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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 2016 |
State or jurisdiction | Pupil/teacher ratio | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fall 2000 | Fall 2005 | Fall 2010 | Fall 2013 | Teachers | Enrollment | Pupil/ teacher ratio |
Teachers | Enrollment | Pupil/ teacher ratio |
Teachers | Enrollment | Pupil/ teacher ratio |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||
United States | 16.0 | 1 | 15.6 | 1 | 16.0 | 1 | 16.1 | 1 | 3,132,351 | 1 | 50,312,581 | 16.1 | 1 | 3,151,497 | 1 | 50,438,043 | 1 | 16.0 | 1 | 3,169,499 | 1 | 50,615,189 | 1 | 16.0 | 1 |
Alabama | 15.4 | 2 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 42,737 | 744,164 | 17.4 | 40,766 | 743,789 | 18.2 | 42,533 | 744,930 | 17.5 | |||||||||||
Alaska | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 7,759 | 131,176 | 16.9 | 7,832 | 132,477 | 16.9 | 7,825 | 132,737 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||
Arizona | 19.8 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 48,124 | 1,111,695 | 23.1 | 47,944 | 1,109,040 | 23.1 | 48,220 | 1,123,137 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||
Arkansas | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 35,430 | 490,917 | 13.9 | 35,804 | 492,132 | 13.7 | 35,730 | 493,447 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||
California | 20.6 | 2 | 20.8 | 2 | 24.1 | 2 | 24.3 | 2 | 267,685 | 2 | 6,312,161 | 23.6 | 2 | 263,475 | 6,305,347 | 2 | 23.9 | 2 | 271,287 | 2 | 6,309,138 | 2 | 23.3 | 2 | |
Colorado | 17.3 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 51,388 | 889,006 | 17.3 | 51,798 | 899,112 | 17.4 | 52,014 | 905,019 | 17.4 | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 13.7 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 42,062 | 542,678 | 12.9 | 43,772 | 537,933 | 12.3 | 42,343 | 535,118 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||
Delaware | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 9,649 | 134,042 | 13.9 | 8,962 | 134,847 | 15.0 | 9,208 | 136,264 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 13.9 | 14.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6,565 | 80,958 | 12.3 | 6,789 | 84,024 | 12.4 | 6,727 | 85,850 | 12.8 | |||||||||||
Florida | 18.4 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 180,442 | 2,756,944 | 15.3 | 182,586 | 2,792,234 | 15.3 | 186,339 | 2,816,791 | 15.1 | ||||||||||||
Georgia | 15.9 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 111,470 | 1,744,437 | 15.6 | 113,031 | 1,757,237 | 15.5 | 114,763 | 1,764,346 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||
Hawaii | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 11,663 | 182,384 | 15.6 | 11,747 | 181,995 | 15.5 | 11,782 | 181,550 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||
Idaho | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 15,609 | 290,885 | 18.6 | 15,656 | 292,277 | 18.7 | 16,204 | 297,200 | 18.3 | ||||||||||||
Illinois | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 4 | 132,456 | 4 | 2,050,239 | 15.5 | 4 | 129,948 | 2,041,779 | 15.7 | 128,893 | 2,026,718 | 15.7 | |||||||||
Indiana | 16.7 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 2 | 17.5 | 56,547 | 1,046,269 | 18.5 | 57,675 | 1,046,757 | 18.1 | 60,162 | 1,049,547 | 17.4 | |||||||||||
Iowa | 14.3 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 35,684 | 505,311 | 14.2 | 35,687 | 508,014 | 14.2 | 35,808 | 509,831 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||
Kansas | 14.4 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 37,659 | 497,275 | 13.2 | 40,035 | 495,884 | 12.4 | 36,193 | 494,347 | 13.7 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 16.8 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 41,586 | 688,640 | 16.6 | 41,902 | 686,598 | 16.4 | 42,029 | 684,017 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||
Louisiana | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 46,340 | 716,800 | 15.5 | 58,469 | 718,711 | 12.3 | 48,408 | 716,293 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||
Maine | 12.5 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 14,937 | 182,470 | 12.2 | 14,857 | 181,613 | 12.2 | 14,750 | 180,512 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||
Maryland | 16.3 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 59,194 | 874,514 | 14.8 | 59,414 | 879,601 | 14.8 | 59,703 | 886,221 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 71,859 | 955,844 | 13.3 | 71,969 | 964,026 | 13.4 | 72,413 | 964,514 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 17.7 | 2 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 85,038 | 1,537,922 | 18.1 | 84,181 | 1,536,231 | 18.2 | 83,597 | 1,528,666 | 18.3 | |||||||||||
Minnesota | 16.0 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 55,690 | 857,235 | 15.4 | 55,985 | 864,384 | 15.4 | 56,715 | 875,021 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 32,311 | 490,917 | 15.2 | 32,175 | 487,200 | 15.1 | 31,924 | 483,150 | 15.1 | ||||||||||||
Missouri | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 67,356 | 917,785 | 13.6 | 67,635 | 919,234 | 13.6 | 67,926 | 915,040 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||
Montana | 14.9 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 10,234 | 144,532 | 14.1 | 10,412 | 145,319 | 14.0 | 10,555 | 146,375 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||
Nebraska | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 22,988 | 312,635 | 13.6 | 23,308 | 316,014 | 13.6 | 23,611 | 319,194 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||
