Digest of Education Statistics
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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 2013
State or jurisdiction Pupil/teacher ratio Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013
Fall 2000 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 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  15.3 1  15.4 1  16.0 1  3,103,263 1  49,521,669 16.0 1  3,109,101 1  49,771,118 16.0 1  3,113,764 1  50,044,522 16.1 1 
Alabama 15.4 2 15.6   15.8   15.3   47,723   744,621 15.6   51,877   744,637 14.4   47,162   746,204 15.8  
Alaska 16.9   16.5   16.3   16.2   8,088   131,167 16.2   7,682   131,489 17.1   7,898   130,944 16.6  
Arizona 19.8   19.9   20.7   21.4   50,800   1,080,319 21.3   48,866   1,089,384 22.3   48,359   1,102,445 22.8  
Arkansas 14.1   12.9   12.9   14.1   33,983   483,114 14.2   34,131   486,157 14.2   34,933   489,979 14.0  
California 20.6 2 20.8 2 19.8 2 24.1 2 268,689 2 6,287,834 23.4 2 266,255 2 6,299,451 23.7 2 259,506 2 6,312,623 24.3 2
                                               
Colorado 17.3   16.8   17.0   17.4   48,078   854,265 17.8   48,922   863,561 17.7   50,157   876,999 17.5  
Connecticut 13.7   11.7   12.9   13.1   43,805   554,437 12.7   43,931   550,954 12.5   43,443   546,200 12.6  
Delaware 15.4   15.1   14.7   14.5   8,587   128,946 15.0   9,257   129,026 13.9   9,388   131,687 14.0  
District of Columbia 13.9   12.9   11.9   12.0   6,278   73,911 11.8   5,925   76,140 12.9   5,991   78,153 13.0  
Florida 18.4   14.1   14.3   15.1   175,006   2,668,156 15.2   176,537   2,692,162 15.2   177,853   2,720,744 15.3  
                                               
Georgia 15.9   13.9   14.4   14.9   111,133   1,685,016 15.2   109,365   1,703,332 15.6   109,441   1,723,909 15.8  
Hawaii 16.9   15.9   15.7   15.8   11,458   182,706 15.9   11,608   184,760 15.9   11,781   186,825 15.9  
Idaho 17.9   18.2   18.2   17.6   15,990   279,873 17.5   14,563   284,834 19.6   15,002   296,476 19.8  
Illinois 16.1   15.6   15.2   15.7   131,777   2,083,097 15.8   135,701 3 2,072,880 15.3 3 136,355 4 2,066,990 15.2 4
Indiana 16.7   16.7   16.8   18.0 2 62,339   1,040,765 16.7 2 59,863   1,041,369 17.4   59,823   1,047,385 17.5  
                                               
Iowa 14.3   13.6   13.7   14.3   34,658   495,870 14.3   35,080   499,825 14.2   35,397   502,964 14.2  
Kansas 14.4   13.1   13.7   14.0   37,407   486,108 13.0   41,243   489,043 11.9   38,153   496,440 13.0  
Kentucky 16.8   15.4   16.2   16.0   41,860   681,987 16.3   42,769   685,167 16.0   41,820   677,389 16.2  
Louisiana 14.9   13.9   13.9   14.3   48,657   703,390 14.5   46,493   710,903 15.3   46,437   711,491 15.3  
Maine 12.5   12.1   11.6   12.3   14,888   188,969 12.7   15,222   185,739 12.2   15,452   183,995 11.9  
                                               
Maryland 16.3   14.3   14.5   14.6   57,589   854,086 14.8   57,718   859,638 14.9   58,611   866,169 14.8  
Massachusetts 14.5   13.6   13.7   13.9   69,342   953,369 13.7   70,636   954,773 13.5   70,490   955,739 13.6  
Michigan 17.7 2 17.5   17.8   17.9   86,997   1,573,537 18.1   86,154   1,555,370 18.1   85,786   1,548,841 18.1  
Minnesota 16.0   15.7   15.8   15.9   52,832   839,738 15.9   53,585   845,404 15.8   54,413   850,973 15.6  
Mississippi 16.1   14.7   14.9   15.2   32,007   490,619 15.3   32,613   493,650 15.1   32,292   492,586 15.3  
                                               
