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Table 65.Teachers, enrollment, and pupil-teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1989 to fall 1994

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                      |       |       |        |         Fall 1992            |         Fall 1993            |         Fall 1994
                      |Pupil- |Pupil- | Pupil- |------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------
                      |teacher|teacher|teacher |          |           |       |          |           |       |          |           |
 State or other area  |ratio, |ratio, | ratio, |          |           |Pupil- |          |           |Pupil- |          |           |Pupil-
                      | fall  | fall  |  fall  | Teachers |Enrollment |teacher| Teachers |Enrollment |teacher|Teachers  |Enrollment |teacher
                      | 1989  | 1990  |  1991  |          |           | ratio |          |           | ratio |          |           | ratio
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          1           |   2   |   3   |   4    |    5     |     6     |   7   |    8     |     9     |  10   |    11    |    12     |  13
----------------------|-------|-------|--------|----------|-----------|-------|----------|-----------|-------|----------|-----------|-------
   United States .....|  17.2 |  17.2 |   17.3 |2,458,956 |42,823,312 |  17.4 |2,503,901 |43,464,916 |  17.4 |2,552,199 |44,108,775 |  17.3
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Alabama ..............|  18.1 |  19.9 |   17.8 |   41,961 |   731,634 |  17.4 |   43,003 |   734,288 |  17.1 |   42,789 |   736,472 |  17.2
Alaska ...............|  16.8 |  17.0 |   16.7 |    7,282 |   122,487 |  16.8 |    7,193 |   125,948 |  17.5 |    7,205 |   127,057 |  17.6
Arizona ..............|  18.9 |  19.4 |   19.3 |   36,076 |   673,477 |  18.7 |   37,493 |   709,453 |  18.9 |   38,132 |   737,424 |  19.3
Arkansas .............|  17.0 |  16.8 |   17.0 |   26,017 |   441,490 |  17.0 |   26,014 |   444,271 |  17.1 |   26,181 |   447,565 |  17.1
California ...........|  22.4 |  22.8 |   22.8 |  218,566 | 5,254,844 |  24.0 |  221,787 | 5,327,231 |  24.0 |  225,001 | 5,407,043 |  24.0
                      |       |       |        |          |           |       |          |           |       |          |           |
Colorado .............|  17.6 |  17.8 |   17.9 |   33,419 |   612,635 |  18.3 |   33,661 |   625,062 |  18.6 |   34,894 |   640,521 |  18.4
Connecticut ..........|  13.3 |  13.5 |   14.0 |   34,193 |   488,476 |  14.3 |   34,526 |   496,298 |  14.4 |   35,316 |   506,824 |  14.4
Delaware .............|  16.4 |  16.7 |   16.8 |    6,252 |   104,321 |  16.7 |    6,380 |   105,547 |  16.5 |    6,416 |   106,813 |  16.6
District of Columbia .|  13.4 |  13.6 |   12.7 |    6,064 |    80,937 |  13.3 |    6,056 |    80,678 |  13.3 |    6,110 |    80,450 |  13.2
Florida ..............|  17.2 |  17.2 |   17.6 |  107,590 | 1,981,407 |  18.4 |  110,653 | 2,040,763 |  18.4 |  110,674 | 2,108,968 |  19.1
                      |       |       |        |          |           |       |          |           |       |          |           |
Georgia ..............|  18.3 |  18.3 |   18.5 |   66,942 | 1,207,186 |  18.0 |   74,172 | 1,235,304 |  16.7 |   77,914 | 1,270,948 |  16.3
Hawaii ...............|  19.1 |  18.9 |   18.5 |   10,083 |   177,448 |  17.6 |   10,111 |   180,410 |  17.8 |   10,240 |   183,795 |  17.9
Idaho ................|  20.1 |  19.6 |   19.4 |   11,827 |   231,668 |  19.6 |   12,007 |   236,774 |  19.7 |   12,582 |   240,448 |  19.1
