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Education Statistics Quarterly
Vol 5, Issue 2, Topic: Elementary and Secondary Education
Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate Counts by State: School Year 2001–02
By: Beth Aronstamm Young
 

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Table 5. Percentage of public school membership by race/ethnicity and state: School year 2001–02
State
 Total
reported1		 American Indian/
Alaska Native		 Asian/Pacific
Islander		 Hispanic Black non-
Hispanic		 White non-
Hispanic
United States 100.0 1.2 4.2 17.1 17.2 60.3
 
Alabama 100.0 0.7 0.8 1.5 36.5 60.5
Alaska 100.0 25.5 5.9 3.6 4.7 60.4
Arizona 100.0 6.6 2.1 35.3 4.7 51.3
Arkansas 100.0 0.5 0.9 4.2 23.3 71.1
California 100.0 0.9 11.2 44.5 8.4 35.0
 
Colorado 100.0 1.2 3.0 23.3 5.7 66.8
Connecticut 100.0 0.3 3.0 13.7 13.8 69.2
Delaware 100.0 0.3 2.4 6.6 31.1 59.6
District of Columbia 100.0 0.0 1.6 9.4 84.4 4.6
Florida 100.0 0.3 1.9 20.4 24.9 52.5
 
Georgia 100.0 0.2 2.4 5.5 38.2 53.8
Hawaii 100.0 0.4 72.3 4.5 2.4 20.3
Idaho 100.0 1.3 1.3 11.2 0.8 85.4
Illinois 100.0 0.2 3.5 16.2 21.2 59.0
Indiana 100.0 0.2 1.0 3.9 11.8 83.0
 
Iowa 100.0 0.5 1.7 4.0 4.1 89.6
Kansas 100.0 1.3 2.2 9.8 8.9 77.8
Kentucky 100.0 0.2 0.7 1.1 10.3 87.7
Louisiana 100.0 0.7 1.3 1.6 47.8 48.7
Maine 100.0 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.4 96.2
 
Maryland 100.0 0.4 4.6 5.4 37.2 52.4
Massachusetts 100.0 0.3 4.5 10.8 8.6 75.7
Michigan 100.0 1.0 2.0 3.6 20.0 73.4
Minnesota 100.0 2.0 5.2 3.8 7.0 82.0
Mississippi 100.0 0.2 0.7 0.9 51.0 47.3
 
Missouri 100.0 0.3 1.2 2.0 17.5 79.0
Montana 100.0 10.6 1.0 1.9 0.6 85.9
Nebraska 100.0 1.6 1.6 8.2 6.9 81.8
Nevada 100.0 1.7 6.1 27.4 10.3 54.5
New Hampshire 100.0 0.2 1.5 2.1 1.2 95.0
 
New Jersey 100.0 0.2 6.6 16.0 17.9 59.4
New Mexico 100.0 11.3 1.1 51.0 2.4 34.3
New York 100.0 0.4 6.2 18.6 19.9 54.8
North Carolina 100.0 1.5 1.9 5.2 31.3 60.0
North Dakota 100.0 8.1 0.8 1.3 1.1 88.7
 
Ohio 100.0 0.1 1.2 1.9 16.7 80.1
Oklahoma 100.0 17.5 1.5 6.5 10.8 63.7
Oregon 100.0 2.2 4.2 11.5 3.0 79.1
Pennsylvania 100.0 0.1 2.1 4.8 15.3 77.7
Rhode Island 100.0 0.6 3.2 14.8 8.1 73.4
 
South Carolina 100.0 0.2 1.0 2.4 41.7 54.7
South Dakota 100.0 10.2 1.0 1.4 1.3 86.2
Tennessee 100.0 0.2 1.2 2.1 24.8 71.8
Texas 100.0 0.3 2.8 41.7 14.4 40.9
Utah 100.0 1.5 2.8 9.9 1.0 84.7
 
Vermont 100.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.2 95.8
Virginia 100.0 0.3 4.3 5.5 27.1 62.8
Washington 100.0 2.6 7.5 10.9 5.4 73.5
West Virginia 100.0 0.1 0.6 0.4 4.4 94.5
Wisconsin 100.0 1.4 3.4 5.0 10.2 80.1
Wyoming 100.0 3.2 0.9 7.2 1.4 87.3
Outlying Areas, DoD Dependents Schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs2 100.0 100.0 0 0 0 0
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas 100.0 1.0 9.1 9.3 19.1 61.6
DDESS: DoDs Domestic 100.0 0.6 3.5 18.5 25.8 51.6
American Samoa2 100.0 0 100.0 0 0 0
Guam 100.0 0.1 97.9 0.2 0.3 1.5
Northern Marianas 100.0 0 99.5 0.0 0.1 0.4
Puerto Rico2 100.0 0 0 100.0 0 0
Virgin Islands — — — — — —

—Not available.

