14.5|   14.2|     13.3|       6,783|       89,940|   13.3|       6,662|       88,128|   13.2|        6,795|        88,116|    13.0
                      |=======|=======|=========|============|=============|=======|============|=============|=======|=============|==============|========
Bureau of Indian      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
   Affairs ...........|   --- |   --- |     --- |        --- |       46,938|   --- |        --- |       46,476|   --- |         --- |        46,126|    ---
Department of Defense |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
   dependents schools |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
  Overseas schools ...|   15.0|   15.1|\4\  14.6|       5,105|       73,581|   14.4|       5,154|       73,212|   14.2|        4,794|        72,722|    15.2
  Domestic schools ...|   --- |   --- |     --- |       2,399|       34,174|   14.2|       2,486|       32,847|   13.2|        2,425|        32,115|    13.2
                      |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
Other jurisdictions   |       |       |         |            |             |       |            |             |       |             |              |
  American Samoa .....|   20.0|   20.1|     19.3|         820|       15,702|   19.1|         914|       15,897|   17.4|          943|        15,984|    17.0
  Guam ...............|   23.8|   30.6|     18.2|       1,975|       32,473|   16.4|       1,918|       31,992|   16.7|         --- |          --- |    ---
  Northern Marianas ..|   19.1|   19.1|     19.9|         526|       10,004|   19.0|         519|       10,479|   20.2|          545|        11,251|    20.6
  Puerto Rico ........|   15.8|   15.4|     14.8|      37,620|      612,725|   16.3|      42,906|      604,177|   14.1|       42,369|       596,502|    14.1
  Virgin Islands .....|   14.2|   13.4|     13.7|       1,511|       19,459|   12.9|       1,511|       18,780|   12.4|        1,502|        18,333|    12.2
______________________|_______|_______|_________|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|_____________|______________|________

---Not available.
\1\Data have been revised from previously published figures.
\2\Includes imputations for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers.
\3\Ratio based on enrollment excluding 6,943 charter school students for whom no teacher counts were reported.
\4\Includes both overseas and domestic schools.

NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents. Pupil/teacher ratio for District of Columbia was not computed, since they were missing the count of teachers(or enrollment) for the charter schools.

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 2002-03. (This table was prepared November 2004.)

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