Table 84. | Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2000 through fall 2006 |
State or jurisdiction | Teachers as a percent of staff | Fall 20041 | Fall 20051 | Fall 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fall 2000 | Fall 2001 | Fall 2002 | Fall 2003 | All staff | Teachers | Teachers as a percent of staff | All staff | Teachers | Teachers as a percent of staff | All staff | Teachers | Teachers as a percent of staff | ||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
United States2 | 51.5 | 50.8 | 51.0 | 51.2 | 6,058,174 | 3,090,925 | 51.0 | 6,130,686 | 3,143,003 | 51.3 | 6,163,962 | 3,180,396 | 51.6 | |||||||||||||
Alabama | 53.7 | 3 | 53.1 | 3 | 53.0 | 3 | 57.7 | 92,795 | 51,594 | 55.6 | 103,775 | 57,757 | 55.7 | 109,816 | 3 | 56,134 | 51.1 | 3 | ||||||||
Alaska | 49.3 | 3 | 48.1 | 3 | 47.2 | 3 | 47.2 | 3 | 17,632 | 3 | 7,756 | 44.0 | 3 | 17,954 | 3 | 7,912 | 44.1 | 3 | 16,853 | 3 | 7,903 | 46.9 | 3 | |||
Arizona | 49.3 | 49.0 | 48.7 | 49.3 | 97,953 | 48,935 | 50.0 | 100,162 | 51,376 | 51.3 | 102,390 | 52,625 | 51.4 | |||||||||||||
Arkansas | 50.6 | 49.7 | 47.5 | 47.7 | 66,127 | 31,234 | 47.2 | 70,673 | 32,997 | 46.7 | 71,616 | 35,089 | 49.0 | |||||||||||||
California | 54.1 | 3 | 53.0 | 3 | 52.9 | 3 | 53.1 | 3 | 574,614 | 3 | 305,969 | 3 | 53.2 | 3 | 579,118 | 3 | 309,222 | 3 | 53.4 | 3 | 579,825 | 3 | 307,110 | 3 | 53.0 | 3 |
Colorado | 50.7 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 50.2 | 91,337 | 45,165 | 49.4 | 93,148 | 45,841 | 49.2 | 97,364 | 46,973 | 48.2 | |||||||||||||
Connecticut | 50.0 | 49.2 | 49.0 | 49.6 | 83,879 | 38,808 | 46.3 | 84,669 | 39,687 | 46.9 | 86,709 | 39,115 | 45.1 | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 59.2 | 53.4 | 53.3 | 53.1 | 14,966 | 7,856 | 52.5 | 15,473 | 7,998 | 51.7 | 15,403 | 8,038 | 52.2 | |||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 46.2 | 43.5 | 43.3 | 53.5 | 12,162 | 5,387 | 44.3 | 12,372 | 3 | 5,481 | 3 | 44.3 | 3 | 12,194 | 3 | 5,394 | 44.2 | 3 | ||||||||
Florida | 47.8 | 47.6 | 48.1 | 49.0 | 311,853 | 154,864 | 49.7 | 314,219 | 158,962 | 50.6 | 321,600 | 162,851 | 50.6 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 49.2 | 48.8 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 209,746 | 104,987 | 50.1 | 218,965 | 108,535 | 49.6 | 227,616 | 113,597 | 49.9 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 59.5 | 56.6 | 53.0 | 52.7 | 20,531 | 11,146 | 54.3 | 21,059 | 11,226 | 53.3 | 21,061 | 11,271 | 53.5 | |||||||||||||
Idaho | 56.2 | 55.9 | 55.8 | 55.9 | 25,533 | 14,269 | 55.9 | 26,018 | 14,521 | 55.8 | 26,312 | 14,770 | 56.1 | |||||||||||||
Illinois | 51.1 | 3 | 50.7 | 3 | 50.9 | 3 | 50.2 | 3 | 261,194 | 3 | 131,047 | 50.2 | 3 | 251,769 | 3 | 133,857 | 53.2 | 3 | 221,553 | 3 | 140,988 | 63.6 | 3 | |||
Indiana | 46.7 | 46.3 | 47.2 | 45.9 | 133,375 | 60,563 | 45.4 | 133,096 | 60,592 | 45.5 | 134,681 | 61,315 | 45.5 | |||||||||||||
Iowa | 51.1 | 50.2 | 51.3 | 51.1 | 68,450 | 34,697 | 50.7 | 69,080 | 35,181 | 50.9 | 69,690 | 35,653 | 51.2 | |||||||||||||
Kansas | 50.9 | 50.8 | 51.1 | 51.1 | 64,114 | 32,932 | 51.4 | 65,537 | 33,608 | 51.3 | 53,762 | 35,297 | 65.7 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 44.1 | 42.6 | 42.4 | 43.0 | 95,920 | 41,463 | 43.2 | 97,937 | 42,413 | 43.3 | 98,812 | 43,371 | 3 | 43.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
