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Public School Student, Staff and Graduate Counts by State, School Year 1996-97 / Table 3
Table 3.--Number of staff employed by public elementary and secondary school systems and percentage of total staff, by category and state: Fall 1996
Table 3.--Number of staff employed by public elementary and secondary school systems and percentage of total staff, by category and state: Fall 1996
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Instructional
coordinators Guidance
Teachers Instructional aides and supervisors counselors
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Total staff Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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United Statesa ,b 5,117,616a ,b 2,666,034a ,b 52.1 518,649a ,b 10.1 34,425a ,b 0.7 88,941b 1.7
Alabamaa 84,914a 45,040a 53.0 7,146 8.4 968 1.1 1,688 2.0
Alaskaa 14,791a 7,418 50.2 1,649 11.1 112a 0.8 231 1.6
Arizona 79,429 40,521 51.0 10,157 12.8 180 0.2 1,046 1.3
Arkansasa 51,004a 26,680a 52.3 3,837 7.5 170 0.3 1,213 2.4
Californiaa 468,246a 248,857a 53.1 57,896 12.4 4,964 1.1 5,208 1.1
Colorado 71,226 36,398 51.1 6,532 9.2 897 1.3 1,121 1.6
Connecticut 68,861 36,551 53.1 7,506 10.9 436 0.6 1,123 1.6
Delaware 12,203 6,642 54.4 898 7.4 54 0.4 221 1.8
District of Columbia 9,318 5,288 56.8 499 5.4 81 0.9 225 2.4
Florida 248,773 120,471 48.4 26,814 10.8 639 0.3 4,855 2.0
Georgiaa 148,294a 79,091 53.3 16,386a 11.0 1,306 0.9 2,472 1.7
Hawaii 16,867 10,576 62.7 916 5.4 447 2.7 544 3.2
Idaho 22,611 13,078 57.8 2,153 9.5 217 1.0 558 2.5
Illinoisa 221,285a 116,274 52.5 24,006a 10.8 1,666 0.8 2,838 1.3
Indiana 119,800 56,708 47.3 16,070 13.4 1,316 1.1 1,735 1.4
Iowa 63,003 32,593 51.7 6,421 10.2 389 0.6 1,332 2.1
Kansas 58,040 30,875 53.2 5,003 8.6 74 0.1 1,097 1.9
Kentuckya 75,073a 39,331 52.4 7,982a 10.6 564a 0.8 1,272 1.7
Louisiana 94,113 47,334 50.3 10,002 10.6 1,017 1.1 2,703 2.9
Maine 29,988 15,551 51.9 4,028 13.4 116 0.4 593 2.0
Maryland 85,522 47,943 56.1 6,989 8.2 657 0.8 1,825 2.1
Massachusetts 116,749 64,574 55.3 13,868 11.9 1,157 1.0 2,125 1.8
Michigan 194,954 88,051 45.2 18,556 9.5 628 0.3 2,943 1.5
Minnesota 86,856 48,245 55.5 11,255 13.0 958 1.1 915 1.1
Mississippi 61,125 29,293 47.9 8,615 14.1 422 0.7 869 1.4
Missouri 112,406 59,436 52.9 7,752 6.9 672 0.6 2,410 2.1
Montanaa 18,862a 10,268 54.4 2,003 10.6 156a 0.8 411 2.2
Nebraska 38,038 20,174 53.0 3,629 9.5 249 0.7 757 2.0
Nevada 25,463 14,805 58.1 1,615 6.3 112 0.4 560 2.2
New Hampshire 23,963 12,692 53.0 3,852 16.1 143 0.6 656 2.7
New Jerseyb 168,441b 88,903b 52.8 14,925b 8.9 1,373b 0.8 3,231b 1.9
New Mexico 40,785 19,971 49.0 4,723 11.6 564 1.4 650 1.6
New York 363,586 185,104 50.9 29,467 8.1 1,285 0.4 5,467 1.5
North Carolinaa 145,110a 75,239 51.8 23,537 16.2 653 0.5 3,025 2.1
North Dakota 14,552 7,892 54.2 1,572 10.8 62 0.4 263 1.8
