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Table 213.40. 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 2015
[In full-time equivalents]
State or jurisdiction Teachers as a percent of staff Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015
Fall 2000 Fall 2005 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 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   51.3   50.5   50.0   50.6   50.3   6,187,901   3,113,764   50.3   6,258,543   3,132,351   50.0   6,382,816   3,151,497   49.4  
Alabama 53.7 2 55.7   50.5   51.9   51.7   53.8 2 91,753   47,162   51.4   87,454   42,737   48.9   71,628 2 40,766   56.9 2
Alaska 49.3 2 44.1 2 45.6 2 45.1 2 45.6 2 44.9 2 17,127 2 7,898   46.1 2 17,088 2 7,759   45.4 2 16,982   7,832   46.1  
Arizona 49.3   51.3   51.8   51.8   51.5   47.3   103,343   48,359   46.8   102,383   48,124   47.0   103,175   47,944   46.5  
Arkansas 50.6   46.7   50.1   47.5   46.8   47.9   70,387   34,933   49.6   74,107   35,430   47.8   73,658   35,804   48.6  
California 54.1 2 53.4 2 51.9 2 49.2 2 49.1 2 48.9 2 541,762 2 259,506 2 47.9 2 571,389 2 267,685 2 46.8 2 577,836   263,475   45.6  
                                                             
Colorado 50.7   49.2   47.5   47.9   47.9   47.7   104,025   50,157   48.2   108,671   51,388   47.3   111,939   51,798   46.3  
Connecticut 50.0   46.9   46.9   46.1   47.1   48.1   94,208   43,443   46.1   94,058   42,062   44.7   98,166   43,772   44.6  
Delaware 59.2   51.7   50.9   54.2   55.6   52.7   18,253   9,388   51.4   18,553   9,649   52.0   17,097   8,962   52.4  
District of Columbia 46.2   44.3 2 50.1   52.1   54.4   47.5   11,403   5,991   52.5   13,617   6,565   48.2   14,106   6,789   48.1  
Florida 47.8   50.6   54.8   52.7   53.2   52.7   335,081   177,853   53.1   341,440   180,442   52.8   345,645   182,586   52.8  
                                                             
Georgia 49.2   49.6   49.4   49.5   49.6   49.6   218,097   109,441   50.2   221,926   111,470   50.2   224,488   113,031   50.4  
Hawaii 59.5   53.3   52.9   52.5   51.9   52.2   22,438   11,781   52.5   22,424   11,663   52.0   22,596   11,747   52.0  
Idaho 56.2   55.8   54.9   56.4   57.0   55.3 2 23,803 2 15,002   63.0 2 27,451   15,609   56.9   27,186   15,656   57.6  
Illinois 51.1 2 53.2 2 62.4 2 61.6 2 61.7 2 51.5 2 266,645 2 136,355 2 51.1 2 261,922   132,456   50.6   260,463   129,948   49.9  
Indiana 46.7   45.5   43.6   41.9 2 41.5   40.5   144,412   59,823   41.4   139,587   56,547   40.5   152,826   57,675   37.7  
                                                             
Iowa 51.1   50.9   49.4   49.8   49.6   49.3   71,551   35,397   49.5   72,129   35,684   49.5   72,887   35,687   49.0  
Kansas 50.9   51.3   51.4   51.1   53.0   56.5   72,016   38,153   53.0   71,175   37,659   52.9   73,272   40,035   54.6  
Kentucky 44.1   43.3   42.3   42.4   45.4   43.1   97,808   41,820   42.8   97,269   41,586   42.8   97,712   41,902   42.9  
Louisiana 49.3   48.2   48.3   48.2   48.2   48.6   95,687   46,437   48.5   85,371   46,340   54.3   107,600   58,469   54.3  
Maine 49.7   47.3   43.8   47.3   37.3 2 46.3   34,249   15,452   45.1   32,225   14,937   46.4   35,241   14,857   42.2  
                                                             
Maryland 54.3   51.0   50.7   50.6   50.8   51.0   115,066   58,611   50.9   117,238   59,194   50.5   115,517   59,414   51.4  
Massachusetts 55.1   53.0 2 56.8   56.3   56.4   56.4   126,962   70,490   55.5   128,723   71,859   55.8   128,291   71,969   56.1  
Michigan 46.1   47.9 2 45.3   45.8   46.2   46.3   184,175   85,786   46.6   183,722   85,038   46.3   181,468   84,181   46.4  
Minnesota 51.6 2 48.9   48.4   48.3   48.4   48.2   112,735   54,413   48.3   115,999   55,690   48.0   117,236   55,985   47.8  
Mississippi 47.9   46.5   46.8   47.5   47.2   47.8   68,252   32,292   47.3   68,000   32,311   47.5   67,757   32,175   47.5  
                                                             
Missouri 53.2   52.1   51.3   52.0   50.1   52.2   123,505   66,651   54.0   127,062   67,356   53.0   128,938   67,635   52.5  
Montana 53.5 2 52.9 2 54.1 2 53.8 2 54.0 2 54.0 2 20,885 2 10,310   49.4 2 20,456 2 10,234   50.0 2 21,330   10,412   48.8  
Nebraska 52.6   51.9   48.6   49.1   49.0   48.7   45,907   22,401   48.8   46,931   22,988   49.0   47,292   23,308   49.3  
Nevada 58.6   67.2 2 65.5 2 65.4 2 65.0 2 63.3 2 34,003 2 21,921   64.5 2 33,749 2 21,656   64.2 2 26,430   22,702   85.9  
New Hampshire 51.1   48.5   47.1   46.6   47.1   47.0   31,832   14,826   46.6   31,851   14,773   46.4   31,980   14,770   46.2  
                                                             
