Table 27.--Estimated average annual teacher salaries (in current dollars) in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1970-71 to 1996-97 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Percentage change | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_______________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1970-71|1986-87|1991-92|1986-87 State |1970-71|1971-72|1972-73 |1973-74 |1974-75 |1975-76 |1976-77 |1977-78 |1978-79 |1979-80 |1980-81 |1981-82 |1982-83 |1983-84 |1984-85 |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94 |1994-95 |1995-96 |1996-97 | to | to | to | to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1996-97|1991-92|1996-97|1996-97 ______________________|_______|_______|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______ 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 | 32 ______________________|_______|_______|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______ United States .....|$9,268 |$9,705 |$10,174 |$10,770 |$11,641 |$12,600 |$13,354 |$14,198 |$15,032 |$15,970 |$17,644 |$19,274 |$20,695 |$21,935 |$23,600 |$25,199 |$26,569 |$28,034 |$29,564 |$31,367 |$33,084 |$34,063 |$35,030 |$35,733 |$36,609 |$37,560 |$38,509 | 315.5 | 28.2 | 13.1 | 44.9 |_______|_______|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______ Alabama ..............| 7,377 | 7,737 | 8,105 | 9,227 | 9,304 | 10,501 | 10,499 | 11,666 | 12,948 | 13,060 | 15,496 | 15,612 | 17,619 | 17,682 | 20,295 | 23,090 | 23,200 | 23,320 | 24,815 | 24,828 | 26,874 | 26,971 | 26,953 | 28,705 | 31,144 | 31,313 | 32,549 | 341.2 | 16.3 | 20.7 | 40.3 Alaska ...............|13,570 |14,129 | 14,663 | 15,667 | 16,381 | 19,308 | 20,880 | 22,541 | 24,150 | 27,210 | 29,030 | 31,924 | 33,983 | 37,807 | 38,461 | 39,115 | 39,769 | 40,424 | 41,754 | 43,153 | 43,427 | 44,661 | 46,701 | 47,512 | 47,951 | 49,620 | 50,647 | 273.2 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 27.4 Arizona ..............| 9,281 | 9,915 | 10,063 | 10,428 | 10,807 | 11,776 | 12,911 | 13,614 | 14,430 | 15,054 | 17,158 | 19,211 | 21,119 | 21,642 | 23,380 | 24,680 | 25,972 | 27,388 | 28,499 | 29,402 | 30,773 | 31,176 | 31,352 | 31,800 | 32,175 | 32,484 | 33,350 | 259.3 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 28.4 Arkansas .............| 6,525 | 6,842 | 7,333 | 7,820 | 8,651 | 9,595 | 9,733 | 10,398 | 11,121 | 12,299 | 13,273 | 14,506 | 15,029 | 16,929 | 18,696 | 19,519 | 19,904 | 20,340 | 21,395 | 22,352 | 23,611 | 27,070 | 27,433 | 28,098 | 28,934 | 29,322 | 29,975 | 359.4 | 36.0 | 10.7 | 50.6 California ...........|11,025 |11,418 | 12,072 | 13,106 | 14,315 | 15,285 | 16,316 | 17,149 | 17,579 | 18,020 | 20,893 | 22,755 | 23,614 | 24,843 | 27,410 | 29,130 | 31,219 | 33,159 | 34,684 | 37,998 | 39,598 | 39,922 | 40,035 | 40,264 | 41,078 | 42,259 | 43,474 | 294.3 | 27.9 | 8.9 | 39.