Ohio 196,969 108,602 55.1 10,567 5.4 361 0.2 3,247 1.6
Oklahomaa 83,483a 39,491 47.3 7,379 8.8 620 0.7 1,730 2.1
Oregon 52,259 26,757 51.2 6,546 12.5 339 0.6 1,268 2.4
Pennsylvania 201,134 106,432 52.9 16,180 8.0 1,535 0.8 3,707 1.8
Rhode Island 16,823 10,656 63.3 1,594 9.5 74 0.4 307 1.8
South Carolinaa 76,932a 41,463 53.9 7,945 10.3 469a 0.6 1,546 2.0
South Dakota 18,108 9,625 53.2 2,450 13.5 142 0.8 345 1.9
Tennessee 101,434 54,790 54.0 10,570 10.4 817 0.8 1,525 1.5
Texas 477,896 247,650 51.8 42,686 8.9 1,082 0.2 8,359 1.7
Utah 37,461 19,734 52.7 5,004 13.4 487 1.3 594 1.6
Vermont 15,693 7,751 49.4 3,105 19.8 209 1.3 352 2.2
Virginiaa 139,174a 74,523a 53.5 12,056 8.7 1,315 0.9 3,202 2.3
Washingtona 94,692a 48,307 51.0 9,333 9.9 837a 0.9 1,804 1.9
West Virginia 38,099 20,888 54.8 2,943 7.7 339 0.9 604 1.6
Wisconsin 99,871 54,769 54.8 10,608 10.6 1,001 1.0 1,884 1.9
Wyoming 13,337 6,729 50.5 1,424 10.7 94 0.7 285 2.1
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Outlying Areas and DOD Dependent Schools
DOD Dependent Schools 8,107 5,000 61.7 477 5.9 2 0.0 173 2.1
American Samoa 1,464 728 49.7 16 1.1 27 1.8 22 1.5
Guam 3,513 1,802 51.3 438 12.5 17 0.5 71 2.0
Northern Marianas 1,037 422 40.7 209 20.2 17 1.6 28 2.7
Puerto Rico 70,918 39,328 55.5 -- -- 699 1.0 900 1.3
Virgin Islands 3,227 1,622 50.3 321 9.9 19 0.6 84 2.6
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a/ The indicated data items were imputed based on current year (Fall 1996) data.
b/ All staff and student data were imputed based on prior year (Fall 1995) data.
Table 3.--Number of staff employed by public elementary and secondary school systems and percentage of total staff, by category and state: Fall 1996--Continued
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Other School School district Administrative
Librarians student support staff administrators administrators support staff
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Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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United Statesa ,b 51,517b 1.0 1,229,933a ,b 24.0 123,163b 2.4 47,788a ,b 0.9 357,166a ,b 7.0
Alabama 1,259 1.5 22,578 26.6 2,243 2.6 441 0.5 3,551 4.2
Alaska 144 1.0 3,135 21.2 442 3.0 303 2.0 1,357 9.2
Arizona 787 1.0 18,290 23.0 1,770 2.2 411 0.5 6,267 7.9
Arkansas 953 1.9 13,701 26.9 1,482 2.9 566 1.1 2,402 4.7
California 898 0.2 91,290 19.5 10,588 2.3 2,259 0.5 46,286 9.9
Colorado 715 1.0 16,515 23.2 1,899 2.7 926 1.3 6,223 8.7
Connecticut 701 1.0 15,424 22.4 1,825 2.7 1,076 1.6 4,219 6.1
Delaware 123 1.0 2,909 23.8 414 3.4 93 0.8 849 7.0
District of Columbia 139 1.5 1,762 18.9 300 3.2 391 4.2 633 6.8
Florida 2,556 1.0 61,394 24.7 5,993 2.4 1,653 0.7 24,398 9.8
Georgiaa 1,984 1.3 32,524a 21.9 3,864 2.6 585 0.4 10,082a 6.8
Hawaii 289 1.7 2,590 15.4 489 2.9 136 0.8 880 5.2
Idaho 190 0.8 4,488 19.8 676 3.0 114 0.5 1,137 5.0
