Table 26.--Pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1970 to fall 1995 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Difference in ratio |Estimated| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_______________________________________ 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 ....| 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 10.0 |\1\ 9.8 |\1\ 9.7 |\1\ 9.7 |\1\ 9.5 |\1\ 9.4 |\1\ 9.3 |\1\ 9.3 |\1\ 9.1 |\1\ 9.2 |\1\ 9.2 |\1\ 9.1 |\1\ 9.0 |\1\ 9.0 |\1\ 9.0 | -4.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 |_________|________|________|________|________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________ Alabama ..............| 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 11.8 |\2\12.2 |\2\11.9 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -5.3 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.6 Alaska ...............|\3\ 15.1 |\3\15.1 |\3\15.6 |\3\12.2 |\3\12.0 |\3\ 10.9 |\3\10.9 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 |\3\10.7 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 |\3\11.0 |\3\14.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | --- | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 Arizona ..............|\3\ 13.0 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.8 | --- | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 Arkansas .............| 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 | -4.9 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 California ...........| 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 |\4\ 11.8 |\2\11.8 |\2\11.3 |\2\11.0 |\5\10.0 | 9.7 |\5\10.6 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | -1.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 12.9 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 10.3 |\2\10.1 | 10.7 | 10.2 |\3\15.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | -3.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 Connecticut ..........|\3\ 15.5 |\3\16.6 |\3\16.6 |\3\16.6 | 16.1 |\6\ 11.6 |\6\15.6 |\3\15.0 |\3\14.7 |\3\14.2 | 9.0 |\5\ 9.2 |\3\13.0 |\3\12.9 |\3\12.6 |\3\12.2 |\3\11.9 |\3\11.6 |\3\11.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | --- | --- | 0.2 | --- Delaware .............| 14.3 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | -5.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 District of Columbia .| 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | -2.5 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 Florida ..............| 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | -2.8 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 13.4 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.7 |\5\ 12.6 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | -5.5 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -2.0 Hawaii ...............| 15.6 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 13.7 |\3\ 14.4 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | -4.4 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 1.5 Idaho ................| 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.1 | -2.1 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1.9 Illinois .............| 14.8 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 9.4 |\2\11.5 |\2\11.4 |\3\13.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | -5.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 Indiana ..............| 14.2 | 13.1 |\2\12.7 |\2\12.5 |\4\13.7 |\4\ 11.9 | 12.6 |\7\12.1 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | -5.8 | 8.0 | -0.4 | -1.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 9.9 |\4\ 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | -3.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 Kansas ...............| 11.7 | 11.5 |\2\11.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | -3.6 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 Kentucky .............| 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 |\2\11.4 |\2\11.4 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | -5.3 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -2.0 Louisiana ............| 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.5 |\2\10.3 |\2\10.1 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 |\5\ 8.8 | 8.6 |\3\12.0 |\3\ 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 | -3.8 | -0.3 | (\8\) | -0.4 Maine ................| 13.5 | 14.0 |\3\18.3 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 12.6 |\3\14.5 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | -6.2 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 13.0 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | -3.8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 Massachusetts ........| 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.2 |\2\10.7 | 10.8 |\5\ 11.5 |\2\10.3 |\2\ 9.7 |\2\10.3 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | -5.0 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 Michigan .............| 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.2 | -4.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 Minnesota ............| 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.3 |\5\ 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.2 | -1.6 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 Mississippi ..........| 12.5 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 |\3\12.3 |\3\11.9 |\3\11.6 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | -4.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri .............| 13.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | -5.6 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 Montana ..............|\3\ 17.6 |\3\17.6 |\5\17.9 |\3\17.5 |\2\16.7 |\4,6\11.8 |\3\15.5 |\3\15.4 |\3\14.7 |\3\14.4 |\3\14.3 |\5\ 9.9 |\3\12.5 |\3\12.5 |\3\12.3 |\3\12.1 |\3\12.2 |\3\12.2 |\3\12.3 |\3\12.1 |\3\12.2 |\3\11.9 |\3\ 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- Nebraska .............| 12.0 | 11.8 |\2\10.5 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | -4.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 Nevada ...............| 14.6 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.8 |\4\12.9 |\3\20.2 |\3\18.5 |\3\18.3 |\5\13.0 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.4 |\3\17.5 |\3\17.5 |\3\17.3 |\3\17.4 |\3\18.1 |\3\17.3 |\3\16.1 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.2 | -3.4 | --- | --- | --- New Hampshire ........