Illinois .............|  16.9 |  16.7 |   16.8 |  111,461 | 1,873,567 |  16.8 |  110,874 | 1,893,078 |  17.1 |  110,830 | 1,916,172 |  17.3
Indiana...............|  17.5 |  17.4 |   17.6 |   54,552 |   960,630 |  17.6 |   55,107 |   965,633 |  17.5 |   55,496 |   968,933 |  17.5
                      |       |       |        |          |           |       |          |           |       |          |           |
Iowa .................|  15.7 |  15.6 |   15.7 |   31,403 |   494,839 |  15.8 |   31,616 |   498,519 |  15.8 |   31,775 |   499,550 |  15.7
Kansas ...............|  15.0 |  15.0 |   15.2 |   29,753 |   451,536 |  15.2 |   30,283 |   457,614 |  15.1 |   30,579 |   460,838 |  15.1
Kentucky .............|  17.7 |  17.3 |   17.2 |   37,868 |   655,041 |  17.3 |   37,324 |   655,265 |  17.6 |   38,784 |   657,642 |  17.0
Louisiana ............|  17.6 |  17.3 |   16.6 |   46,904 |   797,985 |  17.0 |   46,913 |   800,560 |  17.1 |   47,599 |   797,933 |  16.6
Maine ................|  14.1 |  13.9 |   14.0 |   15,375 |   216,453 |  14.1 |   15,344 |   216,995 |  14.1 |   15,404 |   212,601 |  13.8
                      |       |       |        |          |           |       |          |           |       |          |           |
Maryland .............|  16.8 |  16.8 |   16.9 |   44,495 |   751,850 |  16.9 |   44,171 |   772,638 |  17.5 |   46,565 |   790,938 |  17.0
Massachusetts ........|  14.0 |  15.4 |   15.1 |   57,225 |   859,948 |  15.0 |   58,766 |   877,726 |  14.9 |   60,489 |   893,727 |  14.8
Michigan .............|  19.7 |  19.8 |   19.2 |   82,301 | 1,603,610 |  19.5 |   80,267 | 1,599,377 |  19.9 |   80,522 | 1,614,784 |  20.1
Minnesota ............|  17.2 |  17.4 |   17.2 |   45,050 |   793,724 |  17.6 |   46,956 |   810,233 |  17.3 |   46,958 |   821,693 |  17.5
Mississippi ..........|  18.2 |  17.9 |   17.9 |   27,829 |   506,668 |  18.2 |   28,376 |   505,907 |  17.8 |   28,866 |   505,962 |  17.5
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Missouri..............|  15.7 |  15.6 |   16.0 |   52,984 |   859,357 |  16.2 |   54,860 |   866,378 |  15.8 |   56,606 |   878,541 |  15.5
Montana ..............|  15.7 |  15.9 |   15.8 |   10,135 |   160,011 |  15.8 |    9,949 |   163,009 |  16.4 |   10,079 |   164,341 |  16.3
Nebraska .............|  14.7 |  14.6 |   14.7 |   19,323 |   282,414 |  14.6 |   19,616 |   285,097 |  14.5 |   19,774 |   287,100 |  14.5
Nevada ...............|  20.4 |  19.4 |   18.6 |   11,953 |   222,974 |  18.7 |   12,579 |   235,800 |  18.7 |   13,414 |   250,747 |  18.7
New Hampshire ........|  16.2 |  16.2 |   15.5 |   11,654 |   181,247 |  15.6 |   11,972 |   185,360 |  15.5 |   12,109 |   189,319 |  15.6
                      |       |       |        |          |           |       |          |           |       |          |           |
New Jersey ...........|  13.5 |  13.6 |   13.8 |   83,057 | 1,130,560 |  13.6 |   84,564 | 1,151,307 |  13.6 |   85,258 | 1,174,206 |  13.8
New Mexico ...........|  18.3 |  18.1 |   17.6 |   17,912 |   315,668 |  17.6 |   18,404 |   322,292 |  17.5 |   19,025 |   327,248 |  17.2
New York .............|  14.7 |  14.7 |   15.4 |  176,375 | 2,689,686 |  15.2 |  179,413 | 2,733,813 |  15.2 |  182,273 | 2,766,208 |  15.2
North Carolina .......|  17.1 |  16.9 |   16.8 |   66,630 | 1,114,083 |  16.7 |   69,421 | 1,133,231 |  16.3 |   71,592 | 1,156,767 |  16.2
North Dakota .........|  15.1 |  15.5 |   15.3 |    7,794 |   118,734 |  15.2 |    7,755 |   119,127 |  15.4 |    7,796 |   119,288 |  15.3
