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| Table 65. | Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1998 through fall 2003 |
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State or jurisdiction| 1998| 1999| 2000| Teachers| Enrollment| ratio| Teachers| Enrollment| ratio| Teachers| Enrollment| ratio
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United States ..|\2\16.4|\2\16.1|\2\16.0|\2\2,999,528|\2\47,671,877|\2\15.9|\2\3,034,123|\2\48,183,086|\2\15.9|\2\3,048,549|\2\48,540,725|\2\ 15.9
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Alabama .............|\2\15.7|\2\15.2|\2\15.4|\2\ 46,785|\2\ 737,190|\2\15.8|\2\ 47,115|\2\ 739,366|\2\15.7| 58,070| 731,220| 12.6
Alaska ..............| 16.7| 17.1| 16.9| 8,026| 134,358| 16.7| 8,080| 134,364| 16.6| 7,808| 133,933| 17.2
Arizona .............| 20.0| 19.4| 19.8| 46,015| 922,180| 20.0| 47,101| 937,755| 19.9| 47,507| 1,012,068| 21.3
Arkansas ............| 16.2| 14.4| 14.1| 33,079| 449,805| 13.6| 30,330| 450,985| 14.9| 30,876| 454,523| 14.7
California ..........|\2\21.0|\2\21.0|\2\20.6|\2\ 304,203|\2\ 6,247,726|\2\20.5|\2\ 307,764|\2\ 6,353,667|\2\20.6|\2\ 304,311|\2\ 6,413,862|\2\ 21.1
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Colorado ............| 17.7| 17.4| 17.3| 44,182| 742,145| 16.8| 45,401| 751,862| 16.6| 44,904| 757,693| 16.9
Connecticut .........| 14.0| 13.9| 13.7| 41,773| 570,228| 13.7| 42,296| 570,023| 13.5| 42,370| 577,203| 13.6
Delaware ............| 16.0| 15.4| 15.4| 7,571| 115,560| 15.3| 7,698| 116,342| 15.1| 7,749| 117,668| 15.2
District of Columbia |\2\13.9|\2\16.0| 13.9| 4,951| 75,392|\3\13.9| 5,005| 76,166| --- | 5,676| 78,057| 13.8
Florida .............| 18.4| 18.3| 18.4| 134,684| 2,500,478| 18.6| 138,226| 2,539,929| 18.4| 144,955| 2,587,628| 17.9
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Georgia .............| 15.8| 15.7| 15.9| 92,731| 1,470,634| 15.9| 96,044| 1,496,012| 15.6| 97,150| 1,522,611| 15.7
Hawaii ..............| 17.7| 17.1| 16.9| 11,007| 184,546| 16.8| 10,973| 183,829| 16.8| 11,129| 183,609| 16.5
Idaho ...............| 18.2| 18.0| 17.9| 13,854| 246,521| 17.8| 13,896| 248,604| 17.9| 14,049| 252,120| 17.9
Illinois ............| 16.5| 16.2| 16.1| 129,600| 2,071,391| 16.0| 131,046| 2,084,187| 15.9| 127,669| 2,100,961| 16.5
Indiana .............| 17.0| 16.8| 16.7| 59,659| 996,133| 16.7| 59,968| 1,003,875| 16.7| 59,924| 1,011,130| 16.9
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Iowa ................| 15.2| 14.9| 14.3| 34,906| 485,932| 13.9| 34,573| 482,210| 13.9| 34,791| 481,226| 13.8
Kansas ..............| 14.8| 14.3| 14.4| 33,084| 470,205| 14.2| 32,643| 470,957| 14.4| 32,589| 470,490| 14.4
Kentucky ............| 16.1| 15.4| 16.8| 40,376| 654,363| 16.2| 40,662| 660,782| 16.3| 41,201| 663,885| 16.1
Louisiana ...........| 15.6| 15.1| 16.6| 49,980| 731,328| 16.6| 50,062| 730,464| 16.6| 50,495| 727,709| 16.6
Maine ...............| 13.3| 12.8| 12.5| 16,741| 205,586| 12.3| 16,837| 204,337| 12.1| 17,621| 202,084| 11.5
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Maryland ............| 16.9| 16.6| 16.3| 53,774| 860,640| 16.0| 55,382| 866,743| 15.7| 55,140| 869,113| 15.8
Massachusetts .......| 13.8| 12.5| 14.5| 68,942| 973,139| 14.1| 74,214| 982,989| 13.2| 72,062| 980,459| 13.6
Michigan ............|\2\18.5|\2\18.0|\2\17.7| 98,849| 1,730,669| 17.5| 89,595| 1,785,160| 19.9| 97,014| 1,757,604| 18.1
Minnesota ...........| 15.7| 15.2| 16.0| 53,081| 851,384| 16.0| 52,808| 846,891| 16.0| 51,611| 842,854| 16.3
Mississippi .........| 16.1| 16.3| 16.1| 31,214| 493,507| 15.8| 31,598| 492,645| 15.6| 32,591| 493,540| 15.1
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Missouri ............| 14.6| 14.3| 14.1| 65,240| 909,792| 13.9| 66,717| 906,499| 13.6| 65,169| 905,941| 13.9
Montana .............| 15.7| 15.2| 14.9| 10,408| 151,947| 14.6| 10,362| 149,995| 14.5| 10,301| 148,356| 14.4
Nebraska ............| 14.3| 13.9| 13.6| 21,083| 285,095| 13.5| 21,043| 285,402| 13.6| 20,921| 285,542| 13.6
Nevada ..............| 18.9| 18.7| 18.6| 19,276| 356,814| 18.5| 20,038| 369,498| 18.4| 20,234| 385,401| 19.0
New Hampshire .......| 15.4| 14.7| 14.5| 14,677| 206,847| 14.1| 14,977| 207,671| 13.9| 15,112| 207,417| 13.7