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 8,615 | 9,264 | 9,666 | 10,131 | 10,929 | 12,031 | 13,202 | 14,018 | 14,990 | 16,205 | 17,734 | 19,577 | 21,470 | 23,276 | 24,454 | 25,892 | 27,387 | 28,651 | 29,558 | 30,758 | 31,819 | 33,072 | 33,541 | 33,826 | 34,571 | 35,364 | 36,175 | 319.9 | 20.8 | 9.4 | 32.1 Connecticut ..........|10,079 |10,295 | 10,604 | 11,038 | 11,805 | 12,818 | 13,659 | 14,299 | 15,482 | 16,229 | 17,404 | 18,858 | 20,731 | 22,627 | 24,468 | 26,610 | 28,902 | 33,487 | 37,343 | 40,461 | 43,808 | 46,971 | 48,343 | 49,769 | 50,045 | 50,254 | 50,426 | 400.3 | 62.5 | 7.4 | 74.5 Delaware .............| 9,725 |10,420 | 10,593 | 11,303 | 12,009 | 12,539 | 13,152 | 13,741 | 15,117 | 16,148 | 18,025 | 19,290 | 20,625 | 20,934 | 22,924 | 24,624 | 27,467 | 29,573 | 31,585 | 33,377 | 35,246 | 34,548 | 36,217 | 37,469 | 39,076 | 40,533 | 41,436 | 326.1 | 25.8 | 19.9 | 50.9 District of Columbia .|10,607 |11,020 | 12,127 | 12,733 | 14,355 | 15,681 | 17,065 | 18,235 | 19,486 | 22,190 | 22,882 | 24,265 | 26,633 | 28,667 | 31,709 | 33,211 | 33,797 | 34,705 | 37,231 | 38,402 | 39,497 | 38,798 | 38,702 | 42,543 | 43,700 | 43,700 | 45,012 | 324.4 | 14.8 | 16.0 | 33.2 Florida ..............| 8,797 | 8,938 | 9,250 | 9,989 | 10,287 | 10,502 | 12,146 | 12,780 | 13,186 | 14,149 | 15,406 | 16,780 | 18,275 | 19,497 | 20,836 | 22,250 | 23,833 | 25,198 | 26,974 | 28,803 | 30,555 | 31,070 | 31,172 | 31,944 | 32,588 | 33,330 | 33,881 | 285.1 | 30.4 | 9.0 | 42.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 7,494 | 7,917 | 8,685 | 9,365 | 10,135 | 10,834 | 11,170 | 12,111 | 13,274 | 13,853 | 15,445 | 16,363 | 17,412 | 18,630 | 20,610 | 23,046 | 24,200 | 26,190 | 26,920 | 28,006 | 28,976 | 29,372 | 30,223 | 30,712 | 32,291 | 34,002 | 36,042 | 380.9 | 21.4 | 22.7 | 48.9 Hawaii ...............|10,285 |10,321 | 10,531 | 11,114 | 13,684 | 15,209 | 16,770 | 17,722 | 18,357 | 19,920 | 21,147 | 22,542 | 24,796 | 24,357 | 24,628 | 25,845 | 26,815 | 28,785 | 30,778 | 32,047 | 32,541 | 34,528 | 36,470 | 36,564 | 38,518 | 35,807 | 35,842 | 248.5 | 28.8 | 3.8 | 33.7 Idaho ................| 7,068 | 7,367 | 7,657 | 8,260 | 9,242 | 10,212 | 10,972 | 11,726 | 12,607 | 13,611 | 15,109 | 16,401 | 17,585 | 17,985 | 20,033 | 20,969 | 21,480 | 22,242 | 22,734 | 23,861 | 25,485 | 26,334 | 27,011 | 27,756 | 29,783 | 30,891 | 31,818 | 350.2 | 22.6 | 20.8 | 48.1 Illinois .............|10,249 |10,624 | 11,341 | 11,984 | 13,165 | 14,092 | 14,657 | 15,926 | 16,517 | 17,601 | 19,426 | 21,020 | 22,315 | 24,191 | 25,477 | 26,897 | 28,238 | 29,663 | 31,145 | 32,794 | 34,605 | 36,461 | 38,632 | 39,387 | 39,431 | 40,919 | 42,679 | 316.4 | 29.1 | 17.1 | 51.1 Indiana...............