Table 63. | Public and private elementary and secondary teachers and pupil-teacher ratios, by level: Fall 1955 to fall 1996 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Public and private elementary | Public elementary and | Private elementary and | and secondary | secondary | secondary |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------ | Kinder- | | | Kinder- | | |Kinder- | | Year | garten | | | garten | | |garten | | | to |Elementary|Secondary| to |Elementary|Secondary| to |Elementary|Secondary | grade 12 | | | grade 12 | | |grade 12 | | ---------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|---------|---------|----------|--------- 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 ---------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|---------|---------|----------|--------- | Number of teachers, in thousands |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 ....| 1,286 | 827 | 459 | 1,141 | 733 | 408 |\1\ 145 |\1\ 94 |\1\ 51 1960 ....| 1,600 | 991 | 609 | 1,408 | 858 | 550 |\1\ 192 |\1\ 133 |\1\ 59 | | | | | | | | | 1965 ....| 1,933 | 1,112 | 822 | 1,710 | 965 | 746 | 223 | 147 | 76 1966 ....| 2,012 | 1,153 | 859 | 1,789 | 1,006 | 783 |\1\ 223 |\1\ 147 |\1\ 76 1967 ....| 2,079 | 1,188 | 891 | 1,855 | 1,040 | 815 |\1\ 224 |\1\ 148 |\1\ 76 1968 ....| 2,161 | 1,223 | 938 | 1,936 | 1,076 | 860 | 225 | 147 | 78 1969 ....| 2,245 | 1,260 | 986 | 2,016 | 1,109 | 908 |\1\ 229 |\1\ 151 |\1\ 78 | | | | | | | | | 1970 ....| 2,292 | 1,283 | 1,009 | 2,059 | 1,130 | 929 | 233 | 153 | 80 1971 ....| 2,293 | 1,263 | 1,030 | 2,063 | 1,111 | 952 |\1\ 230 |\1\ 152 |\1\ 78 1972 ....| 2,337 | 1,296 | 1,041 | 2,106 | 1,142 | 964 |\1\ 231 |\1\ 154 |\1\ 77 1973 ....| 2,372 | 1,308 | 1,064 | 2,136 | 1,151 | 985 |\1\ 236 |\1\ 157 |\1\ 79 1974 ....| 2,410 | 1,330 | 1,079 | 2,165 | 1,166 | 998 |\1\ 245 |\1\ 164 |\1\ 81 | | | | | | | | | 1975 ....| 2,453 | 1,353 | 1,100 | 2,198 | 1,181 | 1,017 |\1\ 255 |\1\ 172 |\1\ 83 1976 ....| 2,457 | 1,351 | 1,106 | 2,189 | 1,168 | 1,021 | 268 | 183 | 85 1977 ....| 2,488 | 1,375 | 1,113 | 2,209 | 1,185 | 1,024 | 279 | 190 | 89 1978 ....| 2,479 | 1,376 | 1,103 | 2,207 | 1,191 | 1,016 | 272 | 185 | 87 1979 ....| 2,461 | 1,379 | 1,082 | 2,185 | 1,191 | 994 |\1\ 276 |\1\ 188 |\1\ 88 | | | | | | | | | 1980 ....| 2,485 | 1,401 | 1,084 | 2,184 | 1,189 | 995 | 301 | 212 | 89 1981 ....| 2,440 | 1,404 | 1,037 | 2,127 | 1,183 | 945 |\1\ 313 |\1\ 221 |\1\ 92 1982 ....| 2,458 | 1,413 | 1,045 | 2,133 | 1,182 | 951 |\1\ 325 |\1\ 231 |\1\ 94 1983 ....| 2,476 | 1,426 | 1,050 | 2,139 | 1,186 | 953 | 337 | 240 | 97 1984 ....| 2,508 | 1,451 | 1,057 | 2,168 | 1,208 | 960 |\1\ 340 |\1\ 243 |\1\ 97 | | | | | | | | | 1985 ....| 2,549 | 1,483 | 1,066 | 2,206 | 1,237 | 969 | 343 | 246 | 97 1986 ....| 2,592 | 1,521 | 1,071 | 2,244 | 1,271 | 973 |\1\ 348 |\1\ 250 |\1\ 98 1987 ....| 2,632 | 1,564 | 1,068 | 2,279 | 1,307 | 973 |\1\ 353 |\1\ 257 |\1\ 95 1988 ....| 2,668 | 1,604 | 1,064 | 2,323 | 1,353 | 970 |\1\ 345 |\1\ 251 |\1\ 94 1989 ....| 2,734 | 1,662 | 1,072 | 2,357 | 1,387 | 970 |\1\ 377 |\1\ 275 |\1\ 102 | | | | | | | | | 1990 ....| 2,753 | 1,680 | 1,073 | 2,398 | 1,426 | 972 |\1\ 355 |\1\ 254 |\1\ 101 1991 ....| 2,787 | 1,713 | 1,074 | 2,432 | 1,459 | 973 |\1\ 355 |\1\ 254 |\1\ 101 1992 ... | 2,822 | 1,746 | 1,075 | 2,459 | 1,486 | 972 |\1\ 363 |\1\ 260 |\1\ 103 1993 ... | 2,870 | 1,777 | 1,093 | 2,504 | 1,515 | 989 |\1\ 366 |\1\ 262 |\1\ 104 1994\2\ .| 2,931 | 1,777 | 1,153 | 2,552 | 1,510 | 1,041 | 379 | 267 | 112 1995\2\ .| 2,972 | 1,800 | 1,172 | 2,586 | 1,529 | 1,058 | 386 | 272 | 114 1996\3\ .| 3,071 | 1,851 | 1,220 | 2,679 | 1,576 | 1,103 | 392 | 276 | 117 |============================================================================================== | Pupil-teacher ratios |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 ....| 27.4 | 31.4 | 20.3 | 26.9 | 30.2 | 20.9 |\1\ 31.7 |\1\ 40.4 |\1\ 15.7 1960 ....| 26.4 | 29.4 | 21.4 | 25.8 | 28.4 | 21.7 |\1\ 30.7 |\1\ 36.1 |\1\ 18.6 | | | | | | | | | 1965 ....