Table 24.--Pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1970 to fall 1995 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Difference in ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_______________________________________ State or |Fall | Fall | Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall |Fall | Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall | Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall 1970|Fall 1985|Fall 1990| Fall 1985 other area |1970 | 1971 | 1972 |1973 |1974 |1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |1980 | 1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 | 1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |1992 |1993 |1994 |1995 | to | to | to | to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |fall 1995|fall 1990|fall 1995| fall 1995 ______________________|_____|________|________|_____|_____|_____|________|________|________|________|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_________|_________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 ______________________|_____|________|________|_____|_____|_____|________|________|________|________|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_________|_________|_________|_________ United States ....|22.3 |\1\22.3 |\1\21.7 |21.3 |20.8 |20.4 |\1\20.2 |\1\19.7 |\1\19.3 |\1\19.1 |18.7 |\1\18.8 |18.6 |18.4 |18.1 |17.9 |\1\17.7 |17.6 |17.3 |17.2 |17.2 |17.3 |17.4 |17.4 |17.3 |17.3 | -5.0 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 |_____|________|________|_____|_____|_____|________|________|________|________|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_________|_________|_________|_________ Alabama ..............|24.4 | 24.3 | 23.2 |22.5 |21.6 |20.7 |\2\20.2 |\3\20.1 | 18.7 | 23.6 |21.0 |\2\20.7 |20.3 |20.1 |19.4 |20.2 | 19.8 |19.3 |18.7 |18.1 |19.9 |17.8 |17.4 |17.1 |17.2 |16.9 | -7.4 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -3.3 Alaska\4\ ............|20.9 | 20.6 | 20.6 |20.4 |21.2 |19.5 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.3 |16.6 | 16.0 |15.7 |15.7 |17.1 |15.8 | 16.7 |17.5 |17.0 |16.8 |17.0 |16.7 |16.8 |17.5 |17.6 |17.3 | -3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 Arizona ..............|23.4 | 24.4 | 23.8 |24.4 |23.0 |21.5 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 19.4 |20.0 | 19.8 |19.5 |19.3 |19.7 |19.6 | 18.4 |18.6 |18.2 |18.9 |19.4 |19.3 |18.7 |18.9 |19.3 |19.6 | -3.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 Arkansas .............|21.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 |22.4 |22.0 |21.5 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 19.0 |18.6 | 18.6 |18.2 |18.2 |18.0 |17.5 | 17.5 |17.1 |15.7 |17.0 |16.8 |17.0 |17.0 |17.1 |17.1 |17.1 | -4.8 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 California ...........|24.0 | 23.1 | 22.7 |22.2 |21.8 |21.6 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 21.2 |21.0 | 23.1 |23.3 |23.5 |23.3 |23.1 | 23.0 |22.9 |22.7 |22.4 |22.8 |22.8 |24.0 |24.0 |24.0 |24.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............|22.5 | 23.0 | 22.5 |21.7 |21.6 |20.0 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.6 |18.3 | 18.5 |18.6 |19.1 |18.9 |18.4 | 18.2 |18.0 |17.8 |17.6 |17.8 |17.9 |18.3 |18.6 |18.4 |18.5 | -4.0 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 Connecticut ..........|21.1 | 19.7 | 19.5 |19.2 |18.6 |18.3 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.1 |15.4 | 15.0 |14.8 |14.8 |14.4 |14.0 | 13.7 |13.3 |13.0 |13.3 |13.5 |14.0 |14.3 |14.4 |14.4 |14.4 | -6.8 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 Delaware .............