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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fall 2000 |
Fall 2005 |
Fall 2010 |
Fall 2014 |
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 | 3,151,497 | 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 |
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Bureau of Indian Education |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 45,399 | --- | --- | 46,330 | --- | |||||||||||||
DoDEA5 | 14.4 | 11.7 | --- | --- | --- | 74,970 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 71,134 | --- | |||||||||||||
Other jurisdictions |
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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.) |