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Table 209.05. Number and percentage of persons completing a teacher preparation program and receiving an initial teaching credential, by state or jurisdiction: 2012-13
State or jurisdiction Completed a program Received an initial
teaching credential
Of those receiving an
initial credential in the state
Number Percent of
U.S. total
Number Percent of
U.S. total
Number who
prepared
in-state
Number who
prepared
out-of-state
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
United States 190,214 100.0 259,489 100.0 203,780 55,709
             
Alabama 2,966 1.6 3,714 1.4 3,714 0
Alaska 218 0.1 943 0.4 261 682
Arizona 6,089 3.2 6,141 2.4 4,496 1,645
Arkansas 2,350 1.2 1,754 0.7 1,638 116
California 11,080 5.8 14,607 5.6 11,201 3,406
             
Colorado 2,839 1.5 3,418 1.3 3,067 351
Connecticut 1,904 1.0 2,663 1.0 1,562 1,101
Delaware 746 0.4 1,243 0.5 635 608
District of Columbia 618 0.3 1,176 0.5 890 286
Florida 6,846 3.6 17,441 6.7 13,993 3,448
             
Georgia 5,746 3.0 8,867 3.4 6,358 2,509
Hawaii 590 0.3 2,539 1.0 1,281 1,258
Idaho 1,351 0.7 1,315 0.5 998 317
Illinois 8,534 4.5 10,650 4.1 8,777 1,873
Indiana 4,382 2.3 4,135 1.6 3,164 971
             
Iowa 2,649 1.4 2,761 1.1 2,436 325
Kansas 2,065 1.1 1,868 0.7 1,286 582
Kentucky 3,222 1.7 3,229 1.2 2,668 561
Louisiana 2,586 1.4 3,135 1.2 2,265 870
Maine 728 0.4 941 0.4 707 234
             
Maryland 2,784 1.5 3,079 1.2 1,151 1,928
Massachusetts 4,267 2.2 7,375 2.8 6,272 1,103
Michigan 4,450 2.3 4,495 1.7 3,906 589
Minnesota 2,927 1.5 3,887 1.5 2,397 1,490
Mississippi 2,305 1.2 2,648 1.0 1,931 717
             
Missouri 4,609 2.4 5,911 2.3 4,702 1,209
Montana 808 0.4 1,405 0.5 768 637
Nebraska 1,804 0.9 1,795 0.7 1,441 354
Nevada 771 0.4 1,929 0.7 702 1,227
New Hampshire 1,074 0.6 844 0.3 489 355
             
New Jersey 6,236 3.3 15,042 5.8 15,042 0
New Mexico 1,141 0.6 1,526 0.6 1,141 385
New York 18,046 9.5 25,084 9.7 25,084 0
North Carolina 5,513 2.9 4,950 1.9 2,196 2,754
North Dakota 673 0.4 1,205 0.5 527 678
             
Ohio 6,667 3.5 8,069 3.1 7,141 928
Oklahoma 2,153 1.1 1,787 0.7 699 1,088
Oregon 1,672 0.9 1,954 0.8 1,082 872
Pennsylvania 10,372 5.5 16,186 6.2 13,957 2,229
Rhode Island 821 0.4 818 0.3 611 207
             
South Carolina 2,594 1.4 2,761 1.1 2,389 372
South Dakota 696 0.4 1,828 0.7 1,258 570
Tennessee 4,453 2.3 5,592 2.2 2,572 3,020
Texas 20,828 10.9 27,651 10.7 24,641 3,010
Utah 2,693 1.4 2,572 1.0 2,323 249
             
Vermont 476 0.3 1,048 0.4 538 510
Virginia 4,013 2.1 5,888 2.3 2,347 3,541
Washington 2,428 1.3 2,410 0.9 1,033 1,377
West Virginia 1,192 0.6 1,100 0.4 447 653
Wisconsin 3,965 2.1 5,148 2.0 3,327 1,821
Wyoming 274 0.1 962 0.4 269 693
             
Other jurisdictions 2,245 3,936 3,760 176
American Samoa 106 50 50 0
Guam 149 93 69 24
Marshall Islands 69 87 87 0
Micronesia 118 1,015 1,015 0
Northern Marianas 31 98 31 67
Palau
Puerto Rico 1,756 2,484 2,464 20
Virgin Islands 16 109 44 65
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Preparing and Credentialing the Nation’s Teachers: The Secretary’s 10th Report on Teacher Quality, retrieved September 20, 2016, from https://title2.ed.gov/Public/TitleIIReport16.pdf. (This table was prepared October 2016.)

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