Table 28.--Estimated average annual teacher salaries (in constant 1996-97 dollars\1\) 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 .....|$37,074 |$37,478 |$37,767 |$36,706 |$35,717 |$36,104 |$36,156 |$36,022 |$34,872 |$32,689 |$32,367 |$32,546 |$33,506 |$34,246 |$35,457 |$36,799 |$37,957 |$38,456 |$38,765 |$39,256 |$39,258 |$39,165 |$39,057 |$38,834 |$38,678 |$38,632 |$38,509 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -1.7 | 1.5 |________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______ Alabama ..............| 29,509 | 29,878 | 30,087 | 31,448 | 28,546 | 30,089 | 28,426 | 29,598 | 30,037 | 26,733 | 28,426 | 26,362 | 28,526 | 27,606 | 30,492 | 33,719 | 33,144 | 31,990 | 32,538 | 31,072 | 31,889 | 31,011 | 30,051 | 31,196 | 32,904 | 32,206 | 32,549 | 10.3 | -6.4 | 5.0 | -1.8 Alaska ...............| 54,283 | 54,562 | 54,431 | 53,396 | 50,260 | 55,325 | 56,532 | 57,189 | 56,024 | 55,697 | 53,254 | 53,906 | 55,020 | 59,026 | 57,785 | 57,121 | 56,814 | 55,452 | 54,748 | 54,006 | 51,531 | 51,350 | 52,069 | 51,636 | 50,661 | 51,036 | 50,647 | -6.7 | -9.6 | -1.4 | -10.9 Arizona ..............| 37,126 | 38,289 | 37,355 | 35,541 | 33,158 | 33,743 | 34,956 | 34,540 | 33,475 | 30,814 | 31,475 | 32,439 | 34,192 | 33,788 | 35,127 | 36,041 | 37,104 | 37,570 | 37,368 | 36,796 | 36,516 | 35,845 | 34,956 | 34,560 | 33,993 | 33,411 | 33,350 | -10.2 | -3.4 | -7.0 | -10.1 Arkansas .............| 26,101 | 26,422 | 27,221 | 26,652 | 26,543 | 27,493 | 26,352 | 26,381 | 25,799 | 25,175 | 24,348 | 24,494 | 24,332 | 26,430 | 28,090 | 28,504 | 28,435 | 27,902 | 28,053 | 27,973 | 28,017 | 31,124 | 30,586 | 30,537 | 30,569 | 30,159 | 29,975 | 14.8 | 9.5 | -3.7 | 5.4 California ...........| 44,102 | 44,093 | 44,813 | 44,668 | 43,921 | 43,797 | 44,175 | 43,509 | 40,780 | 36,885 | 38,327 | 38,423 | 38,232 | 38,786 | 41,182 | 42,539 | 44,600 | 45,486 | 45,478 | 47,554 | 46,988 | 45,901 | 44,637 | 43,759 | 43,399 | 43,465 | 43,474 | -1.4 | 2.9 | -5.3 | -2.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 34,462 | 35,775 | 35,881 | 34,529 | 33,532 | 34,473 | 35,744 | 35,565 | 34,774 | 33,170 | 32,532 | 33,057 | 34,761 | 36,339 | 36,741 | 37,811 | 39,125 | 39,302 | 38,757 | 38,493 | 37,757 | 38,025 | 37,396 | 36,762 | 36,525 | 36,373 | 36,175 | 5.0 | -2.8 | -4.9 | -7.5 Connecticut ..........| 40,318 | 39,756 | 39,363 | 37,620 | 36,220 | 36,728 | 36,982 | 36,278 | 35,916 | 33,219 | 31,927 | 31,843 | 33,564 | 35,326 | 36,762 | 38,859 | 41,290 | 45,936 | 48,964 | 50,637 | 51,983 | 54,006 | 53,900 | 54,089 | 52,873 | 51,688 | 50,426 | 25.1 | 30.8 | -6.6 | 22.1 Delaware .............