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Table 208.40. Public elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2012
State or jurisdiction Pupil/teacher ratio Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012
Fall 2000 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 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 1  15.4 1  15.3 1  15.4 1  3,099,095 1  49,484,181 16.0 1  3,103,263 1  49,521,669 16.0 1  3,109,101 1  49,771,118 16.0 1 
Alabama 15.4 2  14.7   15.6   15.8   49,363   755,552 15.3   47,723   744,621 15.6   51,877   744,637 14.4  
Alaska 16.9   17.2   16.5   16.3   8,171   132,104 16.2   8,088   131,167 16.2   7,682   131,489 17.1  
Arizona 19.8   20.1   19.9   20.7   50,031   1,071,751 21.4   50,800   1,080,319 21.3   48,866   1,089,384 22.3  
Arkansas 14.1   14.1   12.9   12.9   34,273   482,114 14.1   33,983   483,114 14.2   34,131   486,157 14.2  
California 20.6 2  20.8 2  20.8 2  19.8 2  260,806 2  6,289,578 24.1 2  268,689 2  6,287,834 23.4 2  266,255 2  6,299,451 23.7 2 
                                               
Colorado 17.3   16.8   16.8   17.0   48,543   843,316 17.4   48,078   854,265 17.8   48,922   863,561 17.7  
Connecticut 13.7   14.5   11.7   12.9   42,951   560,546 13.1   43,805   554,437 12.7   43,931   550,954 12.5  
Delaware 15.4   15.0   15.1   14.7   8,933   129,403 14.5   8,587   128,946 15.0   9,257   129,026 13.9  
District of Columbia 13.9   12.4   12.9   11.9   5,925   71,284 12.0   6,278   73,911 11.8   5,925   76,140 12.9  
Florida 18.4   14.0   14.1   14.3   175,609   2,643,347 15.1   175,006   2,668,156 15.2   176,537   2,692,162 15.2  
                                               
Georgia 15.9   14.1   13.9   14.4   112,460   1,677,067 14.9   111,133   1,685,016 15.2   109,365   1,703,332 15.6  
Hawaii 16.9   15.8   15.9   15.7   11,396   179,601 15.8   11,458   182,706 15.9   11,608   184,760 15.9  
Idaho 17.9   18.1   18.2   18.2   15,673   275,859 17.6   15,990   279,873 17.5   14,563   284,834 19.6  
Illinois 16.1   15.5   15.6   15.2   132,983   2,091,654 15.7   131,777   2,083,097 15.8   135,701 3  2,072,880 15.3  
Indiana 16.7   16.8   16.7   16.8   58,121 2  1,047,232 18.0 2  62,339   1,040,765 16.7   59,863   1,041,369 17.4  
                                               
Iowa 14.3   13.4   13.6   13.7   34,642   495,775 14.3   34,658   495,870 14.3   35,080   499,825 14.2  
Kansas 14.4   13.2   13.1   13.7   34,644   483,701 14.0   37,407   486,108 13.0   41,243   489,043 11.9  
Kentucky 16.8   15.3   15.4   16.2   42,042   673,128 16.0   41,860   681,987 16.3   42,769   685,167 16.0  
Louisiana 14.9   14.0   13.9   13.9   48,655   696,558 14.3   48,657   703,390 14.5   46,493   710,903 15.3  
Maine 12.5   11.9   12.1   11.6   15,384   189,077 12.3   14,888   188,969 12.7   15,222   185,739 12.2  
                                               
Maryland 16.3   14.3   14.3   14.5   58,428   852,211 14.6   57,589   854,086 14.8   57,718   859,638 14.9  
Massachusetts 14.5   13.6   13.6   13.7   68,754   955,563 13.9   69,342   953,369 13.7   70,636   954,773 13.5  
Michigan 17.7 2  17.6   17.5   17.8   88,615   1,587,067 17.9   86,997   1,573,537 18.1   86,154   1,555,370 18.1  
Minnesota 16.0   15.8   15.7   15.8   52,672   838,037 15.9   52,832   839,738 15.9   53,585   845,404 15.8  
Mississippi 16.1   14.7   14.7   14.9   32,255   490,526 15.2   32,007   490,619 15.3   32,613   493,650 15.1  
                                               
Missouri 14.1   13.4   13.5   13.5   66,735   918,710 13.8   66,252   916,584 13.8   66,248   917,900 13.9  
Montana 14.9   13.6   13.6   13.5   10,361   141,693 13.7   10,153   142,349 14.0   10,200   142,908 14.0  
Nebraska 13.6   13.3   13.3   13.3   22,345   298,500 13.4   22,182   301,296 13.6   22,103   303,505 13.7  
Nevada 18.6   18.3   19.7   19.4   21,839   437,149 20.0   21,132   439,634 20.8   20,695   445,707 21.5  
New Hampshire 14.5   13.0   12.6   12.7   15,365   194,711 12.7   15,049   191,900 12.8   14,925   188,974 12.7  
                                               