New Jersey 53.4   53.2 2 53.9 2 54.4 2 54.1 2 49.7 2 231,012 2 114,581   49.6 2 235,231 2 115,067   48.9 2 236,558   114,968   48.6  
New Mexico 46.8   45.9   47.8   48.2   47.8   48.0   46,380   22,239   47.9   46,921   22,411   47.8   37,573   21,722   57.8  
New York 49.7   58.6   50.9   51.1   51.5   55.9   359,255   206,693   57.5   356,055   203,781   57.2   372,692   206,086   55.3  
North Carolina 51.5   52.5   52.4 2 51.0   51.6   51.4   192,336   99,327   51.6   191,323   99,320   51.9   190,855   99,355   52.1  
North Dakota 53.9   52.9   52.3   51.8   52.0   51.9   17,036   8,805   51.7   17,599   9,049   51.4   17,983   9,195   51.1  
                                                             
Ohio 53.1   49.4   45.6   45.3   44.3   43.7   248,469   106,010   42.7   250,106 2 106,526 2 42.6 2 322,611   101,742   31.5  
Oklahoma 55.0   51.1   50.3   50.2   50.0   49.5   85,152   41,983   49.3   85,835   42,073   49.0   85,915   42,452   49.4  
Oregon 50.0   47.0   45.7   44.2   44.1   44.2   59,768   26,733   44.7   62,956   27,850   44.2   65,928   29,086   44.1  
Pennsylvania 52.2   50.9   51.6   48.7   49.0   48.8   243,021 2 121,330   49.9 2 243,290   122,030   50.2   241,548   120,893   50.0  
Rhode Island 60.0   58.4 2 60.4   60.2   60.9   58.3   17,312   9,824   56.7   15,716   9,471   60.3   19,483   10,631   54.6  
                                                             
South Carolina 65.7 2 70.9 2 69.7   69.0   67.5   66.3   72,401   48,151   66.5   75,718   49,475   65.3   78,108   50,237   64.3  
South Dakota 52.0   48.0   50.1   48.7   48.5   48.8   19,205   9,510   49.5   19,326   9,618   49.8   19,543   9,638   49.3  
Tennessee 52.1   52.2   51.2   51.9   51.9   52.0   125,506   65,847   52.5   127,043   65,341   51.4   128,469   66,488   51.8  
Texas 50.6   50.5   50.3   50.3   50.7   50.8   658,340   334,580   50.8   675,112   342,257   50.7   690,077   347,329   50.3  
Utah 54.1   50.2   49.4   49.1   49.9   49.5   54,945   27,247   49.6   55,355 2 27,374 2 49.5 2 56,146 2 28,348 2 50.5 2
                                                             
Vermont 47.3   46.5   45.2   45.3   45.5   45.6   18,300   8,375   45.8   18,130   8,276   45.6   18,183   8,338   45.9  
Virginia 54.1 2 44.4   34.8   35.3   50.4   50.4   178,202   90,098   50.6   177,733   89,968   50.6   178,551   90,255   50.5  
Washington 52.3   47.0   51.4   52.0   52.1   52.4   105,365   54,867   52.1   111,696   59,555   53.3   94,883 2 57,942   61.1 2
West Virginia 54.3   52.3   51.8 2 51.8 2 51.4 2 51.2 2 39,121 2 19,978   51.1 2 39,272 2 20,029   51.0 2 38,452   19,664   51.1  
Wisconsin 56.3   57.0   55.5   55.5   55.4   56.6   102,476   57,980   56.6   103,208 2 58,376 2 56.6 2 101,250   58,185   57.5  
Wyoming 48.6   46.2   43.5   43.4   45.8   44.3   16,931   7,555   44.6   16,946   7,615   44.9   17,269   7,653   44.3  
                                                             
Bureau of Indian                                                            
Education           42.9 3                  
                                                             
DoD, overseas 66.0   62.9                            
DoD, domestic 59.2   55.4                            
                                                             
Other jurisdictions                                                            
American Samoa 50.0   68.4                            
Guam 51.5   52.2     54.5   58.4   58.4   3,923   2,291   58.4   3,938   2,286   58.0   4,019   2,336   58.1  
Northern Marianas 50.2   49.8   47.8   50.0   47.6   45.9   876   417   47.6              
Puerto Rico 54.4   56.0   61.9   61.6   59.3   57.0   54,430   33,412   61.4   50,099   31,186   62.2   48,820   30,438   62.3  
U.S. Virgin Islands 52.1   53.8   49.9   49.9   50.9   51.1   2,170   1,082   49.9   2,212   1,131   51.1   2,284   1,106   48.4  
—Not available.
1 U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states.
2 Includes imputations to correct for underreporting.
3 Total staff count excludes officials and administrators and administrative support staff, so computed percentage of teachers may be overstated.
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 Education," 2000-01 through 2015-16. (This table was prepared January 2018.)

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