| 38,902 | 40,239 | 39,322 | 38,523 | 36,846 | 35,929 | 35,609 | 34,863 | 35,069 | 33,054 | 33,066 | 32,573 | 33,393 | 32,683 | 34,442 | 35,959 | 39,239 | 40,567 | 41,415 | 41,771 | 41,823 | 39,722 | 40,380 | 40,721 | 41,284 | 41,689 | 41,436 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 District of Columbia .| 42,430 | 42,556 | 45,017 | 43,397 | 44,044 | 44,932 | 46,203 | 46,265 | 45,204 | 45,421 | 41,976 | 40,973 | 43,120 | 44,756 | 47,641 | 48,499 | 48,283 | 47,607 | 48,818 | 48,060 | 46,868 | 44,609 | 43,151 | 46,236 | 46,170 | 44,947 | 45,012 | 6.1 | -7.6 | 0.9 | -6.8 Florida ..............| 35,190 | 34,516 | 34,337 | 34,045 | 31,563 | 30,092 | 32,885 | 32,425 | 30,589 | 28,962 | 28,261 | 28,334 | 29,588 | 30,440 | 31,305 | 32,492 | 34,048 | 34,566 | 35,369 | 36,047 | 36,257 | 35,723 | 34,755 | 34,717 | 34,430 | 34,281 | 33,881 | -3.7 | 4.9 | -5.2 | -0.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 29,978 | 30,573 | 32,240 | 31,918 | 31,096 | 31,043 | 30,243 | 30,727 | 30,793 | 28,356 | 28,333 | 27,630 | 28,191 | 29,086 | 30,965 | 33,655 | 34,572 | 35,927 | 35,298 | 35,049 | 34,383 | 33,771 | 33,697 | 33,378 | 34,116 | 34,972 | 36,042 | 20.2 | -2.3 | 6.7 | 4.3 Hawaii ...............| 41,142 | 39,856 | 39,092 | 37,879 | 41,985 | 43,579 | 45,405 | 44,963 | 42,585 | 40,775 | 38,793 | 38,064 | 40,146 | 38,027 | 37,002 | 37,742 | 38,308 | 39,486 | 40,356 | 40,107 | 38,614 | 39,699 | 40,662 | 39,738 | 40,695 | 36,829 | 35,842 | -12.9 | 3.6 | -9.7 | -6.4 Idaho ................| 28,273 | 28,449 | 28,424 | 28,152 | 28,356 | 29,261 | 29,707 | 29,750 | 29,246 | 27,861 | 27,716 | 27,694 | 28,471 | 28,079 | 30,098 | 30,622 | 30,686 | 30,511 | 29,809 | 29,862 | 30,241 | 30,278 | 30,116 | 30,165 | 31,466 | 31,772 | 31,818 | 12.5 | -1.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 Illinois .............| 40,998 | 41,026 | 42,099 | 40,844 | 40,393 | 40,379 | 39,684 | 40,406 | 38,317 | 36,028 | 35,636 | 35,494 | 36,129 | 37,768 | 38,278 | 39,278 | 40,341 | 40,691 | 40,838 | 41,041 | 41,063 | 41,922 | 43,073 | 42,806 | 41,659 | 42,086 | 42,679 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 5.8 Indiana...............| 37,686 | 37,736 | 37,296 | 35,759 | 34,321 | 34,276 | 34,591 | 34,018 | 33,139 | 31,930 | 31,572 | 31,468 | 32,623 | 33,626 | 34,335 | 35,522 | 32,259 | 37,077 | 38,236 | 38,674 | 38,870 | 39,099 | 39,097 | 38,812 | 38,864 | 38,750 | 38,575 | 2.4 | 21.2 | -1.3 | 19.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 36,342 | 35,477 | 35,625 | 33,585 | 32,692 | 34,763 | 33,933 | 33,845 | 32,909 | 31,119 | 31,114 | 30,850 | 31,178 | 31,457 | 31,452 | 31,635 | 32,259 | 34,077 | 33,800 | 33,474 | 33,198 | 33,576 | 33,593 | 33,430 | 33,292 | 33,296 | 33,275 | -8.4 | 4.1 | -0.9 | 3.1 Kansas ...............