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.)