Table 213.10. | Staff employed in public elementary and secondary school systems, by type of assignment: Selected years, 1949-50 through fall 2016 |
[In full-time equivalents] | |||||||||||
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School year | Total | School district administrative staff | Instructional staff | Support staff1 |
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Total | Officials and administrators |
Instruction coordinators |
Total | Principals and assistant principals |
Teachers | Instructional aides |
Librarians | Guidance counselors |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Number | |||||||||||
1949-502 | 1,300,031 | 33,642 | 23,868 | 9,774 | 956,808 | 43,137 | 913,671 | (3) | (3) | (3) | 309,582 |
1959-602 | 2,089,283 | 42,423 | 28,648 | 13,775 | 1,448,931 | 63,554 | 1,353,372 | (3) | 17,363 | 14,643 | 597,929 |
1969-702 | 3,360,763 | 65,282 | 33,745 | 31,537 | 2,255,707 | 90,593 | 2,016,244 | 57,418 | 42,689 | 48,763 | 1,039,774 |
Fall 19802 | 4,168,286 | 78,784 | 58,230 | 20,554 | 2,729,023 | 107,061 | 2,184,216 | 325,755 | 48,018 | 63,973 | 1,360,479 |
Fall 1990 | 4,494,076 | 75,868 | — | — | 3,051,404 | 127,417 | 2,398,169 | 395,959 | 49,909 | 79,950 | 1,366,804 |
Fall 2000 | 5,709,753 | 97,270 | 57,837 | 39,433 | 3,876,628 | 141,792 | 2,941,461 | 641,392 | 54,246 | 97,737 | 1,735,855 |
Fall 2001 | 5,904,195 | 109,526 | 63,517 | 46,009 | 3,989,211 | 160,543 | 2,999,528 | 674,741 | 54,350 | 100,049 | 1,805,458 |
Fall 2002 | 5,954,661 | 110,777 | 62,781 | 47,996 | 4,016,963 | 164,171 | 3,034,123 | 663,552 | 54,205 | 100,912 | 1,826,921 |
Fall 2003 | 5,953,667 | 107,483 | 63,418 | 44,065 | 4,052,739 | 165,233 | 3,048,652 | 685,118 | 54,349 | 99,387 | 1,793,445 |
Fall 2004 | 6,058,174 | 111,832 | 64,101 | 47,731 | 4,120,063 | 165,657 | 3,090,925 | 707,514 | 54,145 | 101,822 | 1,826,279 |
Fall 2005 | 6,130,686 | 121,164 | 62,464 | 58,700 | 4,151,236 | 156,454 | 3,143,003 | 693,792 | 54,057 | 103,930 | 1,858,286 |
Fall 2006 | 6,153,735 | 118,707 | 53,722 | 64,985 | 4,186,968 | 153,673 | 3,166,391 | 709,715 | 54,444 | 102,745 | 1,848,060 |
Fall 2007 | 6,232,911 | 130,044 | 59,361 | 70,683 | 4,235,238 | 157,539 | 3,199,995 | 717,806 | 54,386 | 105,512 | 1,867,629 |
Fall 2008 | 6,326,702 | 135,706 | 62,153 | 73,553 | 4,277,674 | 159,897 | 3,222,154 | 734,010 | 53,805 | 107,808 | 1,913,322 |
Fall 2009 | 6,351,157 | 138,471 | 63,969 | 74,502 | 4,279,488 | 168,450 | 3,209,672 | 741,337 | 52,545 | 107,484 | 1,933,198 |
Fall 2010 | 6,195,207 | 133,833 | 64,597 | 69,236 | 4,151,225 | 165,047 | 3,099,095 | 731,705 | 50,300 | 105,079 | 1,910,150 |
Fall 2011 | 6,138,890 | 130,595 | 62,884 | 67,711 | 4,133,767 | 166,416 | 3,103,263 | 710,335 | 48,402 | 105,351 | 1,874,528 |
Fall 2012 | 6,181,238 | 136,387 | 65,420 | 70,967 | 4,158,000 | 169,240 | 3,109,101 | 729,756 | 46,685 | 103,218 | 1,886,851 |
Fall 2013 | 6,187,901 | 139,667 | 66,732 | 72,935 | 4,167,118 | 168,101 | 3,113,764 | 738,226 | 45,106 | 101,920 | 1,881,116 |
Fall 2014 | 6,258,543 | 148,229 | 68,962 | 79,267 | 4,205,088 | 174,664 | 3,132,351 | 749,143 | 44,624 | 104,306 | 1,905,226 |
