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 2016

[In full-time equivalents]
State or jurisdiction	Teachers as a percent of staff												Fall 2014						Fall 2015						Fall 2016
	Fall 2000		Fall 2005		Fall 2010		Fall 2011		Fall 2012		Fall 2013		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		50.0		50.6		50.3		50.3		6,258,543		3,132,351		50.0		6,373,406		3,151,497		49.4		6,484,723		3,169,499		48.9
Alabama	53.7	2	55.7		51.9		51.7		53.8	2	51.4		87,454		42,737		48.9		71,628	2	40,766		56.9	2	87,251		42,533		48.7
Alaska	49.3	2	44.1	2	45.1	2	45.6	2	44.9	2	46.1	2	17,088	2	7,759		45.4	2	16,982		7,832		46.1		17,231		7,825		45.4
Arizona	49.3		51.3		51.8		51.5		47.3		46.8		102,383		48,124		47.0		103,175		47,944		46.5		104,170		48,220		46.3
Arkansas	50.6		46.7		47.5		46.8		47.9		49.6		74,107		35,430		47.8		73,658		35,804		48.6		73,599		35,730		48.5
California	54.1	2	53.4	2	49.2	2	49.1	2	48.9	2	47.9	2	571,389	2	267,685	2	46.8	2	577,836		263,475		45.6		599,786	2	271,287	2	45.2	2
Colorado	50.7		49.2		47.9		47.9		47.7		48.2		108,671		51,388		47.3		111,939		51,798		46.3		111,293		52,014		46.7
Connecticut	50.0		46.9		46.1		47.1		48.1		46.1		94,058		42,062		44.7		98,166		43,772		44.6		96,047	2	42,343		44.1	2
Delaware	59.2		51.7		54.2		55.6		52.7		51.4		18,553		9,649		52.0		17,097		8,962		52.4		17,142		9,208		53.7
District of Columbia	46.2		44.3	2	52.1		54.4		47.5		52.5		13,617		6,565		48.2		14,106		6,789		48.1		13,402		6,727		50.2
Florida	47.8		50.6		52.7		53.2		52.7		53.1		341,440		180,442		52.8		345,645		182,586		52.8		351,531		186,339		53.0
Georgia	49.2		49.6		49.5		49.6		49.6		50.2		221,926		111,470		50.2		224,488		113,031		50.4		228,523		114,763		50.2
Hawaii	59.5		53.3		52.5		51.9		52.2		52.5		22,424		11,663		52.0		22,596		11,747		52.0		22,598	2	11,782	2	52.1	2
Idaho	56.2		55.8		56.4		57.0		55.3	2	63.0	2	27,451		15,609		56.9		27,186		15,656		57.6		28,079		16,204		57.7
Illinois	51.1	2	53.2	2	61.6	2	61.7	2	51.5	2	51.1	2	261,922		132,456		50.6		260,463		129,948		49.9		259,560		128,893		49.7
Indiana	46.7		45.5		41.9	2	41.5		40.5		41.4		139,587		56,547		40.5		143,417		57,675		40.2		144,997		60,162		41.5
Iowa	51.1		50.9		49.8		49.6		49.3		49.5		72,129		35,684		49.5		72,887		35,687		49.0		73,495		35,808		48.7
Kansas	50.9		51.3		51.1		53.0		56.5		53.0		71,175		37,659		52.9		73,272		40,035		54.6		68,847	2	36,193		52.6	2
Kentucky	44.1		43.3		42.4		45.4		43.1		42.8		97,269		41,586		42.8		97,712		41,902		42.9		97,694		42,029		43.0
Louisiana	49.3		48.2		48.2		48.2		48.6		48.5		85,371		46,340		54.3		107,600		58,469		54.3		97,152	2	48,408		49.8	2
Maine	49.7		47.3		47.3		37.3	2	46.3		45.1		32,225		14,937		46.4		35,241		14,857		42.2		35,607		14,750		41.4
Maryland	54.3		51.0		50.6		50.8		51.0		50.9		117,238		59,194		50.5		115,517		59,414		51.4		117,750	2	59,703		50.7	2
Massachusetts	55.1		53.0	2	56.3		56.4		56.4		55.5		128,723		71,859		55.8		128,291		71,969		56.1		130,732	2	72,413		55.4	2
Michigan	46.1		47.9	2	45.8		46.2		46.3		46.6		183,722		85,038		46.3		181,468		84,181		46.4		181,556		83,597		46.0
Minnesota	51.6	2	48.9		48.3		48.4		48.2		48.3		115,999		55,690		48.0		117,236		55,985		47.8		118,632		56,715		47.8
Mississippi	47.9		46.5		47.5		47.2		47.8		47.3		68,000		32,311		47.5		67,757		32,175		47.5		67,583		31,924		47.2
Missouri	53.2		52.1		52.0		50.1		52.2		54.0		127,062		67,356		53.0		128,938		67,635		52.5		124,666		67,926		54.5
Montana	53.5	2	52.9	2	53.8	2	54.0	2	54.0	2	49.4	2	20,456	2	10,234		50.0	2	21,330		10,412		48.8		21,233	2	10,555	2	49.7	2
Nebraska	52.6		51.9		49.1		49.0		48.7		48.8		46,931		22,988		49.0		47,292		23,308		49.3		47,979	2	23,611	2	49.2	2
