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Table 88. | Staff, teachers, and teachers as a percentage of staff in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2009 |
State or jurisdiction | Teachers as a percent of staff | Fall 2007 | Fall 2008 | Fall 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fall 2000 | Fall 2002 | Fall 2003 | Fall 2004 | Fall 2005 | Fall 2006 | 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 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
United States1 | 51.5 | 51.0 | 51.2 | 51.0 | 51.3 | 51.5 | 6,215,635 | 3,178,142 | 51.1 | 6,326,702 | 3,222,154 | 50.9 | 6,355,351 | 3,209,637 | 50.5 | |||||||||||||||
Alabama | 53.7 | 2 | 53.0 | 2 | 57.7 | 55.6 | 55.7 | 51.1 | 111,656 | 2 | 50,420 | 45.2 | 2 | 95,368 | 47,818 | 50.1 | 94,058 | 47,492 | 50.5 | |||||||||||
Alaska | 49.3 | 2 | 47.2 | 2 | 47.2 | 2 | 44.0 | 2 | 44.1 | 2 | 46.9 | 2 | 16,593 | 2 | 7,613 | 45.9 | 2 | 17,160 | 2 | 7,927 | 46.2 | 2 | 17,743 | 2 | 8,083 | 45.6 | 2 | |||
Arizona | 49.3 | 48.7 | 49.3 | 50.0 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 104,670 | 54,032 | 51.6 | 105,548 | 54,696 | 51.8 | 100,320 | 51,947 | 51.8 | |||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 50.6 | 47.5 | 47.7 | 47.2 | 46.7 | 49.0 | 70,331 | 33,882 | 48.2 | 71,270 | 37,162 | 52.1 | 74,311 | 37,240 | 50.1 | |||||||||||||||
California | 54.1 | 2 | 52.9 | 2 | 53.1 | 2 | 53.2 | 2 | 53.4 | 2 | 53.0 | 2 | 583,625 | 2 | 305,230 | 2 | 52.3 | 2 | 590,016 | 2 | 303,647 | 2 | 51.5 | 2 | 594,796 | 2 | 313,795 | 2 | 52.8 | 2 |
Colorado | 50.7 | 50.2 | 50.2 | 49.4 | 49.2 | 48.2 | 99,326 | 47,761 | 48.1 | 102,566 | 48,692 | 47.5 | 103,354 | 49,060 | 47.5 | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 50.0 | 49.0 | 49.6 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 45.1 | 86,762 | 39,304 | 45.3 | 92,467 | 48,463 | 52.4 | 92,877 | 43,593 | 46.9 | |||||||||||||||
Delaware | 59.2 | 53.3 | 53.1 | 52.5 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 15,524 | 8,198 | 52.8 | 14,821 | 8,322 | 56.2 | 16,977 | 8,640 | 50.9 | |||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 46.2 | 43.3 | 53.5 | 44.3 | 44.3 | 2 | 44.2 | 2 | 12,532 | 6,347 | 50.6 | 12,131 | 5,321 | 43.9 | 12,256 | 6,370 | 52.0 | |||||||||||||
Florida | 47.8 | 48.1 | 49.0 | 49.7 | 50.6 | 50.6 | 329,726 | 168,737 | 51.2 | 340,713 | 186,361 | 54.7 | 335,446 | 183,827 | 54.8 | |||||||||||||||
Georgia | 49.2 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 50.1 | 49.6 | 49.9 | 235,083 | 116,857 | 49.7 | 239,139 | 118,839 | 49.7 | 234,694 | 115,918 | 49.4 | |||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 59.5 | 53.0 | 52.7 | 54.3 | 53.3 | 53.5 | 21,657 | 11,397 | 52.6 | 21,610 | 11,295 | 52.3 | 21,653 | 11,404 | 52.7 | |||||||||||||||
Idaho | 56.2 | 55.8 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 55.8 | 56.1 | 27,149 | 15,013 | 55.3 | 27,261 | 15,148 | 55.6 | 27,701 | 15,201 | 54.9 | |||||||||||||||
Illinois | 51.1 | 2 | 50.9 | 2 | 50.2 | 2 | 50.2 | 2 | 53.2 | 2 | 63.6 | 2 | 214,459 | 2 | 136,571 | 63.7 | 2 | 221,005 | 2 | 135,704 | 61.4 | 2 | 221,771 | 2 | 138,483 | 62.4 | 2 | |||
Indiana | 46.7 | 47.2 | 45.9 | 45.4 | 45.5 | 45.6 | 139,460 | 62,334 | 44.7 | 141,979 | 62,668 | 44.1 | 142,724 | 62,258 | 43.6 | |||||||||||||||
Iowa | 51.1 | 51.3 | 51.1 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 51.2 | 71,794 | 36,089 | 50.3 | 72,350 | 35,961 | 49.7 | 72,546 | 35,842 | 49.4 | |||||||||||||||