Louisiana | 49.3 | 49.2 | 48.9 | 49.0 | 101,381 | 49,192 | 48.5 | 92,612 | 44,660 | 48.2 | 95,226 | 45,951 | 48.3 | |||||||||||||
Maine | 49.7 | 49.1 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 34,899 | 16,656 | 47.7 | 35,249 | 16,684 | 47.3 | 36,785 | 16,826 | 45.7 | |||||||||||||
Maryland | 54.3 | 54.2 | 54.0 | 51.3 | 108,296 | 55,101 | 50.9 | 111,215 | 56,685 | 51.0 | 113,474 | 58,443 | 51.5 | |||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 55.1 | 54.9 | 51.6 | 53.6 | 3 | 137,613 | 3 | 73,399 | 53.3 | 3 | 138,781 | 3 | 73,596 | 53.0 | 3 | 136,563 | 3 | 73,157 | 53.6 | 3 | ||||||
Michigan | 46.1 | 46.0 | 47.9 | 47.1 | 3 | 209,835 | 100,638 | 48.0 | 204,764 | 3 | 98,069 | 47.9 | 3 | 212,320 | 98,037 | 46.2 | ||||||||||
Minnesota | 51.6 | 3 | 50.7 | 50.1 | 3 | 49.7 | 104,367 | 52,152 | 50.0 | 104,489 | 51,107 | 48.9 | 106,701 | 51,880 | 48.6 | |||||||||||
Mississippi | 47.9 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 47.7 | 67,249 | 31,321 | 46.6 | 67,659 | 31,433 | 46.5 | 68,815 | 32,351 | 47.0 | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 53.2 | 52.3 | 52.1 | 51.8 | 126,792 | 65,847 | 51.9 | 128,794 | 67,076 | 52.1 | 127,020 | 3 | 67,398 | 53.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
Montana | 53.5 | 3 | 53.4 | 3 | 55.4 | 3 | 55.2 | 18,759 | 3 | 10,224 | 54.5 | 3 | 19,611 | 3 | 10,369 | 52.9 | 3 | 19,023 | 3 | 10,398 | 54.7 | 3 | ||||
Nebraska | 52.6 | 52.0 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 41,157 | 21,236 | 51.6 | 41,166 | 21,359 | 51.9 | 42,938 | 21,459 | 50.0 | |||||||||||||
Nevada | 58.6 | 56.7 | 59.9 | 59.4 | 31,260 | 20,950 | 67.0 | 32,345 | 3 | 21,744 | 67.2 | 3 | 33,949 | 3 | 22,908 | 67.5 | 3 | |||||||||
New Hampshire | 51.1 | 50.4 | 49.8 | 49.0 | 31,408 | 15,298 | 48.7 | 32,022 | 15,536 | 48.5 | 32,174 | 15,515 | 48.2 | |||||||||||||
New Jersey | 53.4 | 53.6 | 53.7 | 53.5 | 213,418 | 114,875 | 53.8 | 211,893 | 3 | 112,673 | 53.2 | 3 | 205,372 | 3 | 112,301 | 54.7 | 3 | |||||||||
New Mexico | 46.8 | 48.6 | 48.3 | 48.1 | 46,531 | 21,730 | 46.7 | 47,940 | 22,021 | 45.9 | 46,551 | 22,016 | 47.3 | |||||||||||||
New York | 49.7 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 54.8 | 399,089 | 3 | 218,612 | 3 | 54.8 | 3 | 373,504 | 218,989 | 58.6 | 373,360 | 218,879 | 58.6 | ||||||||||
North Carolina | 51.5 | 51.6 | 51.8 | 52.3 | 177,308 | 92,550 | 52.2 | 182,107 | 95,664 | 52.5 | 196,657 | 104,412 | 53.1 | |||||||||||||
North Dakota | 53.9 | 53.9 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 15,157 | 8,070 | 53.2 | 15,128 | 8,003 | 52.9 | 15,157 | 8,007 | 52.8 | |||||||||||||
Ohio | 53.1 | 53.1 | 51.7 | 50.2 | 239,988 | 118,060 | 49.2 | 238,977 | 117,982 | 49.4 | 242,574 | 110,390 | 45.5 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 55.0 | 54.5 | 54.6 | 55.0 | 77,466 | 40,416 | 52.2 | 81,857 | 41,833 | 51.1 | 81,831 | 42,206 | 51.6 | |||||||||||||
Oregon | 50.0 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 56,637 | 27,431 | 48.4 | 60,349 | 28,346 | 47.0 | 51,067 | 26,443 | 51.8 | |||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 52.2 | 51.7 | 51.1 | 51.4 | 237,122 | 121,167 | 51.1 | 240,409 | 122,397 | 50.9 | 241,024 | 3 | 123,375 | 51.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
