Staff, teachers, and teachers as a percentage of staff in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2012 through fall 2022

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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: Fall 2012 through fall 2022
[In full-time equivalents]
State or jurisdiction	Teachers as a percent of staff								Fall 2020						Fall 2021						Fall 2022
State or jurisdiction	Fall 2012	Fall 2013	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	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	50.3	50.3	50.0	49.4	48.9	48.4	48.3	47.9	6,618,270		3,195,800		48.3		6,633,741		3,214,242		48.5		6,795,470		3,228,895		47.5
Alabama	53.8	51.4	48.9	56.9	48.7	45.5	55.1	55.0	76,940		42,336		55.0		74,495		38,835		52.1		78,284		42,022		53.7
Alaska	44.9	46.1	45.4	46.1	45.4	45.1	44.7	44.1	17,051		7,558		44.3		16,659		7,246		43.5		16,670		7,160		43.0
Arizona	47.3	46.8	47.0	46.5	46.3	46.2	46.1	45.8	105,135		49,547		47.1		111,166		51,093		46.0		108,783		49,566		45.6
Arkansas	47.9	49.6	47.8	48.6	48.5	48.6	49.8	50.1	75,927		38,543		50.8		79,761		38,846		48.7		80,963		38,815		47.9
California	48.9	47.9	46.8	45.6	45.2	44.9	44.3	44.3	613,321		269,850		44.0		616,447	¹	271,483	¹	44.0	¹	616,277	¹	271,586	¹	44.1	¹

Colorado	47.7	48.2	47.3	46.3	46.7	46.2	46.0	45.8	115,896		54,319		46.9		116,477		53,903		46.3		117,873		53,553		45.4
Connecticut	48.1	46.1	44.7	44.6	44.1	46.0	44.6	43.7	97,983		42,580		43.5		96,791		41,686		43.1		101,240		44,007		43.5
Delaware	52.7	51.4	52.0	52.4	53.7	51.1	50.8	56.9	17,288		9,850		57.0		17,977		9,965		55.4		18,529		9,991		53.9
District of Columbia	47.5	52.5	48.2	48.1	50.2	47.0	46.6	44.7	15,776		7,678		48.7		16,631		7,828		47.1		17,468		8,052		46.1
Florida	52.7	53.1	52.8	52.8	53.0	52.8	48.8	48.3	334,397		161,413		48.3		331,370		159,866		48.2		332,653		156,787		47.1

Georgia	49.6	50.2	50.2	50.4	50.2	50.1	50.0	49.7	234,815		118,059		50.3		238,141		119,831		50.3		243,343		121,301		49.8
Hawaii	52.2	52.5	52.0	52.0	52.1	52.0	52.3	52.4	23,259		12,145		52.2		22,931		12,026		52.4		22,894		11,984		52.3
Idaho	55.3	63.0	56.9	57.6	57.7	57.5	57.0	57.5	29,882		17,582		58.8		30,519		17,935		58.8		31,172		18,121		58.1
Illinois	51.5	51.1	50.6	49.9	49.7	51.6	50.6	51.6	255,414	²	133,054	²	52.1	²	269,353		139,378		51.7		265,706		135,363		50.9
Indiana	40.5	41.4	40.5	40.2	41.5	43.0	42.6	41.5	146,767		65,758		44.8		145,174		66,414		45.7		142,889		65,597		45.9

Iowa	49.3	49.5	49.5	49.0	48.7	47.0	46.7	46.1	77,510		36,048		46.5		77,343		36,059		46.6		77,407		36,138		46.7
Kansas	56.5	53.0	52.9	54.6	52.6	52.4	51.3	50.5	73,451		38,007		51.7		74,899		38,353		51.2		74,600		37,885		50.8
Kentucky	43.1	42.8	42.8	42.9	43.0	42.8	42.8	42.7	97,426		42,458		43.6		98,627		43,380		44.0		98,580		43,023		43.6
Louisiana	48.6	48.5	54.3	54.3	49.8	49.3	48.8	48.7	78,662		38,369		48.8		79,193		38,773		49.0		82,641		41,110		49.7
Maine	46.3	45.1	46.4	42.2	41.4	41.0	41.4	40.5	36,594		15,143		41.4		37,330		15,418		41.3		36,997		15,192		41.1

Maryland	51.0	50.9	50.5	51.4	50.7	50.8	50.7	50.7	122,261		62,276		50.9		123,010		62,443		50.8		124,961		62,236		49.8
Massachusetts	56.4	55.5	55.8	56.1	55.4	55.3	55.1	54.6	136,350		75,147		55.1		140,801		76,329		54.2		144,719		76,978		53.2
Michigan	46.3	46.6	46.3	46.4	46.0	45.7	45.0	44.2	187,360		84,317		45.0		192,394		86,258		44.8		197,233		85,880		43.5
Minnesota	48.2	48.3	48.0	47.8	47.8	47.3	47.0	45.6	119,323		54,535		45.7		121,030		55,662		46.0		122,702		56,124		45.7
Mississippi	47.8	47.3	47.5	47.5	47.2	46.8	47.5	47.0	66,058		31,480		47.7		66,928		31,686		47.3		68,992		33,768		48.9