Kansas | 50.9 | 51.1 | 51.1 | 51.4 | 51.3 | 65.7 | 54,232 | 35,359 | 65.2 | 55,355 | 35,883 | 64.8 | 67,531 | 34,700 | 51.4 | |||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 44.1 | 42.4 | 43.0 | 43.2 | 43.3 | 43.9 | 100,362 | 43,536 | 43.4 | 100,217 | 43,451 | 43.4 | 118,431 | 44,371 | 37.5 | |||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 49.3 | 48.9 | 49.0 | 48.5 | 48.2 | 48.3 | 99,625 | 48,610 | 48.8 | 100,873 | 49,377 | 48.9 | 102,874 | 49,646 | 48.3 | |||||||||||||||
Maine | 49.7 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 47.7 | 47.3 | 45.7 | 39,918 | 16,558 | 41.5 | 36,459 | 15,912 | 43.6 | 37,081 | 16,275 | 43.9 | |||||||||||||||
Maryland | 54.3 | 54.0 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 51.5 | 116,857 | 59,320 | 50.8 | 116,856 | 58,940 | 50.4 | 115,288 | 58,235 | 50.5 | |||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 55.1 | 51.6 | 53.6 | 2 | 53.3 | 2 | 53.0 | 2 | 53.6 | 2 | 123,114 | 70,719 | 57.4 | 123,636 | 70,398 | 56.9 | 123,167 | 69,909 | 56.8 | |||||||||||
Michigan | 46.1 | 47.9 | 47.1 | 2 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 2 | 46.2 | 208,987 | 96,204 | 46.0 | 208,058 | 94,754 | 45.5 | 204,625 | 92,691 | 45.3 | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 51.6 | 2 | 50.1 | 2 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 48.9 | 48.6 | 108,432 | 52,975 | 48.9 | 109,222 | 53,083 | 48.6 | 109,066 | 52,839 | 48.4 | |||||||||||||
Mississippi | 47.9 | 47.8 | 47.7 | 46.6 | 46.5 | 47.0 | 71,144 | 33,560 | 47.2 | 72,050 | 33,358 | 46.3 | 70,782 | 33,103 | 46.8 | |||||||||||||||
Missouri | 53.2 | 52.1 | 51.8 | 51.9 | 52.1 | 51.3 | 133,607 | 68,430 | 51.2 | 132,676 | 68,015 | 51.3 | 132,047 | 67,796 | 51.3 | |||||||||||||||
Montana | 53.5 | 2 | 55.4 | 2 | 55.2 | 54.5 | 2 | 52.9 | 2 | 54.7 | 2 | 19,179 | 2 | 10,519 | 54.8 | 2 | 19,212 | 2 | 10,467 | 54.5 | 2 | 19,429 | 2 | 10,521 | 54.2 | 2 | ||||
Nebraska | 52.6 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 51.9 | 50.0 | 43,672 | 21,930 | 50.2 | 45,243 | 22,057 | 48.8 | 45,835 | 22,256 | 48.6 | |||||||||||||||
Nevada | 58.6 | 59.9 | 59.4 | 67.0 | 67.2 | 2 | 67.5 | 2 | 35,574 | 2 | 23,423 | 65.8 | 2 | 33,548 | 2 | 21,993 | 65.6 | 2 | 33,747 | 2 | 22,104 | 65.5 | 2 | |||||||
New Hampshire | 51.1 | 49.8 | 49.0 | 48.7 | 48.5 | 48.2 | 32,573 | 15,484 | 47.5 | 32,849 | 15,661 | 47.7 | 32,911 | 15,491 | 47.1 | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 53.4 | 53.7 | 53.5 | 53.8 | 53.2 | 2 | 54.7 | 2 | 201,552 | 2 | 111,500 | 55.3 | 2 | 205,672 | 2 | 114,713 | 55.8 | 2 | 213,783 | 2 | 115,248 | 53.9 | 2 | |||||||
New Mexico | 46.8 | 48.3 | 48.1 | 46.7 | 45.9 | 47.3 | 46,699 | 22,300 | 47.8 | 47,850 | 22,825 | 47.7 | 47,565 | 22,724 | 47.8 | |||||||||||||||
New York | 49.7 | 49.3 | 54.8 | 54.8 | 2 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 374,080 | 211,854 | 56.6 | 428,139 | 217,944 | 50.9 | 421,929 | 214,804 | 50.9 | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 51.5 | 51.8 | 52.3 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 54.9 | 203,287 | 106,562 | 52.4 | 207,859 | 109,634 | 52.7 | 200,461 | 105,046 | 2 | 52.4 | ||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 53.9 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 15,385 | 8,068 | 52.4 | 15,636 | 8,181 | 52.3 | 15,983 | 8,366 | 52.3 | |||||||||||||||
Ohio | 53.1 | 51.7 | 50.2 | 49.2 | 49.4 | 45.5 | 243,579 | 109,766 | 45.1 | 244,730 | 112,845 | 46.1 | 244,232 | 111,378 | 45.6 | |||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 55.0 | 54.6 | 55.0 | 52.2 | 51.1 | 51.6 | 86,758 | 46,735 | 53.9 | 87,478 | 46,571 | 53.2 | 85,036 | 42,678 | 50.2 | |||||||||||||||
