_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                      |         Pupil/staff ratio     |           Fall 2000              |           Fall 2001\1\           |           Fall 2002
                      |_______________________________|__________________________________|__________________________________|__________________________________
State or jurisdiction |   Fall|   Fall|   Fall|   Fall|            |             | Pupil/|            |             | Pupil/|            |             | Pupil/
                      |   1996|   1997|   1998|   1999|      Staff |   Enrollment|  staff|      Staff |   Enrollment|  staff|      Staff |   Enrollment|  staff
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |  ratio|            |             |  ratio|            |             |  ratio
______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______
1                     |      2|      3|      4|     5 |          6 |           7 |     8 |          9 |          10 |    11 |         12 |          13 |    14
______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______
   United States\2\ ..|    9.0|    8.8|    8.6|    8.3|   5,709,753|   47,203,539|    8.3|   5,904,195|   47,671,877|    8.1|   5,956,680|   48,202,324|    8.1
                      |_______|_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______
Alabama ..............|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.4|\3\   89,818|\3\   739,992|\3\ 8.2|\3\   88,160|\3\   737,190|\3\ 8.4|\3\   88,882|\3\   739,678|\3\ 8.3
Alaska ...............|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 8.4|\3\   15,985|      133,356|\3\ 8.3|\3\   16,688|      134,358|\3\ 8.1|\3\   17,101|      134,364|\3\ 7.9
Arizona ..............|   10.1|   10.1|\3\10.0|    9.7|      90,115|      877,696|    9.7|      93,976|      922,180|    9.8|      96,639|      937,755|    9.7
Arkansas .............|\3\ 9.0|\3\ 8.9|\3\11.1|    7.5|      63,149|      449,959|    7.1|      66,578|      449,805|    6.8|      63,815|      450,985|    7.1
California ...........|\3\12.1|\3\11.8|\3\11.5|\3\11.3|\3\  551,258|\3\ 6,140,814|\3\11.1|\3\  574,466|\3\ 6,247,726|\3\10.9|\3\  581,664|\3\ 6,356,348|\3\10.9
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Colorado .............|    9.5|    9.5|    9.2|    8.9|      82,827|      724,508|    8.7|      87,582|      742,145|    8.5|      90,396|      751,862|    8.3
Connecticut ..........|    7.7|    7.3|    7.0|    6.9|      82,107|      562,179|    6.8|      84,884|      570,228|    6.7|      86,361|      570,023|    6.6
Delaware .............|    9.1|    8.9|    8.8|    8.4|      12,616|      114,676|    9.1|      14,171|      115,560|    8.2|      14,449|      116,342|    8.1
District of Columbia .|    8.4|\3\ 8.8|    7.3|    8.1|      10,712|       68,925|    6.4|      11,391|       75,392|    6.6|      11,549|       76,166|    6.6
Florida ..............|    9.0|    9.0|    8.9|    8.8|     276,421|    2,434,821|    8.8|     282,696|    2,500,478|    8.8|     287,090|    2,539,929|    8.8
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Georgia ..............|\3\ 8.9|\3\ 8.5|    7.9|    7.7|     184,866|    1,444,937|    7.8|     190,053|    1,470,634|    7.7|     197,944|    1,496,012|    7.6
Hawaii ...............|   11.1|   11.1|   10.8|   10.4|      18,352|      184,360|   10.0|      19,464|      184,546|    9.5|      20,703|      183,829|    8.9
Idaho ................|   10.8|   10.6|   10.3|   10.1|      24,386|      245,117|   10.1|      24,773|      246,521|   10.0|      24,897|      248,515|   10.0
Illinois .............|\3\ 8.9|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.6|\3\ 8.3|\3\  249,791|    2,048,792|\3\ 8.2|\3\  255,529|    2,071,391|\3\ 8.1|\3\  258,235|    2,084,187|\3\ 8.1
Indiana ..............|    8.2|    8.1|    8.0|    7.9|     126,833|      989,267|    7.8|     128,939|      996,133|    7.7|     126,998|    1,003,875|    7.9
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Iowa .................|    8.0|    7.8|    7.6|    7.5|      67,765|      495,080|    7.3|      69,504|      485,932|    7.0|      67,426|      482,210|    7.2