| 9,421 | 9,772 | 10,047 | 10,492 | 11,186 | 11,962 | 12,776 | 13,408 | 14,285 | 15,599 | 17,211 | 18,636 | 20,150 | 21,538 | 22,853 | 24,325 | 22,581 | 27,029 | 29,161 | 30,902 | 32,757 | 34,006 | 35,066 | 35,712 | 36,785 | 37,675 | 38,575 | 309.5 | 50.6 | 13.4 | 70.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 9,085 | 9,187 | 9,597 | 9,854 | 10,655 | 12,132 | 12,533 | 13,340 | 14,186 | 15,203 | 16,961 | 18,270 | 19,257 | 20,149 | 20,934 | 21,663 | 22,581 | 24,842 | 25,778 | 26,747 | 27,977 | 29,202 | 30,130 | 30,760 | 31,511 | 32,372 | 33,275 | 266.3 | 29.3 | 13.9 | 47.4 Kansas ...............| 8,027 | 8,251 | 8,505 | 8,895 | 9,332 | 10,864 | 11,280 | 12,033 | 12,746 | 13,690 | 15,250 | 16,712 | 18,231 | 19,411 | 21,121 | 22,644 | 23,459 | 24,647 | 27,360 | 28,744 | 29,767 | 30,731 | 32,863 | 33,914 | 34,652 | 35,134 | 35,837 | 346.5 | 31.0 | 16.6 | 52.8 Kentucky .............| 7,198 | 7,362 | 7,796 | 8,301 | 8,941 | 9,784 | 10,925 | 11,723 | 13,170 | 14,520 | 15,750 | 17,290 | 18,385 | 19,660 | 20,230 | 20,948 | 22,476 | 24,253 | 24,930 | 26,292 | 29,115 | 30,870 | 31,115 | 31,625 | 32,257 | 33,080 | 33,950 | 371.7 | 37.3 | 10.0 | 51.1 Louisiana ............| 8,306 | 8,766 | 8,837 | 9,166 | 9,800 | 10,657 | 10,878 | 12,478 | 13,004 | 13,760 | 16,010 | 17,930 | 18,420 | 18,400 | 19,490 | 20,303 | 21,196 | 21,209 | 22,470 | 24,300 | 26,240 | 25,963 | 26,102 | 26,095 | 26,461 | 26,800 | 28,347 | 241.3 | 22.5 | 9.2 | 33.7 Maine ................| 8,127 | 8,546 | 8,977 | 9,238 | 9,806 | 10,620 | 11,116 | 11,739 | 12,275 | 13,071 | 13,994 | 15,105 | 16,248 | 17,328 | 18,330 | 19,583 | 21,257 | 23,425 | 24,938 | 26,881 | 28,531 | 30,097 | 30,250 | 30,996 | 31,972 | 32,869 | 33,800 | 315.9 | 41.6 | 12.3 | 59.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............|10,091 |10,463 | 11,159 | 11,741 | 12,626 | 13,702 | 14,696 | 15,810 | 16,587 | 17,558 | 18,998 | 21,120 | 22,922 | 23,870 | 25,861 | 26,800 | 28,893 | 30,933 | 33,895 | 36,319 | 38,382 | 38,728 | 38,753 | 39,453 | 40,661 | 41,160 | 41,148 | 307.8 | 34.0 | 6.2 | 42.4 Massachusetts ........| 9,611 |10,178 | 10,519 | 11,128 | 12,734 | 13,519 | 14,311 | 15,200 | 17,007 | 17,253 | 18,798 | 20,249 | 21,841 | 22,958 | 24,618 | 26,496 | 28,922 | 30,379 | 32,221 | 34,712 | 36,460 | 37,845 | 38,774 | 39,023 | 40,795 | 42,264 | 43,806 | 355.8 | 30.9 | 15.8 | 51.5 Michigan .............|10,962 |11,620 | 11,877 | 12,473 | 13,862 | 14,602 | 15,525 | 16,440 | 18,004 | 19,663 | 21,779 | 24,304 | 25,712 | 27,104 | 28,440 | 30,067 | 31,412 | 33,151 | 34,670 | 37,072 | 39,449 | 41,490 | 43,901 | 44,856 | 41,895 | 44,796 | 44,251 | 303.7 | 32.1 | 6.7 | 40.9 Minnesota ............| 9,778 |10,218 | 10,553 | 11,076 | 11,790 | 12,726 | 13,963 | 14,167 | 15,509 | 15,912 | 17,777 | 19,907 | 22,876 | 24,350 | 25,450 | 27,360 | 28,340 | 29,900 | 30,660 | 32,190 | 33,126 | 34,451 | 35,093 | 35,440 | 35,948 | 36,937 | 37,975 | 288.4 | 21.6 | 10.2 | 34.0 Mississippi ..........