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| Table 82. | Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 through fall 2003 |
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| Pupil/staff ratio | Fall 2001 | Fall 2002\1\ | Fall 2003
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State or jurisdiction | 1997| 1998| 1999| 2000| Staff| Enrollment| ratio| Staff| Enrollment| ratio| Staff| Enrollment| ratio
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United States\2\ ..| 8.8| 8.6| 8.3| 8.3| 5,904,195| 47,671,877| 8.1| 5,954,661| 48,183,086| 8.1| 5,948,475| 48,540,725| 8.2
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Alabama ..............|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 88,160|\3\ 737,190|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 88,893|\3\ 739,366|\3\ 8.3| 100,592| 731,220|\3\ 7.3
Alaska ...............|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 16,688| 134,358|\3\ 8.1|\3\ 17,101| 134,364|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 16,550| 133,933|\3\ 8.1
Arizona ..............| 10.1|\3\10.0| 9.7| 9.7| 93,976| 922,180| 9.8| 96,639| 937,755| 9.7| 96,341| 1,012,068| 10.5
Arkansas .............|\3\ 8.9|\3\11.1| 7.5| 7.1| 66,578| 449,805| 6.8| 63,815| 450,985| 7.1| 64,693| 454,523| 7.0
California ...........|\3\11.8|\3\11.5|\3\11.3|\3\11.1|\3\ 574,466|\3\ 6,247,726|\3\10.9|\3\ 581,756|\3\ 6,353,667|\3\10.9|\3\ 572,835|\3\ 6,413,862|\3\11.2
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Colorado .............| 9.5| 9.2| 8.9| 8.7| 87,582| 742,145| 8.5| 90,397| 751,862| 8.3| 89,530| 757,693| 8.5
Connecticut ..........| 7.3| 7.0| 6.9| 6.8| 84,884| 570,228| 6.7| 86,361| 570,023| 6.6| 85,367| 577,203| 6.8
Delaware .............| 8.9| 8.8| 8.4| 9.1| 14,171| 115,560| 8.2| 14,449| 116,342| 8.1| 14,587| 117,668| 8.1
District of Columbia .|\3\ 8.8| 7.3| 8.1| 6.4| 11,391| 75,392| 6.6| 11,548| 76,166| 6.6| 10,608| 78,057| 7.4
Florida ..............| 9.0| 8.9| 8.8| 8.8| 282,696| 2,500,478| 8.8| 287,091| 2,539,929| 8.8| 295,775| 2,587,628| 8.7
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Georgia ..............|\3\ 8.5| 7.9| 7.7| 7.8| 190,053| 1,470,634| 7.7| 197,944| 1,496,012| 7.6| 200,512| 1,522,611| 7.6
Hawaii ...............| 11.1| 10.8| 10.4| 10.0| 19,464| 184,546| 9.5| 20,703| 183,829| 8.9| 21,113| 183,609| 8.7
Idaho ................| 10.6| 10.3| 10.1| 10.1| 24,773| 246,521| 10.0| 24,897| 248,604| 10.0| 25,133| 252,120| 10.0
Illinois .............|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.6|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 255,529| 2,071,391|\3\ 8.1|\3\ 257,352| 2,084,187|\3\ 8.1|\3\ 253,924| 2,100,961|\3\ 8.3
Indiana ..............| 8.1| 8.0| 7.9| 7.8| 128,939| 996,133| 7.7| 126,998| 1,003,875| 7.9| 130,532| 1,011,130| 7.7
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Iowa .................| 7.8| 7.6| 7.5| 7.3| 69,504| 485,932| 7.0| 67,426| 482,210| 7.2| 68,137| 481,226| 7.1
Kansas ...............| 7.9| 7.8| 7.4| 7.3| 65,155| 470,205| 7.2| 63,911| 470,957| 7.4| 63,778| 470,490| 7.4