Missouri 14.1   13.5   13.5   13.8   66,252   916,584 13.8   66,248   917,900 13.9   66,651   918,288 13.8  
Montana 14.9   13.6   13.5   13.7   10,153   142,349 14.0   10,200   142,908 14.0   10,310   144,129 14.0  
Nebraska 13.6   13.3   13.3   13.4   22,182   301,296 13.6   22,103   303,505 13.7   22,401   307,677 13.7  
Nevada 18.6   19.7   19.4   20.0   21,132   439,634 20.8   20,695   445,707 21.5   21,921   451,831 20.6  
New Hampshire 14.5   12.6   12.7   12.7   15,049   191,900 12.8   14,925   188,974 12.7   14,826   186,310 12.6  
                                               
New Jersey 13.3   12.0   12.1   12.7   109,719   1,356,431 12.4   110,929   1,372,203 12.4   114,581   1,370,295 12.0  
New Mexico 15.2   14.5   14.7   15.1   21,957   337,225 15.4   22,201   338,220 15.2   22,239   339,244 15.3  
New York 13.9   12.6   12.9   12.9   209,527   2,704,718 12.9   207,060   2,710,703 13.1   206,693   2,732,770 13.2  
North Carolina 15.5   13.6   14.1 5 15.2   97,308   1,507,864 15.5   98,590   1,518,465 15.4   99,327   1,530,857 15.4  
North Dakota 13.4   11.6   11.4   11.4   8,525   97,646 11.5   8,677   101,111 11.7   8,805   103,947 11.8  
                                               
Ohio 15.5   16.1   15.8   16.1   107,972   1,740,030 16.1   106,000   1,729,916 16.3   106,010   1,724,111 16.3  
Oklahoma 15.1   13.9   15.4   16.0   41,349   666,120 16.1   41,775   673,483 16.1   41,983   681,848 16.2  
Oregon 19.4   19.1   20.3   20.3   26,791   568,208 21.2   26,410   587,564 22.2   26,733   593,000 22.2  
Pennsylvania 15.5   13.7   13.6   13.8   124,646   1,771,395 14.2   123,147   1,763,677 14.3   121,330   1,755,236 14.5  
Rhode Island 14.8   12.8   12.8   12.8   11,414   142,854 12.5   9,871   142,481 14.4   9,824   142,008 14.5  
                                               
South Carolina 14.9   14.4   15.4   16.1   46,782   727,186 15.5   48,072   735,998 15.3   48,151   745,657 15.5  
South Dakota 13.7   13.7   13.3   13.3   9,247   128,016 13.8   9,334   130,471 14.0   9,510   130,890 13.8  
Tennessee 15.9 2 15.0   14.9   14.8   66,382   999,693 15.1   66,406   993,496 15.0   65,847   993,556 15.1  
Texas 14.8   14.5   14.6   14.7   324,282   5,000,470 15.4   327,357   5,077,659 15.5   334,580   5,153,702 15.4  
Utah 21.9   23.7   22.3   22.8   25,970   598,832 23.1   26,610   613,279 23.0   27,247   625,461 23.0  
                                               
Vermont 12.1   10.7   10.5   11.6   8,364   89,908 10.7   8,403   89,624 10.7   8,375   88,690 10.6  
Virginia 13.2 2 17.3   17.6   17.6   90,832   1,257,883 13.8   89,389   1,265,419 14.2   90,098   1,273,825 14.1  
Washington 19.7   19.1   19.4   19.4   53,119   1,045,453 19.7   53,699   1,051,694 19.6   54,867   1,058,936 19.3  
West Virginia 13.7   14.0   13.9   13.9   20,247   282,870 14.0   20,101   283,044 14.1   19,978   280,958 14.1  
Wisconsin 14.6   14.7   14.9   15.1   56,245   871,105 15.5   57,551   872,436 15.2   57,980   874,414 15.1  
Wyoming 13.3   12.5   12.3   12.5   7,847   90,099 11.5   7,350   91,533 12.5   7,555   92,732 12.3  
                                               
Bureau of Indian
      Education
            5,308        
DoD, overseas 14.4   12.5                  
DoD, domestic 14.2   13.1                  
                                               
Other jurisdictions                                              
American Samoa 19.1                    
Guam 16.4       17.2   2,291   31,243 13.6   2,291   31,186 13.6   2,291   33,414 14.6  
Northern Marianas 19.0   21.2   19.9   18.3   496   11,011 22.2   409   10,646 26.0   417   10,638 25.5  
Puerto Rico 16.3   12.8   12.6   13.0   33,079   452,740 13.7   30,986   434,609 14.0   33,412   423,934 12.7  
U.S. Virgin Islands 12.9   11.8   10.9   10.6   1,217   15,711 12.9   1,129   15,192 13.5   1,082   14,953 13.8  
—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 prekindergarten, kindergarten, and unclassified teachers.
5 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 2013-14. (This table was prepared August 2015.)

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