Table 208.40.

Public elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2019

State or jurisdiction	Pupil/teacher ratio					Fall 2017			Fall 2018			Fall 2019
	Fall 2000	Fall 2005	Fall 2010	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	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		15
United States	16.0	15.6	16.0	16.0	16.0	3,169,750	50,685,567	16.0	3,169,762	50,694,061	16.0	3,198,170	50,796,445		15.9
Alabama	15.4	12.8	15.3	18.2	17.5	41,802	742,444	17.8	42,114	739,716	17.6	42,022	744,235		17.7
Alaska	16.9	16.8	16.2	16.9	17.0	7,743	132,872	17.2	7,657	130,963	17.1	7,484	132,017		17.6
Arizona	19.8	21.3	21.4	23.1	23.3	47,868	1,110,851	23.2	48,510	1,141,511	23.5	48,912	1,152,586		23.6
Arkansas	14.1	14.4	14.1	13.7	13.8	35,800	496,085	13.9	38,019	495,291	13.0	38,629	496,927		12.9
California	20.6	20.8	24.1	23.9	23.3	271,523	6,304,266	23.2	271,805	6,272,734	23.1	271,805	6,249,005	1	23.0
Colorado	17.3	17.0	17.4	17.4	17.4	52,373	910,280	17.4	53,147	911,536	17.2	53,901	913,223		16.9
Connecticut	13.7	14.5	13.1	12.3	12.6	45,081	531,288	11.8	42,828	526,634	12.3	42,386	523,690		12.4
Delaware	15.4	15.1	14.5	15.0	14.8	9,399	136,293	14.5	9,624	138,405	14.4	9,747	139,930		14.4
District of Columbia	13.9	14.0	12.0	12.4	12.8	6,659	87,315	13.1	7,312	88,493	12.1	7,409	89,878		12.1
Florida	18.4	16.8	15.1	15.3	15.1	186,128	2,832,424	15.2	164,399	2,846,444	17.3	166,002	2,858,461		17.2
Georgia	15.9	14.7	14.9	15.5	15.4	116,022	1,768,642	15.2	117,159	1,767,202	15.1	117,837	1,769,657		15.0
Hawaii	16.9	16.3	15.8	15.5	15.4	12,033	180,837	15.0	12,132	181,278	14.9	12,221	181,088		14.8
Idaho	17.9	18.0	17.6	18.7	18.3	16,592	301,186	18.2	16,745	310,522	18.5	17,207	311,096		18.1
Illinois	16.1	15.8	15.7	15.7	15.7	128,204	2,005,153	15.6	132,423	1,982,327	15.0	132,815	1,943,117		14.6
Indiana	16.7	17.1	18.0	18.1	17.4	61,018	1,054,187	17.3	61,155	1,055,706	17.3	61,712	1,051,411		17.0
Iowa	14.3	13.7	14.3	14.2	14.2	35,553	511,850	14.4	35,618	514,833	14.5	35,737	517,324		14.5
Kansas	14.4	13.9	14.0	12.4	13.7	36,387	497,088	13.7	36,724	497,733	13.6	36,603	497,963		13.6
Kentucky	16.8	16.0	16.0	16.4	16.3	42,064	680,978	16.2	41,827	677,821	16.2	42,223	691,996		16.4
Louisiana	14.9	14.7	14.3	12.3	14.8	40,281	715,135	17.8	38,913	711,783	18.3	38,589	710,439		18.4
Maine	12.5	11.7	12.3	12.2	12.2	14,760	180,473	12.2	15,034	180,461	12.0	14,826	180,291		12.2
Maryland	16.3	15.2	14.6	14.8	14.8	60,175	893,684	14.9	60,699	896,827	14.8	61,485	909,404		14.8
Massachusetts	14.5	13.2	13.9	13.4	13.3	73,381	964,791	13.1	73,868	962,297	13.0	75,152	959,394		12.8
Michigan	17.7	17.8	17.9	18.2	18.3	84,473	1,516,398	18.0	85,015	1,504,194	17.7	84,838	1,495,925		17.6
Minnesota	16.0	16.4	15.9	15.4	15.4	57,260	884,944	15.5	57,698	889,304	15.4	55,630	893,203		16.1
Mississippi	16.1	15.7	15.2	15.1	15.1	31,625	478,321	15.1	31,963	471,298	14.7	31,578	466,002		14.8
Missouri	14.1	13.7	13.8	13.6	13.5	68,496	915,472	13.4	68,498	913,441	13.3	69,145	910,466		13.2
Montana	14.9	14.0	13.7	14.0	13.9	10,515	149,474	14.2	10,575	148,844	14.1	10,675	149,917		14.0
Nebraska	13.6	13.4	13.4	13.6	13.5	23,771	323,766	13.6	23,912	326,392	13.6	24,028	330,018		13.7
Nevada	18.6	19.0	20.0	20.6	20.0	23,709	485,785	20.5	23,240	492,640	21.2	25,509	496,934		19.5
New Hampshire	14.5	13.2	12.7	12.4	12.3	14,589	179,433	12.3	14,644	178,515	12.2	14,695	177,351		12.1
New Jersey	13.3	12.4	12.7	12.3	12.2	115,496	1,408,102	12.2	116,189	1,400,069	12.0	117,060	1,411,917		12.1