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New Jersey ..........| 13.8| 13.4| 13.3| 103,611| 1,341,656| 12.9| 107,004| 1,367,438| 12.8| 109,077| 1,380,753| 12.7
New Mexico ..........| 16.5| 16.4| 15.2| 21,823| 320,260| 14.7| 21,172| 320,234| 15.1| 21,569| 323,066| 15.0
New York ............| 14.6| 14.3| 13.9| 209,128| 2,872,132| 13.7| 210,926| 2,888,233| 13.7| 216,116| 2,864,775| 13.3
North Carolina ......| 15.8| 15.6| 15.5| 85,684| 1,315,363| 15.4| 87,677| 1,335,954| 15.2| 89,988| 1,360,209| 15.1
North Dakota ........| 14.4| 13.8| 13.4| 8,035| 106,047| 13.2| 8,078| 104,225| 12.9| 8,037| 102,233| 12.7
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Ohio ................| 16.2| 15.8| 15.5| 122,115| 1,830,985| 15.0| 125,372| 1,838,285| 14.7| 121,735| 1,845,428| 15.2
Oklahoma ............| 15.4| 15.1| 15.1| 41,632| 622,139| 14.9| 40,638| 624,548| 15.4| 39,253| 626,160| 16.0
Oregon ..............| 20.0| 19.6| 19.4| 28,262| 551,480| 19.5| 27,126| 554,071| 20.4| 26,732| 551,273| 20.6
Pennsylvania ........| 16.4| 15.9| 15.5| 118,470| 1,821,627| 15.4| 118,256| 1,816,747| 15.4| 119,889| 1,821,146| 15.2
Rhode Island ........| 13.9| 14.2| 14.8| 11,104| 158,046| 14.2| 11,196| 159,205| 14.2| 11,918| 159,375| 13.4
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South Carolina ......| 15.2| 14.7| 14.9| 46,616| 676,198| 14.5| 46,528| 694,389| 14.9| 45,830| 699,198| 15.3
South Dakota ........| 14.3| 14.0| 13.7| 9,370| 127,542| 13.6| 9,257| 130,048| 14.0| 9,245| 125,537| 13.6
Tennessee ...........|\2\15.3|\2\15.1|\2\15.9| 58,358|\2\ 924,899|\2\15.8| 58,652|\2\ 927,608|\2\15.8| 59,584|\2\ 936,681|\2\ 15.7
Texas ...............| 15.2| 14.9| 14.8| 282,847| 4,163,447| 14.7| 288,655| 4,259,823| 14.8| 289,481| 4,331,751| 15.0
Utah ................| 22.4| 22.0| 21.9| 22,211| 484,677| 21.8| 22,415| 489,262| 21.8| 22,147| 495,981| 22.4
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Vermont .............| 12.8| 12.3| 12.1| 8,554| 101,179| 11.8| 8,542| 99,978| 11.7| 8,749| 99,103| 11.3
Virginia ............|\2\14.2|\2\13.3|\2\13.2| 89,314| 1,163,091| 13.0| 99,919| 1,177,229| 11.8| 90,573| 1,192,092| 13.2
Washington ..........| 20.1| 19.9| 19.7| 52,533| 1,009,200| 19.2| 52,953| 1,014,798| 19.2| 52,824| 1,021,349| 19.3
West Virginia........| 14.2| 13.8| 13.7| 20,138| 282,885| 14.0| 20,119| 282,455| 14.0| 20,020| 281,215| 14.0
Wisconsin ...........| 14.4| 14.4| 14.6| 63,310| 879,361| 13.9| 60,385| 881,231| 14.6| 58,216| 880,031| 15.1
Wyoming .............| 14.2| 13.3| 13.3| 6,662| 88,128| 13.2|\2\ 6,799| 88,116|\2\13.0| 6,567| 87,462| 13.3
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Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affairs ..........| --- | --- | --- | --- | 46,476| --- | --- | 46,126| --- | --- | 45,828| ---
Department of Defense| | | | | | | | | | | |
dependents schools| | | | | | | | | | | |
Overseas schools ..| 15.1|\4\14.6| 14.4| 5,154| 73,212| 14.2| 4,794| 72,889| 15.2| 4,728| 71,053| 15.0
Domestic schools ..| --- | --- | 14.2| 2,486| 32,847| 13.2| 2,425| 32,115| 13.2| 2,301| 30,603| 13.3
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American Samoa ....| 20.1| 19.3| 19.1| 914| 15,897| 17.4| 943| 15,984| 17.0| 988| 15,893| 16.1
Guam ..............| 30.6| 18.2| 16.4| 1,918| 31,992| 16.7| --- | ---| --- | 1,760| 31,572| 17.9
Northern Marianas .| 19.1| 19.9| 19.0| 519| 10,479| 20.2| 545| 11,251| 20.6| 550| 11,244| 20.4
Puerto Rico .......| 15.4| 14.8| 16.3| 42,906| 604,177| 14.1| 42,369| 596,502| 14.1| 42,444| 584,916| 13.8
Virgin Islands ....| 13.4| 13.7| 12.9| 1,511| 18,780| 12.4| 1,502| 18,333| 12.2| 1,512| 17,716| 11.7
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---Not available. \1\Data have been revised from previously published figures. \2\Includes imputations for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers/enrollment. \3\Ratio based on enrollment excluding 6,943 charter school students for whom no teacher counts were reported. \4\Includes both overseas and domestic schools. NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents. Pupil/teacher ratio for District of Columbia for 2002 was not computed, since they were missing data for 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," 1998-99 through 2003-04. (This table was prepared July 2005.)
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