| 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 |\4\12.5 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | -5.6 | -1.1 | (\8\) | -1.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 12.7 | 12.6 |\5\12.1 | 11.3 |\5\11.2 | 10.6 |\2\10.6 |\4\10.3 |\3\14.5 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | -5.4 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.8 New Mexico ...........| 13.6 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | -5.4 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.8 New York .............| 11.4 | 11.1 |\2\11.5 |\2\11.1 | 11.5 | 10.9 |\2\11.0 |\2\11.2 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | -3.5 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 North Carolina .......| 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.5 |\3\ 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | -5.3 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 North Dakota .........| 12.4 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | -3.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | (\8\) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.4 | -5.7 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 Oklahoma .............| 12.2 | 12.0 |\3\14.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | -4.9 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.5 Oregon ...............| 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 Pennsylvania .........| 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 |\2\11.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 |\2\10.6 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | -3.9 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 Rhode Island .........| 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 | -3.9 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |\3\19.0 |\4,5\14.6 |\3\18.0 |\3\17.5 |\3\14.7 |\6\14.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | -5.1 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1.3 South Dakota .........| 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -3.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 Tennessee ............| 13.7 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | -4.7 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -1.4 Texas ................| 13.8 | 13.3 |\3\17.9 | 17.1 | 12.6 | 12.2 |\2\11.3 |\4\10.5 |\2\10.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.4 |\3\12.4 |\3\12.4 |\3\13.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | -5.7 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -0.7 Utah .................| 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 13.9 |\2\14.2 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 | -2.1 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -1.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 9.2 |\2\ 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | --- | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | -3.9 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 Virginia .............| 12.9 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 |\5\ 7.8 |\3\ 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | -5.1 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -1.3 Washington ...........| 15.1 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 13.1 |\2\13.1 |\2\13.1 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.5 | -4.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -1.2 West Virginia ........| 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | -5.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 Wisconsin ............| 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.1 | -3.8 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 Wyoming ..............| 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | -4.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 |=========|========|========|========|========|==========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|==================|=========|=========|========= Outlying areas .....| 354.7 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 9.9 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 9.7 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 12.5 | --- | 17.2 | --- | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | -345.8 | -5.6 | -1.2 | -6.8 |_________|________|________|________|________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________ American Samoa .......| --- | 7.2 | --- | 10.2 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 13.3 | 11.3 | --- | --- | 9.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 10.3 Guam .................| 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 11.2 | --- | --- | 11.0 | 9.3 | --- | 9.9 | --- | --- | 10.9 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 8.8 | -3.0 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -2.0 Northern Marianas ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 10.2 | 11.0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 9.4 | --- | --- | 11.4 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 8.4 Puerto Rico ..........| --- | 17.8 | 17.2 | 16.9 | --- | 23.7 | 23.9 | --- | 15.6 | --- | 13.0 | --- | 18.9 | --- | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -6.2 | -1.4 | -7.7 Trust Territories ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Virgin Islands .......| --- | 9.5 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.7 | --- | 6.6 | --- | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | -1.0 | (\8\) | -1.0 ______________________|_________|________|________|________|________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________ \1\U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states. \2\Data estimated by reporting state. \3\Support staff not reported or underreported. \4\Data partially estimated. \5\Estimated by NCES. \6\Estimated by state and does not include any nonprofessional staff. \7\Data are for school year 1976-77. \8\Less than 0.05 percent change. ---Data not available or not applicable. NOTE.--Inconsistent reporting practices may affect ratio differences over time. Ratio difference calculations were not made in cases where data were known to be incomplete. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, various years; and Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared April 1997.)