| 32,110 | 31,863 | 31,571 | 30,316 | 28,632 | 31,129 | 30,540 | 30,529 | 29,568 | 28,022 | 27,975 | 28,219 | 29,517 | 30,305 | 31,733 | 33,068 | 33,514 | 33,810 | 35,875 | 35,973 | 35,322 | 35,334 | 36,641 | 36,858 | 36,610 | 36,136 | 35,837 | 11.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 6.9 Kentucky .............| 28,793 | 28,430 | 28,940 | 28,292 | 27,433 | 28,035 | 29,579 | 29,743 | 30,552 | 29,721 | 28,892 | 29,195 | 29,766 | 30,694 | 30,394 | 30,591 | 32,109 | 33,269 | 32,688 | 32,904 | 34,548 | 35,494 | 34,692 | 34,370 | 34,080 | 34,024 | 33,950 | 17.9 | 10.5 | -4.3 | 5.7 Louisiana ............| 33,226 | 33,851 | 32,804 | 31,240 | 30,068 | 30,536 | 29,452 | 31,658 | 30,167 | 28,166 | 29,369 | 30,276 | 29,823 | 28,727 | 29,282 | 29,649 | 30,281 | 29,094 | 29,463 | 30,411 | 31,137 | 29,852 | 29,102 | 28,360 | 27,956 | 27,565 | 28,347 | -14.7 | -1.4 | -5.0 | -6.4 Maine ................| 32,510 | 33,002 | 33,324 | 31,485 | 30,087 | 30,430 | 30,096 | 29,783 | 28,476 | 26,755 | 25,671 | 25,506 | 26,306 | 27,053 | 27,540 | 28,598 | 30,368 | 32,134 | 32,699 | 33,641 | 33,855 | 34,605 | 33,727 | 33,686 | 33,779 | 33,807 | 33,800 | 4.0 | 14.0 | -2.3 | 11.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 40,366 | 40,405 | 41,423 | 40,016 | 38,739 | 39,261 | 39,789 | 40,112 | 38,479 | 35,940 | 34,851 | 35,663 | 37,111 | 37,267 | 38,854 | 39,137 | 41,277 | 42,433 | 44,443 | 45,453 | 45,545 | 44,528 | 43,208 | 42,877 | 42,959 | 42,334 | 41,148 | 1.9 | 7.9 | -7.6 | -0.3 Massachusetts ........| 38,446 | 39,304 | 39,048 | 37,927 | 39,070 | 38,737 | 38,747 | 38,564 | 39,453 | 35,315 | 34,484 | 34,192 | 35,361 | 35,843 | 36,987 | 38,693 | 41,318 | 41,673 | 42,248 | 43,442 | 43,264 | 43,513 | 43,231 | 42,410 | 43,100 | 43,470 | 43,806 | 13.9 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 6.0 Michigan .............| 43,850 | 44,873 | 44,089 | 42,511 | 42,531 | 41,840 | 42,034 | 41,710 | 41,766 | 40,248 | 39,952 | 41,039 | 41,629 | 42,316 | 42,729 | 43,908 | 44,875 | 45,475 | 45,460 | 46,395 | 46,811 | 47,704 | 48,947 | 48,749 | 44,263 | 46,074 | 44,251 | 0.9 | 6.3 | -7.2 | -1.4 Minnesota ............| 39,114 | 39,459 | 39,174 | 37,749 | 36,174 | 36,465 | 37,805 | 35,944 | 35,978 | 32,570 | 32,611 | 33,614 | 37,037 | 38,016 | 38,237 | 39,954 | 40,487 | 41,016 | 40,202 | 40,285 | 39,308 | 39,611 | 39,127 | 38,516 | 37,980 | 37,991 | 37,975 | -2.9 | -2.2 | -4.1 | -6.2 Mississippi ..........| 24,017 | 25,217 | 25,643 | 25,923 | 24,647 | 26,579 | 25,448 | 26,467 | 25,750 | 24,256 | 23,879 | 23,868 | 23,185 | 24,686 | 23,923 | 26,975 | 27,782 | 28,208 | 29,604 | 30,401 | 28,913 | 28,017 | 27,168 | 27,336 | 28,334 | 28,482 | 27,720 | 15.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -0.