1Totals exclude students for whom race/ethnicity was not reported.

2American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the BIA reported all of their students in one category of race/ethnicity.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2001–02.

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Table 6. Number of public high school completers, by state: School year 2000–01
State
 Total high school
completers		 Diploma
recipients		 Other high school
completers		 High school equivalency
recipients2
United States — 2,568,956 42,4521 —
 
Alabama 42,899 37,082 2,531 3,286
Alaska 8,273 6,812 17 1,444
Arizona — 46,773 770 —
Arkansas 33,406 27,100 1,919 4,387
California — 315,189 † —
 
Colorado 45,592 39,241 129 6,222
Connecticut 31,631 30,388 54 1,189
Delaware 6,984 6,614 98 272
District of Columbia — 2,808 235 —
Florida 132,167 111,112 4,898 16,157
 
Georgia — 62,499 6,716 —
Hawaii — 10,102 221 —
Idaho — 15,941 80 —
Illinois — 110,624 † —
Indiana — 56,172 2,135 —
 
Iowa 38,324 33,774 135 4,415
Kansas — 29,360 † —
Kentucky — 36,957 336 —
Louisiana 43,707 38,314 982 4,411
Maine 12,982 12,654 19 309
 
Maryland — 49,222 347 —
Massachusetts — 54,393 † —
Michigan 97,923 96,515 634 774
Minnesota 63,500 56,581 † 6,919
Mississippi 26,160 23,748 2,014 398
 
Missouri 59,866 54,138 99 5,629
Montana 12,207 10,628 † 1,579
Nebraska — 19,658 174 —
Nevada 18,133 15,127 680 2,326
New Hampshire — 12,294 — 1,224
 
New Jersey 78,609 76,130 † 2,479
New Mexico 20,675 18,199 155 2,321
New York 165,239 141,884 5,421 17,934
North Carolina 71,319 63,288 666 7,365
North Dakota 10,623 8,445 † 2,178
 
Ohio 117,389 111,281 † 6,108
Oklahoma 47,578 37,458 † 10,120
Oregon 40,570 29,939 3,182 7,449
Pennsylvania 124,735 114,436 † 10,299
Rhode Island 9,330 8,603 14 713
 
South Carolina — 29,742 835 —
South Dakota — 8,881 † —
Tennessee — 40,642 4,021 —
Texas 216,700 215,316 † 1,384
Utah 34,309 31,036 160 3,113
 
Vermont 6,904 6,856 20 28
Virginia 74,846 66,067 2,526 6,253
Washington 57,522 55,081 155 2,286
West Virginia 20,103 18,440 12 1,651
Wisconsin — 59,341 — 9,105
Wyoming — 6,071 62 —
Outlying Areas, DoD Dependents Schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs — — — —
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas 2,621 2,621 † —
DDESS: DoDs Domestic 568 568 † —
American Samoa 781 722 2 57
Guam — 1,371 † —
Northern Marianas — 361 — —
Puerto Rico 45,755 30,154 2,420 13,181
Virgin Islands — 966 — —

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

1Includes individuals who receive certificates of attendance or some other credential in lieu of diplomas. Total other high school completers does not include New Hampshire and Wisconsin.

2Includes recipients age 19 or younger, except in Minnesota, where they are age 20 or younger.

NOTE: High school completer categories may include students not included in 12th-grade membership in the 2000–01 school year.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2001–02.

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Table 7. Public diploma recipients, by race/ethnicity and state: School year 2000–01
State
 Total reported by
race/ethnicity		 American
Indian/
Alaska Native		 Asian/Pacific
Islander		 Hispanic Black non-
Hispanic		 White non-
Hispanic
Alabama 37,082 437 348 238 11,986 24,073
Alaska 6,812 1,286 429 173 246 4,678
Arizona — — — — — —
Arkansas 27,100 119 302 528 5,697 20,454
California 315,189 2,734 46,958 103,795 22,474 139,228
 
Colorado 39,241 305 1,250 5,321 1,681 30,684
Connecticut 30,388 66 961 2,563 3,369 23,429
Delaware 6,4791 15 195 208 1,661 4,400
District of Columbia 2,808 3 72 215 2,401 117
Florida 111,112 288 3,068 17,943 23,608 66,205
 
