Table 21.--Students per staff employed in public school systems, by type of assignment and state: Fall 1995 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | School district | | | | | staff | School staff | | | |____________________________|_________________________________________________________|Student | Other State or other area |Total |Officials|Adminis- |Instruc-|Principals|School and| | | | |services|support | | and | trative | tion | and | library |Teachers|Instruc-|Guidance| Lib- | staff | staff | |adminis- | support |coordin-|assistant | support | | tional | coun- |rarians | | | | trators | staff | ators |principals| staff | | aides | selors | | | ______________________|______|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ______________________|______|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________ United States\1\ ..| 9.0 | 909.3 | 309.6 |1,331.2 | 371.7 | 188.9 | 17.3 | 90.7 | 512.3 | 881.6 | 314.3 | 43.3 |______|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________ Alabama ..............| 9.0 | 1,743.3 | 718.1 | 761.4 | 336.0 | 269.6 | 16.9 | 112.1 | 443.1 | 592.7 |1,594.3 | 34.4 Alaska\2\ ............| 8.5 | 434.1 | 232.5 |1,139.4 | 292.7 | 144.0 | 17.3 | 72.9 | 567.2 | 868.1 | 155.8 | 52.6 Arizona ..............| 9.8 | 1,737.3 | 1,160.0 |4,085.5 | 461.6 | 121.4 | 19.6 | 77.4 | 708.2 |1,008.9 | 101.7 | 72.8 Arkansas .............| 9.2 | 818.2 | 777.5 |2,532.2 | 310.5 | 275.4 | 17.1 | 128.7 | 370.6 | 476.1 |1,171.2 | 37.1 California\3\ ........| 12.5 | 2,569.1 | 277.9 |1,181.7 | 535.7 | 193.8 | 24.0 | 97.4 |1,082.4 |6,179.0 | 554.3 | 74.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 9.7 | 775.7 | 296.8 | 846.8 | 375.2 | 138.2 | 18.5 | 110.9 | 607.7 | 937.5 | 408.1 | 52.8 Connecticut ..........| 7.8 | 542.3 | 321.5 |1,143.3 | 284.1 | 159.6 | 14.4 | 68.9 | 464.1 | 770.7 | 159.9 | 54.9 Delaware .............| 9.1 | 1,246.7 | 279.5 |1,870.0 | 271.8 | 229.8 | 16.8 | 126.0 | 504.5 | 889.0 | 217.8 | 47.0 District of Columbia .| 8.5 | 198.5 | 275.2 | 554.2 | 261.6 | 180.5 | 15.0 | 244.0 | 367.8 | 558.1 |1,505.7 | 44.8 Florida ..............| 9.2 | 1,251.4 | 177.4 |2,680.1 | 364.9 | 179.7 | 18.9 | 90.3 | 453.9 | 850.1 | 304.5 | 42.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia\4\ ...........| 7.9 | 616.4 | 375.9 |1,897.4 | 349.3 | 204.1 | 16.5 | 60.4 | 529.5 | 659.9 | 485.8 | 32.6 Hawaii ...............| 11.1 | 1,327.5 | 711.7 | 427.4 | 387.5 | 265.9 | 17.8 | 199.8 | 346.6 | 652.2 | 365.6 | 91.9 Idaho ................| 11.1 | 2,132.4 | 548.8 |1,157.6 | 367.8 | 277.5 | 19.0 | 127.0 | 467.5 |1,314.0 | 638.0 | 65.2 Illinois .............| 9.3 | 590.4 | 380.1 |1,173.7 | 378.7 | 194.7 | 17.1 | 92.0 | 688.5 |1,001.4 | 298.9 | 51.3 Indiana...............| 8.4 | 1,053.1 | 1,970.3 | 714.4 | 346.8 | 124.1 | 17.5 | 67.8 | 568.2 | 957.2 | 592.3 | 34.