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 32,734 | 33,527 | 33,628 | 32,467 | 30,651 | 30,952 | 30,998 | 30,836 | 29,487 | 28,006 | 28,289 | 27,715 | 28,367 | 30,084 | 30,728 | 32,047 | 33,479 | 33,895 | 34,099 | 33,908 | 33,565 | 33,223 | 32,752 | 32,951 | 32,952 | 34,292 | 34,342 | 4.9 | -0.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 Montana ..............| 32,522 | 32,936 | 33,220 | 32,133 | 30,664 | 31,645 | 31,786 | 32,140 | 31,668 | 29,756 | 29,290 | 30,006 | 31,898 | 32,302 | 32,610 | 32,831 | 33,152 | 32,645 | 32,021 | 31,389 | 31,770 | 31,722 | 30,792 | 30,648 | 30,412 | 30,202 | 29,950 | -7.9 | -4.3 | -5.6 | -9.7 Nebraska .............| 32,502 | 32,689 | 32,310 | 31,247 | 28,424 | 29,826 | 30,248 | 30,073 | 29,311 | 27,666 | 27,300 | 27,980 | 28,191 | 29,328 | 29,820 | 30,578 | 31,192 | 31,116 | 31,266 | 31,941 | 31,554 | 31,310 | 32,059 | 32,130 | 32,669 | 32,395 | 31,768 | -2.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 Nevada ...............| 38,070 | 39,358 | 40,328 | 39,453 | 37,515 | 36,585 | 36,475 | 36,250 | 35,577 | 33,354 | 32,470 | 33,670 | 35,732 | 34,909 | 33,835 | 37,399 | 38,515 | 37,861 | 37,815 | 38,283 | 38,220 | 38,928 | 38,041 | 36,902 | 36,805 | 37,199 | 37,340 | -1.9 | 1.1 | -4.1 | -3.1 New Hampshire ........| 33,246 | 32,658 | 33,992 | 32,756 | 30,676 | 29,370 | 28,415 | 28,162 | 27,462 | 26,645 | 25,135 | 25,150 | 26,793 | 27,128 | 27,911 | 29,591 | 31,242 | 32,948 | 35,012 | 36,276 | 37,022 | 38,138 | 37,831 | 37,083 | 36,682 | 36,813 | 36,867 | 10.9 | 22.1 | -3.3 | 18.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 40,102 | 41,420 | 43,576 | 40,548 | 38,641 | 38,986 | 39,307 | 38,993 | 37,549 | 35,127 | 33,469 | 33,619 | 34,867 | 36,321 | 37,305 | 39,677 | 41,027 | 42,141 | 43,318 | 44,648 | 45,579 | 47,172 | 47,586 | 48,572 | 48,692 | 49,277 | 49,349 | 23.1 | 15.0 | 4.6 | 20.3 New Mexico ...........| 32,458 | 31,770 | 32,351 | 31,291 | 30,697 | 30,963 | 32,095 | 32,577 | 32,679 | 30,472 | 30,841 | 31,559 | 32,996 | 32,116 | 32,770 | 32,101 | 34,252 | 33,640 | 31,858 | 30,982 | 30,538 | 30,169 | 29,582 | 29,563 | 30,103 | 29,904 | 29,715 | -8.4 | -11.9 | -1.5 | -13.2 New York .............| 44,138 | 45,676 | 45,878 | 45,541 | 45,102 | 46,749 | 46,431 | 45,240 | 42,945 | 40,553 | 39,121 | 39,575 | 40,476 | 42,652 | 42,388 | 44,525 | 45,715 | 47,326 | 48,061 | 48,714 | 49,933 | 49,825 | 50,172 | 49,745 | 50,303 | 49,488 | 49,560 | 12.3 | 9.0 | -0.5 | 8.4 North Carolina .......| 31,090 | 33,160 | 33,706 | 34,863 | 33,719 | 32,264 | 32,197 | 32,399 | 31,721 | 28,896 | 29,096 | 28,616 | 28,471 | 28,588 | 31,269 | 32,624 | 34,114 | 34,157 | 33,748 | 34,895 | 34,739 | 33,103 | 32,685 | 32,308 | 32,533 | 31,279 | 31,225 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -5.7 | -8.5 North Dakota .........