|22.0 | 21.7 | 21.6 |21.2 |20.6 |20.1 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 17.3 |17.7 | 17.8 |17.1 |16.8 |16.5 |16.2 | 16.0 |16.1 |16.4 |16.4 |16.7 |16.8 |16.7 |16.5 |16.6 |16.8 | -5.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 District of Columbia .|19.5 | 21.8 | 21.3 |20.7 |19.0 |19.6 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 17.9 |19.1 | 18.5 |17.0 |16.0 |14.8 |14.2 | 14.3 |13.9 |14.3 |13.4 |13.6 |12.7 |13.3 |13.3 |13.2 |15.0 | -4.4 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 Florida ..............|22.9 | 23.4 | 22.8 |22.8 |22.0 |21.3 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 21.0 |20.4 | 19.9 |17.8 |17.6 |17.7 |17.6 | 17.5 |17.4 |17.1 |17.2 |17.2 |17.6 |18.4 |18.4 |19.1 |18.9 | -3.9 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............|25.0 | 24.4 | 24.5 |23.9 |23.3 |23.0 | 23.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 |18.9 | 18.8 |18.6 |18.6 |18.9 |18.8 | 18.9 |17.8 |18.5 |18.3 |18.3 |18.5 |18.0 |16.7 |16.3 |16.5 | -8.5 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -2.3 Hawaii ...............|22.6 | 22.3 | 21.9 |22.7 |22.7 |22.4 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 23.4 |23.0 | 22.7 |22.9 |23.2 |23.2 |22.6 | 22.6 |21.6 |19.2 |19.1 |18.9 |18.5 |17.6 |17.8 |17.9 |17.8 | -4.8 | -3.7 | -1.1 | -4.7 Idaho ................|22.7 | 23.1 | 24.1 |22.9 |21.9 |21.8 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.9 |20.5 | 20.9 |20.7 |21.0 |20.5 |20.3 | 20.4 |20.7 |20.6 |20.1 |19.6 |19.4 |19.6 |19.7 |19.1 |19.0 | -3.6 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.3 Illinois .............|21.1 |\3\21.6 | 21.4 |20.9 |20.4 |20.0 |\2\20.3 |\3\20.3 | 18.1 | 19.1 |18.4 | 18.5 |18.0 |18.1 |18.0 |17.8 | 17.4 |17.2 |17.1 |16.9 |16.7 |16.8 |16.8 |17.1 |17.3 |17.1 | -4.0 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 Indiana ..............|24.4 | 23.5 |\3\23.3 |23.2 |24.1 |22.1 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 20.3 |19.9 | 20.0 |19.8 |19.5 |19.0 |18.6 | 18.3 |17.9 |17.8 |17.5 |17.4 |17.6 |17.6 |17.5 |17.5 |17.5 | -6.9 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -1.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................|20.2 | 20.1 | 19.7 |19.3 |18.9 |18.5 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 16.7 |16.3 | 16.5 |15.7 |15.6 |15.4 |15.3 | 15.5 |15.6 |15.8 |15.7 |15.6 |15.7 |15.8 |15.8 |15.8 |15.5 | -4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 Kansas ...............|19.8 | 20.4 |\3\19.4 |18.8 |18.4 |18.1 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.2 | 16.2 |15.8 | 15.7 |15.6 |15.5 |15.4 |15.4 | 15.4 |15.4 |15.2 |15.0 |15.0 |15.2 |15.2 |15.1 |15.1 |15.1 | -4.8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 Kentucky .............|23.8 | 23.2 | 22.7 |22.6 |22.1 |21.6 |\2\21.5 |\3\21.2 | 21.1 | 20.5 |20.4 | 20.8 |20.2 |19.9 |19.6 |19.2 | 18.6 |18.2 |17.8 |17.7 |17.3 |17.2 |17.3 |17.6 |17.0 |16.9 | -6.9 | -1.9 | -0.4 | -2.3 Louisiana ............|23.1 | 22.9 | 20.2 |20.1 |20.0 |20.6 | 20.8 |\3\20.6 | 19.6 | 17.9 |17.7 | 19.6 |18.4 |19.0 |19.0 |18.5 | 18.5 |18.5 |18.2 |17.6 |17.3 |17.2 |17.0 |17.1 |16.8 |17.0 | -6.1 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -1.5 Maine ................|21.9 | 21.6 | 20.5 |21.1 |20.9 |20.4 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 21.2 |18.9 |\2\18.0 |16.4 |15.5 |15.7 |14.5 | 15.5 |14.9 |14.6 |14.1 |13.9 |14.0 |14.1 |14.1 |13.8 |13.9 | -8.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............