Georgia 62,499 82 1,988 1,281 19,795 39,353
Hawaii 10,102 33 7,534 441 177 1,917
Idaho 15,941 133 224 973 70 14,541
Illinois 110,624 172 4,889 10,855 15,498 79,210
Indiana 56,172 95 621 1,304 4,358 49,794
 
Iowa 33,774 212 684 582 678 31,618
Kansas 29,360 271 702 1,323 1,844 25,220
Kentucky 36,957 40 269 232 2,995 33,421
Louisiana 38,314 208 678 509 15,046 21,873
Maine 12,654 75 121 79 84 12,295
 
Maryland 49,222 145 2,488 1,708 16,155 28,726
Massachusetts 54,393 105 2,517 3,845 4,222 43,704
Michigan 96,515 875 1,989 2,139 12,060 79,452
Minnesota 56,581 643 2,468 916 1,840 50,714
Mississippi 23,748 16 190 87 11,158 12,297
 
Missouri 54,138 134 753 711 6,824 45,716
Montana 10,628 689 108 169 33 9,629
Nebraska 19,658 139 311 762 827 17,619
Nevada 15,127 249 998 2,331 1,201 10,348
New Hampshire — — — — — —
 
New Jersey 76,130 204 5,370 9,402 11,507 49,647
New Mexico 18,199 1,996 236 7,954 426 7,587
New York 141,884 494 10,124 16,317 20,594 94,355
North Carolina 63,288 761 1,334 1,264 16,810 43,119
North Dakota 8,445 373 48 54 47 7,923
 
Ohio 110,8611 123 1,509 1,378 11,645 96,206
Oklahoma 37,458 5,906 751 1,492 3,243 26,066
Oregon 29,7321 448 1,269 1,629 604 25,782
Pennsylvania 114,436 62 2,567 2,961 11,915 96,931
Rhode Island 8,603 38 273 769 546 6,977
 
South Carolina — — — — — —
South Dakota 8,881 334 83 65 41 8,358
Tennessee — — — — — —
Texas 215,316 574 7,218 69,595 28,295 109,634
Utah 31,036 348 768 1,527 184 28,209
 
Vermont — — — — — —
Virginia 66,067 145 3,311 2,342 14,930 45,339
Washington 55,081 1,068 4,675 3,495 2,157 43,686
West Virginia 18,440 17 131 54 665 17,573
Wisconsin 59,341 547 1,567 1,557 2,835 52,835
Wyoming 6,071 98 63 279 53 5,578
Outlying Areas, DoD Dependents Schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs — — — — — —
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas 2,119 0 362 175 422 1,160
DDESS: DoDs Domestic 535 0 25 199 117 194
American Samoa 722 0 722 0 0 0
Guam 1,349 0 1,319 3 3 24
Northern Marianas 361 0 360 0 0 1
Puerto Rico 30,154 0 0 30,154 0 0
Virgin Islands 966 3 4 79 875 5

—Not available.

1Total excludes students for whom race/ethnicity was not reported.

NOTE: National totals are not presented for this table because of data not available.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2001–02.

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Table 8. Other public high school completers, by race/ethnicity and state: School year 2000–01
State
 Total reported by
race/ethnicity		 American Indian/
Alaska Native		 Asian/Pacific
Islander		 Hispanic Black non-
Hispanic		 White non-
Hispanic
Alabama 2,531 20 9 23 1,316 1,163
Alaska 17 5 1 1 0 10
Arizona — — — — — —
Arkansas 1,919 9 8 33 524 1,345
California † † † † † †
 
Colorado 129 0 9 25 1 94
Connecticut 54 0 1 15 15 23
Delaware 901 0 1 7 24 58
District of Columbia 235 0 0 5 222 8
Florida 4,898 13 99 1,311 2,274 1,201
 
Georgia 6,716 11 148 213 4,291 2,053
Hawaii 221 4 170 11 3 33
Idaho 80 0 6 14 0 60
Illinois † † † † † †
Indiana 2,135 2 35 119 503 1,476
 
Iowa 135 4 6 7 4 114
Kansas † † † † † †
Kentucky 336 0 0 0 18 318
Louisiana 982 3 5 5 665 304
Maine 19 0 0 2 0 17
 
Maryland 347 2 7 17 147 174
Massachusetts † † † † † †
Michigan 634 2 22 34 48 528
Minnesota † † † † † †
Mississippi 2,014 1 5 2 1,333 673
 
Missouri 99 1 0 2 19 77
Montana † † † † † †
Nebraska 174 5 4 14 15 136
Nevada 680 12 43 269 171 185
New Hampshire — — — — — —
 