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Ohio .................|  17.4 |  17.2 |   17.3 |  106,233 | 1,795,199 |  16.9 |  107,444 | 1,807,319 |  16.8 |  109,085 | 1,814,290 |  16.6
Oklahoma .............|  16.2 |  15.6 |   15.6 |   38,433 |   597,096 |  15.5 |   39,031 |   604,076 |  15.5 |   39,406 |   609,718 |  15.5
Oregon ...............|  18.4 |  18.0 |   18.6 |   26,634 |   510,122 |  19.2 |   26,488 |   516,611 |  19.5 |   26,208 |   521,945 |  19.9
Pennsylvania .........|  15.7 |  16.6 |   16.8 |  100,912 | 1,717,613 |  17.0 |  101,302 | 1,744,082 |  17.2 |  102,988 | 1,765,891 |  17.1
Rhode Island .........|  14.5 |  14.6 |   14.6 |   10,069 |   143,798 |  14.3 |    9,823 |   145,676 |  14.8 |   10,066 |   147,487 |  14.7
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South Carolina .......|  17.0 |  16.8 |   16.9 |   37,295 |   640,464 |  17.2 |   38,620 |   643,696 |  16.7 |   39,437 |   648,673 |  16.4
South Dakota .........|  15.5 |  15.2 |   14.8 |    8,767 |   134,573 |  15.3 |    9,557 |   142,825 |  14.9 |    9,985 |   143,482 |  14.4
Tennessee ............|  19.1 |  19.2 |   19.4 |   43,566 |   855,231 |  19.6 |   46,066 |   866,557 |  18.8 |   47,406 |   881,355 |  18.6
Texas ................|  16.7 |  15.4 |   15.8 |  219,385 | 3,541,769 |  16.1 |  224,830 | 3,608,262 |  16.0 |  234,213 | 3,677,171 |  15.7
Utah .................|  24.9 |  25.0 |   24.9 |   19,191 |   463,870 |  24.2 |   19,053 |   471,365 |  24.7 |   19,524 |   474,675 |  24.3
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Vermont ..............|  13.8 |  13.2 |   13.8 |    7,521 |    98,558 |  13.1 |    7,330 |   102,755 |  14.0 |    7,566 |   104,533 |  13.8
Virginia .............|  15.9 |  15.7 |   15.7 |   68,181 | 1,031,925 |  15.1 |   70,859 | 1,045,471 |  14.8 |   72,853 | 1,060,809 |  14.6
Washington ...........|  20.1 |  20.1 |   20.2 |   44,295 |   896,475 |  20.2 |   45,524 |   915,952 |  20.1 |   46,439 |   938,314 |  20.2
West Virginia.........|  15.1 |  15.0 |   15.3 |   20,961 |   318,296 |  15.2 |   21,029 |   314,383 |  14.9 |   21,024 |   310,511 |  14.8
Wisconsin ............|  15.9 |  16.2 |   15.7 |   53,387 |   829,415 |  15.5 |   52,822 |   844,001 |  16.0 |   54,054 |   860,686 |  15.9
Wyoming ..............|  14.5 |  14.5 |   15.6 |    5,821 |   100,313 |  17.2 |    6,537 |   100,899 |  15.4 |    6,698 |   100,369 |  15.0
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    Outlying areas    |       |       |        |          |           |       |          |           |       |          |           |
American Samoa .......|  18.6 |  18.8 |   19.9 |      725 |    13,994 |  19.3 |      656 |    14,484 |  22.1 |      698 |    14,445 |  20.7
Guam .................|  16.3 |  17.1 |   18.9 |    1,628 |    30,077 |  18.5 |    1,644 |    30,920 |  18.8 |    1,826 |    32,185 |  17.6
Northern Marianas ....|  17.0 |  15.5 |   16.5 |      425 |     8,086 |  19.0 |      431 |     8,188 |  19.0 |      406 |     8,429 |  20.8
Puerto Rico ..........|  19.5 |  18.8 |   17.2 |   38,381 |   637,034 |  16.6 |   39,816 |   631,460 |  15.9 |   39,933 |   621,121 |  15.6
Virgin Islands .......|  13.3 |  13.8 |   14.1 |    1,595 |    22,887 |  14.3 |    1,570 |    22,752 |  14.5 |    1,528 |    23,126 |  15.1
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NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Teachers reported in full-time equivalents.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared August 1996.)


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