New Jersey 13.3   12.4   12.0   12.1   110,202   1,402,548 12.7   109,719   1,356,431 12.4   110,929   1,372,203 12.4  
New Mexico 15.2   14.8   14.5   14.7   22,437   338,122 15.1   21,957   337,225 15.4   22,201   338,220 15.2  
New York 13.9   13.1   12.6   12.9   211,606   2,734,955 12.9   209,527   2,704,718 12.9   207,060   2,710,703 13.1  
North Carolina 15.5   14.0   13.6   14.1 4  98,357   1,490,605 15.2   97,308   1,507,864 15.5   98,590   1,518,465 15.4  
North Dakota 13.4   11.8   11.6   11.4   8,417   96,323 11.4   8,525   97,646 11.5   8,677   101,111 11.7  
                                               
Ohio 15.5   16.6   16.1   15.8   109,282   1,754,191 16.1   107,972   1,740,030 16.1   106,000   1,729,916 16.3  
Oklahoma 15.1   13.7   13.9   15.4   41,278   659,911 16.0   41,349   666,120 16.1   41,775   673,483 16.1  
Oregon 19.4   18.8   19.1   20.3   28,109   570,720 20.3   26,791   568,208 21.2   26,410   587,564 22.2  
Pennsylvania 15.5   13.3   13.7   13.6   129,911   1,793,284 13.8   124,646   1,771,395 14.2   123,147   1,763,677 14.3  
Rhode Island 14.8   13.1   12.8   12.8   11,212   143,793 12.8   11,414   142,854 12.5   9,871   142,481 14.4  
                                               
South Carolina 14.9   15.0   14.4   15.4   45,210   725,838 16.1   46,782   727,186 15.5   48,072   735,998 15.3  
South Dakota 13.7   12.9   13.7   13.3   9,512   126,128 13.3   9,247   128,016 13.8   9,334   130,471 14.0  
Tennessee 15.9 2  14.9   15.0   14.9   66,558   987,422 14.8   66,382   999,693 15.1   66,406   993,496 15.0  
Texas 14.8   14.5   14.5   14.6   334,997   4,935,715 14.7   324,282   5,000,470 15.4   327,357   5,077,659 15.5  
Utah 21.9   23.7   23.7   22.3   25,677   585,552 22.8   25,970   598,832 23.1   26,610   613,279 23.0  
                                               
Vermont 12.1   10.7   10.7   10.5   8,382   96,858 11.6   8,364   89,908 10.7   8,403   89,624 10.7  
Virginia 13.2 2  17.1   17.3   17.6   70,947   1,251,440 17.6   90,832   1,257,883 13.8   89,389   1,265,419 14.2  
Washington 19.7   19.1   19.1   19.4   53,934   1,043,788 19.4   53,119   1,045,453 19.7   53,699   1,051,694 19.6  
West Virginia 13.7   13.9   14.0   13.9   20,338   282,879 13.9   20,247   282,870 14.0   20,101   283,044 14.1  
Wisconsin 14.6   14.8   14.7   14.9   57,625   872,286 15.1   56,245   871,105 15.5   57,551   872,436 15.2  
Wyoming 13.3   12.5   12.5   12.3   7,127   89,009 12.5   7,847   90,099 11.5   7,350   91,533 12.5  
                                               
Bureau of Indian
Education
          41,962       5,308    
DoD, overseas 14.4   13.8   12.5                
DoD, domestic 14.2   12.3   13.1                
                                               
Other jurisdictions                                              
American Samoa 19.1                    
Guam 16.4         1,843   31,618 17.2   2,291   31,243 13.6   2,291   31,186 13.6  
Northern Marianas 19.0   20.5   21.2   19.9   607   11,105 18.3   496   11,011 22.2   409   10,646 26.0  
Puerto Rico 16.3   12.9   12.8   12.6   36,506   473,735 13.0   33,079   452,740 13.7   30,986   434,609 14.0  
U.S. Virgin Islands 12.9   10.5   11.8   10.9   1,457   15,495 10.6   1,217   15,711 12.9   1,129   15,192 13.5  
—Not available.
1 Includes imputed values for states.
2 Includes imputations to correct for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers/enrollment.
3 Includes imputations to correct for underreporting of prekindergarten, kindergarten, and secondary teachers.
4 Includes imputations to correct for underreporting of kindergarten teachers.
NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). DoD = Department of Defense. The pupil/teacher ratio includes teachers for students with disabilities and other special teachers, while these teachers are generally excluded from class size calculations. Ratios reflect totals reported by states and differ from totals reported for schools or school districts.
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 2012-13. (This table was prepared October 2014.)

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