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| Table 66. | Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 to fall 2002 |
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| | | | Fall 2000 | Fall 2001\1\ | Fall 2002
| Pupil/| Pupil/| Pupil/|__________________________________|__________________________________|_____________________________________
|teacher|teacher| teacher| | | | | | | | |
State or jurisdiction | ratio,| ratio,| ratio,| | | Pupil/| | | Pupil/| | | Pupil/
| fall| fall| fall | Teachers| Enrollment|teacher| Teachers| Enrollment|teacher| Teachers| Enrollment| teacher
| 1997| 1998| 1999 | | | ratio| | | ratio| | | ratio
______________________|_______|_______|_________|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|_____________|______________|________
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______________________|_______|_______|_________|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|_____________|______________|________
United States ...| 16.8|\2\16.4|\2\ 16.1|\2\2,941,461|\2\47,203,539|\2\16.0|\2\2,999,528|\2\47,671,877|\2\15.9|\2\ 3,034,055|\2\ 48,202,324|\2\ 15.9
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Alabama ..............| 16.3|\2\15.7|\2\ 15.2|\2\ 48,194|\2\ 739,992|\2\15.4|\2\ 46,785|\2\ 737,190|\2\15.8|\2\ 47,104|\2\ 739,678|\2\ 15.7
Alaska ...............| 17.3| 16.7| 17.1| 7,880| 133,356| 16.9| 8,026| 134,358| 16.7| 8,080| 134,364| 16.6
Arizona ..............| 19.8| 20.0| 19.4| 44,438| 877,696| 19.8| 46,015| 922,180| 20.0| 47,101| 937,755| 19.9
Arkansas .............| 17.0| 16.2| 14.4| 31,947| 449,959| 14.1| 33,079| 449,805| 13.6| 30,330| 450,985| 14.9
California ...........| 21.6|\2\21.0|\2\ 21.0|\2\ 298,021|\2\ 6,140,814|\2\20.6|\2\ 304,203|\2\ 6,247,726|\2\20.5|\2\ 307,672|\2\ 6,356,348|\2\ 20.7
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Colorado .............| 18.2| 17.7| 17.4| 41,983| 724,508| 17.3| 44,182| 742,145| 16.8| 45,401| 751,862| 16.6
Connecticut ..........| 14.2| 14.0| 13.9| 41,044| 562,179| 13.7| 41,773| 570,228| 13.7| 42,296| 570,023| 13.5
Delaware .............| 16.3| 16.0| 15.4| 7,469| 114,676| 15.4| 7,571| 115,560| 15.3| 7,698| 116,342| 15.1
District of Columbia .| 17.6|\2\13.9|\2\ 16.0| 4,949| 68,925| 13.9| 4,951| 75,392|\3\13.9| 5,005| 76,166| ---
Florida ..............| 18.4| 18.4| 18.3| 132,030| 2,434,821| 18.4| 134,684| 2,500,478| 18.6| 138,226| 2,539,929| 18.4
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Georgia ..............| 16.0| 15.8| 15.7| 91,043| 1,444,937| 15.9| 92,731| 1,470,634| 15.9| 96,044| 1,496,012| 15.6
Hawaii ...............| 17.8| 17.7| 17.1| 10,927| 184,360| 16.9| 11,007| 184,546| 16.8| 10,973| 183,829| 16.8
Idaho ................| 18.5| 18.2| 18.0| 13,714| 245,117| 17.9| 13,854| 246,521| 17.8| 13,896| 248,515| 17.9
Illinois .............| 16.8| 16.5| 16.2| 127,620| 2,048,792| 16.1| 129,600| 2,071,391| 16.0| 131,046| 2,084,187| 15.9
Indiana ..............| 17.2| 17.0| 16.8| 59,226| 989,267| 16.7| 59,659| 996,133| 16.7| 59,968| 1,003,875| 16.7