Nevada	58.6		67.2	2	65.4	2	65.0	2	63.3	2	64.5	2	33,749	2	21,656		64.2	2	26,430		22,702		85.9		35,878		23,705		66.1
New Hampshire	51.1		48.5		46.6		47.1		47.0		46.6		31,851		14,773		46.4		31,980		14,770		46.2		31,622		14,760		46.7
New Jersey	53.4		53.2	2	54.4	2	54.1	2	49.7	2	49.6	2	235,231	2	115,067		48.9	2	236,558		114,968		48.6		237,561		115,729		48.7
New Mexico	46.8		45.9		48.2		47.8		48.0		47.9		46,921		22,411		47.8		37,573		21,722		57.8		36,506		21,331		58.4
New York	49.7		58.6		51.1		51.5		55.9		57.5		356,055		203,781		57.2		372,692		206,086		55.3		386,801		209,151		54.1
North Carolina	51.5		52.5		51.0		51.6		51.4		51.6		191,323		99,320		51.9		190,855		99,355		52.1		193,031		100,220		51.9
North Dakota	53.9		52.9		51.8		52.0		51.9		51.7		17,599		9,049		51.4		17,983		9,195		51.1		18,412		9,265		50.3
Ohio	53.1		49.4		45.3		44.3		43.7		42.7		250,106	2	106,526	2	42.6	2	322,611		101,742		31.5		325,387		102,600		31.5
Oklahoma	55.0		51.1		50.2		50.0		49.5		49.3		85,835		42,073		49.0		85,915		42,452		49.4		84,115		41,090		48.8
Oregon	50.0		47.0		44.2		44.1		44.2		44.7		62,956		27,850		44.2		65,928		29,086		44.1		68,089	2	29,756		43.7	2
Pennsylvania	52.2		50.9		48.7		49.0		48.8		49.9	2	243,290		122,030		50.2		241,548		120,893		50.0		247,299		122,552		49.6
Rhode Island	60.0		58.4	2	60.2		60.9		58.3		56.7		15,716		9,471		60.3		19,483		10,631		54.6		20,233		10,689		52.8
South Carolina	65.7	2	70.9	2	69.0		67.5		66.3		66.5		75,718		49,475		65.3		78,108		50,237		64.3		87,314		50,789		58.2
South Dakota	52.0		48.0		48.7		48.5		48.8		49.5		19,326		9,618		49.8		19,543		9,638		49.3		19,732		9,777		49.5
Tennessee	52.1		52.2		51.9		51.9		52.0		52.5		127,043		65,341		51.4		128,469		66,488		51.8		128,323		64,270		50.1
Texas	50.6		50.5		50.3		50.7		50.8		50.8		675,112		342,257		50.7		690,077		347,329		50.3		707,173		352,809		49.9
Utah	54.1		50.2		49.1		49.9		49.5		49.6		55,355	2	27,374	2	49.5	2	56,146	2	28,348	2	50.5	2	59,325		28,841		48.6
Vermont	47.3		46.5		45.3		45.5		45.6		45.8		18,130		8,276		45.6		18,183		8,338		45.9		18,048		8,187		45.4
Virginia	54.1	2	44.4		35.3		50.4		50.4		50.6		177,733		89,968		50.6		178,551		90,255		50.5		180,091		91,628		50.9
Washington	52.3		47.0		52.0		52.1		52.4		52.1		111,696		59,555		53.3		94,883	2	57,942		61.1	2	94,685		58,815		62.1
West Virginia	54.3		52.3		51.8	2	51.4	2	51.2	2	51.1	2	39,272	2	20,029		51.0	2	38,452		19,664		51.1		36,885		19,356		52.5
Wisconsin	56.3		57.0		55.5		55.4		56.6		56.6		103,208	2	58,376	2	56.6	2	101,250		58,185		57.5		113,145		59,011		52.2
Wyoming	48.6		46.2		43.4		45.8		44.3		44.6		16,946		7,615		44.9		17,269		7,653		44.3		16,933		7,506		44.3
Bureau of Indian
Education	—		—		—		—		42.9	3	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
DoDEA, overseas	66.0		62.9		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
DoDEA, domestic	59.2		55.4		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	50.0		68.4		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Guam	51.5		52.2		54.5		58.4		58.4		58.4		3,938		2,286		58.0		4,019		2,336		58.1		3,954		2,289		57.9
Northern Marianas	50.2		49.8		50.0		47.6		45.9		47.6		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Puerto Rico	54.4		56.0		61.6		59.3		57.0		61.4		50,099		31,186		62.2		48,820		30,438		62.3		41,012	2	28,899	2	70.5	2
U.S. Virgin Islands	52.1		53.8		49.9		50.9		51.1		49.9		2,212		1,131		51.1		2,284		1,106		48.4		2,377		1,154		48.5

—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: DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

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 March 2019.)