| 6,004 | 6,530 | 6,908 | 7,606 | 8,033 | 9,276 | 9,399 | 10,432 | 11,100 | 11,850 | 13,017 | 14,135 | 14,320 | 15,812 | 15,923 | 18,472 | 19,447 | 20,563 | 22,578 | 24,292 | 24,366 | 24,367 | 24,367 | 25,153 | 26,818 | 27,692 | 27,720 | 361.7 | 25.3 | 13.8 | 42.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 8,183 | 8,682 | 9,059 | 9,526 | 9,990 | 10,802 | 11,449 | 12,154 | 12,711 | 13,682 | 15,421 | 16,413 | 17,521 | 19,269 | 20,452 | 21,945 | 23,435 | 24,709 | 26,006 | 27,094 | 28,286 | 28,895 | 29,375 | 30,319 | 31,189 | 33,341 | 34,342 | 319.7 | 23.3 | 18.9 | 46.5 Montana ..............| 8,130 | 8,529 | 8,949 | 9,428 | 9,994 | 11,044 | 11,740 | 12,668 | 13,651 | 14,537 | 15,967 | 17,770 | 19,702 | 20,690 | 21,705 | 22,482 | 23,206 | 23,798 | 24,421 | 25,081 | 26,774 | 27,590 | 27,617 | 28,200 | 28,785 | 29,364 | 29,950 | 268.4 | 18.9 | 8.6 | 29.1 Nebraska .............| 8,125 | 8,465 | 8,704 | 9,168 | 9,264 | 10,409 | 11,172 | 11,853 | 12,635 | 13,516 | 14,882 | 16,570 | 17,412 | 18,785 | 19,848 | 20,939 | 21,834 | 22,683 | 23,845 | 25,522 | 26,592 | 27,231 | 28,754 | 29,564 | 30,922 | 31,496 | 31,768 | 291.0 | 24.7 | 16.7 | 45.5 Nevada ...............| 9,517 |10,192 | 10,864 | 11,576 | 12,227 | 12,768 | 13,472 | 14,288 | 15,336 | 16,295 | 17,700 | 19,940 | 22,070 | 22,360 | 22,520 | 25,610 | 26,960 | 27,600 | 28,840 | 30,590 | 32,209 | 33,857 | 34,119 | 33,955 | 34,836 | 36,167 | 37,340 | 292.4 | 25.6 | 10.3 | 38.5 New Hampshire ........| 8,311 | 8,457 | 9,157 | 9,611 | 9,998 | 10,250 | 10,495 | 11,100 | 11,838 | 13,017 | 13,702 | 14,894 | 16,549 | 17,376 | 18,577 | 20,263 | 21,869 | 24,019 | 26,702 | 28,986 | 31,200 | 33,170 | 33,931 | 34,121 | 34,720 | 35,792 | 36,867 | 343.6 | 51.7 | 11.1 | 68.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........|10,025 |10,726 | 11,739 | 11,897 | 12,594 | 13,606 | 14,518 | 15,369 | 16,186 | 17,161 | 18,245 | 19,910 | 21,536 | 23,264 | 24,830 | 27,170 | 28,718 | 30,720 | 33,037 | 35,676 | 38,411 | 41,027 | 42,680 | 44,693 | 46,087 | 47,910 | 49,349 | 392.3 | 42.9 | 20.3 | 71.8 New Mexico ...........| 8,114 | 8,227 | 8,715 | 9,181 | 10,005 | 10,806 | 11,854 | 12,840 | 14,087 | 14,887 | 16,812 | 18,690 | 20,380 | 20,571 | 21,811 | 21,982 | 23,976 | 24,523 | 24,297 | 24,756 | 25,735 | 26,239 | 26,532 | 27,202 | 28,493 | 29,074 | 29,715 | 266.2 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 23.9 New York .............|11,034 |11,828 | 12,359 | 13,362 | 14,700 | 16,315 | 17,149 | 17,831 | 18,512 | 19,812 | 21,326 | 23,437 | 25,000 | 27,319 | 28,213 | 30,490 | 32,000 | 34,500 | 36,654 | 38,925 | 42,080 | 43,335 | 44,999 | 45,772 | 47,612 | 48,115 | 49,560 | 349.2 | 35.4 | 14.4 | 54.9 North Carolina .......