| 29,013 | 29,295 | 29,890 | 28,874 | 28,347 | 29,556 | 28,924 | 28,664 | 27,866 | 27,148 | 27,298 | 29,425 | 30,389 | 30,070 | 30,184 | 30,398 | 30,406 | 29,712 | 29,173 | 28,804 | 27,973 | 28,164 | 28,109 | 27,720 | 27,815 | 27,738 | 27,711 | -4.5 | -7.4 | -1.6 | -8.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 34,710 | 33,906 | 35,740 | 34,426 | 32,922 | 33,115 | 33,873 | 33,759 | 33,125 | 31,254 | 31,009 | 31,323 | 32,387 | 33,239 | 34,373 | 35,804 | 37,555 | 37,869 | 38,905 | 39,069 | 38,701 | 37,864 | 38,487 | 38,769 | 38,882 | 38,914 | 38,831 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 Oklahoma .............| 30,630 | 29,735 | 28,932 | 28,050 | 27,436 | 27,800 | 28,502 | 29,225 | 28,378 | 26,829 | 27,850 | 27,372 | 29,580 | 29,086 | 28,575 | 31,279 | 30,669 | 29,671 | 29,332 | 28,872 | 29,021 | 29,134 | 28,897 | 29,353 | 29,764 | 29,214 | 29,270 | -4.4 | -5.0 | 0.5 | -4.6 Oregon ...............| 36,194 | 36,601 | 35,451 | 33,833 | 33,164 | 35,195 | 35,316 | 35,109 | 34,621 | 33,295 | 33,106 | 34,286 | 35,207 | 36,151 | 36,626 | 37,472 | 38,129 | 38,492 | 38,536 | 38,596 | 38,328 | 39,207 | 40,004 | 40,986 | 40,734 | 40,839 | 40,900 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 7.3 Pennsylvania .........| 36,746 | 38,234 | 38,565 | 37,221 | 35,646 | 36,144 | 36,364 | 36,684 | 35,983 | 33,805 | 32,818 | 32,897 | 34,288 | 35,445 | 36,347 | 37,754 | 39,175 | 40,024 | 40,973 | 41,722 | 42,786 | 44,514 | 45,953 | 46,092 | 47,025 | 47,402 | 47,429 | 29.1 | 13.6 | 6.5 | 21.1 Rhode Island .........| 37,206 | 38,269 | 39,371 | 38,878 | 37,957 | 37,253 | 38,200 | 40,556 | 38,922 | 36,849 | 36,850 | 36,573 | 37,521 | 39,557 | 41,607 | 43,036 | 44,400 | 45,073 | 44,887 | 45,125 | 41,528 | 41,871 | 42,293 | 42,669 | 43,031 | 43,363 | 43,019 | 15.6 | -5.7 | 2.7 | -3.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 27,801 | 28,399 | 29,712 | 29,140 | 29,040 | 28,413 | 28,429 | 28,974 | 28,119 | 26,739 | 26,330 | 26,367 | 26,751 | 27,141 | 30,264 | 31,536 | 33,145 | 33,921 | 33,597 | 34,062 | 33,582 | 32,272 | 32,583 | 32,132 | 31,990 | 32,524 | 32,659 | 17.5 | -2.6 | 1.2 | -1.5 South Dakota .........| 29,569 | 29,457 | 29,177 | 27,637 | 26,718 | 26,957 | 27,570 | 27,528 | 26,490 | 25,275 | 25,073 | 24,851 | 25,249 | 25,729 | 26,112 | 26,425 | 26,831 | 27,103 | 26,919 | 26,657 | 26,552 | 26,779 | 27,081 | 27,451 | 27,463 | 27,098 | 26,764 | -9.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 Tennessee ............| 30,202 | 30,874 | 30,803 | 30,132 | 30,424 | 29,591 | 30,213 | 30,240 | 29,974 | 28,599 | 27,733 | 27,498 | 28,139 | 27,962 | 30,761 | 31,228 | 32,325 | 32,627 | 33,592 | 33,855 | 33,520 | 32,908 | 32,289 | 33,162 | 34,312 | 34,071 | 33,789 | 11.