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Table 84.Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, Fall 1988 to fall 1994

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                      |   Teachers as a percent of staff  |            Fall 1992 \1\           |            Fall 1993\1\            |            Fall 1994
                      |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |Teachers|             |             |Teachers|             |             |  Teachers
 State or other area  |        |        |        |        |             |             |  as a  |             |             |  as a  |             |             |    as a
                      |  Fall  |  Fall  |  Fall  |  Fall  |    Staff    |    Teachers | percent|    Staff    |    Teachers | percent|    Staff    |    Teachers |   percent
                      |  1988  |  1989  |  1990  |  1991  |             |             |of staff|             |             |of staff|             |             |  of staff
----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|----------
          1           |    2   |    3   |   4    |    5   |    6        |       7     |   8    |       9     |       10    |    11  |       12    |       13    |      14
----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|----------
   United States\2\ ..|   53.8 |   53.2 |   53.4 |   53.3 |   4,708,286 |   2,458,956 |   52.2 |   4,808,080 |   2,503,901 |   52.1 |   4,907,996 |   2,552,199 |     52.0
                      |--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|----------
Alabama ..............|   53.2 |   50.0 |   48.7 |   49.4 |\3\   78,882 |\3\   41,961 |\3\53.2 |\3\   80,923 |\3\   43,003 |\3\53.1 |\3\   81,542 |\3\   42,789 |  \3\52.5
Alaska ...............|   46.5 |   48.3 |   50.3 |   50.9 |      14,792 |       7,282 |   49.2 |      15,689 |       7,193 |   45.8 |\3\   15,151 |       7,205 |  \3\47.6
Arizona ..............|   52.7 |   52.7 |   52.0 |   51.9 |      71,591 |      36,076 |   50.4 |      74,679 |      37,493 |   50.2 |      74,540 |      38,132 |     51.2
Arkansas .............|   54.7 |   51.8 |   52.2 |   49.9 |      48,880 |      26,017 |   53.2 |      50,502 |      26,014 |   51.5 |      50,201 |      26,181 |     52.2
California ...........|   50.2 |   50.7 |   51.7 |   52.2 |\3\  427,610 |\3\  218,566 |\3\51.1 |\3\  431,093 |\3\  221,787 |\3\51.4 |\3\  436,125 |\3\  225,001 |  \3\51.6
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
Colorado .............|   52.5 |   52.7 |   52.6 |   52.9 |      62,785 |      33,419 |   53.2 |      62,927 |      33,661 |   53.5 |      64,985 |      34,894 |     53.7
Connecticut ..........|\5\86.9 |   55.5 |   56.3 |   56.8 |      63,648 |      34,193 |   53.7 |      62,014 |      34,526 |   55.7 |      64,743 |      35,316 |     54.5
Delaware .............|   54.8 |   54.8 |   55.2 |   55.5 |      11,390 |       6,252 |   54.9 |      11,640 |       6,380 |   54.8 |      11,759 |       6,416 |     54.6
District of Columbia .|   58.4 |   57.0 |   58.3 |   57.0 |      10,567 |       6,064 |   57.4 |      10,591 |       6,056 |   57.2 |      10,507 |       6,110 |     58.2
Florida ..............|   50.8 |   50.5 |   49.8 |   50.0 |     217,356 |     107,590 |   49.5 |     226,911 |     110,653 |   48.8 |     226,975 |     110,674 |     48.8
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
Georgia ..............|   49.7 |   48.8 |   48.9 |   48.0 |\3\  142,840 |      66,942 |\3\46.9 |\3\  156,005 |      74,172 |\3\47.5 |\3\  161,390 |      77,914 |  \3\48.3
Hawaii ...............|   42.1 |   60.2 |   59.9 |   60.7 |      17,731 |      10,083 |   56.9 |      18,292 |      10,111 |   55.3 |      16,567 |      10,240 |     61.8
Idaho ................|   63.0 |   62.4 |   62.3 |   62.4 |      19,571 |      11,827 |   60.4 |      19,983 |      12,007 |   60.1 |      21,194 |      12,582 |     59.4
