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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 2019 |
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State or jurisdiction | Teachers as a percent of staff | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | |||||||||||||
Fall 2000 | Fall 2005 | Fall 2010 | Fall 2012 | Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 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 | 17 | 18 |
United States | 51.5 | 51.3 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 50.0 | 49.4 | 48.9 | 6,544,767 | 3,169,750 | 48.4 | 6,557,054 | 3,169,762 | 48.3 | 6,683,302 | 3,198,170 | 47.9 |
Alabama | 53.7 | 55.7 | 51.9 | 53.8 | 51.4 | 48.9 | 56.9 | 48.7 | 91,778 | 41,802 | 45.5 | 76,493 | 42,114 | 55.1 | 76,456 | 42,022 | 55.0 |
Alaska | 49.3 | 44.1 | 45.1 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 45.4 | 46.1 | 45.4 | 17,154 | 7,743 | 45.1 | 17,114 | 7,657 | 44.7 | 16,980 | 7,484 | 44.1 |
Arizona | 49.3 | 51.3 | 51.8 | 47.3 | 46.8 | 47.0 | 46.5 | 46.3 | 103,508 | 47,868 | 46.2 | 105,177 | 48,510 | 46.1 | 106,835 | 48,912 | 45.8 |
Arkansas | 50.6 | 46.7 | 47.5 | 47.9 | 49.6 | 47.8 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 73,587 | 35,800 | 48.6 | 76,287 | 38,019 | 49.8 | 77,034 | 38,629 | 50.1 |
California | 54.1 | 53.4 | 49.2 | 48.9 | 47.9 | 46.8 | 45.6 | 45.2 | 604,248 | 271,523 | 44.9 | 613,096 | 271,805 | 44.3 | 613,096 | 271,805 | 44.3 |
Colorado |
50.7 | 49.2 | 47.9 | 47.7 | 48.2 | 47.3 | 46.3 | 46.7 | 113,320 | 52,373 | 46.2 | 115,528 | 53,147 | 46.0 | 117,692 | 53,901 | 45.8 |
Connecticut | 50.0 | 46.9 | 46.1 | 48.1 | 46.1 | 44.7 | 44.6 | 44.1 | 97,989 | 45,081 | 46.0 | 96,103 | 42,828 | 44.6 | 96,886 | 42,386 | 43.7 |
Delaware | 59.2 | 51.7 | 54.2 | 52.7 | 51.4 | 52.0 | 52.4 | 53.7 | 18,398 | 9,399 | 51.1 | 18,955 | 9,624 | 50.8 | 17,133 | 9,747 | 56.9 |
District of Columbia | 46.2 | 44.3 | 52.1 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 48.2 | 48.1 | 50.2 | 14,171 | 6,659 | 47.0 | 15,683 | 7,312 | 46.6 | 16,578 | 7,409 | 44.7 |
Florida | 47.8 | 50.6 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 53.1 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 53.0 | 352,746 | 186,128 | 52.8 | 336,556 | 164,399 | 48.8 | 344,008 | 166,002 | 48.3 |
Georgia |
49.2 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 50.2 | 50.2 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 231,644 | 116,022 | 50.1 | 234,162 | 117,159 | 50.0 | 237,311 | 117,837 | 49.7 |
Hawaii | 59.5 | 53.3 | 52.5 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.1 | 23,141 | 12,033 | 52.0 | 23,177 | 12,132 | 52.3 | 23,336 | 12,221 | 52.4 |
Idaho | 56.2 | 55.8 | 56.4 | 55.3 | 63.0 | 56.9 | 57.6 | 57.7 | 28,860 | 16,592 | 57.5 | 29,357 | 16,745 | 57.0 | 29,943 | 17,207 | 57.5 |
Illinois | 51.1 | 53.2 | 61.6 | 51.5 | 51.1 | 50.6 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 248,682 | 128,204 | 51.6 | 261,629 | 132,423 | 50.6 | 257,248 | 132,815 | 51.6 |
Indiana | 46.7 | 45.5 | 41.9 | 40.5 | 41.4 | 40.5 | 40.2 | 41.5 | 142,014 | 61,018 | 43.0 | 143,563 | 61,155 | 42.6 | 148,730 | 61,712 | 41.5 |
Iowa |
51.1 | 50.9 | 49.8 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 49.0 | 48.7 | 75,694 | 35,553 | 47.0 | 76,348 | 35,618 | 46.7 | 77,460 | 35,737 | 46.1 |
Kansas | 50.9 | 51.3 | 51.1 | 56.5 | 53.0 | 52.9 | 54.6 | 52.6 | 69,442 | 36,387 | 52.4 | 71,519 | 36,724 | 51.3 | 72,548 | 36,603 | 50.5 |
