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Table 66. | Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2006 |
State or jurisdiction | Pupil/teacher ratio, fall 2000 |
Pupil/teacher ratio, fall 2002 |
Pupil/teacher ratio, fall 2003 |
Fall 20041 | Fall 20051 | Fall 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Teachers | Enrollment | Pupil/ teacher ratio | Teachers | Enrollment | Pupil/ teacher ratio | Teachers | Enrollment | Pupil/ teacher ratio | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
United States | 16.0 | 2 | 15.9 | 2 | 15.9 | 2 | 3,090,925 | 2 | 48,795,465 | 2 | 15.8 | 2 | 3,143,003 | 2 | 49,113,298 | 2 | 15.6 | 2 | 3,180,396 | 2 | 49,298,945 | 2 | 15.5 | 2 |
Alabama | 15.4 | 3 | 15.7 | 3 | 12.6 | 51,594 | 730,140 | 14.2 | 57,757 | 741,761 | 12.8 | 56,134 | 743,632 | 13.2 | ||||||||||
Alaska | 16.9 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 7,756 | 132,970 | 17.1 | 7,912 | 133,288 | 16.8 | 7,903 | 132,608 | 16.8 | ||||||||||||
Arizona | 19.8 | 19.9 | 21.3 | 48,935 | 1,043,298 | 21.3 | 51,376 | 1,094,454 | 21.3 | 52,625 | 1,065,082 | 20.2 | ||||||||||||
Arkansas | 14.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 31,234 | 463,115 | 14.8 | 32,997 | 474,206 | 14.4 | 35,089 | 476,409 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||
California | 20.6 | 3 | 20.6 | 3 | 21.1 | 3 | 305,969 | 3 | 6,441,557 | 3 | 21.1 | 3 | 309,222 | 3 | 6,437,202 | 3 | 20.8 | 3 | 307,110 | 3 | 6,406,821 | 3 | 20.9 | 3 |
Colorado | 17.3 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 45,165 | 765,976 | 17.0 | 45,841 | 779,826 | 17.0 | 46,973 | 794,026 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 38,808 | 577,390 | 14.9 | 39,687 | 575,059 | 14.5 | 39,115 | 575,100 | 14.7 | ||||||||||||
Delaware | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 7,856 | 119,091 | 15.2 | 7,998 | 120,937 | 15.1 | 8,038 | 122,254 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 5,387 | 76,714 | 14.2 | 5,481 | 4 | 76,876 | 14.0 | 4 | 5,394 | 72,850 | 13.5 | ||||||||||
Florida | 18.4 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 154,864 | 2,639,336 | 17.0 | 158,962 | 2,675,024 | 16.8 | 162,851 | 2,671,513 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||
Georgia | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 104,987 | 1,553,437 | 14.8 | 108,535 | 1,598,461 | 14.7 | 113,597 | 1,629,157 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||
Hawaii | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 11,146 | 183,185 | 16.4 | 11,226 | 182,818 | 16.3 | 11,271 | 180,728 | 16.0 | ||||||||||||
Idaho | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 14,269 | 256,084 | 17.9 | 14,521 | 261,982 | 18.0 | 14,770 | 267,380 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||
Illinois | 16.1 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 131,047 | 2,097,503 | 16.0 | 133,857 | 2,111,706 | 15.8 | 140,988 | 2,118,276 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||
Indiana | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 60,563 | 1,021,348 | 16.9 | 60,592 | 1,035,074 | 17.1 | 61,315 | 1,045,940 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||
Iowa | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 34,697 | 478,319 | 13.8 | 35,181 | 483,482 | 13.7 | 35,653 | 483,122 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||
Kansas | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 32,932 | 469,136 | 14.2 | 33,608 | 467,525 | 13.9 | 35,297 | 469,506 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 16.8 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 41,463 | 674,796 | 16.3 | 42,413 | 679,878 | 16.0 | 43,371 | 3 | 683,173 | 3 | 15.8 | 3 | |||||||||
Louisiana | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 49,192 | 724,281 | 16.6 | 44,660 | 654,526 | 16.6 | 45,951 | 675,851 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||
Maine | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 16,656 | 198,820 | 11.9 | 16,684 | 195,498 | 11.7 | 16,826 | 193,986 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||
Maryland | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 55,101 | 865,561 | 15.7 | 56,685 | 860,020 | 15.2 | 58,443 | 851,640 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 73,399 | 975,574 | 13.3 | 73,596 | 971,909 | 13.2 | 73,157 | 968,661 | 13.2 | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 17.7 | 3 | 19.9 | 18.1 | 100,638 | 1,751,290 | 17.4 | 98,069 | 1,742,282 | 17.8 | 98,037 | 1,714,709 | 17.5 | |||||||||||
Minnesota | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 52,152 | 838,503 | 16.1 | 51,107 | 839,243 | 16.4 | 51,880 | 840,565 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.1 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 31,321 | 495,376 | 15.8 | 31,433 | 494,954 | 15.7 | 32,351 | 495,026 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||
Missouri | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 65,847 | 905,449 | 13.8 | 67,076 | 917,705 | 13.7 | 67,398 | 920,353 | 13.7 | ||||||||||||
Montana | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 10,224 | 146,705 | 14.3 | 10,369 | 145,416 | 14.0 | 10,398 | 144,418 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||
Nebraska | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 21,236 | 285,761 | 13.5 | 21,359 | 286,646 | 13.4 | 21,459 | 287,580 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||