Illinoisa 1,934 0.9 51,167a 23.1 5,234 2.4 3,395 1.5 14,771a 6.7
Indiana 1,036 0.9 32,208 26.9 2,818 2.4 930 0.8 6,979 5.8
Iowa 749 1.2 15,067 23.9 1,770 2.8 809 1.3 3,873 6.1
Kansas 964 1.7 14,063 24.2 1,674 2.9 471 0.8 3,819 6.6
Kentuckya 1,129 1.5 17,117a 22.8 1,903 2.5 863a 1.1 4,912a 6.5
Louisiana 1,184 1.3 25,726 27.3 2,442 2.6 284 0.3 3,421 3.6
Maine 243 0.8 6,383 21.3 880 2.9 449 1.5 1,745 5.8
Maryland 1,081 1.3 19,388 22.7 2,843 3.3 764 0.9 4,032 4.7
Massachusetts 679 0.6 22,303 19.1 2,155 1.8 1,003 0.9 8,885 7.6
Michigan 1,545 0.8 65,538 33.6 5,481 2.8 1,919 1.0 10,293 5.3
Minnesota 956 1.1 15,921 18.3 1,597 1.8 1,038 1.2 5,971 6.9
Mississippi 810 1.3 15,436 25.3 1,499 2.5 918 1.5 3,263 5.3
Missouri 1,426 1.3 28,307 25.2 2,721 2.4 1,113 1.0 8,569 7.6
Montanaa 353 1.9 3,780a 20.0 497 2.6 162 0.9 1,232a 6.5
Nebraska 572 1.5 9,138 24.0 969 2.5 592 1.6 1,958 5.1
Nevada 261 1.0 5,412 21.3 745 2.9 209 0.8 1,744 6.8
New Hampshire 260 1.1 4,554 19.0 487 2.0 335 1.4 984 4.1
New Jerseyb 1,803b 1.1 36,758b 21.8 4,465b 2.7 1,666b 1.0 15,317b 9.1
New Mexico 259 0.6 9,203 22.6 871 2.1 428 1.0 4,116 10.1
New York 2,982 0.8 99,801 27.4 6,851 1.9 2,762 0.8 29,867 8.2
North Carolinaa 2,201 1.5 26,924a 18.6 4,132 2.8 1,331 0.9 8,068 5.6
North Dakota 193 1.3 3,237 22.2 409 2.8 442 3.0 482 3.3
Ohio 1,640 0.8 45,715 23.2 1,009 0.5 5,277 2.7 20,551 10.4
Oklahomaa 912 1.1 25,763a 30.9 1,449 1.7 546 0.7 5,593 6.7
Oregon 574 1.1 10,010 19.2 1,609 3.1 755 1.4 4,401 8.4
Pennsylvania 2,208 1.1 50,275 25.0 4,063 2.0 1,349 0.7 15,385 7.6
Rhode Island 73 0.4 2,489 14.8 367 2.2 128 0.8 1,135 6.7
South Carolinaa 1,104 1.4 17,037a 22.1 2,223 2.9 257 0.3 4,888a 6.4
South Dakota 194 1.1 3,501 19.3 461 2.5 259 1.4 1,131 6.2
Tennessee 1,411 1.4 20,225 19.9 4,759 4.7 943 0.9 6,394 6.3
Texas 4,304 0.9 142,408 29.8 11,591 2.4 2,693 0.6 17,123 3.6
Utah 291 0.8 7,756 20.7 951 2.5 108 0.3 2,536 6.8
Vermont 214 1.4 2,785 17.7 387 2.5 136 0.9 754 4.8
Virginia 2,034 1.5 32,344 23.2 3,492 2.5 2,193 1.6 8,015 5.8
Washingtona 1,288 1.4 22,653a 23.9 2,556 2.7 1,049 1.1 6,865 7.2
West Virginia 353 0.9 9,404 24.7 1,074 2.8 289 0.8 2,205 5.8
Wisconsin 1,422 1.4 20,143 20.2 2,410 2.4 859 0.9 6,775 6.8
Wyoming 137 1.0 3,394 25.4 334 2.5 110 0.8 830 6.2
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Outlying Areas and DOD Dependent Schools
DOD Dependent Schools 152 1.9 804 9.9 307 3.8 419 5.2 773 9.5
American Samoa 7 0.5 472 32.2 59 4.0 29 2.0 104 7.1
Guam 27 0.8 813 23.1 52 1.5 13 0.4 280 8.0
Northern Marianas 2 0.2 182 17.6 27 2.6 15 1.4 135 13.0
Puerto Rico 900 1.3 21,923 30.9 1,366 1.9 356 0.5 5,446 7.7
Virgin Islands 44 1.4 733 22.7 83 2.6 74 2.3 247 7.7
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-- Data not available.
NOTE: All staff counts are full-time eqivalency counts.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Common Core of Data,
State Nonfiscal Survey.