Kansas ...............|    8.0|    7.9|    7.8|    7.4|      64,319|      470,610|    7.3|      65,155|      470,205|    7.2|      63,911|      470,957|    7.4
Kentucky .............|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 7.5|    7.2|    6.9|      89,674|      665,850|    7.4|      94,827|      654,363|    6.9|      95,839|      660,782|    6.9
Louisiana ............|    8.4|    7.9|    7.7|    7.5|     101,200|      743,089|    7.3|     101,552|      731,328|    7.2|     102,333|      730,464|    7.1
Maine ................|    7.1|    7.0|    6.7|    6.4|      33,305|      207,037|    6.2|      34,072|      205,586|    6.0|      34,578|      204,337|    5.9
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Maryland .............|    9.6|    9.5|    9.0|    9.0|      96,504|      852,920|    8.8|      99,282|      860,640|    8.7|     102,642|      866,743|    8.4
Massachusetts ........|    8.0|    7.8|    7.6|    7.1|     122,481|      975,150|    8.0|     125,629|      973,139|    7.7|     143,944|      982,989|    6.8
Michigan .............|    8.6|    8.4|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.2|     210,481|\3\ 1,720,626|\3\ 8.2|     214,894|    1,730,669|    8.1|     187,093|    1,785,160|    9.5
Minnesota ............|    9.8|    8.8|    8.4|    8.2|\3\  103,570|      854,340|\3\ 8.2|     104,741|      851,384|    8.1|     105,311|      846,891|    8.0
Mississippi ..........|    8.2|    8.2|    7.7|    7.8|      64,723|      497,871|    7.7|      65,155|      493,507|    7.6|      66,123|      492,645|    7.5
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Missouri .............|    8.3|    8.2|    7.9|    7.8|     121,610|      912,744|    7.5|     124,755|      909,792|    7.3|     128,124|      924,445|    7.2
Montana ..............|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 7.9|\3\   19,448|      154,875|\3\ 8.0|\3\   19,488|      151,947|\3\ 7.8|\3\   19,379|      149,995|\3\ 7.7
Nebraska .............|    7.7|    7.7|    7.6|    7.4|      39,925|      286,199|    7.2|      40,541|      285,095|    7.0|      40,743|      285,402|    7.0
Nevada ...............|   11.1|   10.7|   10.7|   10.8|      31,191|      340,706|   10.9|      33,967|      356,814|   10.5|      33,442|      369,498|   11.0
New Hampshire ........|    8.3|    8.1|    8.0|    7.6|      28,055|      208,461|    7.4|      29,141|      206,847|    7.1|      30,087|      207,671|    6.9
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
New Jersey ...........|    7.5|    7.5|    7.4|    7.2|     185,607|    1,313,405|    7.1|     193,337|    1,341,656|    6.9|     199,381|    1,367,438|    6.9
New Mexico ...........|    8.2|    8.2|    8.0|    7.5|      44,979|      320,306|    7.1|      44,941|      320,260|    7.1|      43,826|      320,234|    7.3
New York .............|    7.8|    7.6|    7.6|    7.1|     416,236|    2,882,188|    6.9|     423,199|    2,872,132|    6.8|     428,038|    2,888,233|    6.7
North Carolina .......|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 8.3|    8.2|    8.0|     162,432|    1,293,638|    8.0|     166,164|    1,315,363|    7.9|     169,328|    1,335,954|    7.9
North Dakota .........|    8.3|    8.0|    7.8|    7.5|      15,115|      109,201|    7.2|      14,895|      106,047|    7.1|      15,090|      104,225|    6.9
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Ohio .................|    9.4|    9.1|    8.8|    8.4|     222,961|    1,835,049|    8.2|     230,007|    1,830,985|    8.0|     242,372|    1,838,285|    7.6
Oklahoma .............|\3\ 9.1|    9.0|    8.9|    8.5|      75,148|      623,110|    8.3|      76,405|      622,139|    8.1|      74,422|      624,548|    8.4
Oregon ...............|   10.3|   10.2|   10.1|    9.8|      56,168|      546,231|    9.7|      57,333|      551,480|    9.6|      55,042|      554,071|   10.1
Pennsylvania .........|    9.0|    8.8|    8.7|    8.4|     223,935|    1,814,311|    8.1|     229,238|    1,821,627|    7.9|     231,251|    1,816,747|    7.9
