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

[In full-time equivalents]
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
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

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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.)