Table 3. Percentage of public schools with teaching vacancies in this school year with one or more vacancies in various fields, by state: 1999

Table 3. Percentage of public schools with teaching vacancies in this school year with one or more vacancies in various fields, by state: 1999–2000

State	General elementary	Special education	English/ language arts	Social studies	Computer science	Mathe- matics	Biology or life sciences	Physical sciences	ESL, ESOL, or bilingual education	Foreign languages
ALL 50 STATES AND DC	91.1	66.9	58.0	50.9	35.0	54.6	45.8	39.9	38.3	42.8

Alabama	92.8	45.8	54.1	41.0	24.6	50.6	47.6	37.3	27.5	28.1
Alaska	87.9	72.2	57.7	52.4	47.1	56.4	48.8	41.7	25.2	29.7
Arizona	95.5	68.6	55.8	41.8	33.5	48.7	43.2	36.3	49.1	41.1
Arkansas	90.8	48.5	49.4	45.7	32.5	44.3	34.8	22.6	21.7	33.1
California	93.2	68.8	67.0	50.9	41.5	58.1	55.5	43.3	57.3	42.3

Colorado	91.6	71.6	67.9	61.0	44.8	63.4	61.3	49.3	59.5	57.9
Connecticut	89.6	71.5	69.5	58.2	38.0	56.9	50.8	42.0	33.0	50.9
Delaware	94.3	75.6	83.0	67.9	37.3	62.6	69.6	48.0	44.9	56.0
District of Columbia	94.6	77.1	52.3	43.9	40.2	55.9	49.8	32.5	59.3	50.5
Florida	97.6	86.1	71.0	60.1	52.8	71.9	61.9	57.2	45.4	48.4

Georgia	95.2	73.7	68.1	61.4	29.7	59.5	52.6	46.0	43.6	46.1
Hawaii	90.0	85.8	62.7	62.3	47.0	61.0	55.6	50.7	56.0	56.3
Idaho	88.8	45.6	43.2	34.9	35.4	39.4	32.9	31.2	23.4	21.5
Illinois	91.2	61.4	51.0	48.2	33.9	43.8	33.3	30.6	30.6	29.8
Indiana	90.5	57.9	62.7	40.8	24.4	56.7	33.5	24.2	29.1	35.3

Iowa	92.7	65.9	49.1	34.7	21.5	42.0	24.9	33.6	26.6	36.4
Kansas	88.7	57.1	42.4	35.3	30.3	34.4	30.3	26.2	20.7	23.5
Kentucky	86.2	65.7	42.1	42.0	15.4	38.7	43.2	32.3	24.7	18.8
Louisiana	92.6	70.8	61.2	57.9	31.2	50.3	50.0	45.2	19.4	45.6
Maine	84.9	65.9	50.5	40.2	34.0	41.5	37.3	27.4	23.8	45.7

Maryland	95.6	78.7	71.3	50.1	24.6	57.2	51.5	35.0	35.3	47.5
Massachusetts	81.7	70.9	59.6	56.1	37.0	57.1	48.5	44.0	36.4	71.5
Michigan	88.9	68.5	59.2	51.0	34.9	54.9	50.7	39.9	15.5	27.5
Minnesota	93.3	72.8	49.4	53.5	43.6	47.9	46.3	51.0	48.8	44.7
Mississippi	87.1	58.3	47.9	50.7	33.0	54.8	42.1	34.0	24.6	35.0

Missouri	91.5	61.5	54.0	52.7	28.3	54.4	40.0	37.8	18.4	31.1
Montana	80.4	52.5	42.6	31.4	25.0	45.8	45.1	32.8	7.9	28.8
Nebraska	86.5	53.2	31.6	28.5	24.0	45.8	29.5	32.0	21.7	34.7
Nevada	92.5	73.3	57.0	46.1	40.7	60.7	38.3	44.5	39.6	28.7
New Hampshire	84.1	69.8	44.0	44.0	27.7	44.9	38.6	43.4	35.5	37.7

New Jersey	87.6	63.5	60.8	42.0	33.3	51.5	44.3	39.4	29.3	60.6
New Mexico	92.3	79.7	73.9	55.3	50.9	58.5	55.2	54.2	67.0	45.8
New York	92.1	70.2	64.7	55.7	35.5	56.7	50.6	39.7	40.9	46.6
North Carolina	91.8	73.7	57.7	61.2	44.4	70.7	54.3	42.9	51.2	56.0
North Dakota	78.0	53.8	37.4	31.1	28.6	47.9	30.9	29.4	17.5	13.5

Ohio	83.0	66.3	61.6	57.9	45.5	63.5	50.5	50.8	28.6	42.6
Oklahoma	91.7	53.6	41.7	42.0	21.2	50.5	33.9	23.3	11.7	38.6
Oregon	91.7	51.7	57.7	50.1	27.0	54.8	44.5	42.9	37.8	46.5
Pennsylvania	96.1	69.7	54.4	51.2	29.5	45.1	41.8	32.5	26.7	36.5
Rhode Island	97.5	72.7	75.0	66.0	37.6	69.9	71.2	61.8	45.2	61.8

South Carolina	92.7	60.2	65.2	53.9	34.3	71.3	41.3	39.9	30.4	55.1
South Dakota	83.3	52.6	49.6	38.2	36.7	46.7	41.0	34.7	22.1	23.4
Tennessee	91.9	57.6	55.4	43.0	22.8	47.3	45.9	36.6	26.6	39.1
Texas	95.6	67.6	67.4	63.2	41.4	64.5	51.9	50.0	50.1	53.6
Utah	95.9	64.2	61.8	51.9	36.9	60.1	42.9	42.6	44.7	38.5

Vermont	83.1	73.8	49.0	49.0	26.6	37.6	40.3	34.5	37.1	47.0
Virginia	98.1	82.6	64.9	58.8	33.7	66.7	44.3	52.5	39.3	60.9
Washington	85.2	69.6	57.7	55.1	38.8	57.2	54.5	39.3	47.9	36.8
West Virginia	85.8	68.2	45.4	40.3	26.6	34.8	31.1	20.2	17.0	33.3
Wisconsin	84.3	66.6	42.4	43.3	35.4	42.6	35.6	42.1	31.0	38.7
Wyoming	82.3	57.5	45.4	37.7	36.8	47.4	29.3	18.8	15.8	27.8
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 1999–2000 "Public School Survey" and "Public Charter School Survey."

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