| Table 33. Actual and alternative projected numbers for the pupil/teacher ratios in elementary and secondary schools, by control of school: Fall 1993 through fall 2018 |
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| Year | Total | Public | Private | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | |||||
| 1993 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 16.7 | ||
| 1994 1 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 16.2 | ||
| 1995 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 15.7 | ||
| 1996 1 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 15.5 | ||
| 1997 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 15.2 | ||
| 1998 1 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 15.0 | ||
| 1999 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 14.7 | ||
| 2000 1 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 14.5 | ||
| 2001 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 14.3 | ||
| 2002 1 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 14.1 | ||
| 2003 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 13.8 | ||
| 2004 1 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 13.7 | ||
| 2005 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 13.5 | ||
| 2006 1 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 13.2 | ||
| Middle alternative projections | |||||
| 2007 2 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 13.0 | ||
| 2008 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 12.9 | ||
| 2009 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 12.8 | ||
| 2010 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 12.8 | ||
| 2011 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 12.8 | ||
| 2012 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 12.7 | ||
| 2013 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 12.6 | ||
| 2014 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 12.6 | ||
| 2015 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 2016 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 12.4 | ||
| 2017 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 12.3 | ||
| 2018 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 12.2 | ||
| Low alternative projections | |||||
| 2007 2 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 13.0 | ||
| 2008 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 12.9 | ||
| 2009 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 12.8 | ||
| 2010 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 12.8 | ||
| 2011 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 12.7 | ||
| 2012 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 12.6 | ||
| 2013 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 12.5 | ||
| 2014 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 2015 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 12.4 | ||
| 2016 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 12.3 | ||
| 2017 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 12.2 | ||
| 2018 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 12.1 | ||
| High alternative projections | |||||
| 2007 2 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 13.0 | ||
| 2008 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 12.9 | ||
| 2009 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 12.8 | ||
| 2010 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 12.8 | ||
| 2011 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 12.9 | ||
| 2012 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 12.8 | ||
| 2013 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 12.7 | ||
| 2014 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 12.7 | ||
| 2015 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | ||
| 2016 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 2017 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 12.4 | ||
| 2018 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 12.3 | ||
| 1 Private school numbers are estimated. |
| 2 The private school number is an actual number from the 2007–08 PSS. |
| NOTE: The pupil/teacher ratios were derived from tables 1 and 32. Teachers reported in full-time equivalents. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A2, appendix A. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1993–94 through 2006–07; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), selected years, 1993–94 through 2007–08; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2006; and Elementary and Secondary Teacher Model, 1973–2005. (This table was prepared March 2009.) |
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