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Table 85.Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1989 to fall 1995

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                      |    Teachers as a percent of staff     |            Fall 1993                |            Fall 1994\1\             |            Fall 1995
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                      |         |         |         |         |             |             |Teachers |             |             |Teachers |             |             |Teachers
 State or other area  |         |         |         |         |             |             |  as a   |             |             |  as a   |             |             |  as a
                      |  Fall   |  Fall   |  Fall   |  Fall   |    Staff    |    Teachers | percent |    Staff    |    Teachers | percent |    Staff    |    Teachers | percent
                      |  1989   |  1990   |  1991   |  1992   |             |             |of staff |             |             |of staff |             |             |of staff
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          1           |     2   |     3   |    4    |     5   |    6        |       7     |    8    |       9     |       10    |     11  |       12    |       13    |     14
______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________|_____________|_________
   United States\2\ ..|    53.2 |    53.4 |    53.3 |    52.2 |   4,808,080 |   2,503,901 |    52.1 |   4,904,757 |   2,551,875 |    52.0 |   4,994,358 |   2,598,220 |    52.0
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Alabama ..............|    50.0 |    48.7 |    49.4 |\3\ 53.2 |\3\   80,923 |\3\   43,003 |\3\ 53.1 |      81,544 |\3\   42,791 |\3\ 52.5 |      83,256 |      44,056 |    52.9
Alaska ...............|    48.3 |    50.3 |    50.9 |    49.2 |      15,689 |       7,193 |    45.8 |\3\   15,150 |       7,205 |\3\ 47.6 |\3\   15,022 |       7,379 |\3\ 49.1
Arizona ..............|    52.7 |    52.0 |    51.9 |    50.4 |      74,679 |      37,493 |    50.2 |      74,540 |      38,132 |    51.2 |      75,931 |      38,017 |    50.1
Arkansas .............|    51.8 |    52.2 |    49.9 |    53.2 |      50,502 |      26,014 |    51.5 |      50,201 |      26,181 |    52.2 |      49,178 |      26,449 |    53.8
California ...........|    50.7 |    51.7 |    52.2 |\3\ 51.1 |\3\  431,093 |\3\  221,787 |\3\ 51.4 |     436,140 |\3\  225,016 |\3\ 51.6 |     444,014 |\3\  230,849 |\3\ 52.0
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Colorado .............|    52.7 |    52.6 |    52.9 |    53.2 |      62,927 |      33,661 |    53.5 |      64,985 |      34,894 |    53.7 |      67,447 |      35,388 |    52.5
Connecticut ..........|    55.5 |    56.3 |    56.8 |    53.7 |      62,014 |      34,526 |    55.7 |      64,742 |      35,316 |    54.5 |      66,133 |      36,070 |    54.5
Delaware .............|    54.8 |    55.2 |    55.5 |    54.9 |      11,640 |       6,380 |    54.8 |      11,759 |       6,416 |    54.6 |      11,869 |       6,463 |    54.5
District of Columbia .|    57.0 |    58.3 |    57.0 |    57.4 |      10,591 |       6,056 |    57.2 |      10,507 |       6,110 |    58.2 |       9,410 |       5,305 |    56.4
Florida ..............|    50.5 |    49.8 |    50.0 |    49.5 |     226,911 |     110,653 |    48.8 |     226,975 |     110,674 |    48.8 |     237,721 |     114,938 |    48.3
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Georgia ..............|    48.8 |    48.9 |    48.0 |\3\ 46.9 |\3\  156,005 |      74,172 |\3\ 47.5 |\3\  161,390 |      77,914 |\3\ 48.3 |\3\  165,058 |      79,480 |\3\ 48.2
Hawaii ...............|    60.2 |    59.9 |    60.7 |    56.9 |      18,292 |      10,111 |    55.3 |      16,567 |      10,240 |    61.8 |      16,841 |      10,500 |    62.3
Idaho ................|    62.4 |    62.3 |    62.4 |    60.4 |      19,983 |      12,007 |    60.1 |      21,194 |      12,582 |    59.4 |      21,814 |      12,784 |    58.6
Illinois .............|    56.6 |    56.7 |    55.9 |    55.9 |     198,862 |     110,874 |    55.8 |     204,413 |     110,830 |    54.2 |     209,036 |     113,538 |    54.3