Nevada | 18.6 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 20,950 | 400,083 | 19.1 | 21,744 | 412,395 | 19.0 | 22,908 | 424,240 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 15,298 | 206,852 | 13.5 | 15,536 | 205,767 | 13.2 | 15,515 | 203,551 | 13.1 | ||||||||||||
New Jersey | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 114,875 | 1,393,347 | 12.1 | 112,673 | 1,395,602 | 12.4 | 112,301 | 1,388,850 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||
New Mexico | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 21,730 | 326,102 | 15.0 | 22,021 | 326,758 | 14.8 | 22,016 | 328,220 | 14.9 | ||||||||||||
New York | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 218,612 | 4 | 2,836,337 | 13.0 | 218,989 | 2,815,581 | 12.9 | 218,879 | 2,809,649 | 12.8 | |||||||||||
North Carolina | 15.5 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 92,550 | 1,385,754 | 15.0 | 95,664 | 1,416,436 | 14.8 | 104,412 | 1,444,481 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||
North Dakota | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 8,070 | 100,513 | 12.5 | 8,003 | 98,283 | 12.3 | 8,007 | 96,670 | 12.1 | ||||||||||||
Ohio | 15.5 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 118,060 | 1,840,032 | 15.6 | 117,982 | 1,839,683 | 15.6 | 110,390 | 1,836,096 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 15.1 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 40,416 | 629,476 | 15.6 | 41,833 | 634,739 | 15.2 | 42,206 | 639,391 | 15.1 | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 19.4 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 27,431 | 552,505 | 20.1 | 28,346 | 552,194 | 19.5 | 26,443 | 562,574 | 21.3 | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 121,167 | 1,828,089 | 15.1 | 122,397 | 1,830,684 | 15.0 | 123,375 | 1,871,060 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 11,781 | 156,498 | 13.3 | 14,180 | 3 | 153,422 | 10.8 | 11,381 | 151,612 | 13.3 | |||||||||||
South Carolina | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 46,914 | 703,736 | 15.0 | 48,212 | 701,544 | 14.6 | 49,733 | 703,119 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||
South Dakota | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 9,064 | 122,798 | 13.5 | 9,129 | 122,012 | 13.4 | 9,070 | 121,158 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||
Tennessee | 15.9 | 3 | 15.8 | 3 | 15.7 | 3 | 60,022 | 941,091 | 3 | 15.7 | 3 | 59,596 | 953,928 | 16.0 | 62,176 | 978,368 | 15.7 | |||||||
Texas | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 294,547 | 4,405,215 | 15.0 | 302,425 | 4,525,394 | 15.0 | 311,649 | 4,599,509 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||
Utah | 21.9 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 22,287 | 3 | 503,607 | 22.6 | 3 | 22,993 | 508,430 | 22.1 | 23,640 | 523,586 | 22.1 | ||||||||||
Vermont | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 8,720 | 98,352 | 11.3 | 8,851 | 96,638 | 10.9 | 8,859 | 95,399 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||
Virginia | 13.2 | 3 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 93,732 | 1,204,739 | 12.9 | 103,944 | 1,213,616 | 11.7 | 105,039 | 1,220,440 | 11.6 | |||||||||||
Washington | 19.7 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 53,125 | 1,020,005 | 19.2 | 53,508 | 1,031,985 | 19.3 | 53,743 | 1,026,774 | 19.1 | ||||||||||||
West Virginia | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 19,958 | 280,129 | 14.0 | 19,940 | 280,866 | 14.1 | 19,414 | 281,939 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 14.6 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 60,521 | 864,757 | 14.3 | 60,127 | 875,174 | 14.6 | 59,089 | 876,700 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||
Wyoming | 13.3 | 13.0 | 3 | 13.3 | 6,657 | 84,733 | 12.7 | 6,706 | 84,409 | 12.6 | 6,757 | 85,193 | 12.6 | |||||||||||
Bureau of Indian Education | — | — | — | — | 45,828 | — | — | 50,938 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
DoD, overseas | 14.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 4,885 | 68,327 | 14.0 | 5,726 | 62,543 | 10.9 | 5,204 | 60,891 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||
DoD, domestic | 14.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 2,002 | 29,151 | 14.6 | 2,033 | 28,329 | 13.9 | 2,033 | 26,631 | 13.1 | ||||||||||||
Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Samoa | 19.1 | 17.0 | 16.1 | 945 | 16,126 | 17.1 | 989 | 16,438 | 16.6 | 971 | 16,427 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||
Guam | 16.4 | — | 17.9 | 1,672 | 30,605 | 18.3 | 1,804 | 30,986 | 17.2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Northern Marianas | 19.0 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 579 | 11,601 | 20.0 | 614 | 11,718 | 19.1 | 579 | 11,695 | 20.2 | ||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 16.3 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 43,054 | 575,648 | 13.4 | 42,036 | 563,490 | 13.4 | 40,163 | 544,138 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 1,545 | 16,429 | 10.6 | 1,434 | 16,750 | 11.7 | 1,531 | 16,284 | 10.6 |
— Not available. 1 Data have been revised from previously published figures. 2 Includes imputed values for states. 3 Includes imputations for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers/enrollment. 4 Imputed. NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). DoD = Department of Defense. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Educa-tion," 2000–01 through 2006–07. (This table was prepared October 2008.) |