| 7,772 | 8,587 | 9,080 | 10,229 | 10,990 | 11,260 | 11,892 | 12,770 | 13,674 | 14,117 | 15,861 | 16,947 | 17,585 | 18,311 | 20,812 | 22,340 | 23,879 | 24,900 | 25,738 | 27,883 | 29,276 | 28,791 | 29,315 | 29,728 | 30,793 | 30,411 | 31,225 | 301.8 | 20.6 | 8.5 | 30.8 North Dakota .........| 7,253 | 7,586 | 8,052 | 8,472 | 9,239 | 10,315 | 10,683 | 11,298 | 12,012 | 13,263 | 14,881 | 17,426 | 18,770 | 19,260 | 20,090 | 20,816 | 21,284 | 21,660 | 22,249 | 23,016 | 23,574 | 24,495 | 25,211 | 25,506 | 26,327 | 26,969 | 27,711 | 282.1 | 15.1 | 13.1 | 30.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 8,677 | 8,780 | 9,628 | 10,101 | 10,730 | 11,557 | 12,511 | 13,306 | 14,279 | 15,269 | 16,904 | 18,550 | 20,004 | 21,290 | 22,878 | 24,518 | 26,288 | 27,606 | 29,671 | 31,218 | 32,615 | 32,932 | 34,519 | 35,673 | 36,802 | 37,835 | 38,831 | 347.5 | 25.3 | 17.9 | 47.7 Oklahoma .............| 7,657 | 7,700 | 7,794 | 8,230 | 8,942 | 9,702 | 10,527 | 11,519 | 12,233 | 13,107 | 15,182 | 16,210 | 18,270 | 18,630 | 19,019 | 21,419 | 21,468 | 21,630 | 22,370 | 23,070 | 24,457 | 25,339 | 25,918 | 27,009 | 28,172 | 28,404 | 29,270 | 282.3 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 36.3 Oregon ...............| 9,048 | 9,478 | 9,550 | 9,927 | 10,809 | 12,283 | 13,044 | 13,838 | 14,924 | 16,266 | 18,047 | 20,305 | 21,746 | 23,155 | 24,378 | 25,660 | 26,690 | 28,060 | 29,390 | 30,840 | 32,300 | 34,100 | 35,880 | 37,713 | 38,555 | 39,706 | 40,900 | 352.0 | 27.8 | 19.9 | 53.2 Pennsylvania .........| 9,186 | 9,901 | 10,389 | 10,921 | 11,618 | 12,614 | 13,431 | 14,459 | 15,511 | 16,515 | 17,890 | 19,482 | 21,178 | 22,703 | 24,192 | 25,853 | 27,422 | 29,177 | 31,248 | 33,338 | 36,057 | 38,715 | 41,215 | 42,411 | 44,510 | 46,087 | 47,429 | 416.3 | 41.2 | 22.5 | 73.0 Rhode Island .........| 9,301 | 9,910 | 10,606 | 11,407 | 12,371 | 13,001 | 14,109 | 15,985 | 16,778 | 18,002 | 20,088 | 21,659 | 23,175 | 25,337 | 27,693 | 29,470 | 31,079 | 32,858 | 34,233 | 36,057 | 34,997 | 36,417 | 37,933 | 39,261 | 40,729 | 42,160 | 43,019 | 362.5 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 38.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 6,950 | 7,354 | 8,004 | 8,550 | 9,465 | 9,916 | 10,500 | 11,420 | 12,121 | 13,063 | 14,353 | 15,615 | 16,523 | 17,384 | 20,143 | 21,595 | 23,201 | 24,728 | 25,623 | 27,217 | 28,301 | 28,068 | 29,224 | 29,566 | 30,279 | 31,622 | 32,659 | 369.9 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 40.8 South Dakota .........| 7,392 | 7,628 | 7,860 | 8,109 | 8,708 | 9,408 | 10,183 | 10,850 | 11,419 | 12,348 | 13,668 | 14,717 | 15,595 | 16,480 | 17,380 | 18,095 | 18,781 | 19,758 | 20,530 | 21,300 | 22,376 | 23,291 | 24,289 | 25,259 | 25,994 | 26,346 | 26,764 | 262.1 | 24.0 | 14.9 | 42.5 Tennessee ............