Fall 2015 | 6,373,406 | 155,273 | 67,778 | 87,495 | 4,249,784 | 182,006 | 3,151,497 | 764,537 | 43,368 | 108,376 | 1,968,350 |
Fall 2016 | 6,484,723 | 160,540 | 70,357 | 90,183 | 4,294,185 | 183,671 | 3,169,499 | 786,773 | 42,964 | 111,278 | 2,029,998 |
Percentage distribution | |||||||||||
1949-502 | 100.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 73.6 | 3.3 | 70.3 | (3) | (3) | (3) | 23.8 |
1959-602 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 69.4 | 3.0 | 64.8 | (3) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 28.6 |
1969-702 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 67.1 | 2.7 | 60.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 30.9 |
Fall 19802 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 65.5 | 2.6 | 52.4 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 32.6 |
Fall 1990 | 100.0 | 1.7 | — | — | 67.9 | 2.8 | 53.4 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 30.4 |
Fall 2000 | 100.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 67.9 | 2.5 | 51.5 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 30.4 |
Fall 2001 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 67.6 | 2.7 | 50.8 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 30.6 |
Fall 2002 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 67.5 | 2.8 | 51.0 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
Fall 2003 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 68.1 | 2.8 | 51.2 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 30.1 |
Fall 2004 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 68.0 | 2.7 | 51.0 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 30.1 |
Fall 2005 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 67.7 | 2.6 | 51.3 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 30.3 |
Fall 2006 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 68.0 | 2.5 | 51.5 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 30.0 |
Fall 2007 | 100.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 67.9 | 2.5 | 51.3 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 30.0 |
Fall 2008 | 100.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 67.6 | 2.5 | 50.9 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 30.2 |
Fall 2009 | 100.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 67.4 | 2.7 | 50.5 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 30.4 |
Fall 2010 | 100.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 67.0 | 2.7 | 50.0 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 30.8 |
Fall 2011 | 100.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 67.3 | 2.7 | 50.6 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 30.5 |
Fall 2012 | 100.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 67.3 | 2.7 | 50.3 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 30.5 |
Fall 2013 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 67.3 | 2.7 | 50.3 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 30.4 |
Fall 2014 | 100.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 67.2 | 2.8 | 50.0 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 30.4 |
Fall 2015 | 100.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 66.7 | 2.9 | 49.4 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 30.9 |
