(57KB)| Table 81. | Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1997 through fall 2004 |
| State or jurisdiction | Pupil/staff ratio | Fall 2002 | Fall 20031 | Fall 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall 1997 | Fall 1998 | Fall 1999 | Fall 2000 | Fall 2001 | Staff | Enrollment | Pupil/ staff ratio |
Staff | Enrollment | Pupil/ staff ratio |
Staff | Enrollment | Pupil/ staff ratio |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| United States2 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 5,954,661 | 48,183,086 | 8.1 | 5,953,667 | 48,540,215 | 8.2 | 6,053,465 | 48,794,911 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 8.7 | 3 | 8.5 | 3 | 8.4 | 3 | 8.2 | 3 | 8.4 | 3 | 88,893 | 3 | 739,366 | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 100,592 | 731,220 | 7.3 | 92,795 | 730,140 | 7.9 | ||||||
| Alaska | 8.8 | 3 | 8.4 | 3 | 8.4 | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 8.1 | 3 | 17,101 | 3 | 134,364 | 7.9 | 3 | 16,550 | 3 | 133,933 | 8.1 | 3 | 17,632 | 3 | 132,970 | 7.5 | 3 | |||
| Arizona | 10.1 | 10.0 | 3 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 96,639 | 937,755 | 9.7 | 96,341 | 1,012,068 | 10.5 | 97,953 | 1,043,298 | 10.7 | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 8.9 | 3 | 11.1 | 3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 63,815 | 450,985 | 7.1 | 64,693 | 454,523 | 7.0 | 66,127 | 463,115 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||
| California | 11.8 | 3 | 11.5 | 3 | 11.3 | 3 | 11.1 | 3 | 10.9 | 3 | 581,756 | 3 | 6,353,667 | 3 | 10.9 | 3 | 572,835 | 3 | 6,413,867 | 3 | 11.2 | 3 | 574,614 | 3 | 6,441,557 | 3 | 11.2 | 3 |
| Colorado | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 90,397 | 751,862 | 8.3 | 89,530 | 757,693 | 8.5 | 91,337 | 765,976 | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 86,361 | 570,023 | 6.6 | 85,367 | 577,203 | 6.8 | 83,879 | 577,390 | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 14,449 | 116,342 | 8.1 | 14,587 | 117,668 | 8.1 | 14,966 | 119,091 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||
| District of Columbia | 8.8 | 3 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 11,548 | 76,166 | 6.6 | 10,608 | 78,057 | 7.4 | 12,162 | 76,714 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||
| Florida | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 287,091 | 2,539,929 | 8.8 | 295,775 | 2,587,628 | 8.7 | 311,853 | 2,639,336 | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 8.5 | 3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 197,944 | 1,496,012 | 7.6 | 200,512 | 1,522,611 | 7.6 | 209,746 | 1,553,437 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 20,703 | 183,829 | 8.9 | 21,113 | 183,609 | 8.7 | 20,531 | 183,185 | 8.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 24,897 | 248,604 | 10.0 | 25,133 | 252,120 | 10.0 | 25,533 | 256,084 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 8.7 | 3 | 8.6 | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 8.2 | 3 | 8.1 | 3 | 257,352 | 3 | 2,084,187 | 8.1 | 3 | 254,119 | 3 | 2,100,961 | 8.3 | 3 | 261,237 | 3 | 2,097,503 | 8.0 | 3 | |||
| Indiana | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 126,998 | 1,003,875 | 7.9 | 130,532 | 1,011,130 | 7.7 | 133,375 | 1,021,348 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 67,426 | 482,210 | 7.2 | 68,137 | 481,226 | 7.1 | 68,450 | 478,319 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 63,911 | 470,957 | 7.4 | 63,778 | 470,490 | 7.4 | 64,114 | 469,136 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 7.5 | 3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 95,839 | 660,782 | 6.9 | 95,926 | 663,369 | 6.9 | 95,920 | 674,796 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 102,333 | 730,464 | 7.1 | 102,990 | 727,709 | 7.1 | 101,381 | 724,281 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Maine | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 34,586 | 204,337 | 5.9 | 35,866 | 202,084 | 5.6 | 34,899 | 198,820 | 5.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 102,642 | 866,743 | 8.4 | 107,529 | 869,113 | 8.1 | 108,296 | 865,561 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 143,922 | 982,989 | 6.8 | 134,414 | 3 | 980,459 | 7.3 | 3 | 137,613 | 3 | 975,574 | 7.1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Michigan | 8.4 | 8.2 | 3 | 8.2 | 3 | 8.2 | 3 | 8.1 | 187,093 | 1,785,160 | 9.5 | 206,034 | 3 | 1,757,604 | 8.5 | 3 | 209,831 | 1,750,919 | 8.3 | |||||||||
| Minnesota | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 3 | 8.1 | 105,311 | 3 | 846,891 | 8.0 | 3 | 103,744 | 842,854 | 8.1 | 104,367 | 838,503 | 8.0 | |||||||||||
| Mississippi | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 66,133 | 492,645 | 7.4 | 68,377 | 493,540 | 7.2 | 67,249 | 495,376 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 128,124 | 906,499 | 7.1 | 125,783 | 905,941 | 7.2 | 125,868 | 905,449 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Montana | 8.5 | 3 | 8.4 | 3 | 7.9 | 3 | 8.0 | 3 | 7.8 | 3 | 18,693 | 3 | 149,995 | 8.0 | 3 | 18,656 | 148,356 | 8.0 | 18,762 | 3 | 146,705 | 7.8 | 3 | |||||