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Iowa .................| 15.3| 15.2| 14.9| 34,636| 495,080| 14.3| 34,906| 485,932| 13.9| 34,573| 482,210| 13.9
Kansas ...............| 14.9| 14.8| 14.3| 32,742| 470,610| 14.4| 33,084| 470,205| 14.2| 32,643| 470,957| 14.4
Kentucky .............| 16.5| 16.1| 15.4| 39,589| 665,850| 16.8| 40,376| 654,363| 16.2| 40,662| 660,782| 16.3
Louisiana ............| 16.0| 15.6| 15.1| 49,915| 743,089| 16.6| 49,980| 731,328| 16.6| 50,062| 730,464| 16.6
Maine ................| 13.5| 13.3| 12.8| 16,559| 207,037| 12.5| 16,741| 205,586| 12.3| 16,837| 204,337| 12.1
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Maryland .............| 17.2| 16.9| 16.6| 52,433| 852,920| 16.3| 53,774| 860,640| 16.0| 55,382| 866,743| 15.7
Massachusetts ........| 14.1| 13.8| 12.5| 67,432| 975,150| 14.5| 68,942| 973,139| 14.1| 74,214| 982,989| 13.2
Michigan .............| 18.8|\2\18.5|\2\ 18.0| 97,031|\2\ 1,720,626|\2\17.7| 98,849| 1,730,669| 17.5| 89,595| 1,785,160| 19.9
Minnesota ............| 16.4| 15.7| 15.2| 53,457| 854,340| 16.0| 53,081| 851,384| 16.0| 52,808| 846,891| 16.0
Mississippi ..........| 17.1| 16.1| 16.3| 31,006| 497,871| 16.1| 31,214| 493,507| 15.8| 31,588| 492,645| 15.6
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Missouri .............| 15.0| 14.6| 14.3| 64,735| 912,744| 14.1| 65,240| 909,792| 13.9| 66,717| 924,445| 13.9
Montana ..............| 15.9| 15.7| 15.2| 10,411| 154,875| 14.9| 10,408| 151,947| 14.6| 10,362| 149,995| 14.5
Nebraska .............| 14.6| 14.3| 13.9| 20,983| 286,199| 13.6| 21,083| 285,095| 13.5| 21,043| 285,402| 13.6
Nevada ...............| 18.5| 18.9| 18.7| 18,293| 340,706| 18.6| 19,276| 356,814| 18.5| 20,038| 369,498| 18.4
New Hampshire ........| 15.6| 15.4| 14.7| 14,341| 208,461| 14.5| 14,677| 206,847| 14.1| 14,977| 207,671| 13.9
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New Jersey ...........| 13.9| 13.8| 13.4| 99,061| 1,313,405| 13.3| 103,611| 1,341,656| 12.9| 107,004| 1,367,438| 12.8
New Mexico ...........| 16.9| 16.5| 16.4| 21,042| 320,306| 15.2| 21,823| 320,260| 14.7| 21,172| 320,234| 15.1
New York .............| 15.0| 14.6| 14.3| 206,961| 2,882,188| 13.9| 209,128| 2,872,132| 13.7| 210,926| 2,888,233| 13.7
North Carolina .......| 15.9| 15.8| 15.6| 83,680| 1,293,638| 15.5| 85,684| 1,315,363| 15.4| 87,677| 1,335,954| 15.2
North Dakota .........| 14.7| 14.4| 13.8| 8,141| 109,201| 13.4| 8,035| 106,047| 13.2| 8,078| 104,225| 12.9
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Ohio .................| 16.7| 16.2| 15.8| 118,361| 1,835,049| 15.5| 122,115| 1,830,985| 15.0| 125,372| 1,838,285| 14.7
Oklahoma .............| 15.5| 15.4| 15.1| 41,318| 623,110| 15.1| 41,632| 622,139| 14.9| 40,638| 624,548| 15.4
Oregon ...............| 20.1| 20.0| 19.6| 28,094| 546,231| 19.4| 28,262| 551,480| 19.5| 27,126| 554,071| 20.4
Pennsylvania .........| 16.8| 16.4| 15.9| 116,963| 1,814,311| 15.5| 118,470| 1,821,627| 15.4| 118,256| 1,816,747| 15.4
