Public school student membership and total teachers, by state: School years 1991-92 and 2001-02


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State	Total student membership			Total teachers
Table 10. Public school student membership and total teachers, by state: School years 1991–92 and 2001–02
State	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	42,046,878	47,687,871¹	13.4	2,432,243	2,997,741¹	23.3

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.
¹ Data imputed based on current year (fall 2001) data.
NOTE: Teacher counts are full-time-equivalency (FTE) counts.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1991-92 and 2001-02.

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