| 7,550 | 7,995 | 8,298 | 8,841 | 9,916 | 10,327 | 11,159 | 11,919 | 12,921 | 13,972 | 15,118 | 16,285 | 17,380 | 17,910 | 20,474 | 21,384 | 22,627 | 23,785 | 25,619 | 27,052 | 28,248 | 28,621 | 28,960 | 30,514 | 32,477 | 33,126 | 33,789 | 347.5 | 26.5 | 18.1 | 49.3 Texas ................| 8,147 | 8,472 | 8,681 | 8,922 | 9,788 | 11,318 | 11,564 | 12,538 | 13,038 | 14,132 | 15,728 | 17,582 | 19,550 | 20,170 | 23,264 | 24,463 | 24,903 | 25,558 | 26,527 | 27,496 | 28,321 | 29,041 | 29,935 | 30,529 | 31,223 | 32,000 | 32,644 | 300.7 | 16.6 | 12.4 | 31.1 Utah .................| 8,049 | 8,454 | 8,499 | 9,141 | 10,052 | 11,180 | 12,168 | 13,890 | 13,890 | 14,909 | 16,900 | 18,106 | 19,859 | 20,007 | 21,170 | 22,553 | 22,956 | 22,555 | 22,852 | 23,686 | 25,578 | 26,339 | 27,239 | 27,706 | 29,082 | 30,588 | 31,750 | 294.5 | 14.7 | 20.5 | 38.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 8,256 | 8,494 | 8,867 | 8,937 | 9,679 | 10,101 | 10,804 | 11,305 | 11,786 | 12,484 | 13,540 | 14,715 | 16,271 | 17,606 | 18,999 | 20,796 | 21,835 | 24,507 | 27,106 | 29,012 | 31,236 | 33,646 | 34,824 | 34,517 | 35,406 | 36,295 | 37,200 | 350.6 | 54.1 | 10.6 | 70.4 Virginia .............| 8,581 | 9,084 | 9,513 | 9,919 | 10,671 | 11,302 | 12,047 | 12,544 | 13,272 | 14,060 | 15,535 | 17,008 | 18,535 | 19,676 | 21,272 | 23,095 | 25,039 | 27,189 | 28,967 | 30,938 | 32,153 | 31,764 | 32,257 | 33,009 | 33,987 | 34,792 | 35,837 | 317.6 | 26.9 | 12.8 | 43.1 Washington ...........| 9,900 |10,176 | 10,591 | 11,295 | 12,415 | 13,687 | 14,921 | 16,114 | 17,357 | 18,820 | 21,268 | 22,954 | 23,488 | 24,365 | 25,505 | 26,209 | 27,285 | 28,217 | 29,199 | 30,457 | 33,079 | 34,823 | 35,759 | 35,863 | 36,151 | 37,853 | 37,860 | 282.4 | 27.6 | 8.7 | 38.8 West Virginia.........| 7,626 | 8,110 | 8,099 | 8,313 | 9,106 | 10,436 | 11,428 | 12,061 | 12,752 | 13,710 | 14,948 | 17,129 | 17,322 | 17,489 | 19,563 | 20,627 | 21,446 | 21,736 | 21,904 | 22,842 | 25,967 | 27,366 | 30,301 | 30,549 | 31,944 | 32,155 | 33,159 | 334.8 | 27.6 | 21.2 | 54.6 Wisconsin ............| 9,634 |10,012 | 10,414 | 10,830 | 11,433 | 12,351 | 13,242 | 14,045 | 14,906 | 16,006 | 17,606 | 19,387 | 21,496 | 22,811 | 24,577 | 26,347 | 27,815 | 29,122 | 30,779 | 31,921 | 33,209 | 35,227 | 35,926 | 35,990 | 37,746 | 38,182 | 38,950 | 304.3 | 26.6 | 10.6 | 40.0 Wyoming ..............| 8,694 | 9,234 | 9,294 | 9,689 | 10,317 | 12,055 | 13,082 | 14,115 | 14,469 | 16,012 | 18,718 | 21,249 | 23,690 | 25,197 | 26,398 | 27,224 | 28,103 | 27,134 | 27,634 | 28,141 | 28,948 | 30,425 | 30,080 | 30,952 | 31,285 | 31,571 | 31,721 | 264.9 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 12.9 ______________________|_______|_______|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______ SOURCE: National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics; and unpublished data.