New Jersey † † † † † †
New Mexico 155 31 4 72 2 46
New York 5,421 30 132 864 1,346 3,049
North Carolina — — — — — —
North Dakota † † † † † †
 
Ohio † † † † † †
Oklahoma † † † † † †
Oregon 3,1571 60 152 368 134 2,443
Pennsylvania † † † † † †
Rhode Island 14 0 0 2 1 11
 
South Carolina — — — — — —
South Dakota † † † † † †
Tennessee — — — — — —
Texas † † † † † †
Utah 160 13 5 13 5 124
 
Vermont — — — — — —
Virginia 2,526 7 34 64 583 1,838
Washington 155 7 5 10 8 125
West Virginia 12 0 0 0 2 10
Wisconsin — — — — — —
Wyoming 62 1 7 4 1 49
Outlying Areas, DoD Dependents Schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs — — — — — —
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas † † † † † †
DDESS: DoDs Domestic † † † † † †
American Samoa 2 0 2 0 0 0
Guam † † † † † †
Northern Marianas — — — — — —
Puerto Rico 2,420 0 0 2,420 0 0
Virgin Islands — — — — — —

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

1Total excludes students for whom race/ethnicity was not reported.

NOTE: National totals are not presented for this table because of data not available. Other high school completers includes individuals who receive certificates of attendance or some other credential in lieu of diplomas.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2001–02.

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Table 9. High school equivalency recipients, by race/ethnicity and state: School year 2000–01
State
 Total reported by
race/ethnicity		 American Indian/
Alaska Native		 Asian/Pacific
Islander		 Hispanic Black non-
Hispanic		 White non-
Hispanic
Alabama — — — — — —
Alaska 1,444 314 51 0 58 1021
Arizona — — — — — —
Arkansas — — — — — —
California — — — — — —
 
Colorado 6,222 125 133 1,453 325 4,186
Connecticut 1,189 10 13 186 162 818
Delaware — — — — — —
District of Columbia — — — — — —
Florida 16,157 128 184 2,477 1,435 11,933
 
Georgia — — — — — —
Hawaii — — — — — —
Idaho — — — — — —
Illinois — — — — — —
Indiana — — — — — —
 
Iowa 4,415 62 49 238 565 3,501
Kansas — — — — — —
Kentucky — — — — — —
Louisiana 4,411 80 39 185 759 3,348
Maine 309 1 1 3 5 299
 
Maryland — — — — — —
Massachusetts — — — — — —
Michigan 774 9 16 28 94 627
Minnesota — — — — — —
Mississippi 398 0 0 3 135 260
 
Missouri 5,629 59 27 127 633 4,783
Montana 1,579 221 10 76 14 1,258
Nebraska — — — — — —
Nevada 2,326 73 82 452 168 1,551
New Hampshire — — — — — —
 
New Jersey — — — — — —
New Mexico — — — — — —
New York — — — — — —
North Carolina 7,365 133 69 240 1,679 5,244
North Dakota 2,178 636 17 72 52 1,401
 
Ohio — — — — — —
Oklahoma 9,8031 1,338 46 802 952 6,665
Oregon — — — — — —
Pennsylvania — — — — — —
Rhode Island 713 9 43 93 59 509
 
South Carolina — — — — — —
South Dakota — — — — — —
Tennessee — — — — — —
Texas 1,384 7 16 480 185 696
Utah 3,113 84 62 413 61 2,493
 
Vermont — — — — — —
Virginia 6,253 47 120 316 1,143 4,627
Washington 2,286 93 97 209 120 1,767
West Virginia — — — — — —
Wisconsin — — — — — —
Wyoming — — — — — —
Outlying Areas, DoD Dependents Schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs — — — — — —
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas — — — — — —
DDESS: DoDs Domestic — — — — — —
American Samoa 57 0 57 0 0 0
Guam — — — — — —
Northern Marianas — — — — — —
Puerto Rico 13,181 0 0 13,181 0 0
Virgin Islands — — — — — —

—Not available.

1Total excludes students for whom race/ethnicity was not reported.

NOTE: National totals are not presented for this table because of data not available.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2001–02.