Nevada | 18.6 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 21,656 | 459,189 | 21.2 | 22,702 | 467,527 | 20.6 | 23,705 | 473,744 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 14.5 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 14,773 | 184,670 | 12.5 | 14,770 | 182,425 | 12.4 | 14,760 | 180,888 | 12.3 | ||||||||||||
New Jersey | 13.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 115,067 | 1,400,579 | 12.2 | 114,968 | 1,408,845 | 12.3 | 115,729 | 1,410,421 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||
New Mexico | 15.2 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 22,411 | 340,365 | 15.2 | 21,722 | 335,694 | 15.5 | 21,331 | 336,263 | 15.8 | ||||||||||||
New York | 13.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 203,781 | 2,741,185 | 13.5 | 206,086 | 2,711,626 | 13.2 | 209,151 | 2,729,776 | 13.1 | ||||||||||||
North Carolina | 15.5 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 99,320 | 1,548,895 | 15.6 | 99,355 | 1,544,934 | 15.5 | 100,220 | 1,550,062 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||
North Dakota | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 9,049 | 106,586 | 11.8 | 9,195 | 108,644 | 11.8 | 9,265 | 109,706 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||
Ohio | 15.5 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 106,526 | 3 | 1,724,810 | 16.2 | 3 | 101,742 | 1,716,585 | 16.9 | 102,600 | 1,710,143 | 16.7 | ||||||||||
Oklahoma | 15.1 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 42,073 | 688,511 | 16.4 | 42,452 | 692,878 | 16.3 | 41,090 | 693,903 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 19.4 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 22.2 | 27,850 | 601,318 | 21.6 | 29,086 | 608,825 | 2 | 20.9 | 2 | 29,756 | 606,277 | 2 | 20.4 | 2 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 15.5 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 122,030 | 1,743,160 | 14.3 | 120,893 | 1,717,414 | 14.2 | 122,552 | 1,727,497 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 14.8 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 9,471 | 141,959 | 15.0 | 10,631 | 142,014 | 13.4 | 10,689 | 142,150 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||
South Carolina | 14.9 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 49,475 | 756,523 | 15.3 | 50,237 | 763,533 | 15.2 | 50,789 | 771,250 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||
South Dakota | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 9,618 | 133,040 | 13.8 | 9,638 | 134,253 | 13.9 | 9,777 | 136,302 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||
Tennessee | 15.9 | 2 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 65,341 | 995,475 | 15.2 | 66,488 | 1,001,235 | 15.1 | 64,270 | 1,001,562 | 15.6 | |||||||||||
Texas | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 342,257 | 5,233,765 | 15.3 | 347,329 | 5,301,477 | 15.3 | 352,809 | 5,360,849 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||
Utah | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 27,374 | 3 | 635,577 | 23.2 | 3 | 28,348 | 3 | 647,870 | 22.9 | 3 | 28,841 | 3 | 659,801 | 22.9 | |||||||
Vermont | 12.1 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 8,276 | 87,311 | 10.6 | 8,338 | 87,866 | 10.5 | 8,187 | 88,428 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||
Virginia | 13.2 | 2 | 11.7 | 17.6 | 14.1 | 89,968 | 1,280,381 | 14.2 | 90,255 | 1,283,590 | 14.2 | 91,628 | 1,287,026 | 14.0 | |||||||||||
Washington | 19.7 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 59,555 | 1,073,638 | 18.0 | 57,942 | 1,087,030 | 18.8 | 58,815 | 1,101,711 | 18.7 | ||||||||||||
West Virginia | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 20,029 | 280,310 | 14.0 | 19,664 | 277,452 | 14.1 | 19,356 | 273,855 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 14.6 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 58,376 | 3 | 871,432 | 14.9 | 3 | 58,185 | 867,800 | 14.9 | 59,011 | 864,432 | 14.6 | ||||||||||
Wyoming | 13.3 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 7,615 | 94,067 | 12.4 | 7,653 | 94,717 | 12.4 | 7,506 | 94,170 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||
Jurisdiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bureau of Indian Education |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45,399 | — | ||||||||||||
DoDEA, overseas | 14.4 | 10.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74,970 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
DoDEA, domestic | 14.2 | 13.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other jurisdictions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
American Samoa | 19.1 | 16.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Guam | 16.4 | — | 17.2 | 14.6 | 2,286 | 31,144 | 13.6 | 2,336 | 30,821 | 13.2 | 2,289 | 30,758 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||
Northern Marianas | 19.0 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 25.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 16.3 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 31,186 | 410,950 | 13.2 | 30,438 | 379,818 | 12.5 | 28,899 | 365,181 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands | 12.9 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 1,131 | 14,241 | 12.6 | 1,106 | 13,805 | 12.5 | 1,154 | 13,194 | 11.4 |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Includes imputed values for states. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Includes imputations to correct for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers/enrollment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Imputed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 Includes imputations to correct for underreporting of prekindergarten, kindergarten, and ungraded teachers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. 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 2016-17. (This table was prepared September 2018.) |