Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2012 through fall 2022

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Table 213.50.Staff, enrollment, and pupil/staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2012 through fall 2022
State or jurisdiction	Pupil/staff ratio									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		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	8.1	8.1	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.6		6,618,270		49,374,751		7.5		6,633,741		49,433,092		7.5		6,795,470		49,618,464		7.3
Alabama	7.7	8.1	8.5	10.4	8.5	8.1	9.7	9.7		76,940		734,559		9.5		74,495		748,274		10.0		78,284		750,923		9.6
Alaska	7.7	7.6	7.7	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8		17,051		129,872		7.6		16,659		129,944		7.8		16,670		130,723		7.8
Arizona	10.6	10.7	10.9	10.7	10.8	10.7	10.9	10.8		105,135		1,111,500		10.6		111,166		1,133,284		10.2		108,783		1,132,223		10.4
Arkansas	6.8	7.0	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.5	6.5		75,927		486,305		6.4		79,761		489,565		6.1		80,963		493,130		6.1
California	11.6	11.7	11.0	10.9	10.5	10.4	10.2	10.2	¹	613,321		6,064,504		9.9		616,447	²	5,959,858	¹	9.7	^1,2	616,277	²	5,930,473	¹	9.6	^1,2

Colorado	8.4	8.4	8.2	8.0	8.1	8.0	7.9	7.8		115,896		883,199		7.6		116,477		880,597		7.6		117,873		870,871		7.4
Connecticut	6.0	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.4	5.5	5.4		97,983		509,058		5.2		96,791		509,748		5.3		101,240		513,513		5.1
Delaware	7.4	7.2	7.2	7.9	7.9	7.4	7.3	8.2		17,288		138,092		8.0		17,977		139,935		7.8		18,529		141,465		7.6
District of Columbia	6.1	6.9	5.9	6.0	6.4	6.2	5.6	5.4		15,776		89,883		5.7		16,631		88,908		5.3		17,468		91,001		5.2
Florida	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.0	8.0	8.5	8.3		334,397		2,791,707		8.3		331,370		2,833,186		8.5		332,653		2,870,527		8.6

Georgia	7.7	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.7	7.6	7.5	7.5		234,815		1,730,015		7.4		238,141		1,740,875		7.3		243,343		1,750,972		7.2
Hawaii	8.3	8.3	8.1	8.1	8.0	7.8	7.8	7.8		23,259		176,441		7.6		22,931		173,178		7.6		22,894		170,209		7.4
Idaho	10.8	12.5	10.6	10.8	10.6	10.4	10.6	10.4		29,882		307,581		10.3		30,519		314,258		10.3		31,172		317,555		10.2
Illinois	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	8.1	7.6	7.6		255,414	³	1,886,137		7.4	³	269,353		1,868,482		6.9		265,706		1,852,242		7.0
Indiana	7.0	7.3	7.5	7.3	7.2	7.4	7.4	7.1		146,767		1,033,964		7.0		145,174		1,036,625		7.1		142,889		1,036,108		7.3

Iowa	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.8	6.7	6.7		77,510		506,656		6.5		77,343		510,661		6.6		77,407		511,297		6.6
Kansas	6.7	6.9	7.0	6.8	7.2	7.2	7.0	6.9		73,451		481,750		6.6		74,899		485,424		6.5		74,600		487,978		6.5
Kentucky	6.9	6.9	7.1	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	7.0		97,426		658,809		6.8		98,627		654,239		6.6		98,580		660,029		6.7
Louisiana	7.4	7.4	8.4	6.7	7.4	8.8	8.9	9.0		78,662		693,150		8.8		79,193		683,216		8.6		82,641		718,145		8.7
Maine	5.7	5.4	5.7	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9		36,594		172,455		4.7		37,330		173,215		4.6		36,997		173,853		4.7

Maryland	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5		122,261		882,527		7.2		123,010		881,461		7.2		124,961		889,960		7.1
Massachusetts	7.6	7.5	7.4	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.2	7.0		136,350		921,712		6.8		140,801		921,180		6.5		144,719		923,349		6.4
Michigan	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.4	8.2	8.0	7.8		187,360		1,434,137		7.7		192,394		1,440,090		7.5		197,233		1,433,914		7.3
Minnesota	7.6	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3		119,323		872,083		7.3		121,030		870,506		7.2		122,702		870,019		7.1
Mississippi	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.0	6.9		66,058		442,627		6.7		66,928		442,000		6.6		68,992		440,285		6.4