|22.5 | 22.0 | 22.1 |21.3 |20.9 |20.8 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.6 |18.4 | 18.5 |18.5 |18.3 |17.7 |17.5 | 17.1 |17.1 |16.8 |16.8 |16.8 |16.9 |16.9 |17.5 |17.0 |16.8 | -5.6 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 Massachusetts ........|21.1 | 21.8 | 20.0 |18.2 |18.0 |18.7 | 18.6 |\3\16.9 | 16.2 | 14.9 |15.7 | 15.2 |16.1 |15.5 |15.2 |14.9 | 14.4 |13.9 |13.7 |14.0 |15.4 |15.1 |15.0 |14.9 |14.8 |14.6 | -6.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 Michigan .............|23.1 | 24.5 | 24.1 |23.2 |23.6 |23.1 | 23.1 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 21.5 |21.3 | 21.9 |20.8 |20.5 |19.8 |19.5 | 19.2 |19.9 |19.8 |19.7 |19.8 |19.2 |19.5 |19.9 |20.1 |19.7 | -3.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 Minnesota ............|21.0 | 20.5 | 20.7 |20.6 |20.3 |19.7 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.6 |17.1 | 17.1 |18.0 |17.9 |17.5 |17.1 | 17.4 |17.1 |17.0 |17.2 |17.4 |17.2 |17.6 |17.3 |17.5 |17.8 | -3.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 Mississippi ..........|23.7 | 23.2 | 22.6 |22.1 |21.8 |21.5 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 18.7 |18.4 | 19.3 |18.6 |18.7 |18.4 |18.1 | 19.0 |18.8 |18.4 |18.2 |17.9 |17.9 |18.2 |17.8 |17.5 |17.5 | -6.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri .............|21.5 | 23.3 | 22.7 |21.8 |21.1 |19.6 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 17.9 |17.3 | 17.0 |17.4 |17.0 |16.8 |16.5 | 16.4 |16.2 |15.9 |15.7 |15.6 |16.0 |16.2 |15.8 |15.5 |15.4 | -6.2 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -1.2 Montana ..............|21.0 | 21.0 | 20.3 |19.5 |19.1 |19.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.6 |16.6 | 16.5 |16.0 |16.2 |16.1 |15.9 | 15.6 |15.8 |15.8 |15.7 |15.9 |15.8 |15.8 |16.4 |16.3 |16.4 | -4.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 Nebraska .............|19.1 | 20.0 |\3\19.4 |18.7 |18.4 |17.8 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 15.7 |16.7 | 15.7 |15.5 |15.2 |15.0 |15.0 | 15.1 |15.1 |15.0 |14.7 |14.6 |14.7 |14.6 |14.5 |14.5 |14.5 | -4.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 Nevada ...............|25.7 | 24.4 | 24.3 |24.3 |24.4 |24.3 | 23.7 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 21.1 |21.0 | 21.1 |20.9 |20.4 |20.2 |20.0 | 20.4 |20.2 |20.3 |20.4 |19.4 |18.6 |18.7 |18.7 |18.7 |19.1 | -6.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 New Hampshire ........|21.3 |\3\22.0 | 19.6 |19.8 |18.4 |19.9 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 18.1 |19.8 | 16.8 |16.4 |16.2 |15.8 |15.9 | 15.9 |16.0 |16.2 |16.2 |16.2 |15.5 |15.6 |15.5 |15.6 |15.7 | -5.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........|20.5 | 19.6 | 19.0 |18.7 |18.2 |18.1 |\2\17.8 | 17.6 |\3\17.1 | 16.6 |16.3 | 15.9 |15.8 |15.6 |15.3 |15.0 | 14.7 |14.0 |13.6 |13.5 |13.6 |13.8 |13.6 |13.6 |13.8 |13.8 | -6.7 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 New Mexico ...........|24.2 | 23.2 | 23.1 |22.6 |22.3 |21.3 | 22.1 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.5 |19.2 | 18.8 |18.8 |18.6 |18.7 |18.8 | 19.0 |18.9 |18.5 |18.3 |18.1 |17.6 |17.6 |17.5 |17.2 |17.0 | -7.2 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -1.8 New York .............|19.7 | 19.7 | 18.9 |18.6 |18.2 |18.9 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 18.7 |18.5 | 17.7 |17.3 |16.9 |16.2 |15.8 | 15.4 |15.2 |14.9 |14.7 |14.7 |15.4 |15.2 |15.2 |15.2 |15.5 | -4.2 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 North Carolina .......|24.1 | 23.8 | 23.4 |22.9 |23.0 |22.6 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 20.4 |20.1 | 19.9 |19.8 |19.8 |19.4 |18.8 | 18.7 |18.2 |17.5 |17.1 |16.9 |16.8 |16.7 |16.3 |16.2 |16.2 | -7.9 | -1.9 | -0.7 | -2.7 North Dakota .........