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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 2017
    
State or jurisdiction Pupil/teacher ratio Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017
Fall
2000
Fall
2005
Fall
2010
Fall
2014
Teachers Enrollment Pupil/
teacher
ratio
Teachers Enrollment Pupil/
teacher
ratio
Teachers Enrollment Pupil/
teacher
ratio
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 3,151,497 1 50,438,043 1 16.0 1 3,169,499 1 50,615,189 1 16.0 1 3,169,750 1 50,685,567 1 16.0 1
Alabama 15.4 2 12.8   15.3   17.4   40,766   743,789   18.2   42,533   744,930   17.5   41,802   742,444   17.8  
Alaska 16.9   16.8   16.2   16.9   7,832   132,477   16.9   7,825   132,737   17.0   7,743   132,872   17.2  
Arizona 19.8   21.3   21.4   23.1   47,944   1,109,040   23.1   48,220   1,123,137   23.3   47,868   1,110,851   23.2  
Arkansas 14.1   14.4   14.1   13.9   35,804   492,132   13.7   35,730   493,447   13.8   35,800   496,085   13.9  
California 20.6 2 20.8 2 24.1 2 23.6 2 263,475   6,305,347 2 23.9 2 271,287 2 6,309,138 2 23.3 2 271,523 2 6,304,266 2 23.2 2

Colorado
17.3   17.0   17.4   17.3   51,798   899,112   17.4   52,014   905,019   17.4   52,373   910,280   17.4  
Connecticut 13.7   14.5   13.1   12.9   43,772   537,933   12.3   42,343   535,118   12.6   45,081   531,288   11.8  
Delaware 15.4   15.1   14.5   13.9   8,962   134,847   15.0   9,208   136,264   14.8   9,399   136,293   14.5  
District of Columbia 13.9   14.0 3 12.0   12.3   6,789   84,024   12.4   6,727   85,850   12.8   6,659   87,315   13.1  
Florida 18.4   16.8   15.1   15.3   182,586   2,792,234   15.3   186,339   2,816,791   15.1   186,128   2,832,424   15.2  

Georgia
15.9   14.7   14.9   15.6   113,031   1,757,237   15.5   114,763   1,764,346   15.4   116,022   1,768,642   15.2  
Hawaii 16.9   16.3   15.8   15.6   11,747   181,995   15.5   11,782   181,550   15.4   12,033   180,837   15.0  
Idaho 17.9   18.0   17.6   18.6   15,656   292,277   18.7   16,204   297,200   18.3   16,592   301,186   18.2  
Illinois 16.1   15.8   15.7   15.5 4 129,948   2,041,779   15.7   128,893   2,026,718   15.7   128,204   2,005,153   15.6  
Indiana 16.7   17.1   18.0 2 18.5   57,675   1,046,757   18.1   60,162   1,049,547   17.4   61,018   1,054,187   17.3  

Iowa
14.3   13.7   14.3   14.2   35,687   508,014   14.2   35,808   509,831   14.2   35,553   511,850   14.4  
Kansas 14.4   13.9   14.0   13.2   40,035   495,884   12.4   36,193   494,347   13.7   36,387   497,088   13.7  
Kentucky 16.8   16.0   16.0   16.6   41,902   686,598   16.4   42,029   684,017   16.3   42,064   680,978   16.2  
Louisiana 14.9   14.7   14.3   15.5   58,469   718,711   12.3   48,408   716,293   14.8   40,281   715,135   17.8  
Maine 12.5   11.7   12.3   12.2   14,857   181,613   12.2   14,750   180,512   12.2   14,760   180,473   12.2  

Maryland
16.3   15.2   14.6   14.8   59,414   879,601   14.8   59,703   886,221   14.8   60,175   893,684   14.9  
Massachusetts 14.5   13.2   13.9   13.3   71,969   964,026   13.4   72,413   964,514   13.3   73,381   964,791   13.1  
Michigan 17.7 2 17.8   17.9   18.1   84,181   1,536,231   18.2   83,597   1,528,666   18.3   84,473   1,516,398   18.0  
Minnesota 16.0   16.4   15.9   15.4   55,985   864,384   15.4   56,715   875,021   15.4   57,260   884,944   15.5  
Mississippi 16.1   15.7   15.2   15.2   32,175   487,200   15.1   31,924   483,150   15.1   31,625   478,321   15.1  