Indiana...............|    50.9 |    50.7 |    50.1 |    48.7 |     113,892 |      55,107 |    48.4 |     115,441 |      55,496 |    48.1 |     116,363 |      55,821 |    48.0
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Iowa .................|    53.4 |    53.0 |    52.1 |    52.2 |      60,267 |      31,616 |    52.5 |      60,469 |      31,726 |    52.5 |      62,075 |      32,318 |    52.1
Kansas ...............|    57.3 |    56.8 |    56.8 |    54.9 |      55,783 |      30,283 |    54.3 |      56,790 |      30,579 |    53.8 |      57,265 |      30,729 |    53.7
Kentucky .............|    50.1 |    49.5 |    48.7 |    47.8 |      81,279 |      37,324 |    45.9 |      81,720 |      38,784 |    47.5 |      84,425 |      39,120 |    46.3
Louisiana ............|    49.9 |    49.8 |    69.6 |    50.9 |      93,197 |      46,913 |    50.3 |      96,124 |      47,599 |    49.5 |      93,070 |      46,980 |    50.5
Maine ................|    57.8 |    57.3 |    56.9 |    53.1 |      28,865 |      15,344 |    53.2 |      29,264 |      15,404 |    52.6 |      29,413 |      15,392 |    52.3
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Maryland .............|    54.4 |    53.9 |    54.6 |    55.0 |      82,753 |      44,171 |    53.4 |      84,699 |      46,565 |    55.0 |      87,868 |      47,819 |    54.4
Massachusetts ........|    56.7 |    57.2 |    56.5 |    56.5 |     104,196 |      58,766 |    56.4 |     108,281 |      60,489 |    55.9 |     113,154 |      62,710 |    55.4
Michigan .............|    46.9 |    46.4 |    46.6 |    47.3 |     169,283 |      80,267 |    47.4 |     164,766 |      80,522 |    48.9 |     177,495 |      83,179 |    46.9
Minnesota ............|    56.5 |    56.2 |    57.4 |    56.9 |      74,859 |      46,956 |    62.7 |      74,914 |      46,958 |    62.7 |      74,891 |      46,971 |    62.7
Mississippi ..........|    49.0 |    48.3 |    47.5 |    48.1 |      59,853 |      28,376 |    47.4 |      60,708 |      28,866 |    47.5 |      60,855 |      28,997 |    47.6
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Missouri..............|    50.6 |    50.6 |    52.3 |\3\ 48.4 |     112,810 |      54,860 |    48.6 |     116,974 |      56,606 |    48.4 |     120,621 |      57,951 |    48.0
Montana ..............|\4\ 76.8 |\4\ 76.4 |\4\ 75.6 |\3\ 54.0 |\3\   18,717 |       9,949 |\3\ 53.2 |\3\   18,452 |      10,079 |\3\ 54.6 |\3\   18,586 |      10,076 |\3\ 54.2
Nebraska .............|    55.4 |    53.4 |    55.0 |\3\ 54.2 |\3\   36,832 |      19,616 |\3\ 53.3 |      37,144 |      19,774 |    53.2 |      37,894 |      20,028 |    52.9
Nevada ...............|\4\ 89.0 |\4\ 89.4 |\4\ 86.8 |\3\ 55.7 |      22,418 |      12,579 |    56.1 |      23,098 |      13,414 |    58.1 |      23,742 |      13,878 |    58.5
New Hampshire ........|    51.4 |    51.8 |    56.0 |    54.8 |      21,913 |      11,972 |    54.6 |      22,336 |      12,109 |    54.2 |      23,143 |      12,346 |    53.3
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New Jersey ...........|    54.3 |    54.2 |    54.2 |    54.8 |     160,202 |      84,564 |    52.8 |     161,586 |      85,258 |    52.8 |     163,069 |      86,706 |    53.2
New Mexico ...........|    50.2 |    50.3 |    50.7 |    51.5 |      36,694 |      18,404 |    50.2 |      39,016 |      19,025 |    48.8 |      40,124 |      19,398 |    48.3
New York .............|    50.6 |    50.9 |    50.8 |    51.3 |     353,603 |     179,413 |    50.7 |     356,386 |     182,273 |    51.1 |     355,723 |     181,559 |    51.0
North Carolina .......|    51.6 |    51.2 |    51.7 |\3\ 51.5 |     133,059 |      69,421 |    52.2 |\3\  137,791 |      71,592 |\3\ 52.0 |\3\  140,204 |      73,201 |\3\ 52.2
North Dakota .........|    55.3 |    54.5 |    56.9 |    56.5 |      13,780 |       7,755 |    56.3 |      13,919 |       7,796 |    56.0 |      13,804 |       7,501 |    54.3
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Ohio .................|    54.0 |    54.0 |    53.1 |    52.9 |     201,828 |     107,444 |    53.2 |     200,141 |     109,085 |    54.5 |     194,579 |     107,347 |    55.2
