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Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) Table 16b: Average class size according to 8th grade public school teachers, by state: 1990-1991

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State                      Average class size
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Alabama                                    25
Alaska                                     24
Arizona                                    26
Arkansas                                   20
California                                 29
Colorado                                   24
Connecticut                                23
Delaware                                   27
District of Columbia                       22
Florida                                    26
Georgia                                    27
Hawaii                                     23
Idaho                                      25
Illinois                                   24
Indiana                                    22
Iowa                                       23
Kansas                                     20
Kentucky                                   25
Louisiana                                  24
Maine                                      20
Maryland                                   26
Massachusetts                              22
Michigan                                   24
Minnesota                                  26
Mississippi                                24
Missouri                                   24
Montana                                    21
Nebraska                                   22
Nevada                                     25
New Hampshire                              27
New Jersey                                 23
New Mexico                                 24
New York                                   23
North Carolina                             22
North Dakota                               21
Ohio                                       24
Oklahoma                                   21
Oregon                                     25
Pennsylvania                               26
Rhode Island                               24
South Carolina                             22
South Dakota                               22
Tennessee                                  26
Texas                                      22
Utah                                       30
Vermont                                    19
Virginia                                   23
Washington                                 26
West Virginia                              24
Wisconsin                                  25
Wyoming                                    19
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 1990-91.



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