Table 42.-Pupil/teacher ratios in elementary and secondary schools, by control of institution and organizational level, with alternative projections: Fall 1985 to fall 2010
Year
Total
Public
Private
Elem
Secon
Elem
Secon
Elem
Secon
1985 1
19.1
15.6
19.5
15.8
17.1
14.0
1986
18.8
15.5
19.3
15.7
16.5
13.6
1987 1
18.8
15.0
19.3
15.2
16.5
13.1
1988 2
18.6
14.7
19.0
14.9
16.1
12.8
1989 2
18.4
14.3
19.0
14.6
15.1
11.7
1990 2
18.5
14.3
18.9
14.6
16.1
11.3
1991 2
18.4
14.6
18.8
15.0
16.0
11.1
1992 2
18.4
14.8
18.8
15.2
16.2
11.3
1993 2
18.5
14.7
18.9
15.1
16.3
11.5
1994 3
18.6
14.4
19.0
14.8
16.4
11.4
1995 3
18.9
14.0
19.3
14.4
16.6
10.8
1996 3
18.5
14.2
18.9
14.4
16.4
11.5
1997
18.1
14.2
18.3
14.5
16.6
11.6
1998
17.8
14.0
18.0
14.2
16.6
11.6
Middle alternative projections
1999
17.9
14.2
18.1
14.5
16.4
11.5
2000
17.7
14.0
18.0
14.3
16.3
11.4
2001
17.7
14.0
17.9
14.3
16.3
11.4
2002
17.7
14.0
18.0
14.2
16.4
11.3
2003
17.7
13.9
17.9
14.2
16.4
11.2
2004
17.6
14.0
17.8
14.3
16.2
11.4
2005
17.4
14.1
17.6
14.4
16.1
11.5
2006
17.3
14.2
17.5
14.4
16.0
11.6
2007
17.3
14.1
17.5
14.3
15.9
11.5
2008
17.3
13.9
17.5
14.1
15.9
11.4
2009
17.3
13.7
17.5
14.0
15.9
11.2
2010
17.3
13.6
17.5
13.9
15.9
11.1
Low alternative projections (Based on high alternative projections of teachers)
1999
17.9
14.2
18.1
14.5
16.4
11.5
2000
17.7
14.0
18.0
14.3
16.3
11.4
2001
17.7
14.0
17.9
14.3
16.2
11.4
2002
17.7
14.0
17.9
14.2
16.3
11.3
2003
17.6
13.9
17.8
14.2
16.2
11.2
2004
17.4
14.0
17.6
14.2
16.0
11.3
2005
17.2
14.1
17.4
14.3
15.8
11.5
2006
17.0
14.1
17.3
14.3
15.7
11.5
2007
17.0
13.9
17.2
14.1
15.6
11.4
2008
16.9
13.6
17.2
13.9
15.6
11.2
2009
16.9
13.4
17.1
13.7
15.5
11.0
2010
16.9
13.3
17.1
13.6
15.5
10.9
High alternative projections (Based on low alternative projections of teachers)
1999
17.9
14.2
18.1
14.5
16.4
11.5
2000
17.7
14.0
18.0
14.3
16.3
11.4
2001
17.8
14.0
18.0
14.3
16.3
11.4
2002
17.9
14.0
18.1
14.2
16.5
11.3
2003
17.9
13.9
18.1
14.2
16.5
11.2
2004
17.7
14.1
18.0
14.3
16.4
11.4
2005
17.6
14.3
17.9
14.5
16.3
11.6
2006
17.6
14.3
17.8
14.6
16.2
11.7
2007
17.6
14.2
17.8
14.5
16.2
11.6
2008
17.7
14.1
17.9
14.3
16.3
11.5
2009
17.7
14.0
18.0
14.2
16.3
11.4
2010
17.8
13.9
18.0
14.2
16.3
11.4
1 Private school numbers are estimated on the basis on past data. 2 Private school numbers are from the Early Estimates survey. 3 Private school numbers are projected. NOTE: The pupil/teacher ratios were derived from tables 2 and 41. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Projections are based on data through 1997. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools; Common Core of of Data surveys; 1985 Private School Survey; Private School Universe Survey, 1995-96; Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics, Early Estimates; and Elementary and Secondary Teacher Model. (This table was prepared May 2000.)
