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.)