Missouri	52.2	54.0	53.0	52.5	54.5	54.5	54.7	55.2	127,265		68,924		54.2		126,020		69,569		55.2		125,838		69,838		55.5
Montana	54.0	49.4	50.0	48.8	49.7	49.5	49.4	49.1	22,027		10,942		49.7		22,302		11,042		49.5		22,017		11,036		50.1
Nebraska	48.7	48.8	49.0	49.3	49.2	49.5	49.2	49.8	49,010		23,943		48.9		49,407		24,230		49.0		48,504		23,911		49.3
Nevada	63.3	64.5	64.2	85.9	66.1	66.1	86.1	52.4	47,107		23,746		50.4		47,494	²	23,827	²	50.2	²	47,824		23,076		48.3
New Hampshire	47.0	46.6	46.4	46.2	46.7	46.1	45.3	45.9	32,056		14,800		46.2		31,062		14,626		47.1		31,198		14,731		47.2

New Jersey	49.7	49.6	48.9	48.6	48.7	48.4	48.3	48.3	238,614		116,530		48.8		238,901		117,127		49.0		244,531		117,661		48.1
New Mexico	48.0	47.9	47.8	57.8	58.4	57.8	56.7	57.2	37,344		21,577		57.8		37,363		21,475		57.5		38,218		21,572		56.4
New York	55.9	57.5	57.2	55.3	54.1	50.1	53.2	51.0	416,714		213,537		51.2		424,879		215,092		50.6		431,551		215,761		50.0
North Carolina	51.4	51.6	51.9	52.1	51.9	51.8	51.7	51.8	190,726		101,057		53.0		194,532		102,034		52.5		195,127		99,980		51.2
North Dakota	51.9	51.7	51.4	51.1	50.3	49.9	50.1	48.5	19,481		9,473		48.6		19,803		9,531		48.1		19,972		9,581		48.0

Ohio	43.7	42.7	42.6	31.5	31.5	30.6	31.0	31.1	320,878		101,148		31.5		310,049		99,442		32.1		311,505		102,323		32.8
Oklahoma	49.5	49.3	49.0	49.4	48.8	48.9	49.0	48.7	87,840		43,110		49.1		89,089		43,090		48.4		88,939		42,124		47.4
Oregon	44.2	44.7	44.2	44.1	43.7	43.7	42.6	43.2	70,065		30,786		43.9		73,569		31,629		43.0		76,889		30,906		40.2
Pennsylvania	48.8	49.9	50.2	50.0	49.6	50.0	49.5	49.2	250,033		125,028		50.0		250,848		126,344		50.4		251,377		127,037		50.5
Rhode Island	58.3	56.7	60.3	54.6	52.8	52.4	52.4	52.2	20,342		10,669		52.4		20,731		10,774		52.0		20,868		10,786		51.7

South Carolina	66.3	66.5	65.3	64.3	58.2	59.3	58.6	54.3	100,166		53,703		53.6		115,809		55,489		47.9		118,839		55,947		47.1
South Dakota	48.8	49.5	49.8	49.3	49.5	49.7	49.8	49.2	20,184		10,020		49.6		20,662		10,216		49.4		20,942		10,261		49.0
Tennessee	52.0	52.5	51.4	51.8	50.1	48.8	48.0	47.9	131,079		64,667		49.3		131,229		64,747		49.3		130,887		65,781		50.3
Texas	50.8	50.8	50.7	50.3	49.9	50.0	49.8	49.4	749,125		370,719		49.5		755,801		371,002		49.1		768,028		373,332		48.6
Utah	49.5	49.6	49.5	50.5	48.6	48.6	49.7	49.6	60,356	²	30,275	²	50.2	²	61,788	³	30,860		49.9	³	63,974	²	31,164	²	48.7	²

Vermont	45.6	45.8	45.6	45.9	45.4	45.5	45.6	43.0	18,545		7,989		43.1		18,879		7,965		42.2		18,978		7,934		41.8
Virginia	50.4	50.6	50.6	50.5	50.9	46.8	46.8	46.8	185,837		87,049		46.8		135,921		86,917		63.9		200,811		92,651		46.1
Washington	52.4	52.1	53.3	61.1	62.1	60.5	60.1	60.1	100,973		61,810		61.2		92,003		60,147		65.4		124,332		63,272		50.9
West Virginia	51.2	51.1	51.0	51.1	52.5	51.2	50.9	50.6	36,911		18,630		50.5		37,649		18,724		49.7		37,925		18,670		49.2
Wisconsin	56.6	56.6	56.6	57.5	52.2	52.3	52.5	52.1	113,940		60,092		52.7		115,960		60,337		52.0		116,198		60,011		51.6
Wyoming	44.3	44.6	44.9	44.3	44.3	44.2	44.3	44.5	16,808		7,522		44.8		16,542		7,308		44.2		16,620		7,312		44.0

Bureau of Indian Education	42.9	---	---	---	---	---	52.2	43.3	11,901		4,026		33.8		11,285		4,638		41.1		8,220		2,948		35.9

DoDEA⁴	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---
Guam	58.4	58.4	58.0	58.1	57.9	57.2	57.3	56.4	3,618		1,813		50.1		3,513		1,767		50.3		---		---		---
Northern Marianas	45.9	47.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		---		1,113		507		45.6		1,329		533		40.1
Puerto Rico	57.0	61.4	62.2	62.3	70.5	71.3	70.2	71.7	38,079		23,109		60.7		39,964		23,348		58.4		41,237		24,096		58.4
U.S. Virgin Islands	51.1	49.9	51.1	48.4	48.5	47.6	46.4	46.9	2,001		929		46.4		1,968		916		46.5		2,035		888		43.6
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¹Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten teacher counts.
²Includes imputations for nonreported all staff and teacher counts.
³Includes imputations for nonreported staff counts for selected staff categories.
⁴DoDEA = 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," 2012-13 through 2022-23. (This table was prepared January 2024.)

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