Kentucky .............|\3\ 7.5| 7.2| 6.9| 7.4| 94,827| 654,363| 6.9| 95,839| 660,782| 6.9| 95,926| 663,885| 6.9
Louisiana ............| 7.9| 7.7| 7.5| 7.3| 101,552| 731,328| 7.2| 102,333| 730,464| 7.1| 102,990| 727,709| 7.1
Maine ................| 7.0| 6.7| 6.4| 6.2| 34,072| 205,586| 6.0| 34,586| 204,337| 5.9| 35,866| 202,084| 5.6
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Maryland .............| 9.5| 9.0| 9.0| 8.8| 99,282| 860,640| 8.7| 102,642| 866,743| 8.4| 102,525| 869,113| 8.5
Massachusetts ........| 7.8| 7.6| 7.1| 8.0| 125,629| 973,139| 7.7| 143,922| 982,989| 6.8|\3\ 134,414| 980,459|\3\ 7.3
Michigan .............| 8.4|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.2| 214,894| 1,730,669| 8.1| 187,093| 1,785,160| 9.5|\3\ 206,034| 1,757,604|\3\ 8.5
Minnesota ............| 8.8| 8.4| 8.2|\3\ 8.2| 104,741| 851,384| 8.1|\3\ 105,311| 846,891|\3\ 8.0| 103,744| 842,854| 8.1
Mississippi ..........| 8.2| 7.7| 7.8| 7.7| 65,155| 493,507| 7.6| 66,133| 492,645| 7.4| 68,377| 493,540| 7.2
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Missouri .............| 8.2| 7.9| 7.8| 7.5| 124,755| 909,792| 7.3| 128,124| 906,499| 7.1| 125,783| 905,941| 7.2
Montana ..............|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 8.0|\3\ 19,488| 151,947|\3\ 7.8|\3\ 18,693| 149,995|\3\ 8.0|\3\ 18,641| 148,356|\3\ 8.0
Nebraska .............| 7.7| 7.6| 7.4| 7.2| 40,541| 285,095| 7.0| 40,743| 285,402| 7.0| 40,573| 285,542| 7.0
Nevada ...............| 10.7| 10.7| 10.8| 10.9| 33,967| 356,814| 10.5| 33,443| 369,498| 11.0| 34,059| 385,401| 11.3
New Hampshire ........| 8.1| 8.0| 7.6| 7.4| 29,141| 206,847| 7.1| 30,087| 207,671| 6.9| 30,830| 207,417| 6.7
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New Jersey ...........| 7.5| 7.4| 7.2| 7.1| 193,337| 1,341,656| 6.9| 199,381| 1,367,438| 6.9| 204,038| 1,380,753| 6.8
New Mexico ...........| 8.2| 8.0| 7.5| 7.1| 44,941| 320,260| 7.1| 43,826| 320,234| 7.3| 44,841| 323,066| 7.2
New York .............| 7.6| 7.6| 7.1| 6.9| 423,199| 2,872,132| 6.8| 428,045| 2,888,233| 6.7| 394,178| 2,864,775| 7.3
North Carolina .......|\3\ 8.3| 8.2| 8.0| 8.0| 166,164| 1,315,363| 7.9| 169,328| 1,335,954| 7.9| 172,193| 1,360,209| 7.9
North Dakota .........| 8.0| 7.8| 7.5| 7.2| 14,895| 106,047| 7.1| 15,090| 104,225| 6.9| 15,066| 102,233| 6.8
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Ohio .................| 9.1| 8.8| 8.4| 8.2| 230,007| 1,830,985| 8.0| 242,372| 1,838,285| 7.6| 242,520| 1,845,428| 7.6
Oklahoma .............| 9.0| 8.9| 8.5| 8.3| 76,405| 622,139| 8.1| 74,422| 624,548| 8.4| 71,313| 626,160| 8.8
Oregon ...............| 10.2| 10.1| 9.8| 9.7| 57,333| 551,480| 9.6| 55,042| 554,071| 10.1| 54,272| 551,273| 10.2
Pennsylvania .........| 8.8| 8.7| 8.4| 8.1| 229,238| 1,821,627| 7.9| 231,251| 1,816,747| 7.9| 233,269| 1,821,146| 7.8
Rhode Island .........| 8.9| 8.7| 8.7| 8.9| 18,584| 158,046| 8.5| 18,303| 159,205| 8.7|\3\ 19,892| 159,375|\3\ 8.0