Fall 2016 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 66.2 | 2.8 | 48.9 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
Pupils per staff member | |||||||||||
1949-502 | 19.3 | 746.4 | 1,052.1 | 2,569.2 | 26.2 | 582.1 | 27.5 | (3) | (3) | (3) | 81.1 |
1959-602 | 16.8 | 829.3 | 1,228.1 | 2,554.1 | 24.3 | 553.6 | 26.0 | (3) | 2,026.3 | 2,402.7 | 58.8 |
1969-702 | 13.6 | 697.7 | 1,349.8 | 1,444.3 | 20.2 | 502.8 | 22.6 | 793.3 | 1,067.0 | 934.1 | 43.8 |
Fall 19802 | 9.8 | 518.9 | 702.0 | 1,988.8 | 15.0 | 381.8 | 18.7 | 125.5 | 851.3 | 639.0 | 30.0 |
Fall 1990 | 9.2 | 543.3 | — | — | 13.5 | 323.5 | 17.2 | 104.1 | 825.8 | 515.5 | 30.2 |
Fall 2000 | 8.3 | 485.3 | 816.1 | 1,197.1 | 12.2 | 332.9 | 16.0 | 73.6 | 870.2 | 483.0 | 27.2 |
Fall 2001 | 8.1 | 435.3 | 750.5 | 1,036.1 | 12.0 | 296.9 | 15.9 | 70.7 | 877.1 | 476.5 | 26.4 |
Fall 2002 | 8.1 | 435.0 | 767.5 | 1,003.9 | 12.0 | 293.5 | 15.9 | 72.6 | 888.9 | 477.5 | 26.4 |
Fall 2003 | 8.2 | 451.6 | 765.4 | 1,101.6 | 12.0 | 293.8 | 15.9 | 70.8 | 893.1 | 488.4 | 27.1 |
Fall 2004 | 8.1 | 436.3 | 761.2 | 1,022.3 | 11.8 | 294.6 | 15.8 | 69.0 | 901.2 | 479.2 | 26.7 |
Fall 2005 | 8.0 | 405.3 | 786.3 | 836.7 | 11.8 | 313.9 | 15.6 | 70.8 | 908.5 | 472.6 | 26.4 |
Fall 2006 | 8.0 | 415.4 | 918.0 | 758.9 | 11.8 | 320.9 | 15.6 | 69.5 | 905.8 | 480.0 | 26.7 |
Fall 2007 | 7.9 | 379.0 | 830.4 | 697.3 | 11.6 | 312.9 | 15.4 | 68.7 | 906.3 | 467.2 | 26.4 |
Fall 2008 | 7.8 | 363.0 | 792.6 | 669.8 | 11.5 | 308.1 | 15.3 | 67.1 | 915.6 | 457.0 | 25.7 |
Fall 2009 | 7.8 | 356.5 | 771.6 | 662.5 | 11.5 | 293.0 | 15.4 | 66.6 | 939.4 | 459.2 | 25.5 |
Fall 2010 | 8.0 | 369.7 | 766.0 | 714.7 | 11.9 | 299.8 | 16.0 | 67.6 | 983.8 | 470.9 | 25.9 |
Fall 2011 | 8.1 | 379.2 | 787.5 | 731.4 | 12.0 | 297.6 | 16.0 | 69.7 | 1,023.1 | 470.1 | 26.4 |
Fall 2012 | 8.1 | 364.9 | 760.8 | 701.3 | 12.0 | 294.1 | 16.0 | 68.2 | 1,066.1 | 482.2 | 26.4 |
Fall 2013 | 8.1 | 358.3 | 749.9 | 686.2 | 12.0 | 297.7 | 16.1 | 67.8 | 1,109.5 | 491.0 | 26.6 |
Fall 2014 | 8.0 | 339.4 | 729.6 | 634.7 | 12.0 | 288.1 | 16.1 | 67.2 | 1,127.5 | 482.4 | 26.4 |
Fall 2015 | 7.9 | 324.8 | 744.2 | 576.5 | 11.9 | 277.1 | 16.0 | 66.0 | 1,163.0 | 465.4 | 25.6 |
Fall 2016 | 7.8 | 315.3 | 719.4 | 561.2 | 11.8 | 275.6 | 16.0 | 64.3 | 1,178.1 | 454.9 | 24.9 |
—Not available. | |||||||||||
1 Includes school district administrative support staff, school and library support staff, student support staff, and other support services staff. | |||||||||||
2 Because of classification revisions, categories other than teachers, principals, librarians, and guidance counselors are only roughly comparable to figures for years after 1980. | |||||||||||
3 Data included in column 8. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data for 1949-50 through 1969-70 are cumulative for the entire school year, rather than counts as of the fall of the year. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, various years; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, various years; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1986-87 through 2016-17. (This table was prepared March 2019.) |