Missouri	7.2	7.4	7.2	7.1	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3		127,265		882,477		6.9		126,020		888,823		7.1		125,838		892,246		7.1
Montana	7.6	6.9	7.1	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.0	6.9		22,027		146,252		6.6		22,302		150,195		6.7		22,017		150,733		6.8
Nebraska	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8		49,010		324,697		6.6		49,407		327,564		6.6		48,504		329,234		6.8
Nevada	13.6	13.3	13.6	17.7	13.2	13.6	18.2	10.2		47,107		482,348		10.2		47,494	³	486,648		10.2	³	47,824		484,192		10.1
New Hampshire	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.5		32,056		169,027		5.3		31,062		170,005		5.5		31,198		168,909		5.4

New Jersey	6.1	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8		238,614		1,373,960		5.8		238,901		1,372,381		5.7		244,531		1,383,830		5.7
New Mexico	7.3	7.3	7.3	8.9	9.2	9.2	8.9	8.7		37,344		316,840		8.5		37,363		316,785		8.5		38,218		315,023		8.2
New York	7.3	7.6	7.7	7.3	7.1	6.4	6.8	6.3		416,714		2,606,748		6.3		424,879		2,548,490		6.0		431,551		2,532,888		5.9
North Carolina	7.9	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0		190,726		1,513,677		7.9		194,532		1,525,223		7.8		195,127		1,541,722		7.9
North Dakota	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1		19,481		114,955		5.9		19,803		116,864		5.9		19,972		118,513		5.9

Ohio	7.1	6.9	6.9	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.0		320,878		1,645,412		5.1		310,049		1,683,612		5.4		311,505		1,680,639		5.4
Oklahoma	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.1	7.9		87,840		694,113		7.9		89,089		698,696		7.8		88,939		701,301		7.9
Oregon	9.8	9.9	9.6	9.2	8.9	8.9	8.6	8.7		70,065		578,723	¹	8.3	¹	73,569		576,201	¹	7.8	¹	76,889		577,335	¹	7.5	¹
Pennsylvania	7.0	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.0	7.1	6.9	6.9		250,033		1,704,396		6.8		250,848		1,695,092		6.8		251,377		1,693,347		6.7
Rhode Island	8.4	8.2	9.0	7.3	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0		20,342		139,184		6.8		20,731		138,566		6.7		20,868		137,449		6.6

South Carolina	10.2	10.3	10.0	9.8	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.0		100,166		766,819		7.7		115,809		780,878		6.7		118,839		789,231		6.6
South Dakota	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	6.9		20,184		139,566		6.9		20,662		141,307		6.8		20,942		141,888		6.8
Tennessee	7.8	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.6	7.5	7.5		131,079		985,207		7.5		131,229		996,709		7.6		130,887		1,006,752		7.7
Texas	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.4		749,125		5,372,806		7.2		755,801		5,428,613		7.2		768,028		5,519,599		7.2
Utah	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.1	11.1	11.3	11.2		60,356	³	680,659		11.3	³	61,788	⁴	690,934		11.2	⁴	63,974	³	691,906		10.8	³

Vermont	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.6		18,545		82,401		4.4		18,879		83,975		4.4		18,978		83,654		4.4
Virginia	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.0	6.9	7.0		185,837		1,251,639		6.7		135,921		1,249,815		9.2		200,811		1,260,351		6.3
Washington	10.3	10.1	9.6	11.5	11.6	11.2	10.9	11.0		100,973		1,087,354		10.8		92,003		1,081,835		11.8		124,332		1,090,227		8.8
West Virginia	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.2	7.4	7.2	7.2	7.1		36,911		253,930		6.9		37,649		252,720		6.7		37,925		251,224		6.6
Wisconsin	8.6	8.5	8.4	8.6	7.6	7.7	7.6	7.5		113,940		830,066		7.3		115,960		829,359		7.2		116,198		823,040		7.1
Wyoming	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7		16,808		92,772		5.5		16,542		93,093		5.6		16,620		92,467		5.6

Bureau of Indian Education	---	---	---	---	---	---	4.1	3.1		11,901		34,724		2.9		11,285		32,457		2.9		8,220		36,692		4.5

DoDEA⁵	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		66,136		---		---		66,955		---		---		61,928		---

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		10,246		---		---		---		---		---		---		---
Guam	7.9	8.5	7.9	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.7		3,618		27,497		7.6		3,513		28,402		8.1		---		---		---
Northern Marianas	11.9	12.1	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		---		---		1,113		9,491		8.5		1,329		9,370		7.1
Puerto Rico	8.0	7.8	8.2	7.8	8.9	8.8	8.5	8.4		38,079		276,413		7.3		39,964		259,535		6.5		41,237		250,668		6.1
U.S. Virgin Islands	6.9	6.9	6.4	6.0	5.6	7.2	4.9	5.2		2,001		10,993		5.5		1,968		10,234		5.2		2,035		10,166		5.0
---Not available.
¹Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.
²Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten teacher counts.
³Includes imputations for nonreported all staff counts.
⁴Includes imputations for nonreported staff counts for selected staff categories.
⁵DoDEA = 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," 2012-13 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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