| Nebraska | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 40,743 | 285,402 | 7.0 | 40,573 | 285,542 | 7.0 | 40,998 | 285,761 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 33,443 | 369,498 | 11.0 | 34,059 | 385,401 | 11.3 | 31,260 | 400,083 | 12.8 | ||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 30,087 | 207,671 | 6.9 | 30,830 | 207,417 | 6.7 | 31,408 | 206,852 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 199,381 | 1,367,438 | 6.9 | 204,038 | 1,380,753 | 6.8 | 213,418 | 1,393,347 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 43,826 | 320,234 | 7.3 | 44,841 | 323,066 | 7.2 | 46,531 | 326,102 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| New York | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 428,045 | 2,888,233 | 6.7 | 394,178 | 2,864,775 | 7.3 | 399,089 | 2,836,337 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 8.3 | 3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 169,328 | 1,335,954 | 7.9 | 172,193 | 1,360,209 | 7.9 | 177,308 | 1,385,754 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 15,090 | 104,225 | 6.9 | 15,066 | 102,233 | 6.8 | 15,157 | 100,513 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 242,372 | 1,838,285 | 7.6 | 242,520 | 1,845,428 | 7.6 | 239,988 | 1,840,032 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 74,422 | 624,548 | 8.4 | 71,313 | 626,160 | 8.8 | 77,466 | 629,476 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 55,042 | 554,071 | 10.1 | 54,272 | 551,273 | 10.2 | 56,637 | 552,322 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 231,251 | 1,816,747 | 7.9 | 233,269 | 1,821,146 | 7.8 | 237,122 | 1,828,089 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 18,303 | 159,205 | 8.7 | 19,890 | 3 | 159,375 | 8.0 | 3 | 23,031 | 3 | 156,498 | 6.8 | 3 | ||||||||||
| South Carolina | 8.3 | 3 | 8.2 | 3 | 7.8 | 3 | 9.8 | 3 | 9.5 | 3 | 63,039 | 3 | 694,389 | 11.0 | 3 | 62,888 | 3 | 699,198 | 11.1 | 3 | 65,014 | 3 | 703,736 | 10.8 | 3 | |||
| South Dakota | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 19,031 | 130,048 | 6.8 | 19,039 | 125,537 | 6.6 | 18,106 | 122,798 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 8.7 | 3 | 8.2 | 3 | 8.2 | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 114,358 | 927,608 | 3 | 8.1 | 3 | 116,120 | 936,682 | 3 | 8.1 | 3 | 111,891 | 941,091 | 3 | 8.4 | 3 | |||
| Texas | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 594,002 | 4,259,823 | 7.2 | 596,330 | 4,331,751 | 7.3 | 607,364 | 4,405,215 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Utah | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 41,588 | 489,262 | 11.8 | 41,545 | 495,981 | 11.9 | 44,499 | 503,607 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 18,384 | 99,978 | 5.4 | 18,701 | 99,103 | 5.3 | 18,899 | 98,352 | 5.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 7.8 | 3 | 7.9 | 3 | 7.2 | 3 | 7.1 | 3 | 7.0 | 162,994 | 1,177,229 | 7.2 | 166,578 | 1,192,092 | 7.2 | 179,688 | 1,204,739 | 6.7 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 112,740 | 1,014,798 | 9.0 | 109,294 | 1,021,349 | 9.3 | 111,848 | 1,020,005 | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 38,132 | 282,455 | 7.4 | 37,957 | 281,215 | 7.4 | 37,979 | 280,129 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 8.6 | 3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 113,262 | 881,231 | 7.8 | 104,531 | 880,031 | 8.4 | 104,018 | 864,757 | 8.3 | |||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 13,841 | 3 | 88,116 | 6.4 | 3 | 14,121 | 87,462 | 6.2 | 14,256 | 84,733 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46,126 | — | — | 45,828 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| DoDDS, overseas | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 4 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 7,045 | 72,889 | 10.3 | 7,282 | 71,053 | 9.8 | 6,845 | 68,327 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||
| DoDDS, domestic | — | — | — | 8.4 | 7.6 | 4,200 | 32,115 | 7.6 | 4,157 | 30,603 | 7.4 | 2,865 | 29,151 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Samoa | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 1,735 | 15,984 | 9.2 | 1,771 | 15,893 | 9.0 | 1,813 | 16,126 | 8.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Guam | 11.1 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | — | — | 3,466 | 31,572 | 9.1 | 3,318 | 30,605 | 9.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Marianas | 8.5 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 1,093 | 11,251 | 10.3 | 1,155 | 11,244 | 9.7 | 1,166 | 11,601 | 9.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 74,553 | 596,502 | 8.0 | 74,697 | 584,916 | 7.8 | 76,865 | 575,648 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Virgin Islands | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 3,036 | 18,333 | 6.0 | 2,896 | 17,716 | 6.1 | 2,977 | 16,429 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||
| —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. NOTE: DoDDS = Department of Defense dependents schools. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1997–98 through 2004–05. (This table was prepared March 2007.) |