Oregon | 50.0 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 48.4 | 47.0 | 48.1 | 64,619 | 30,013 | 46.4 | 65,106 | 30,152 | 46.3 | 62,969 | 28,751 | 45.7 | |||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 52.2 | 51.1 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.9 | 51.2 | 254,476 | 135,234 | 53.1 | 251,928 | 129,708 | 51.5 | 253,869 | 130,984 | 51.6 | |||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 60.0 | 61.2 | 59.9 | 2 | 51.6 | 2 | 58.4 | 2 | 63.5 | 2 | 17,559 | 11,271 | 64.2 | 18,598 | 11,316 | 60.8 | 18,638 | 11,365 | 61.0 | |||||||||||
South Carolina | 65.7 | 2 | 73.8 | 2 | 72.9 | 2 | 72.2 | 2 | 70.9 | 2 | 71.6 | 2 | 66,087 | 47,382 | 71.7 | 69,790 | 49,941 | 71.6 | 67,358 | 46,980 | 69.7 | |||||||||
South Dakota | 52.0 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 50.1 | 48.0 | 52.4 | 17,019 | 9,416 | 55.3 | 18,391 | 9,244 | 50.3 | 18,631 | 9,326 | 50.1 | |||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 52.1 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 51.8 | 52.2 | 50.5 | 126,646 | 64,659 | 51.1 | 126,841 | 64,926 | 51.2 | 127,743 | 65,361 | 51.2 | |||||||||||||||
Texas | 50.6 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 50.5 | 50.6 | 635,715 | 321,929 | 50.6 | 649,381 | 327,905 | 50.5 | 662,369 | 333,164 | 50.3 | |||||||||||||||
Utah | 54.1 | 53.9 | 53.3 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 48,515 | 24,336 | 50.2 | 49,057 | 23,657 | 48.2 | 51,660 | 25,474 | 49.3 | |||||||||||||||
Vermont | 47.3 | 46.5 | 46.8 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 46.1 | 19,184 | 8,749 | 45.6 | 19,370 | 8,766 | 45.3 | 19,337 | 8,734 | 45.2 | |||||||||||||||
Virginia | 54.1 | 2 | 61.3 | 54.4 | 52.2 | 44.4 | 37.2 | 204,384 | 71,861 | 35.2 | 203,567 | 71,415 | 35.1 | 202,907 | 70,827 | 34.9 | ||||||||||||||
Washington | 52.3 | 47.0 | 48.3 | 47.5 | 47.0 | 52.2 | 103,714 | 53,960 | 52.0 | 104,617 | 54,428 | 52.0 | 103,938 | 53,448 | 51.4 | |||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 54.3 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.6 | 52.3 | 53.5 | 2 | 38,309 | 2 | 20,306 | 53.0 | 2 | 38,596 | 20,209 | 52.4 | 39,205 | 2 | 20,299 | 51.8 | |||||||||||
Wisconsin | 56.3 | 53.3 | 55.7 | 58.2 | 57.0 | 56.3 | 104,981 | 58,914 | 56.1 | 106,597 | 59,401 | 55.7 | 105,229 | 58,426 | 55.5 | |||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 48.6 | 49.1 | 2 | 46.5 | 46.7 | 46.2 | 44.6 | 15,464 | 6,915 | 44.7 | 15,841 | 7,000 | 44.2 | 16,468 | 7,166 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||||
Bureau of Indian Education |
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DoD, overseas | 66.0 | 68.0 | 64.9 | 71.4 | 62.9 | 62.4 | 6,265 | 4,147 | 66.2 | 7,526 | 4,551 | 60.5 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
DoD, domestic | 59.2 | 57.7 | 55.4 | 69.9 | 55.4 | 56.9 | 3,994 | 2,243 | 56.2 | 3,845 | 2,145 | 55.8 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Samoa | 50.0 | 54.4 | 55.8 | 52.1 | 68.4 | 52.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Guam | 51.5 | — | 50.8 | 50.4 | 52.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Northern Marianas | 50.2 | 49.9 | 47.6 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 1,111 | 550 | 49.5 | 1,043 | 514 | 49.3 | 1,155 | 552 | 47.8 | |||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 54.4 | 56.8 | 56.8 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 55.8 | 71,847 | 40,826 | 56.8 | 70,034 | 39,356 | 56.2 | 63,198 | 39,102 | 61.9 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands | 52.1 | 49.5 | 52.2 | 51.9 | 53.8 | 50.7 | 3,137 | 1,518 | 48.4 | 2,472 | 1,331 | 53.8 | 2,854 | 1,425 | 49.9 |
—Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Includes imputations for underreporting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 2009-10. (This table was prepared February 2012.) |