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Table 213.50. Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2019
State or jurisdiction Pupil/staff ratio Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019
Fall 2000 Fall 2005 Fall 2010 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Staff Enrollment Pupil/ staff ratio Staff Enrollment Pupil/ staff ratio Staff Enrollment Pupil/ staff ratio
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
United States 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 6,544,767 50,685,567 7.7 6,557,054 50,694,061 7.7 6,683,302 50,796,445   7.6
Alabama 8.2 7.1 7.9 7.7 8.1 8.5 10.4 8.5 91,778 742,444 8.1 76,493 739,716 9.7 76,456 744,235   9.7
Alaska 8.3 7.4 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.7 17,154 132,872 7.7 17,114 130,963 7.7 16,980 132,017   7.8
Arizona 9.7 10.9 11.1 10.6 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.8 103,508 1,110,851 10.7 105,177 1,141,511 10.9 106,835 1,152,586   10.8
Arkansas 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.0 6.6 6.7 6.7 73,587 496,085 6.7 76,287 495,291 6.5 77,034 496,927   6.5
California 11.1 11.1 11.9 11.6 11.7 11.0 10.9 10.5 604,248 6,304,266 10.4 613,096 6,272,734 10.2 613,096 6,249,005 1 10.2

Colorado
8.7 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.0 8.1 113,320 910,280 8.0 115,528 911,536 7.9 117,692 913,223   7.8
Connecticut 6.8 6.8 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 97,989 531,288 5.4 96,103 526,634 5.5 96,886 523,690   5.4
Delaware 9.1 7.8 7.9 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.9 7.9 18,398 136,293 7.4 18,955 138,405 7.3 17,133 139,930   8.2
District of Columbia 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.9 5.9 6.0 6.4 14,171 87,315 6.2 15,683 88,493 5.6 16,578 89,878   5.4
Florida 8.8 8.5 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 352,746 2,832,424 8.0 336,556 2,846,444 8.5 344,008 2,858,461   8.3

Georgia
7.8 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.7 231,644 1,768,642 7.6 234,162 1,767,202 7.5 237,311 1,769,657   7.5
Hawaii 10.0 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.0 23,141 180,837 7.8 23,177 181,278 7.8 23,336 181,088   7.8
Idaho 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.8 12.5 10.6 10.8 10.6 28,860 301,186 10.4 29,357 310,522 10.6 29,943 311,096   10.4
Illinois 8.2 8.4 9.7 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 248,682 2,005,153 8.1 261,629 1,982,327 7.6 257,248 1,943,117   7.6
Indiana 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.2 142,014 1,054,187 7.4 143,563 1,055,706 7.4 148,730 1,051,411   7.1

Iowa
7.3 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 75,694 511,850 6.8 76,348 514,833 6.7 77,460 517,324   6.7
Kansas 7.3 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.9 7.0 6.8 7.2 69,442 497,088 7.2 71,519 497,733 7.0 72,548 497,963   6.9
Kentucky 7.4 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.0 7.0 98,363 680,978 6.9 97,615 677,821 6.9 98,882 691,996   7.0
Louisiana 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.4 7.4 8.4 6.7 7.4 81,650 715,135 8.8 79,742 711,783 8.9 79,255 710,439   9.0
Maine 6.2 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.2 5.1 35,983 180,473 5.0 36,298 180,461 5.0 36,567 180,291   4.9

Maryland
8.8 7.7 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.5 118,384 893,684 7.5 119,786 896,827 7.5 121,158 909,404   7.5
Massachusetts 8.0 7.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.4 132,727 964,791 7.3 134,075 962,297 7.2 137,602 959,394   7.0
Michigan 8.2 8.5 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.4 184,986 1,516,398 8.2 188,753 1,504,194 8.0 191,891 1,495,925   7.8
Minnesota 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 121,035 884,944 7.3 122,644 889,304 7.3 122,018 893,203   7.3
Mississippi 7.7 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 67,521 478,321 7.1 67,299 471,298 7.0 67,226 466,002   6.9

Missouri
7.5 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.3 125,779 915,472 7.3 125,331 913,441 7.3 125,333 910,466   7.3
Montana 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.6 6.9 7.1 6.8 6.9 21,223 149,474 7.0 21,388 148,844 7.0 21,734 149,917   6.9
Nebraska 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 48,012 323,766 6.7 48,649 326,392 6.7 48,202 330,018   6.8
Nevada 10.9 12.7 13.1 13.6 13.3 13.6 17.7 13.2 35,848 485,785 13.6 27,004 492,640 18.2 48,718 496,934   10.2
New Hampshire 7.4 6.4 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 31,618 179,433 5.7 32,339 178,515 5.5 32,018 177,351   5.5

