Table 16. Of public schools that had teaching vacancies in various fields for the current school year, percentage that found it very difficult or were not able to fill the vacancies in these fields, by state: 2003

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Table 16. Of public schools that had teaching vacancies in various fields for the current school year, percentage that found it very difficult or were not able to fill the vacancies in these fields, by state: 2003–04

State	General elemen- tary		Special education	English/ language arts		Social studies		Computer science		Math- ematics		Biology or life sciences		Physical sciences		English as a Second Language (ESL)¹		Foreign lang- uages		Music or art		Vocational or technical education
United States	3.9		29.2	8.1		4.0		16.3		28.8		20.9		27.7		31.4		33.6		19.1		27.9

Alabama	3.9	!	23.4	6.2	!	2.9	!	10.5	!	21.7		14.0		11.2		37.3		37.9		25.1		19.4
Alaska	9.5	!	48.5	22.7		9.0		59.3		29.5		25.5		51.7		41.2		25.9		26.3		40.3
Arizona	10.3		48.2	15.6		2.6	!	21.2		34.9		25.7		17.3		34.6		30.8		23.0		37.2
Arkansas	3.5	!	31.7	4.3	!	3.1	!	#		36.3		13.8		18.0		14.3	!	62.0		19.8		2.9	!
California	#		30.7	10.9		#		4.4	!	39.4		17.9		26.4		23.2		19.7		28.5		21.6

Colorado	#		23.1	9.2		5.5	!	10.6	!	21.1		15.9		19.5		19.4		34.2		11.6		4.7	!
Connecticut	3.5	!	26.2	12.1		#		18.9	!	26.7		26.4		23.0		42.9		28.5		11.8	!	34.6
Delaware	3.8	!	39.4	#		#		23.7	!	32.8		45.8		41.5		68.8		34.9		4.7	!	38.1
District of Columbia	22.6		57.4	30.1		15.1	!	27.8	!	21.9		#		24.4	!	50.5		76.1		41.4		41.7	!
Florida	16.8		30.8	15.1		1.8	!	20.7		30.3		18.1		33.9		11.1		12.4		15.3		13.8

Georgia	0.8	!	26.5	2.3	!	#		7.8	!	10.8		11.3		13.8		16.6	!	17.0		14.2	!	15.2	!
Hawaii	12.9		51.9	24.4		19.9		40.1		49.7		32.8		44.3		31.8		45.6		55.9		37.9
Idaho	8.8	!	25.0	4.2	!	1.7		3.8	!	18.9		6.4	!	#		9.2	!	12.9		27.3		23.1
Illinois	2.3	!	26.4	1.2	!	2.3	!	13.9	!	22.3		11.9		30.5		47.8		55.7		16.5	!	45.5
Indiana	#		37.3	11.9	!	1.9	!	25.8	!	25.8		29.7		19.9		59.0		45.1		20.1	!	20.0

Iowa	#		23.7	2.5	!	#		2.2	!	15.4		15.8		18.7	!	22.3	!	32.8		13.7		56.1
Kansas	#		22.6	9.3	!	#		41.2		17.2		35.1		59.9		26.2	!	22.8		32.9		20.4	!
Kentucky	2.0	!	48.4	2.7	!	3.6	!	24.4	!	23.5		37.1		40.6		14.4	!	57.5		8.8	!	13.5	!
Louisiana	13.6		20.4	10.2		2.5	!	19.9	!	19.4		15.2		19.3		33.6	!	17.1		22.6		28.3
Maine	#		26.1	6.6	!	2.5	!	31.6	!	19.1		28.9		57.1		21.2	!	47.1		35.8		43.1

Maryland	5.1	!	28.5	13.5	!	6.0	!	14.8		25.8		29.8		31.3		41.1		20.0		7.4		30.7
Massachusetts	#		26.0	3.4	!	5.4	!	5.3	!	29.2		25.8		26.8		19.0	!	53.0		3.8	!	17.3	!
Michigan	3.5	!	32.3	#		#		22.3	!	24.7		17.7		15.6	!	22.0	!	18.9	!	35.3		62.6
Minnesota	2.7	!	39.0	6.3	!	2.8	!	21.5	!	20.7		29.6		36.5		41.1		35.6		19.1		50.2
Mississippi	8.8		37.5	4.7	!	4.0	!	3.5	!	37.4		23.9		26.8		41.3		46.1		7.9	!	21.3