Missouri
14.1   13.7   13.8   13.6   67,635   919,234   13.6   67,926   915,040   13.5   68,496   915,472   13.4  
Montana 14.9   14.0   13.7   14.1   10,412   145,319   14.0   10,555   146,375   13.9   10,515   149,474   14.2  
Nebraska 13.6   13.4   13.4   13.6   23,308   316,014   13.6   23,611   319,194   13.5   23,771   323,766   13.6  
Nevada 18.6   19.0   20.0   21.2   22,702   467,527   20.6   23,705   473,744   20.0   23,709   485,785   20.5  
New Hampshire 14.5   13.2   12.7   12.5   14,770   182,425   12.4   14,760   180,888   12.3   14,589   179,433   12.3  

New Jersey
13.3   12.4   12.7   12.2   114,968   1,408,845   12.3   115,729   1,410,421   12.2   115,496   1,408,102   12.2  
New Mexico 15.2   14.8   15.1   15.2   21,722   335,694   15.5   21,331   336,263   15.8   21,092   334,345   15.9  
New York 13.9   12.9   12.9   13.5   206,086   2,711,626   13.2   209,151   2,729,776   13.1   213,159   2,724,663   12.8  
North Carolina 15.5   14.8   15.2   15.6   99,355   1,544,934   15.5   100,220   1,550,062   15.5   100,401   1,553,513   15.5  
North Dakota 13.4   12.3   11.4   11.8   9,195   108,644   11.8   9,265   109,706   11.8   9,284   111,920   12.1  

Ohio
15.5   15.6   16.1   16.2 3 101,742   1,716,585   16.9   102,600   1,710,143   16.7   98,912   1,704,399   17.2  
Oklahoma 15.1   15.2   16.0   16.4   42,452   692,878   16.3   41,090   693,903   16.9   41,597   695,092   16.7  
Oregon 19.4   19.5   20.3   21.6   29,086   608,825 2 20.9 2 29,756   606,277 2 20.4 2 29,909   608,014 2 20.3 2
Pennsylvania 15.5   15.0   13.8   14.3   120,893   1,717,414   14.2   122,552   1,727,497   14.1   121,918   1,726,809   14.2  
Rhode Island 14.8   10.8   12.8   15.0   10,631   142,014   13.4   10,689   142,150   13.3   10,687   142,949   13.4  

South Carolina
14.9   14.6   16.1   15.3   50,237   763,533   15.2   50,789   771,250   15.2   52,467   777,507   14.8  
South Dakota 13.7   13.4   13.3   13.8   9,638   134,253   13.9   9,777   136,302   13.9   9,833   137,823   14.0  
Tennessee 15.9 2 16.0   14.8   15.2   66,488   1,001,235   15.1   64,270   1,001,562   15.6   64,019   1,001,967   15.7  
Texas 14.8   15.0   14.7   15.3   347,329   5,301,477   15.3   352,809   5,360,849   15.2   356,877   5,401,341   15.1  
Utah 21.9   22.1   22.8   23.2 3 28,348 3 647,870   22.9 3 28,841 3 659,801   22.9   29,212 3 668,274   22.9  

Vermont
12.1   10.9   11.6   10.6   8,338   87,866   10.5   8,187   88,428   10.8   8,313   88,028   10.6  
Virginia 13.2 2 11.7   17.6   14.2   90,255   1,283,590   14.2   91,628   1,287,026   14.0   85,936   1,291,462   15.0  
Washington 19.7   19.3   19.4   18.0   57,942   1,087,030   18.8   58,815   1,101,711   18.7   60,183   1,110,367   18.4  
West Virginia 13.7   14.1   13.9   14.0   19,664   277,452   14.1   19,356   273,855   14.1   19,239   272,266   14.2  
Wisconsin 14.6   14.6   15.1   14.9 3 58,185   867,800   14.9   59,011   864,432   14.6   58,598   860,753   14.7  
Wyoming 13.3   12.6   12.5   12.4   7,653   94,717   12.4   7,506   94,170   12.5   7,335   94,258   12.9  

Jurisdiction
                                                   

 Bureau of Indian
    Education
---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   45,399   ---   ---   46,330   ---  
DoDEA5 14.4   11.7   ---   ---   ---   74,970   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   71,134   ---  

 Other jurisdictions
                                                   
American Samoa 19.1   16.6   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   12,620   ---  
Guam 16.4   ---   17.2   13.6   2,336   30,821   13.2   2,289   30,758   13.4   2,202   30,112   13.7  
Northern Marianas 19.0   19.1   18.3   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---  
Puerto Rico 16.3   13.4   13.0   13.2   30,438   379,818   12.5   28,899   365,181   12.6   28,039   346,096   12.3  
U.S. Virgin Islands 12.9   11.7   10.6   12.6   1,106   13,805   12.5   1,154   13,194   11.4   1,066   16,139   15.1  
---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.
5 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). 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 2017-18. (This table was prepared February 2020.)

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