New Jersey
7.1 6.6 6.9 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 238,785 1,408,102 5.9 240,766 1,400,069 5.8 242,254 1,411,917   5.8
New Mexico 7.1 6.8 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.9 9.2 36,473 334,345 9.2 37,301 333,537 8.9 38,221 331,206   8.7
New York 6.9 7.5 6.6 7.3 7.6 7.7 7.3 7.1 425,292 2,724,663 6.4 399,118 2,700,833 6.8 426,192 2,692,589   6.3
North Carolina 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.0 193,798 1,553,513 8.0 193,980 1,552,497 8.0 194,618 1,560,350   8.0
North Dakota 7.2 6.5 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 18,599 111,920 6.0 18,914 113,845 6.0 19,133 116,185   6.1

Ohio
8.2 7.7 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.9 5.3 5.3 323,566 1,704,399 5.3 328,090 1,695,762 5.2 340,436 1,689,867   5.0
Oklahoma 8.3 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.2 85,021 695,092 8.2 86,709 698,891 8.1 88,901 703,719   7.9
Oregon 9.7 9.2 9.0 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.2 8.9 68,520 608,014 8.9 70,802 609,507 8.6 70,069 610,648   8.7
Pennsylvania 8.1 7.6 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 244,015 1,726,809 7.1 249,287 1,730,757 6.9 252,559 1,732,449   6.9
Rhode Island 8.9 6.3 7.7 8.4 8.2 9.0 7.3 7.0 20,376 142,949 7.0 20,514 143,436 7.0 20,519 143,557   7.0

South Carolina
9.8 10.3 11.1 10.2 10.3 10.0 9.8 8.8 88,410 777,507 8.8 89,964 780,882 8.7 98,587 786,879   8.0
South Dakota 7.1 6.4 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 19,787 137,823 7.0 19,814 138,975 7.0 20,168 139,949   6.9
Tennessee 8.3 8.4 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 131,312 1,001,967 7.6 133,504 1,007,624 7.5 135,257 1,014,744   7.5
Texas 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.6 713,764 5,401,341 7.6 722,636 5,433,471 7.5 738,419 5,495,398   7.4
Utah 11.8 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.1 60,086 668,274 11.1 59,922 677,031 11.3 61,023 684,694   11.2

Vermont
5.7 5.1 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 18,268 88,028 4.8 18,233 87,074 4.8 18,695 86,759   4.6
Virginia 7.1 5.2 6.2 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.1 183,485 1,291,462 7.0 185,858 1,289,367 6.9 186,269 1,297,012   7.0
Washington 10.3 9.1 10.1 10.3 10.1 9.6 11.5 11.6 99,520 1,110,367 11.2 102,940 1,123,736 10.9 103,507 1,142,073   11.0
West Virginia 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.4 37,603 272,266 7.2 37,140 267,976 7.2 37,262 263,486   7.1
Wisconsin 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.6 7.6 112,001 860,753 7.7 113,362 859,333 7.6 114,709 855,400   7.5
Wyoming 6.4 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 16,580 94,258 5.7 16,526 94,313 5.7 16,626 94,616   5.7

Bureau of Indian
    Education
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 46,330 --- 10,690 43,706 4.1 12,142 38,199   3.1

DoDEA2
9.1 8.3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 71,134 --- --- 71,406 --- --- 70,419   ---

Other jurisdictions
                                   
American Samoa 9.6 11.4 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12,620 --- --- 12,106 --- --- 10,448   ---
Guam 8.5 9.0 9.3 7.9 8.5 7.9 7.7 7.8 3,852 30,112 7.8 3,773 29,719 7.9 3,755 28,812   7.7
Northern Marianas 9.6 9.5 9.1 11.9 12.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---   ---
Puerto Rico 8.9 7.5 8.0 8.0 7.8 8.2 7.8 8.9 39,301 346,096 8.8 36,191 307,282 8.5 34,644 292,518   8.4
U.S. Virgin Islands 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.6 2,238 16,139 7.2 2,199 10,718 4.9 2,079 10,907   5.2
---Not available.        
1 Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.
2 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
NOTE: Staff reported in full-time equivalents.
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 27, 2021, from https://www.dodea.edu/datacenter/enrollment.cfm. (This table was prepared September 2021.)

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