Rhode Island .........|    9.0|    8.9|    8.7|    8.7|      17,736|      157,347|    8.9|      18,584|      158,046|    8.5|      18,774|      159,205|    8.5
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
South Carolina .......|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 7.8|\3\   69,114|      677,411|\3\ 9.8|\3\   71,338|      676,198|\3\ 9.5|\3\   63,164|      694,584|\3\11.0
South Dakota .........|    7.9|    8.5|    8.0|    7.5|      18,072|      128,603|    7.1|      18,512|      127,542|    6.9|      19,031|      128,039|    6.7
Tennessee ............|\3\ 8.9|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.2|     109,711|\3\   909,161|\3\ 8.3|     111,927|\3\   924,899|\3\ 8.3|     114,357|\3\   928,000|\3\ 8.1
Texas ................|    8.0|    7.9|    7.8|    7.6|     542,791|    4,059,619|    7.5|     582,556|    4,163,447|    7.1|     594,002|    4,259,823|    7.2
Utah .................|   12.9|   12.2|   12.3|   11.9|      40,717|      481,485|   11.8|      41,111|      484,677|   11.8|      41,555|      489,072|   11.8
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Vermont ..............|    6.8|    6.5|    6.3|    6.0|      17,772|      102,049|    5.7|      18,050|      101,179|    5.6|      18,384|       99,978|    5.4
Virginia .............|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 7.8|    7.9|\3\ 7.2|\3\  160,693|    1,144,915|\3\ 7.1|     165,249|    1,163,091|    7.0|     162,994|    1,177,229|    7.2
Washington ...........|\3\10.8|   10.7|   10.6|   10.5|      97,636|    1,004,770|   10.3|     112,020|    1,009,200|    9.0|     112,740|    1,014,798|    9.0
West Virginia ........|    8.0|    7.8|    7.7|    7.5|      38,549|      286,367|    7.4|      37,675|      282,885|    7.5|      38,132|      282,455|    7.4
Wisconsin ............|    8.8|\3\ 8.6|    8.0|    8.0|     106,937|      879,476|    8.2|     115,917|      879,361|    7.6|     113,262|      881,231|    7.8
Wyoming ..............|    7.4|    7.2|    6.9|    6.6|      13,952|       89,940|    6.4|      13,684|       88,128|    6.4|      13,837|       88,116|    6.4
                      |=======|=======|=======|=======|============|=============|=======|============|=============|=======|============|=============|=======
Bureau of Indian      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
   Affairs ...........|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |        --- |       46,938|   --- |          --|       46,476|   --- |        --- |       46,126|   ---
Department of Defense |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
   dependents schools |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
  Overseas schools ...|   10.0|   10.0|   10.0|\4\ 9.3|       7,736|       73,581|    9.5|       7,889|       73,212|    9.3|       7,045|       72,722|   10.3
  Domestic schools ...|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |       4,054|       34,174|    8.4|       4,321|       32,847|    7.6|       4,200|       32,115|    7.6
                      |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Other jurisdictions   |       |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
  American Samoa .....|   10.0|   10.1|   10.1|    9.6|       1,639|       15,702|    9.6|       1,686|       15,897|    9.4|       1,735|       15,984|    9.2
  Guam ...............|   10.2|   11.1|   10.5|    8.9|       3,836|       32,473|    8.5|       3,765|       31,992|    8.5|        --- |          ---|   ---
  Northern Marianas ..|    8.6|    8.5|    9.1|   10.2|       1,047|       10,004|    9.6|       1,019|       10,479|   10.3|       1,093|       11,251|   10.3
  Puerto Rico ........|\5\ 8.7|\5\ 8.9|    8.9|    8.5|      69,188|      612,725|    8.9|      75,254|      604,177|    8.0|      74,553|      596,502|    8.0
  Virgin Islands .....|    7.0|    7.0|    6.9|    7.0|       2,899|       19,459|    6.7|       2,817|       18,780|    6.7|       3,036|       18,333|    6.0
______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______