Oklahoma .............|    54.2 |    54.2 |    54.0 |    53.3 |      73,067 |      39,031 |    53.4 |\3\   78,270 |      39,406 |\3\ 50.3 |\3\   83,802 |      39,364 |\3\ 47.0
Oregon ...............|    53.1 |    53.2 |    53.0 |    51.5 |      50,392 |      26,488 |    52.6 |      50,377 |      26,208 |    52.0 |      51,458 |      26,680 |    51.8
Pennsylvania .........|    55.4 |    52.5 |    52.7 |    52.7 |     190,885 |     101,302 |    53.1 |     193,696 |     102,988 |    53.2 |     198,087 |     104,921 |    53.0
Rhode Island .........|    61.7 |    60.2 |    62.8 |    63.6 |      15,442 |       9,823 |    63.6 |      15,438 |      10,066 |    65.2 |      16,517 |      10,482 |    63.5
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South Carolina .......|    57.4 |    56.0 |    55.7 |    55.6 |\3\   71,433 |      38,620 |\3\ 54.1 |\3\   74,196 |      39,437 |\3\ 53.2 |\3\   74,859 |      39,922 |\3\ 53.3
South Dakota .........|    58.0 |    56.3 |    60.1 |    55.9 |      17,201 |       9,557 |    55.6 |\3\   17,989 |       9,985 |\3\ 55.5 |\3\   18,126 |       9,641 |\3\ 53.2
Tennessee ............|    49.8 |    49.4 |    51.0 |    50.2 |\3\   92,349 |      46,066 |\3\ 49.9 |      96,281 |      47,406 |    49.2 |      98,948 |      53,403 |    54.0
Texas ................|    59.9 |    66.0 |    65.0 |    52.2 |     433,102 |     224,830 |    51.9 |     450,462 |     234,213 |    52.0 |     462,661 |     240,371 |    52.0
Utah .................|    56.2 |    55.2 |    55.0 |    55.1 |      35,301 |      19,053 |    54.0 |      36,186 |      19,524 |    54.0 |      37,385 |      20,039 |    53.6
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Vermont ..............|    57.3 |    53.6 |    50.5 |    50.2 |\3\   14,928 |       7,330 |\3\ 49.1 |      15,337 |       7,566 |    49.3 |      15,640 |       7,676 |    49.1
Virginia .............|    51.7 |    49.0 |\5\ 49.4 |\5\ 53.8 |     130,033 |      70,859 |    54.5 |     133,485 |\3\   72,505 |\3\ 54.3 |     137,546 |\3\   74,731 |\3\ 54.3
Washington ...........|    55.5 |    55.1 |    55.0 |    54.4 |      87,734 |      45,524 |    51.9 |\3\   90,438 |      46,439 |\3\ 51.3 |\3\   91,322 |      46,907 |\3\ 51.4
West Virginia.........|    54.9 |    54.9 |    54.5 |    54.5 |      38,486 |      21,029 |    54.6 |      38,481 |      21,024 |    54.6 |      38,645 |      21,073 |    54.5
Wisconsin ............|    59.0 |    58.1 |    59.0 |    57.9 |      88,640 |      52,822 |    59.6 |     100,996 |      54,054 |    53.5 |      95,105 |      55,033 |    57.9
Wyoming ..............|    49.9 |    53.1 |    50.0 |    50.6 |      12,893 |       6,537 |    50.7 |      12,999 |       6,754 |    52.0 |      13,164 |       6,734 |    51.2
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    Outlying areas    |         |         |         |         |             |             |         |             |             |         |             |             |
American Samoa .......|    53.1 |    52.6 |    52.5 |    53.7 |       1,339 |         656 |    49.0 |       1,340 |         698 |    52.1 |       1,417 |         728 |    51.4
Guam .................|    54.3 |    52.6 |    50.6 |    46.3 |       3,839 |       1,644 |    42.8 |       4,730 |       1,826 |    38.6 |       3,728 |       1,802 |    48.3
Northern Marianas ....|    52.0 |    51.1 |    47.5 |    38.8 |       1,101 |         431 |    39.1 |       1,051 |         406 |    38.6 |       1,054 |         422 |    40.0
Puerto Rico ..........|    53.5 |    55.4 |    54.9 |    56.7 |      68,005 |      39,816 |    58.5 |      68,868 |      39,933 |    58.0 |      69,731 |      39,328 |    56.4
Virgin Islands .......|    48.0 |    48.0 |    48.1 |    47.6 |       3,324 |       1,570 |    47.2 |\4\    3,193 |       1,528 |    47.9 |       3,421 |       1,622 |    47.4
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\1\Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

\2\U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states.

\3\Includes imputations for underreporting.

\4\Support staff underreported.

\5\Data estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and unpublished estimates. (This table was prepared April 1997.)



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