|19.2 | 19.3 | 19.0 |18.3 |17.6 |17.3 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 15.6 |15.8 | 16.8 |16.6 |16.6 |15.2 |15.2 | 15.3 |15.6 |15.4 |15.1 |15.5 |15.3 |15.2 |15.4 |15.3 |15.9 | -3.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................|23.2 | 24.2 | 23.4 |22.6 |22.3 |21.7 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.0 |19.5 | 19.7 |19.8 |18.9 |18.4 |18.3 | 18.1 |18.0 |17.6 |17.4 |17.2 |17.3 |16.9 |16.8 |16.6 |17.1 | -6.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -1.2 Oklahoma .............|22.2 | 22.7 | 22.2 |21.8 |20.6 |20.0 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 17.6 |17.0 | 17.2 |17.0 |16.9 |16.9 |16.6 | 16.9 |16.9 |16.5 |16.2 |15.6 |15.6 |15.5 |15.5 |15.5 |15.7 | -6.6 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.9 Oregon ...............|22.2 | 21.0 | 21.2 |21.4 |21.4 |20.1 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.9 |20.6 | 20.3 |18.6 |18.3 |18.3 |18.2 | 18.3 |18.3 |18.4 |18.4 |18.0 |18.6 |19.2 |19.5 |19.9 |19.8 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 Pennsylvania .........|21.7 | 21.7 | 21.1 |20.5 |19.7 |19.3 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 17.6 |17.4 | 17.2 |17.2 |17.0 |16.8 |16.6 | 16.3 |16.2 |15.9 |15.7 |16.6 |16.8 |17.0 |17.2 |17.1 |17.0 | -4.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 Rhode Island .........|20.9 | 20.7 | 20.0 |19.6 |19.2 |19.2 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 16.7 |16.2 | 16.1 |15.8 |15.4 |15.4 |15.1 | 15.1 |15.1 |14.5 |14.5 |14.6 |14.6 |14.3 |14.8 |14.7 |14.3 | -6.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......|22.3 | 25.2 | 23.1 |23.3 |22.6 |21.9 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 19.7 |19.2 | 19.0 |18.9 |18.7 |17.9 |17.5 | 17.3 |17.2 |17.2 |17.0 |16.8 |16.9 |17.2 |16.7 |16.4 |16.2 | -6.1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 South Dakota .........|19.1 | 20.0 | 19.7 |19.4 |18.9 |18.7 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 |16.1 | 15.8 |15.5 |14.7 |14.4 |14.9 | 15.6 |15.5 |15.4 |15.5 |15.2 |14.8 |15.3 |14.9 |14.4 |15.0 | -4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 Tennessee ............|25.4 | 24.9 | 24.6 |24.3 |22.2 |22.0 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 21.1 |20.7 | 20.5 |20.9 |20.9 |20.6 |20.3 | 19.9 |19.6 |19.3 |19.1 |19.2 |19.4 |19.6 |18.8 |18.6 |16.7 | -8.6 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -3.6 Texas ................|21.9 | 22.5 | 21.5 |21.3 |20.8 |19.6 |\2\19.8 | 19.3 | 18.5 | 18.7 |18.2 | 18.4 |17.8 |17.5 |17.6 |17.3 | 17.2 |17.3 |16.7 |16.7 |15.4 |15.8 |16.1 |16.0 |15.7 |15.6 | -6.3 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -1.7 Utah .................|25.9 | 25.2 | 25.0 |24.8 |24.6 |24.7 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 23.8 |23.9 | 24.6 |25.3 |24.8 |24.7 |24.9 | 24.6 |24.7 |24.5 |24.9 |25.0 |24.9 |24.2 |24.7 |24.3 |23.8 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -1.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............|17.9 | 17.1 | 17.2 |17.0 |16.9 |16.3 |\2\16.5 |\3\16.7 | 15.6 |\3\14.8 |14.8 | 15.3 |14.8 |14.5 |14.2 |14.1 |\2\14.4 |13.9 |13.6 |13.8 |13.2 |13.8 |13.1 |14.0 |13.8 |13.8 | -4.2 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 Virginia .............|22.5 | 22.0 | 21.5 |21.0 |20.5 |18.9 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 18.1 |17.7 | 17.8 |17.4 |17.1 |16.8 |16.9 | 16.8 |16.3 |16.1 |15.9 |15.7 |15.7 |15.1 |14.8 |14.6 |14.4 | -8.1 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -2.4 Washington ...........