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South Carolina .......|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 7.8|\3\ 9.8|\3\ 71,338| 676,198|\3\ 9.5|\3\ 63,039| 694,389|\3\11.0|\3\ 62,910| 699,198|\3\11.1
South Dakota .........| 8.5| 8.0| 7.5| 7.1| 18,512| 127,542| 6.9| 19,031| 130,048| 6.8| 19,039| 125,537| 6.6
Tennessee ............|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 8.3| 111,927|\3\ 924,899|\3\ 8.3| 114,358|\3\ 927,608|\3\ 8.1| 116,118| 936,681| 8.1
Texas ................| 7.9| 7.8| 7.6| 7.5| 582,556| 4,163,447| 7.1| 594,002| 4,259,823| 7.2| 596,330| 4,331,751| 7.3
Utah .................| 12.2| 12.3| 11.9| 11.8| 41,111| 484,677| 11.8| 41,588| 489,262| 11.8| 41,545| 495,981| 11.9
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Vermont ..............| 6.5| 6.3| 6.0| 5.7| 18,050| 101,179| 5.6| 18,384| 99,978| 5.4| 18,701| 99,103| 5.3
Virginia .............|\3\ 7.8|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 7.2|\3\ 7.1| 165,249| 1,163,091| 7.0| 162,994| 1,177,229| 7.2| 166,578| 1,192,092| 7.2
Washington ...........| 10.7| 10.6| 10.5| 10.3| 112,020| 1,009,200| 9.0| 112,740| 1,014,798| 9.0| 109,294| 1,021,349| 9.3
West Virginia ........| 7.8| 7.7| 7.5| 7.4| 37,675| 282,885| 7.5| 38,132| 282,455| 7.4| 37,957| 281,215| 7.4
Wisconsin ............|\3\ 8.6| 8.0| 8.0| 8.2| 115,917| 879,361| 7.6| 113,262| 881,231| 7.8| 104,531| 880,031| 8.4
Wyoming ..............| 7.2| 6.9| 6.6| 6.4| 13,684| 88,128| 6.4|\3\ 13,841| 88,116|\3\ 6.4| 14,121| 87,462| 6.2
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Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affairs ...........| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---| 46,476| --- | --- | 46,126| --- | --- | 45,828| ---
Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | |
dependents schools | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Overseas schools ...| 10.0| 10.0|\4\ 9.3| 9.5| 7,889| 73,212| 9.3| 7,045| 72,889| 10.3| 7,282| 71,053| 9.8
Domestic schools ...| --- | --- | --- | 8.4| 4,321| 32,847| 7.6| 4,200| 32,115| 7.6| 4,157| 30,603| 7.4
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American Samoa .....| 10.1| 10.1| 9.6| 9.6| 1,686| 15,897| 9.4| 1,735| 15,984| 9.2| 1,771| 15,893| 9.0
Guam ...............| 11.1| 10.5| 8.9| 8.5| 3,765| 31,992| 8.5| --- | ---| --- | 3,466| 31,572| 9.1
Northern Marianas ..| 8.5| 9.1| 10.2| 9.6| 1,019| 10,479| 10.3| 1,093| 11,251| 10.3| 1,155| 11,244| 9.7
Puerto Rico ........|\5\ 8.9| 8.9| 8.5| 8.9| 75,254| 604,177| 8.0| 74,553| 596,502| 8.0| 74,697| 584,916| 7.8
Virgin Islands .....| 7.0| 6.9| 7.0| 6.7| 2,817| 18,780| 6.7| 3,036| 18,333| 6.0| 2,896| 17,716| 6.1
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---Not available. \1\Data revised from previously published figures. \2\U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states. \3\Includes imputations for underreporting. \4\Includes both overseas and domestic schools. \5\Support staff underreported. 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 2003-04. (This table was prepared July 2005.)
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