| 25.1 | 28.4 | 20.6 | 24.7 | 27.6 | 20.8 | 28.3 | 33.3 | 18.4 1966 ....| 24.5 | 27.7 | 20.2 | 24.1 | 26.9 | 20.3 |\1\ 27.8 |\1\ 32.7 |\1\ 18.4 1967 ....| 24.0 | 26.9 | 20.1 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 20.3 |\1\ 26.8 |\1\ 31.1 |\1\ 18.4 1968 ....| 23.5 | 26.0 | 20.2 | 23.2 | 25.4 | 20.4 | 25.8 | 29.9 | 17.9 1969 ....| 22.7 | 25.1 | 19.7 | 22.6 | 24.7 | 20.0 |\1\ 24.0 |\1\ 27.8 |\1\ 16.7 | | | | | | | | | 1970 ....| 22.4 | 24.6 | 19.5 | 22.3 | 24.3 | 19.8 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 16.4 1971 ....| 22.4 | 25.0 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 24.9 | 19.3 |\1\ 22.6 |\1\ 25.7 |\1\ 16.7 1972 ....| 21.7 | 23.9 | 18.9 | 21.7 | 23.9 | 19.1 |\1\ 21.6 |\1\ 24.0 |\1\ 16.9 1973 ....| 21.3 | 23.0 | 19.1 | 21.3 | 23.0 | 19.3 |\1\ 21.2 |\1\ 23.6 |\1\ 16.5 1974 ....| 20.8 | 22.6 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 22.6 | 18.7 |\1\ 20.4 |\1\ 22.6 |\1\ 16.0 | | | | | | | | | 1975 ....| 20.3 | 21.7 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 21.7 | 18.8 |\1\ 19.6 |\1\ 21.5 |\1\ 15.7 1976 ....| 20.1 | 21.7 | 18.3 | 20.2 | 21.8 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 20.9 | 15.8 1977 ....| 19.6 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 15.1 1978 ....| 19.2 | 20.9 | 17.1 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 15.6 1979 ....| 19.0 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 20.6 | 17.2 |\1\ 18.1 |\1\ 19.7 |\1\ 14.8 | | | | | | | | | 1980 ....| 18.6 | 20.1 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 15.0 1981 ....| 18.7 | 20.0 | 16.8 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 16.9 |\1\ 17.6 |\1\ 18.6 |\1\ 15.2 1982 ....| 18.4 | 19.8 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 16.6 |\1\ 17.2 |\1\ 18.2 |\1\ 14.9 1983 ....| 18.2 | 19.6 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 14.4 1984 ....| 17.9 | 19.3 | 16.0 | 18.1 | 19.7 | 16.1 |\1\ 16.8 |\1\ 17.7 |\1\ 14.4 | | | | | | | | | 1985 ....| 17.6 | 19.1 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 14.0 1986 ....| 17.4 | 18.8 | 15.5 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 15.7 |\1\ 15.7 |\1\ 16.5 |\1\ 13.6 1987 ....| 17.3 | 18.8 | 15.0 | 17.6 | 19.3 | 15.2 |\1\ 15.5 |\1\ 16.4 |\1\ 13.1 1988 ....| 17.0 | 18.6 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 14.9 |\1\ 15.2 |\1\ 16.1 |\1\ 12.8 1989 ....| 16.8 | 18.4 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 19.0 | 14.6 |\1\ 14.2 |\1\ 15.1 |\1\ 11.7 | | | | | | | | | 1990 ....| 16.9 | 18.5 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 19.0 | 14.6 |\1\ 14.7 |\1\ 16.1 |\1\ 11.3 1991 ....| 17.0 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 14.9 |\1\ 14.6 |\1\ 16.0 |\1\ 11.1 1992 ... | 17.1 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 18.9 | 15.1 |\1\ 14.8 |\1\ 16.2 |\1\ 11.3 1993 ... | 17.1 | 18.4 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 15.2 |\1\ 14.9 |\1\ 16.3 |\1\ 11.5 1994\2\ .| 17.0 | 18.7 | 14.5 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 11.2 1995\2\ .| 17.1 | 18.7 | 14.6 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 11.3 1996\3\ .| 17.1 | 18.7 | 14.6 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 11.3 ---------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|---------|---------|----------|--------- |
\1\Estimated.
\2\Preliminary data. \3\Projected. NOTE.--Data for teachers are expressed in full-time equivalents. Distribution of unclassified teachers by level is estimated. Distribution of elementary and secondary school teachers by level is determined by reporting units. Kindergarten includes a relatively small number of nursery school teachers and students. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Day Schools; Common Core of Data surveys; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2006. (This table was prepared June 1996.)
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