Rhode Island | 60.0 | 59.8 | 61.2 | 59.9 | 3 | 22,838 | 3 | 11,781 | 3 | 51.6 | 3 | 24,267 | 3 | 14,180 | 3 | 58.4 | 3 | 17,902 | 3 | 11,381 | 63.6 | 3 | ||||
South Carolina | 65.7 | 3 | 65.3 | 3 | 73.8 | 3 | 72.9 | 3 | 64,999 | 3 | 46,914 | 72.2 | 3 | 67,992 | 3 | 48,212 | 70.9 | 3 | 74,709 | 3 | 49,733 | 66.6 | 3 | |||
South Dakota | 52.0 | 50.6 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 18,106 | 9,064 | 50.1 | 19,018 | 9,129 | 48.0 | 17,297 | 3 | 9,070 | 52.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
Tennessee | 52.1 | 52.1 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 115,767 | 60,022 | 51.8 | 114,171 | 59,596 | 52.2 | 123,218 | 62,176 | 50.5 | |||||||||||||
Texas | 50.6 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 607,364 | 294,547 | 48.5 | 598,513 | 302,425 | 50.5 | 616,155 | 311,649 | 50.6 | |||||||||||||
Utah | 54.1 | 54.0 | 53.9 | 53.3 | 44,499 | 22,287 | 50.1 | 45,821 | 22,993 | 50.2 | 47,365 | 23,640 | 49.9 | |||||||||||||
Vermont | 47.3 | 47.4 | 46.5 | 46.8 | 18,899 | 8,720 | 46.1 | 19,024 | 8,851 | 46.5 | 19,232 | 8,859 | 46.1 | |||||||||||||
Virginia | 54.1 | 3 | 54.0 | 61.3 | 54.4 | 179,688 | 93,732 | 52.2 | 233,898 | 103,944 | 44.4 | 239,815 | 105,039 | 43.8 | ||||||||||||
Washington | 52.3 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 48.3 | 111,848 | 53,125 | 47.5 | 113,845 | 53,508 | 47.0 | 102,948 | 53,743 | 52.2 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 54.3 | 53.5 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 37,979 | 19,958 | 52.6 | 38,152 | 19,940 | 52.3 | 39,217 | 3 | 19,414 | 49.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
Wisconsin | 56.3 | 54.6 | 53.3 | 55.7 | 104,018 | 60,521 | 58.2 | 105,564 | 60,127 | 57.0 | 105,033 | 59,089 | 56.3 | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | 48.6 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 3 | 46.5 | 14,256 | 6,657 | 46.7 | 14,526 | 6,706 | 46.2 | 15,233 | 6,757 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||
Bureau of Indian Education | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
DoD, overseas | 66.0 | 65.3 | 68.0 | 64.9 | 6,845 | 4,885 | 71.4 | 9,099 | 5,726 | 62.9 | 8,338 | 5,204 | 62.4 | |||||||||||||
DoD, domestic | 59.2 | 57.5 | 57.7 | 55.4 | 2,865 | 2,002 | 69.9 | 3,671 | 2,033 | 55.4 | 3,574 | 2,033 | 56.9 | |||||||||||||
Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Samoa | 50.0 | 54.2 | 54.4 | 55.8 | 1,813 | 945 | 52.1 | 1,446 | 989 | 68.4 | 1,869 | 971 | 52.0 | |||||||||||||
Guam | 51.5 | 50.9 | — | 50.8 | 3,318 | 1,672 | 50.4 | 3,455 | 1,804 | 52.2 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Northern Marianas | 50.2 | 50.9 | 49.9 | 47.6 | 1,166 | 579 | 49.7 | 1,234 | 614 | 49.8 | 1,160 | 579 | 49.9 | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 54.4 | 57.0 | 56.8 | 56.8 | 76,865 | 43,054 | 56.0 | 75,023 | 42,036 | 56.0 | 71,962 | 40,163 | 55.8 | |||||||||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands | 52.1 | 53.6 | 49.5 | 52.2 | 2,977 | 1,545 | 51.9 | 2,664 | 1,434 | 53.8 | 3,020 | 1,531 | 50.7 |
— 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. NOTE: 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.) |