Kentucky | 44.1 | 43.3 | 42.4 | 43.1 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.9 | 43.0 | 98,363 | 42,064 | 42.8 | 97,615 | 41,827 | 42.8 | 98,882 | 42,223 | 42.7 |
Louisiana | 49.3 | 48.2 | 48.2 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 54.3 | 54.3 | 49.8 | 81,650 | 40,281 | 49.3 | 79,742 | 38,913 | 48.8 | 79,255 | 38,589 | 48.7 |
Maine | 49.7 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 46.3 | 45.1 | 46.4 | 42.2 | 41.4 | 35,983 | 14,760 | 41.0 | 36,298 | 15,034 | 41.4 | 36,567 | 14,826 | 40.5 |
Maryland |
54.3 | 51.0 | 50.6 | 51.0 | 50.9 | 50.5 | 51.4 | 50.7 | 118,384 | 60,175 | 50.8 | 119,786 | 60,699 | 50.7 | 121,158 | 61,485 | 50.7 |
Massachusetts | 55.1 | 53.0 | 56.3 | 56.4 | 55.5 | 55.8 | 56.1 | 55.4 | 132,727 | 73,381 | 55.3 | 134,075 | 73,868 | 55.1 | 137,602 | 75,152 | 54.6 |
Michigan | 46.1 | 47.9 | 45.8 | 46.3 | 46.6 | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.0 | 184,986 | 84,473 | 45.7 | 188,753 | 85,015 | 45.0 | 191,891 | 84,838 | 44.2 |
Minnesota | 51.6 | 48.9 | 48.3 | 48.2 | 48.3 | 48.0 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 121,035 | 57,260 | 47.3 | 122,644 | 57,698 | 47.0 | 122,018 | 55,630 | 45.6 |
Mississippi | 47.9 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 47.8 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.2 | 67,521 | 31,625 | 46.8 | 67,299 | 31,963 | 47.5 | 67,226 | 31,578 | 47.0 |
Missouri |
53.2 | 52.1 | 52.0 | 52.2 | 54.0 | 53.0 | 52.5 | 54.5 | 125,779 | 68,496 | 54.5 | 125,331 | 68,498 | 54.7 | 125,333 | 69,145 | 55.2 |
Montana | 53.5 | 52.9 | 53.8 | 54.0 | 49.4 | 50.0 | 48.8 | 49.7 | 21,223 | 10,515 | 49.5 | 21,388 | 10,575 | 49.4 | 21,734 | 10,675 | 49.1 |
Nebraska | 52.6 | 51.9 | 49.1 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 48,012 | 23,771 | 49.5 | 48,649 | 23,912 | 49.2 | 48,202 | 24,028 | 49.8 |
Nevada | 58.6 | 67.2 | 65.4 | 63.3 | 64.5 | 64.2 | 85.9 | 66.1 | 35,848 | 23,709 | 66.1 | 27,004 | 23,240 | 86.1 | 48,718 | 25,509 | 52.4 |
New Hampshire | 51.1 | 48.5 | 46.6 | 47.0 | 46.6 | 46.4 | 46.2 | 46.7 | 31,618 | 14,589 | 46.1 | 32,339 | 14,644 | 45.3 | 32,018 | 14,695 | 45.9 |
New Jersey |
53.4 | 53.2 | 54.4 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 48.9 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 238,785 | 115,496 | 48.4 | 240,766 | 116,189 | 48.3 | 242,254 | 117,060 | 48.3 |
New Mexico | 46.8 | 45.9 | 48.2 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 57.8 | 58.4 | 36,473 | 21,092 | 57.8 | 37,301 | 21,139 | 56.7 | 38,221 | 21,850 | 57.2 |
New York | 49.7 | 58.6 | 51.1 | 55.9 | 57.5 | 57.2 | 55.3 | 54.1 | 425,292 | 213,159 | 50.1 | 399,118 | 212,157 | 53.2 | 426,192 | 217,398 | 51.0 |
North Carolina | 51.5 | 52.5 | 51.0 | 51.4 | 51.6 | 51.9 | 52.1 | 51.9 | 193,798 | 100,401 | 51.8 | 193,980 | 100,220 | 51.7 | 194,618 | 100,777 | 51.8 |
North Dakota | 53.9 | 52.9 | 51.8 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.3 | 18,599 | 9,284 | 49.9 | 18,914 | 9,470 | 50.1 | 19,133 | 9,284 | 48.5 |
Ohio |
53.1 | 49.4 | 45.3 | 43.7 | 42.7 | 42.6 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 323,566 | 98,912 | 30.6 | 328,090 | 101,739 | 31.0 | 340,436 | 105,998 | 31.1 |
Oklahoma | 55.0 | 51.1 | 50.2 | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.0 | 49.4 | 48.8 | 85,021 | 41,597 | 48.9 | 86,709 | 42,448 | 49.0 | 88,901 | 43,315 | 48.7 |