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 8.1 | 967.9 | 664.5 |1,315.0 | 285.1 | 112.5 | 15.5 | 82.6 | 377.4 | 758.8 | 229.2 | 43.3 Kansas ...............| 8.1 | 369.5 | 481.8 |6,256.9 | 277.1 | 186.2 | 15.1 | 97.3 | 426.0 | 476.3 | 201.5 | 42.2 Kentucky .............| 7.8 | 563.9 | 301.6 |1,520.3 | 346.2 | 209.7 | 16.9 | 60.4 | 514.7 | 562.5 | 315.3 | 31.4 Louisiana ............| 8.6 | 3,008.9 | 1,157.3 | 777.2 | 335.2 | 274.3 | 17.0 | 79.5 | 305.5 | 680.3 | 354.7 | 35.0 Maine ................| 7.3 | 476.7 | 323.6 |1,890.0 | 250.4 | 153.3 | 13.9 | 56.6 | 355.9 | 897.3 | 203.6 | 43.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 9.2 | 1,118.8 | 1,120.4 |1,149.1 | 304.3 | 214.0 | 16.8 | 110.1 | 440.2 | 772.3 | 558.2 | 40.6 Massachusetts ........| 8.1 | 923.3 | 158.1 | 859.2 | 422.4 | 297.8 | 14.6 | 71.1 | 437.8 |1,497.6 | 491.9 | 45.9 Michigan .............| 9.2 | 729.5 | 502.9 |3,302.7 | 323.2 | 208.0 | 19.7 | 114.6 | 571.7 |1,132.0 | 244.8 | 32.8 Minnesota ............| 11.2 | 648.4 | 481.4 |1,714.9 | 525.6 | 251.9 | 17.8 | 137.2 | 925.9 | 847.0 | 291.7 | 96.4 Mississippi ..........| 8.3 | 558.8 | 353.3 |1,211.2 | 339.1 | 239.9 | 17.5 | 57.8 | 614.4 | 675.0 | 227.9 | 39.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 7.4 | 1,394.8 | 194.4 | 715.3 | 345.0 | 108.7 | 15.4 | 123.1 | 343.2 | 650.5 | 506.2 | 27.4 Montana\4,5\ .........| 8.9 | 1,061.2 | 353.0 |1,068.0 | 338.5 | 182.5 | 16.4 | 85.4 | 410.8 | 475.7 |2,434.5 | 46.3 Nebraska .............| 7.6 | 473.4 | 423.6 |1,227.7 | 304.0 | 195.9 | 14.5 | 81.0 | 383.8 | 503.9 | 290.9 | 36.2 Nevada ...............| 11.2 | 1,440.4 | 542.0 |2,624.2 | 389.8 | 197.8 | 19.1 | 178.0 | 532.2 |1,099.8 | 438.1 | 62.6 New Hampshire ........| 8.4 | 539.4 | 426.7 |1,348.4 | 405.4 | 239.1 | 15.7 | 55.2 | 313.2 | 691.0 | 434.4 | 52.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 7.3 | 712.7 | 175.4 | 917.5 | 273.2 | 142.7 | 13.8 | 85.9 | 380.1 | 672.3 | 136.6 | 45.8 New Mexico ...........| 8.2 | 757.8 | 174.7 | 596.1 | 383.7 | 122.4 | 17.0 | 72.1 | 511.1 |1,272.7 | 317.3 | 42.4 New York .............| 7.9 | 1,027.9 | 118.3 |2,227.4 | 409.0 | 395.7 | 15.5 | 100.5 | 515.6 | 938.4 | 322.6 | 32.3 North Carolina\4\ ....| 8.4 | 920.7 | 397.4 |1,643.2 | 296.3 | 204.2 | 16.2 | 53.1 | 397.5 | 543.7 | 435.0 | 53.6 North Dakota .........| 8.6 | 273.8 | 726.2 |2,205.6 | 302.3 | 250.7 | 15.9 | 81.0 | 480.2 | 650.8 | 327.2 | 47.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 9.4 | 350.3 | 193.9 |5,201.2 | 1,890.8 | 145.8 | 17.1 | 181.9 | 570.4 |1,127.8 |1,466.5 | 43.3 Oklahoma\4\ ..........| 7.4 | 1,156.5 | 6,557.4 |1,044.7 | 423.3 | 107.1 | 15.7 | 85.8 | 443.4 | 683.4 | 49.0 | 44.2 Oregon ...............| 10.3 | 604.0 | 401.5 |1,548.1 | 325.5 | 154.8 | 19.8 | 82.7 | 429.5 | 862.6 | 529.5 | 66.0 Pennsylvania .........