Public elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2022

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Table 208.40.Public elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2022
State or jurisdiction	Pupil/teacher ratio						Fall 2020						Fall 2021						Fall 2022
State or jurisdiction	Fall 2000	Fall 2012	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019		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	16.0	16.0	16.0	15.9		3,195,800		49,374,751		15.4		3,214,242		49,433,092		15.4		3,228,895		49,618,464		15.4
Alabama	15.4	14.4	17.8	17.6	17.7		42,336		734,559		17.4		38,835		748,274		19.3		42,022		750,923		17.9
Alaska	16.9	17.1	17.2	17.1	17.6		7,558		129,872		17.2		7,246		129,944		17.9		7,160		130,723		18.3
Arizona	19.8	22.3	23.2	23.5	23.6		49,547		1,111,500		22.4		51,093		1,133,284		22.2		49,566		1,132,223		22.8
Arkansas	14.1	14.2	13.9	13.0	12.9		38,543		486,305		12.6		38,846		489,565		12.6		38,815		493,130		12.7
California	20.6	23.7	23.2	23.1	23.0	¹	269,850		6,064,504		22.5		271,483	²	5,959,858	¹	22.0	^1,2	271,586	²	5,930,473	¹	21.8	^1,2

Colorado	17.3	17.7	17.4	17.2	16.9		54,319		883,199		16.3		53,903		880,597		16.3		53,553		870,871		16.3
Connecticut	13.7	12.5	11.8	12.3	12.4		42,580		509,058		12.0		41,686		509,748		12.2		44,007		513,513		11.7
Delaware	15.4	13.9	14.5	14.4	14.4		9,850		138,092		14.0		9,965		139,935		14.0		9,991		141,465		14.2
District of Columbia	13.9	12.9	13.1	12.1	12.1		7,678		89,883		11.7		7,828		88,908		11.4		8,052		91,001		11.3
Florida	18.4	15.2	15.2	17.3	17.2		161,413		2,791,707		17.3		159,866		2,833,186		17.7		156,787		2,870,527		18.3

Georgia	15.9	15.6	15.2	15.1	15.0		118,059		1,730,015		14.7		119,831		1,740,875		14.5		121,301		1,750,972		14.4
Hawaii	16.9	15.9	15.0	14.9	14.8		12,145		176,441		14.5		12,026		173,178		14.4		11,984		170,209		14.2
Idaho	17.9	19.6	18.2	18.5	18.1		17,582		307,581		17.5		17,935		314,258		17.5		18,121		317,555		17.5
Illinois	16.1	15.3	15.6	15.0	14.6		133,054	³	1,886,137		14.2	³	139,378		1,868,482		13.4		135,363		1,852,242		13.7
Indiana	16.7	17.4	17.3	17.3	17.0		65,758		1,033,964		15.7		66,414		1,036,625		15.6		65,597		1,036,108		15.8

Iowa	14.3	14.2	14.4	14.5	14.5		36,048		506,656		14.1		36,059		510,661		14.2		36,138		511,297		14.1
Kansas	14.4	11.9	13.7	13.6	13.6		38,007		481,750		12.7		38,353		485,424		12.7		37,885		487,978		12.9
Kentucky	16.8	16.0	16.2	16.2	16.4		42,458		658,809		15.5		43,380		654,239		15.1		43,023		660,029		15.3
Louisiana	14.9	15.3	17.8	18.3	18.4		38,369		693,150		18.1		38,773		683,216		17.6		41,110		718,145		17.5
Maine	12.5	12.2	12.2	12.0	12.2		15,143		172,455		11.4		15,418		173,215		11.2		15,192		173,853		11.4

Maryland	16.3	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8		62,276		882,527		14.2		62,443		881,461		14.1		62,236		889,960		14.3
Massachusetts	14.5	13.5	13.1	13.0	12.8		75,147		921,712		12.3		76,329		921,180		12.1		76,978		923,349		12.0
Michigan	17.7	18.1	18.0	17.7	17.6		84,317		1,434,137		17.0		86,258		1,440,090		16.7		85,880		1,433,914		16.7
Minnesota	16.0	15.8	15.5	15.4	16.1		54,535		872,083		16.0		55,662		870,506		15.6		56,124		870,019		15.5
Mississippi	16.1	15.1	15.1	14.7	14.8		31,480		442,627		14.1		31,686		442,000		13.9		33,768		440,285		13.0

Missouri	14.1	13.9	13.4	13.3	13.2		68,924		882,477		12.8		69,569		888,823		12.8		69,838		892,246		12.8
Montana	14.9	14.0	14.2	14.1	14.0		10,942		146,252		13.4		11,042		150,195		13.6		11,036		150,733		13.7
Nebraska	13.6	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.7		23,943		324,697		13.6		24,230		327,564		13.5		23,911		329,234		13.8
Nevada	18.6	21.5	20.5	21.2	19.5		23,746		482,348		20.3		23,827	³	486,648		20.4	³	23,076		484,192		21.0
New Hampshire	14.5	12.7	12.3	12.2	12.1		14,800		169,027		11.4		14,626		170,005		11.6		14,731		168,909		11.5