Oregon | 50.0 | 47.0 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 44.7 | 44.2 | 44.1 | 43.7 | 68,520 | 29,909 | 43.7 | 70,802 | 30,152 | 42.6 | 70,069 | 30,238 | 43.2 |
Pennsylvania | 52.2 | 50.9 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 49.6 | 244,015 | 121,918 | 50.0 | 249,287 | 123,350 | 49.5 | 252,559 | 124,294 | 49.2 |
Rhode Island | 60.0 | 58.4 | 60.2 | 58.3 | 56.7 | 60.3 | 54.6 | 52.8 | 20,376 | 10,687 | 52.4 | 20,514 | 10,749 | 52.4 | 20,519 | 10,704 | 52.2 |
South Carolina |
65.7 | 70.9 | 69.0 | 66.3 | 66.5 | 65.3 | 64.3 | 58.2 | 88,410 | 52,467 | 59.3 | 89,964 | 52,730 | 58.6 | 98,587 | 53,556 | 54.3 |
South Dakota | 52.0 | 48.0 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 19,787 | 9,833 | 49.7 | 19,814 | 9,865 | 49.8 | 20,168 | 9,930 | 49.2 |
Tennessee | 52.1 | 52.2 | 51.9 | 52.0 | 52.5 | 51.4 | 51.8 | 50.1 | 131,312 | 64,019 | 48.8 | 133,504 | 64,116 | 48.0 | 135,257 | 64,784 | 47.9 |
Texas | 50.6 | 50.5 | 50.3 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.3 | 49.9 | 713,764 | 356,877 | 50.0 | 722,636 | 359,576 | 49.8 | 738,419 | 364,478 | 49.4 |
Utah | 54.1 | 50.2 | 49.1 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 48.6 | 60,086 | 29,212 | 48.6 | 59,922 | 29,753 | 49.7 | 61,023 | 30,256 | 49.6 |
Vermont |
47.3 | 46.5 | 45.3 | 45.6 | 45.8 | 45.6 | 45.9 | 45.4 | 18,268 | 8,313 | 45.5 | 18,233 | 8,317 | 45.6 | 18,695 | 8,042 | 43.0 |
Virginia | 54.1 | 44.4 | 35.3 | 50.4 | 50.6 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 50.9 | 183,485 | 85,936 | 46.8 | 185,858 | 86,974 | 46.8 | 186,269 | 87,147 | 46.8 |
Washington | 52.3 | 47.0 | 52.0 | 52.4 | 52.1 | 53.3 | 61.1 | 62.1 | 99,520 | 60,183 | 60.5 | 102,940 | 61,837 | 60.1 | 103,507 | 62,212 | 60.1 |
West Virginia | 54.3 | 52.3 | 51.8 | 51.2 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 51.1 | 52.5 | 37,603 | 19,239 | 51.2 | 37,140 | 18,912 | 50.9 | 37,262 | 18,854 | 50.6 |
Wisconsin | 56.3 | 57.0 | 55.5 | 56.6 | 56.6 | 56.6 | 57.5 | 52.2 | 112,001 | 58,598 | 52.3 | 113,362 | 59,484 | 52.5 | 114,709 | 59,801 | 52.1 |
Wyoming | 48.6 | 46.2 | 43.4 | 44.3 | 44.6 | 44.9 | 44.3 | 44.3 | 16,580 | 7,335 | 44.2 | 16,526 | 7,327 | 44.3 | 16,626 | 7,391 | 44.5 |
Bureau of Indian Education |
--- | --- | --- | 42.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 10,690 | 5,585 | 52.2 | 12,142 | 5,263 | 43.3 |
DoDEA1 |
63.7 | 60.8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Other jurisdictions |
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American Samoa | 50.0 | 68.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Guam | 51.5 | 52.2 | 54.5 | 58.4 | 58.4 | 58.0 | 58.1 | 57.9 | 3,852 | 2,202 | 57.2 | 3,773 | 2,163 | 57.3 | 3,755 | 2,119 | 56.4 |
Northern Marianas | 50.2 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 45.9 | 47.6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Puerto Rico | 54.4 | 56.0 | 61.6 | 57.0 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 70.5 | 39,301 | 28,039 | 71.3 | 36,191 | 25,424 | 70.2 | 34,644 | 24,840 | 71.7 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 52.1 | 53.8 | 49.9 | 51.1 | 49.9 | 51.1 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 2,238 | 1,066 | 47.6 | 2,199 | 1,020 | 46.4 | 2,079 | 976 | 46.9 |
---Not available. | |||||||||||||||||
1 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools. | |||||||||||||||||
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. (This table was prepared September 2021.) |