| 9.0 | 1,330.0 | 249.1 |1,121.4 | 437.4 | 181.7 | 17.0 | 120.5 | 486.3 | 811.8 | 180.5 | 46.4 Rhode Island .........| 9.1 | 1,012.2 | 351.6 |1,920.5 | 415.0 | 186.3 | 14.3 | 102.7 | 484.8 |1,997.3 | 396.3 | 75.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina\4,5\ ..| 8.6 | 2,445.4 | 352.8 |1,382.4 | 290.3 | 182.5 | 16.2 | 85.4 | 425.6 | 588.5 | 258.9 | 46.3 South Dakota\4\ ......| 8.0 | 539.9 | 361.7 | 977.6 | 305.9 | 164.8 | 15.0 | 62.9 | 408.7 | 716.3 | 537.9 | 45.3 Tennessee ............| 9.0 | 973.6 | 389.1 |1,174.5 | 192.0 | 195.5 | 16.7 | 89.4 | 613.9 | 644.9 | 305.4 | 53.9 Texas ................| 8.1 | 1,452.8 | 1,529.2 |3,407.4 | 333.1 | 201.0 | 15.6 | 87.1 | 456.0 | 881.5 |1,018.8 | 29.5 Utah .................| 12.8 | 4,377.3 | 667.3 |1,026.1 | 515.2 | 227.4 | 23.8 | 94.7 | 800.5 |1,639.6 |1,293.0 | 70.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 6.7 | 694.5 | 379.7 | 359.1 | 256.8 | 146.8 | 13.8 | 36.0 | 318.0 | 488.7 | 63.3 | 109.6 Virginia\3\ ..........| 7.9 | 613.6 | 621.0 | 728.2 | 305.5 | 191.9 | 14.4 | 89.5 | 347.1 | 553.8 | 343.1 | 38.0 Washington\2,4\ ......| 10.5 | 942.4 | 376.6 |1,137.4 | 382.5 | 201.0 | 20.4 | 111.5 | 544.1 | 757.4 | 258.9 | 54.8 West Virginia.........| 7.9 | 1,100.8 | 162.0 | 953.8 | 280.5 | 839.1 | 14.6 | 103.9 | 502.6 | 860.3 | 346.6 | 34.9 Wisconsin ............| 9.1 | 1,033.5 | 382.3 | 798.3 | 369.8 | 195.0 | 15.8 | 104.1 | 452.0 | 614.5 | 217.3 | 65.2 Wyoming ..............| 7.6 | 605.2 | 693.5 |2,435.6 | 306.3 | 142.2 | 14.8 | 74.0 | 388.6 | 728.9 | 147.7 | 37.9 |======|=========|=========|========|==========|==========|========|========|========|========|========|======== Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa .......| 10.3 | 485.9 | 383.6 | 560.6 | 242.9 | 180.0 | 20.0 | 971.7 | 767.2 |2,429.3 | 303.7 | 39.8 Guam .................| 8.8 | 2,197.3 | 114.4 |1,831.1 | 531.6 | 824.0 | 18.3 | 69.2 | 412.0 |1,098.7 | 225.8 | 42.7 Northern Marianas ....| 8.4 | 978.8 | 100.1 | 518.2 | 293.6 | 163.1 | 20.9 | 40.8 | 314.6 |2,202.3 | 117.5 | 79.4 Puerto Rico ..........| 9.0 | 1,998.8 | 5,654.2 |1,015.6 | 454.1 | 132.5 | 16.0 | --- | 708.4 | 725.6 | 314.6 | 32.2 Virgin Islands .......| 6.6 | 631.6 | 70.6 |1,082.7 | 264.4 | 214.5 | 14.0 | 76.3 | 264.4 | 494.3 | 52.8 | 62.0 ______________________|______|_________|_________|________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________ \1\U.S. totals include underreporting and nonreporting states. \2\Includes imputations for instruction coordinators. \3\Includes imputations for prekindergarten teachers. \4\Includes imputations for support staff. \5\Includes imputations for instruction aides. ---Data not available or not applicable. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared January 1998.)