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 Texas ................| 32,590 | 32,716 | 32,225 | 30,408 | 30,032 | 32,430 | 31,309 | 31,811 | 30,246 | 28,927 | 28,852 | 29,688 | 31,652 | 31,490 | 34,953 | 35,724 | 35,577 | 35,060 | 34,782 | 34,411 | 33,606 | 33,391 | 33,376 | 33,179 | 32,988 | 32,913 | 32,644 | 0.2 | -6.1 | -2.2 | -8.2 Utah .................| 32,198 | 32,647 | 31,549 | 31,154 | 30,842 | 32,035 | 32,945 | 35,241 | 32,222 | 30,517 | 31,002 | 30,573 | 32,152 | 31,236 | 31,807 | 32,935 | 32,795 | 30,940 | 29,964 | 29,643 | 30,351 | 30,284 | 30,370 | 30,111 | 30,726 | 31,461 | 31,750 | -1.4 | -7.7 | 4.8 | -3.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 33,026 | 32,801 | 32,915 | 30,459 | 29,697 | 28,943 | 29,252 | 28,682 | 27,341 | 25,554 | 24,838 | 24,847 | 26,343 | 27,487 | 28,545 | 30,369 | 31,194 | 33,618 | 35,542 | 36,308 | 37,065 | 38,685 | 38,827 | 37,513 | 37,407 | 37,331 | 37,200 | 12.6 | 24.0 | -3.8 | 19.3 Virginia .............| 34,326 | 35,079 | 35,313 | 33,806 | 32,741 | 32,384 | 32,617 | 31,826 | 30,789 | 28,780 | 28,498 | 28,719 | 30,009 | 30,719 | 31,960 | 33,726 | 35,771 | 37,297 | 37,982 | 38,719 | 38,153 | 36,521 | 35,965 | 35,874 | 35,908 | 35,785 | 35,837 | 4.4 | 2.1 | -1.9 | 0.2 Washington ...........| 39,602 | 39,296 | 39,315 | 38,496 | 38,092 | 39,218 | 40,398 | 40,883 | 40,265 | 38,523 | 39,015 | 38,759 | 38,028 | 38,040 | 38,320 | 38,274 | 38,979 | 38,707 | 38,286 | 38,117 | 39,252 | 40,039 | 39,869 | 38,976 | 38,194 | 38,933 | 37,860 | -4.4 | 2.7 | -5.4 | -2.9 West Virginia.........| 30,506 | 31,318 | 30,064 | 28,332 | 27,939 | 29,903 | 30,941 | 30,600 | 29,582 | 28,063 | 27,421 | 28,924 | 28,045 | 27,305 | 29,392 | 30,122 | 30,638 | 29,817 | 28,721 | 28,587 | 30,813 | 31,465 | 33,784 | 33,201 | 33,749 | 33,072 | 33,159 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 8.2 Wisconsin ............| 38,538 | 38,663 | 38,658 | 36,911 | 35,079 | 35,390 | 35,853 | 35,634 | 34,579 | 32,763 | 32,297 | 32,736 | 34,803 | 35,614 | 36,925 | 38,475 | 39,737 | 39,949 | 40,358 | 39,949 | 39,406 | 40,503 | 40,056 | 39,114 | 39,879 | 39,271 | 38,950 | 1.1 | 1.9 | -3.8 | -2.0 Wyoming ..............| 34,778 | 35,659 | 34,500 | 33,022 | 31,655 | 34,542 | 35,419 | 35,812 | 33,566 | 32,775 | 34,337 | 35,880 | 38,355 | 39,339 | 39,661 | 39,756 | 40,148 | 37,221 | 36,234 | 35,218 | 34,350 | 34,982 | 33,538 | 33,638 | 33,053 | 32,472 | 31,721 | -8.8 | -12.9 | -9.3 | -21.0 ______________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______ \1\Based on the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Price index does not account for different rates of change in the cost of living among states. SOURCE: National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared March 1998.)