New Mexico	15.2	14.8	15.1	15.5	15.8	21,092	334,345	15.9	21,139	333,537	15.8	21,850	331,206		15.2
New York	13.9	12.9	12.9	13.2	13.1	213,159	2,724,663	12.8	212,157	2,700,833	12.7	217,398	2,692,589		12.4
North Carolina	15.5	14.8	15.2	15.5	15.5	100,401	1,553,513	15.5	100,220	1,552,497	15.5	100,777	1,560,350		15.5
North Dakota	13.4	12.3	11.4	11.8	11.8	9,284	111,920	12.1	9,470	113,845	12.0	9,284	116,185		12.5
Ohio	15.5	15.6	16.1	16.9	16.7	98,912	1,704,399	17.2	101,739	1,695,762	16.7	105,998	1,689,867		15.9
Oklahoma	15.1	15.2	16.0	16.3	16.9	41,597	695,092	16.7	42,448	698,891	16.5	43,315	703,719		16.2
Oregon	19.4	19.5	20.3	20.9	20.4	29,909	608,014	20.3	30,152	609,507	20.2	30,238	610,648		20.2
Pennsylvania	15.5	15.0	13.8	14.2	14.1	121,918	1,726,809	14.2	123,350	1,730,757	14.0	124,294	1,732,449		13.9
Rhode Island	14.8	10.8	12.8	13.4	13.3	10,687	142,949	13.4	10,749	143,436	13.3	10,704	143,557		13.4
South Carolina	14.9	14.6	16.1	15.2	15.2	52,467	777,507	14.8	52,730	780,882	14.8	53,556	786,879		14.7
South Dakota	13.7	13.4	13.3	13.9	13.9	9,833	137,823	14.0	9,865	138,975	14.1	9,930	139,949		14.1
Tennessee	15.9	16.0	14.8	15.1	15.6	64,019	1,001,967	15.7	64,116	1,007,624	15.7	64,784	1,014,744		15.7
Texas	14.8	15.0	14.7	15.3	15.2	356,877	5,401,341	15.1	359,576	5,433,471	15.1	364,478	5,495,398		15.1
Utah	21.9	22.1	22.8	22.9	22.9	29,212	668,274	22.9	29,753	677,031	22.8	30,256	684,694		22.6
Vermont	12.1	10.9	11.6	10.5	10.8	8,313	88,028	10.6	8,317	87,074	10.5	8,042	86,759		10.8
Virginia	13.2	11.7	17.6	14.2	14.0	85,936	1,291,462	15.0	86,974	1,289,367	14.8	87,147	1,297,012		14.9
Washington	19.7	19.3	19.4	18.8	18.7	60,183	1,110,367	18.4	61,837	1,123,736	18.2	62,212	1,142,073		18.4
West Virginia	13.7	14.1	13.9	14.1	14.1	19,239	272,266	14.2	18,912	267,976	14.2	18,854	263,486		14.0
Wisconsin	14.6	14.6	15.1	14.9	14.6	58,598	860,753	14.7	59,484	859,333	14.4	59,801	855,400		14.3
Wyoming	13.3	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.5	7,335	94,258	12.9	7,327	94,313	12.9	7,391	94,616		12.8
Bureau of Indian     Education	---	---	---	---	---	---	46,330	---	5,585	43,706	7.8	5,263	38,199		7.3
DoDEA2	14.4	11.7	---	---	---	---	71,134	---	---	71,406	---	---	70,419		---
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	19.1	16.6	---	---	---	---	12,620	---	---	12,106	---	---	10,448		---
Guam	16.4	---	17.2	13.2	13.4	2,202	30,112	13.7	2,163	29,719	13.7	2,119	28,812		13.6
Northern Marianas	19.0	19.1	18.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---
Puerto Rico	16.3	13.4	13.0	12.5	12.6	28,039	346,096	12.3	25,424	307,282	12.1	24,840	292,518		11.8
U.S. Virgin Islands	12.9	11.7	10.6	12.5	11.4	1,066	16,139	15.1	1,020	10,718	10.5	976	10,907		11.2

---Not available.

1 Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.

2 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.

NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). The pupil/teacher ratio includes teachers for students with disabilities and other special teachers; these teachers are generally excluded from class size calculations. 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 2019-20; and Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Data Center, Enrollment Data, 2017, 2018, and 2019, retrieved September 3, 2021, from https://www.dodea.edu/datacenter/enrollment.cfm. (This table was prepared September 2021.)