Missouri	#		18.1	8.9	!	11.7	!	30.2	!	15.2		23.0		22.2		66.9		42.7		26.5		30.0
Montana	#		38.9	5.8	!	#		23.9	!	12.5	!	25.6		14.0	!	18.3	!	17.2	!	29.0		29.2
Nebraska	#		32.6	8.1	!	10.1	!	19.0	!	21.9		35.6		44.5		24.7	!	38.7		23.1		28.8
Nevada	11.8	!	39.7	16.2		27.3		37.0		52.0		18.6		17.7		48.7		31.4		20.1		57.7
New Hampshire	1.8	!	34.8	15.3		#		#		36.7		23.0	!	42.2		11.7	!	28.9		43.4		6.6

New Jersey	2.4	!	17.1	6.7	!	1.5	!	14.4		33.0		28.3		47.9		29.1		35.0		22.1		37.5
New Mexico	5.5	!	33.1	17.8		1.9	!	3.1	!	29.1		35.4		50.3		48.2		20.3		26.9		36.1
New York	1.9	!	16.5	21.8		7.9	!	19.0		42.3		26.5		31.5		35.6		42.0		15.2		33.4
North Carolina	12.7		44.6	7.3		7.7	!	14.0		46.5		32.3		26.8		23.9		27.1		6.8	!	18.7
North Dakota	#		37.8	21.7		14.2	!	18.6		24.1		35.2		58.0		18.5	!	37.1		46.4		54.6

Ohio	0.9	!	22.3	4.0	!	2.6	!	10.4	!	34.6		20.2		20.9		11.8	!	28.3		12.4	!	28.8
Oklahoma	2.9	!	30.5	1.7	!	#		19.7		21.8		24.0		27.0		25.9		31.7		23.0		12.3
Oregon	#		49.1	5.0	!	#		20.4	!	20.1		20.7		40.1		23.1		30.5		10.2	!	33.7
Pennsylvania	2.5	!	21.1	3.8	!	#		23.5		14.1		17.9		27.3		21.1		34.2		15.3		36.2
Rhode Island	#		18.7	4.3	!	#		26.9	!	38.5		#		33.9		13.8	!	30.3		3.4	!	32.9

South Carolina	5.3	!	32.1	3.4	!	2.0	!	19.4	!	35.5		19.3		29.2		23.0	!	43.3		9.4		31.7
South Dakota	7.5	!	35.3	6.3	!	#		35.8		34.9		24.3		41.5		53.2	!	17.8	!	22.3		37.9
Tennessee	4.3	!	36.5	7.8	!	7.0	!	#		38.9		27.0		31.4		52.8		47.1		27.8		14.7
Texas	5.4	!	14.2	3.9	!	7.8		22.5		20.8		11.7		19.3		35.1		36.8		18.5		19.4
Utah	2.7	!	27.9	6.4	!	#		37.6		28.3		12.3		9.8	!	25.7	!	7.8	!	4.9	!	13.0

Vermont	#		74.0	4.4	!	#		57.6		35.1		10.9	!	23.5		70.5		32.2		43.5		9.4
Virginia	7.2		37.1	10.3		10.9	!	7.5	!	31.2		26.8		46.5		37.3		36.0		14.7		43.1
Washington	#		41.6	#		#		13.6	!	27.0		6.5	!	21.9		53.3		31.7		45.7		17.9
West Virginia	#		27.0	17.4		3.5	!	14.7		14.1	!	29.9		40.5		31.1	!	54.7		13.4	!	24.9
Wisconsin	4.4	!	26.7	7.8	!	#		32.8	!	12.4		#		31.4		35.0		30.8		16.7		34.6
Wyoming	2.0	!	33.2	12.9		16.6		18.5	!	62.2		35.0		40.6		31.0	!	56.6		41.9		50.7

# Rounds to zero.

! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate's value.

¹ English as a Second Language (ESL) also includes English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and/or bilingual education.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, Public School Data File, 2003–04.

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