|24.5 |\3\24.0 | 24.2 |24.1 |23.4 |23.3 |\2\23.2 |\3\23.0 | 22.0 | 21.5 |21.3 | 21.7 |21.7 |21.2 |20.8 |20.7 | 20.5 |20.2 |20.4 |20.1 |20.1 |20.2 |20.2 |20.1 |20.2 |20.4 | -4.1 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 West Virginia ........|24.1 | 23.4 | 22.8 |22.1 |21.3 |20.6 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 20.0 | 18.1 |17.7 | 17.3 |16.9 |16.5 |16.0 |15.7 | 15.3 |15.2 |15.1 |15.1 |15.0 |15.3 |15.2 |14.9 |14.8 |14.6 | -9.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -1.2 Wisconsin ............|22.4 | 22.3 | 20.7 |20.4 |20.1 |18.6 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 17.8 |17.1 | 17.2 |17.4 |17.1 |16.3 |16.5 | 16.3 |16.2 |16.0 |15.9 |16.2 |15.7 |15.5 |16.0 |15.9 |15.8 | -6.5 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 Wyoming ..............|19.0 | 18.5 | 18.2 |17.6 |17.4 |16.9 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 18.3 |15.5 | 15.0 |15.0 |14.1 |14.1 |14.1 | 14.0 |14.5 |14.6 |14.5 |14.5 |15.6 |17.2 |15.4 |14.9 |14.8 | -4.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |=====|========|========|=====|=====|=====|========|========|========|========|=====|========|=====|=====|=====|=====|========|=====|=====|=====|=====|=====|=====|=====|=====|=====|=========|=========|=========|========= Outlying areas .....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |20.0 |19.5 |19.0 |18.5 |17.2 |16.7 |16.0 |15.8 |16.1 | 16.1 | 18.5 | -2.4 | 16.1 |_____|________|________|_____|_____|_____|________|________|________|________|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_________|_________|_________|_________ American Samoa .......| --- | 20.0 | 20.4 |16.5 |15.3 |29.6 | 26.3 | 19.0 | --- | --- |17.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 17.7 |17.1 |17.5 |16.3 |17.1 |18.9 |18.5 |18.8 |17.6 |18.3 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 1.2 | 18.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Guam .................|23.6 | 22.8 | 22.8 |21.9 |21.3 |23.3 | 22.1 | --- | --- | 22.1 |18.0 | --- |19.3 |19.7 | --- |19.6 | 18.0 |18.4 |18.6 |17.0 |15.5 |16.5 |19.0 |19.0 |20.8 |20.9 | -2.7 | -4.1 | 5.4 | 1.3 Northern Marianas ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 18.7 | --- | --- | --- |17.4 |15.6 | --- | --- |19.1 |18.2 |19.5 |18.8 |17.2 |16.6 |15.9 |15.6 |16.0 | 16.0 | 18.8 | -2.9 | 16.0 Puerto Rico ..........|29.7 | 29.3 | 29.0 |28.0 | --- |27.0 | 27.8 | --- | 22.5 | --- |22.3 | --- |21.6 |21.8 |21.3 |21.0 | 21.0 |20.3 |19.8 |13.3 |13.8 |14.1 |14.3 |14.5 |15.1 |14.0 | -15.7 | -7.2 | 0.2 | -7.0 Trust Territories ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Virgin Islands .......| --- | 19.2 | 20.4 |19.4 |17.4 |17.4 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 15.1 | 17.3 |16.1 | --- |15.6 |11.5 |15.7 |15.6 | 15.2 |15.1 |14.7 |13.3 |13.8 |14.1 |14.3 |14.5 |15.1 |14.0 | 14.0 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -1.6 ______________________|_____|________|________|_____|_____|_____|________|________|________|________|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_________|_________|_________|_________ \1\National total includes estimates for indicated states. \2\Data estimated by NCES. \3\Data estimated by reporting state. \4\Beginning in 1983, data include students enrolled in public schools on federal bases and other special arrangements. ---Data not available or not applicable. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Day Schools, various years; and Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared April 1997.)