Table 3.6. Pupil-teacher ratios in public schools, by school level, school size, and locale: 2003

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Table 3.6.

Pupil-teacher ratios in public schools, by school level, school size, and locale: 2003–04

School size and locale	All schools	Elementary	Secondary	Combined
Total	16.4	16.3	16.9	13.8
Less than 200	11.6	12.8	11.1	8.5
200 to 399	14.7	14.9	14.1	13.0
400 to 799	16.3	16.4	15.6	14.8
800 to 1,199	17.2	17.5	16.7	16.6
1,200 to 1,999	18.1	19.1	17.8	17.7
2,000 or more	19.9	22.4	19.7	21.2

City	16.9	16.6	18.1	14.1
Less than 200	10.8	12.6	11.7	8.2
200 to 399	14.6	14.7	15.9	12.3
400 to 799	16.3	16.4	15.6	14.8
800 to 1,199	17.7	18.0	17.0	16.3
1,200 to 1,999	18.5	19.9	18.1	17.4
2,000 or more	20.4	24.4	20.1	25.6

Suburban	16.9	16.7	17.5	13.1
Less than 200	10.4	12.9	10.1	7.5
200 to 399	15.1	15.3	14.6	12.9
400 to 799	16.4	16.6	15.4	12.6
800 to 1,199	17.1	17.4	16.6	16.3
1,200 to 1,999	17.9	18.7	17.6	18.0
2,000 or more	19.5	21.1	19.5	16.5

Town	15.9	15.9	16.2	14.0
Less than 200	12.7	13.9	12.5	8.6
200 to 399	14.8	15.0	14.1	14.2
400 to 799	16.1	16.3	15.6	16.9
800 to 1,199	16.8	17.0	16.7	17.8
1,200 to 1,999	17.9	18.2	17.9	16.9
2,000 or more	19.2	13.3	19.1	23.1

Rural	15.3	15.4	15.3	13.9
Less than 200	11.8	12.6	11.0	9.4
200 to 399	14.4	14.8	13.8	13.1
400 to 799	16.0	16.1	15.7	15.4
800 to 1,199	16.7	17.0	16.4	16.9
1,200 to 1,999	17.6	18.3	17.3	18.2
2,000 or more	19.8	20.5	19.7	26.1
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2003–04.