New Jersey	13.3	12.4	12.2	12.0	12.1		116,530		1,373,960		11.8		117,127		1,372,381		11.7		117,661		1,383,830		11.8
New Mexico	15.2	15.2	15.9	15.8	15.2		21,577		316,840		14.7		21,475		316,785		14.8		21,572		315,023		14.6
New York	13.9	13.1	12.8	12.7	12.4		213,537		2,606,748		12.2		215,092		2,548,490		11.8		215,761		2,532,888		11.7
North Carolina	15.5	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.5		101,057		1,513,677		15.0		102,034		1,525,223		14.9		99,980		1,541,722		15.4
North Dakota	13.4	11.7	12.1	12.0	12.5		9,473		114,955		12.1		9,531		116,864		12.3		9,581		118,513		12.4

Ohio	15.5	16.3	17.2	16.7	15.9		101,148		1,645,412		16.3		99,442		1,683,612		16.9		102,323		1,680,639		16.4
Oklahoma	15.1	16.1	16.7	16.5	16.2		43,110		694,113		16.1		43,090		698,696		16.2		42,124		701,301		16.6
Oregon	19.4	22.2	20.3	20.2	20.2		30,786		578,723	¹	18.8	¹	31,629		576,201	¹	18.2	¹	30,906		577,335	¹	18.7	¹
Pennsylvania	15.5	14.3	14.2	14.0	13.9		125,028		1,704,396		13.6		126,344		1,695,092		13.4		127,037		1,693,347		13.3
Rhode Island	14.8	14.4	13.4	13.3	13.4		10,669		139,184		13.0		10,774		138,566		12.9		10,786		137,449		12.7

South Carolina	14.9	15.3	14.8	14.8	14.7		53,703		766,819		14.3		55,489		780,878		14.1		55,947		789,231		14.1
South Dakota	13.7	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1		10,020		139,566		13.9		10,216		141,307		13.8		10,261		141,888		13.8
Tennessee	15.9	15.0	15.7	15.7	15.7		64,667		985,207		15.2		64,747		996,709		15.4		65,781		1,006,752		15.3
Texas	14.8	15.5	15.1	15.1	15.1		370,719		5,372,806		14.5		371,002		5,428,613		14.6		373,332		5,519,599		14.8
Utah	21.9	23.0	22.9	22.8	22.6		30,275	³	680,659		22.5	³	30,860		690,934		22.4		31,164	³	691,906		22.2	³

Vermont	12.1	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.8		7,989		82,401		10.3		7,965		83,975		10.5		7,934		83,654		10.5
Virginia	13.2	14.2	15.0	14.8	14.9		87,049		1,251,639		14.4		86,917		1,249,815		14.4		92,651		1,260,351		13.6
Washington	19.7	19.6	18.4	18.2	18.4		61,810		1,087,354		17.6		60,147		1,081,835		18.0		63,272		1,090,227		17.2
West Virginia	13.7	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.0		18,630		253,930		13.6		18,724		252,720		13.5		18,670		251,224		13.5
Wisconsin	14.6	15.2	14.7	14.4	14.3		60,092		830,066		13.8		60,337		829,359		13.7		60,011		823,040		13.7
Wyoming	13.3	12.5	12.9	12.9	12.8		7,522		92,772		12.3		7,308		93,093		12.7		7,312		92,467		12.6

Bureau of Indian Education	---	---	---	7.8	7.3		4,026		34,724		8.6		4,638		32,457		7.0		2,948		36,692		12.4

DoDEA⁴	14.4	---	---	---	---		---		66,136		---		---		66,955		---		---		61,928		---

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	19.1	---	---	---	---		---		10,246		---		---		---		---		---		---		---
Guam	16.4	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.6		1,813		27,497		15.2		1,767		28,402		16.1		---		---		---
Northern Marianas	19.0	26.0	---	---	---		---		---		---		507		9,491		18.7		533		9,370		17.6
Puerto Rico	16.3	14.0	12.3	12.1	11.8		23,109		276,413		12.0		23,348		259,535		11.1		24,096		250,668		10.4
U.S. Virgin Islands	12.9	13.5	15.1	10.5	11.2		929		10,993		11.8		916		10,234		11.2		888		10,166		11.4
---Not available.
¹Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.
²Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten teacher counts.
³Includes imputations for nonreported all teacher counts.
⁴DoDEA = 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 education 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," selected years, 2000-01 through 2022-23. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Data Center, Enrollment Data, fall 2020 through fall 2022, retrieved December 12, 2023, from https://www.dodea.edu/education/research-accountability-and-evaluation/enrollment-management. (This table was prepared January 2024.)

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