Rhode Island .........| 14.5| 13.9| 14.2| 10,645| 157,347| 14.8| 11,104| 158,046| 14.2| 11,196| 159,205| 14.2
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South Carolina .......| 15.6| 15.2| 14.7| 45,380| 677,411| 14.9| 46,616| 676,198| 14.5| 46,577| 694,584| 14.9
South Dakota .........| 15.3| 14.3| 14.0| 9,397| 128,603| 13.7| 9,370| 127,542| 13.6| 9,257| 128,039| 13.8
Tennessee ............| 16.5|\2\15.3|\2\ 15.1| 57,164|\2\ 909,161|\2\15.9| 58,358|\2\ 924,899| 15.8| 58,652|\2\ 928,000| 15.8
Texas ................| 15.3| 15.2| 14.9| 274,826| 4,059,619| 14.8| 282,847| 4,163,447| 14.7| 288,655| 4,259,823| 14.8
Utah .................| 22.9| 22.4| 22.0| 22,008| 481,485| 21.9| 22,211| 484,677| 21.8| 22,415| 489,072| 21.8
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Vermont ..............| 13.4| 12.8| 12.3| 8,414| 102,049| 12.1| 8,554| 101,179| 11.8| 8,542| 99,978| 11.7
Virginia .............| 14.3|\2\14.2|\2\ 13.3|\2\ 86,977| 1,144,915|\2\13.2| 89,314| 1,163,091| 13.0| 99,919| 1,177,229| 11.8
Washington ...........| 20.2| 20.1| 19.9| 51,098| 1,004,770| 19.7| 52,533| 1,009,200| 19.2| 52,953| 1,014,798| 19.2
West Virginia.........| 14.4| 14.2| 13.8| 20,930| 286,367| 13.7| 20,138| 282,885| 14.0| 20,119| 282,455| 14.0
Wisconsin ............| 15.8| 14.4| 14.4| 60,165| 879,476| 14.6| 63,310| 879,361| 13.9| 60,385| 881,231| 14.6
Wyoming ..............| 14.5| 14.2| 13.3| 6,783| 89,940| 13.3| 6,662| 88,128| 13.2| 6,795| 88,116| 13.0
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Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affairs ...........| --- | --- | --- | --- | 46,938| --- | --- | 46,476| --- | --- | 46,126| ---
Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | |
dependents schools | | | | | | | | | | | |
Overseas schools ...| 15.0| 15.1|\4\ 14.6| 5,105| 73,581| 14.4| 5,154| 73,212| 14.2| 4,794| 72,722| 15.2
Domestic schools ...| --- | --- | --- | 2,399| 34,174| 14.2| 2,486| 32,847| 13.2| 2,425| 32,115| 13.2
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Other jurisdictions | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Samoa .....| 20.0| 20.1| 19.3| 820| 15,702| 19.1| 914| 15,897| 17.4| 943| 15,984| 17.0
Guam ...............| 23.8| 30.6| 18.2| 1,975| 32,473| 16.4| 1,918| 31,992| 16.7| --- | --- | ---
Northern Marianas ..| 19.1| 19.1| 19.9| 526| 10,004| 19.0| 519| 10,479| 20.2| 545| 11,251| 20.6
Puerto Rico ........| 15.8| 15.4| 14.8| 37,620| 612,725| 16.3| 42,906| 604,177| 14.1| 42,369| 596,502| 14.1
Virgin Islands .....| 14.2| 13.4| 13.7| 1,511| 19,459| 12.9| 1,511| 18,780| 12.4| 1,502| 18,333| 12.2
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---Not available. NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents. Pupil/teacher ratio for District of Columbia was not computed, since they were missing the count of teachers(or enrollment) for the charter schools. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1997-98 through 2002-03. (This table was prepared November 2004.)
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