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Table 10. Public school student membership and total teachers, by state: School years 1991–92 and 2001–02
State
Total student membership
Total teachers
1991–92 2001–02 Percent change
from 1991–92
to 2001–02		 1991–92 2001–02 Percent change
from 1991–92
to 2001–02
United States 42,760,411 47,687,8711 11.5 2,473,715 2,997,7411 21.2
 
Alabama 722,004 737,2941 2.1 40,480 46,7961 15.6
Alaska 118,680 134,358 13.2 7,118 8,026 12.8
Arizona 656,980 922,180 40.4 33,978 46,015 35.4
Arkansas 438,518 449,805 2.6 25,785 33,079 28.3
California 5,107,145 6,248,6101 22.4 224,000 304,2961 35.8
 
Colorado 593,030 742,145 25.1 33,093 44,182 33.5
Connecticut 481,050 570,228 18.5 34,383 41,773 21.5
Delaware 102,196 115,555 13.1 6,095 7,571 24.2
District of Columbia 80,618 75,392 -6.5 6,346 4,951 -22.0
Florida 1,932,131 2,500,478 29.4 109,939 134,684 22.5
 
Georgia 1,177,569 1,470,634 24.9 63,816 92,732 45.3
Hawaii 174,747 184,546 5.6 9,451 11,007 16.5
Idaho 225,680 246,521 9.2 11,626 13,854 19.2
Illinois 1,848,166 2,071,391 12.1 110,153 129,600 17.7
Indiana 956,988 996,133 4.1 54,509 59,658 9.4
 
Iowa 491,363 485,932 -1.1 31,395 34,906 11.2
Kansas 445,390 470,205 5.6 29,324 33,084 12.8
Kentucky 646,024 654,363 1.3 37,571 40,375 7.5
Louisiana 794,128 731,328 -7.9 46,170 49,980 8.3
Maine 216,400 205,586 -5.0 15,416 16,741 8.6
 
Maryland 736,238 860,640 16.9 43,616 53,774 23.3
Massachusetts 846,155 973,140 15.0 55,963 68,942 23.2
Michigan 1,593,561 1,730,668 8.6 82,967 98,849 19.1
Minnesota 773,571 851,384 10.1 44,903 53,081 18.2
Mississippi 504,127 493,507 -2.1 28,111 31,213 11.0
 
Missouri 842,965 909,792 7.9 52,643 65,240 23.9
Montana 155,779 151,947 -2.5 9,883 10,408 5.3
Nebraska 279,552 285,095 2.0 19,069 21,083 10.6
Nevada 211,810 356,814 68.5 11,409 19,276 69.0
New Hampshire 177,138 206,847 16.8 11,464 14,677 28.0
 
New Jersey 1,109,796 1,341,656 20.9 80,515 103,611 28.7
New Mexico 308,667 320,260 3.8 17,498 21,823 24.7
New York 2,643,993 2,872,132 8.6 171,914 209,128 21.6
North Carolina 1,097,598 1,315,363 19.8 65,326 85,684 31.2
North Dakota 118,376 106,047 -10.4 7,733 8,035 3.9
 
Ohio 1,783,767 1,830,985 2.6 103,372 122,115 18.1
Oklahoma 588,263 622,139 5.8 37,650 41,632 10.6
Oregon 498,614 551,480 10.6 26,745 28,402 6.2
Pennsylvania 1,692,797 1,821,627 7.6 100,475 118,470 17.9
Rhode Island 142,144 158,046 11.2 9,709 11,103 14.4
 
South Carolina 627,470 691,078 10.1 37,115 46,616 25.6
South Dakota 131,576 127,542 -3.1 8,868 9,370 5.7
Tennessee 833,651 925,0301 11.0 43,062 58,357 35.5
Texas 3,464,371 4,163,447 20.2 219,192 282,846 29.0
Utah 456,430 484,677 6.2 18,305 22,211 21.3
 
Vermont 97,137 101,179 4.2 7,031 8,554 21.7
Virginia 1,016,204 1,163,091 14.5 64,537 89,314 38.4
Washington 869,327 1,009,200 16.1 42,931 52,534 22.4
West Virginia 320,249 282,885 -11.7 20,997 20,139 -4.1
Wisconsin 814,671 879,361 7.9 52,028 60,918 17.1
Wyoming 102,074 88,128 -13.7 6,564 7,026 7.0
Outlying Areas, DoD Dependents Schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs — 46,476 — — — —
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas — 73,212 — — 5,154 —
DDESS: DoDs Domestic — 32,847 — — 2,486 —
American Samoa 13,365 15,897 18.9 671 914 36.2
Guam 28,334 31,992 12.9 1,499 1,918 28.0
Northern Marianas 7,096 10,479 47.7 430 519 20.7
Puerto Rico 642,392 604,177 -5.9 37,291 42,906 15.1
Virgin Islands 22,346 18,780 -16.0 1,581 — —

—Not available.

1Data imputed based on current-year (fall 2001) data.

NOTE: Teacher counts are full-time-equivalent (FTE) counts.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1991–92 and 2001–02.

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