Table 66.

Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2007

State or jurisdiction	Pupil/teacher ratio								Fall 2005						Fall 20061						Fall 2007
	Fall 2000		Fall 2002		Fall 2003		Fall 2004		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		14
United States	16.0	2	15.9	2	15.9	2	15.8	2	3,143,003	2	49,113,298	2	15.6	2	3,166,391	2	49,315,842	2	15.6	2	3,178,142	2	49,292,507	2	15.5	2
Alabama	15.4	3	15.7	3	12.6		14.2		57,757		741,761		12.8		56,134		743,632		13.2		50,420		744,865		14.8
Alaska	16.9		16.6		17.2		17.1		7,912		133,288		16.8		7,903		132,608		16.8		7,613		131,029		17.2
Arizona	19.8		19.9		21.3		21.3		51,376		1,094,454		21.3		52,625		1,068,249		20.3		54,032		1,087,447		20.1
Arkansas	14.1		14.9		14.7		14.8		32,997		474,206		14.4		35,089		476,409		13.6		33,882		479,016		14.1
California	20.6	3	20.6	3	21.1	3	21.1	3	309,222	3	6,437,202	3	20.8	3	307,366	3	6,406,750	3	20.8	3	305,230	3	6,343,471	3	20.8	3
Colorado	17.3		16.6		16.9		17.0		45,841		779,826		17.0		46,973		794,026		16.9		47,761		801,867		16.8
Connecticut	13.7		13.5		13.6		14.9		39,687		575,059		14.5		39,115		575,100		14.7		39,304		570,626		14.5
Delaware	15.4		15.1		15.2		15.2		7,998		120,937		15.1		8,038		122,254		15.2		8,198		122,574		15.0
District of Columbia	13.9		13.9		13.8		14.2		5,481	4	76,876		14.0	4	5,383	4	72,850		13.5	4	6,347		78,422		12.4
Florida	18.4		18.4		17.9		17.0		158,962		2,675,024		16.8		162,851		2,671,513		16.4		168,737		2,666,811		15.8
Georgia	15.9		15.6		15.7		14.8		108,535		1,598,461		14.7		113,597		1,629,157		14.3		116,857		1,649,589		14.1
Hawaii	16.9		16.8		16.5		16.4		11,226		182,818		16.3		11,271		180,728		16.0		11,397		179,897		15.8
Idaho	17.9		17.9		17.9		17.9		14,521		261,982		18.0		14,770		267,380		18.1		15,013		272,119		18.1
Illinois	16.1		15.9		16.5		16.0		133,857		2,111,706		15.8		140,988		2,118,276		15.0		136,571		2,112,805		15.5
Indiana	16.7		16.7		16.9		16.9		60,592		1,035,074		17.1		61,346		1,045,940		17.0		62,334		1,046,766		16.8
Iowa	14.3		13.9		13.8		13.8		35,181		483,482		13.7		35,653		483,122		13.6		36,089		485,115		13.4
Kansas	14.4		14.4		14.4		14.2		33,608		467,525		13.9		35,297		469,506		13.3		35,359		468,295		13.2
Kentucky	16.8		16.3		16.1		16.3		42,413		679,878		16.0		43,371		683,152		15.8		43,536		666,225		15.3
Louisiana	16.6		16.6		16.6		16.6		44,660		654,526		16.6		45,951		675,851		16.6		48,610		681,038		16.6
Maine	12.5		12.1		11.5		11.9		16,684		195,498		11.7		16,826		193,986		11.5		16,558		196,245		11.9
Maryland	16.3		15.7		15.7		15.7		56,685		860,020		15.2		58,443		851,640		14.6		59,320		845,700		14.3
Massachusetts	14.5		13.2		13.6		13.3		73,596		971,909		13.2		73,157		968,661		13.2		70,719		962,958		13.6
Michigan	17.7	3	19.9		18.1		17.4		98,069		1,742,282		17.8		98,037		1,722,656		17.6		96,204		1,692,739		17.6
Minnesota	16.0		16.0		16.3		16.1		51,107		839,243		16.4		51,880		840,565		16.2		52,975		837,578		15.8
Mississippi	16.1		15.6		15.1		15.8		31,433		494,954		15.7		32,351		495,026		15.3		33,560		494,122		14.7
Missouri	14.1		13.6		13.9		13.8		67,076		917,705		13.7		67,521		920,353		13.6		68,430		917,188		13.4
Montana	14.9		14.5		14.4		14.3		10,369		145,416		14.0		10,398		144,418		13.9		10,519		142,823		13.6
Nebraska	13.6		13.6		13.6		13.5		21,359		286,646		13.4		21,459		287,580		13.4		21,930		291,244		13.3
Nevada	18.6		18.4		19.0		19.1		21,744		412,395		19.0		22,908		424,766		18.5		23,423		429,362		18.3
New Hampshire	14.5		13.9		13.7		13.5		15,536		205,767		13.2		15,515		203,572		13.1		15,484		200,772		13.0
New Jersey	13.3		12.8		12.7		12.1		112,673		1,395,602		12.4		112,301		1,388,850		12.4		111,500		1,382,348		12.4
New Mexico	15.2		15.1		15.0		15.0		22,021		326,758		14.8		22,016		328,220		14.9		22,300		329,040		14.8
New York	13.9		13.7		13.3		13.0		218,989		2,815,581		12.9		218,879		2,809,649		12.8		211,854		2,765,435		13.1
North Carolina	15.5		15.2		15.1		15.0		95,664		1,416,436		14.8		112,304		1,444,481		12.9		106,562		1,489,492		14.0
North Dakota	13.4		12.9		12.7		12.5		8,003		98,283		12.3		8,007		96,670		12.1		8,068		95,059		11.8
Ohio	15.5		14.7		15.2		15.6		117,982		1,839,683		15.6		110,459		1,836,722		16.6		109,766		1,827,184		16.6
Oklahoma	15.1		15.4		16.0		15.6		41,833		634,739		15.2		42,206		639,391		15.1		46,735		642,065		13.7
Oregon	19.4		20.4		20.6		20.1		28,346		552,194		19.5		29,940		562,574		18.8		30,013		565,586		18.8
Pennsylvania	15.5		15.4		15.2		15.1		122,397		1,830,684		15.0		123,114		1,871,060		15.2		135,234		1,801,971		13.3
Rhode Island	14.8		14.2		13.4		13.3		14,180	3	153,422		10.8		11,381		151,612		13.3		11,271		147,629		13.1
South Carolina	14.9		14.9		15.3		15.0		48,212		701,544		14.6		49,284		708,021		14.4		47,382		712,317		15.0
South Dakota	13.7		14.0		13.6		13.5		9,129		122,012		13.4		9,070		121,158		13.4		9,416		121,606		12.9
Tennessee	15.9	3	15.8	3	15.7	3	15.7	3	59,596		953,928		16.0		62,176		978,368		15.7		64,659		964,259		14.9
Texas	14.8		14.8		15.0		15.0		302,425		4,525,394		15.0		311,649		4,599,509		14.8		321,929		4,674,832		14.5
Utah	21.9		21.8		22.4		22.6	3	22,993		508,430		22.1		23,640		523,386		22.1		24,336		576,244		23.7
Vermont	12.1		11.7		11.3		11.3		8,851		96,638		10.9		8,859		95,399		10.8		8,749		94,038		10.7
Virginia	13.2	3	11.8		13.2		12.9		103,944		1,213,616		11.7		79,688		1,220,440		15.3		71,861		1,230,857		17.1
Washington	19.7		19.2		19.3		19.2		53,508		1,031,985		19.3		53,743		1,026,774		19.1		53,960		1,030,247		19.1
West Virginia	13.7		14.0		14.0		14.0		19,940		280,866		14.1		19,633		281,939		14.4		20,306		282,535		13.9
Wisconsin	14.6		14.6		15.1		14.3		60,127		875,174		14.6		59,089		876,700		14.8		58,914		874,633		14.8
Wyoming	13.3		13.0	3	13.3		12.7		6,706		84,409		12.6		6,737		85,193		12.6		6,915		86,422		12.5
Bureau of Indian    Education	—		—		—		—		—		50,938		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
DoD, overseas	14.4		15.2		15.0		14.0		5,726		62,543		10.9		5,204		60,891		11.7		4,147		57,247		13.8
DoD, domestic	14.2		13.2		13.3		14.6		2,033		28,329		13.9		2,033		26,631		13.1		2,243		27,548		12.3
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	19.1		17.0		16.1		17.1		989		16,438		16.6		971		16,400		16.9		—		—		—
Guam	16.4		—		17.9		18.3		1,804		30,986		17.2		—		—		—		—		—		—
Northern Marianas	19.0		20.6		20.4		20.0		614		11,718		19.1		579		11,695		20.2		550		11,299		20.5
Puerto Rico	16.3		14.1		13.8		13.4		42,036		563,490		13.4		40,163		544,138		13.5		40,826		526,565		12.9
U.S. Virgin Islands	12.9		12.2		11.7		10.6		1,434		16,750		11.7		1,531		16,284		10.6		1,518		15,903		10.5

—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 Education," 2000-01 through 2007-08. (This table was prepared September 2009.)