Illinois .............|   56.4 |   56.6 |   56.7 |   55.9 |     199,380 |     111,461 |   55.9 |     198,862 |     110,874 |   55.8 |     204,414 |     110,830 |     54.2
Indiana...............|   51.2 |   50.9 |   50.7 |   50.1 |     111,919 |      54,552 |   48.7 |     113,892 |      55,107 |   48.4 |     115,441 |      55,496 |     48.1
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
Iowa .................|   53.9 |   53.4 |   53.0 |   52.1 |      60,208 |      31,403 |   52.2 |      60,267 |      31,616 |   52.5 |      60,526 |      31,775 |     52.5
Kansas ...............|   57.6 |   57.3 |   56.8 |   56.8 |      54,185 |      29,753 |   54.9 |      55,783 |      30,283 |   54.3 |      56,790 |      30,579 |     53.8
Kentucky .............|   49.9 |   50.1 |   49.5 |   48.7 |      79,191 |      37,868 |   47.8 |      81,279 |      37,324 |   45.9 |      81,720 |      38,784 |     47.5
Louisiana ............|   48.9 |   49.9 |   49.8 |   69.6 |      92,180 |      46,904 |   50.9 |      93,197 |      46,913 |   50.3 |      96,124 |      47,599 |     49.5
Maine ................|   57.3 |   57.8 |   57.3 |   56.9 |      28,937 |      15,375 |   53.1 |      28,865 |      15,344 |   53.2 |      29,264 |      15,404 |     52.6
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
Maryland .............|   54.4 |   54.4 |   53.9 |   54.6 |      80,861 |      44,495 |   55.0 |      82,753 |      44,171 |   53.4 |      84,699 |      46,565 |     55.0
Massachusetts ........|   56.5 |   56.7 |   57.2 |   56.5 |     101,278 |      57,225 |   56.5 |     104,196 |      58,766 |   56.4 |     108,281 |      60,489 |     55.9
Michigan .............|   47.1 |   46.9 |   46.4 |   46.6 |     173,863 |      82,301 |   47.3 |     169,283 |      80,267 |   47.4 |     164,766 |      80,522 |     48.9
Minnesota ............|   56.3 |   56.5 |   56.2 |   57.4 |      79,215 |      45,050 |   56.9 |      74,859 |      46,956 |   62.7 |      74,914 |      46,958 |     62.7
Mississippi ..........|\4\63.1 |   49.0 |   48.3 |   47.5 |      57,876 |      27,829 |   48.1 |      59,853 |      28,376 |   47.4 |      60,708 |      28,866 |     47.5
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
Missouri..............|   51.8 |   50.6 |   50.6 |   52.3 |\3\  109,417 |      52,984 |\3\48.4 |     112,810 |      54,860 |   48.6 |     116,974 |      56,606 |     48.4
Montana ..............|\4\77.5 |\4\76.8 |\4\76.4 |\4\75.6 |\3\   18,760 |      10,135 |\3\54.0 |\3\   18,717 |       9,949 |\3\53.2 |\3\   18,446 |      10,079 |  \3\54.6
Nebraska .............|   55.8 |   55.4 |   53.4 |   55.0 |\3\   35,648 |      19,323 |\3\54.2 |\3\   36,832 |      19,616 |\3\53.3 |      37,144 |      19,774 |     53.2
Nevada ...............|\4\85.8 |\4\89.0 |\4\89.4 |\4\86.8 |\3\   21,452 |      11,953 |\3\55.7 |      22,418 |      12,579 |   56.1 |      23,098 |      13,414 |     58.1
New Hampshire ........|   54.4 |   51.4 |   51.8 |   56.0 |      21,262 |      11,654 |   54.8 |      21,913 |      11,972 |   54.6 |      22,336 |      12,109 |     54.2
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
New Jersey ...........|   55.3 |   54.3 |   54.2 |   54.2 |     151,460 |      83,057 |   54.8 |     160,202 |      84,564 |   52.8 |     161,586 |      85,258 |     52.8
New Mexico ...........|   52.3 |   50.2 |   50.3 |   50.7 |      34,803 |      17,912 |   51.5 |      36,694 |      18,404 |   50.2 |      38,642 |      19,025 |     49.2
New York .............|   55.3 |   50.6 |   50.9 |   50.8 |     343,900 |     176,375 |   51.3 |     353,603 |     179,413 |   50.7 |     356,386 |     182,273 |     51.1
North Carolina .......|   52.0 |   51.6 |   51.2 |   51.7 |\3\  129,445 |      66,630 |\3\51.5 |     133,059 |      69,421 |   52.2 |\3\  137,792 |      71,592 |  \3\52.0
North Dakota .........|   56.1 |   55.3 |   54.5 |   56.9 |      13,797 |       7,794 |   56.5 |      13,780 |       7,755 |   56.3 |      13,919 |       7,796 |     56.0
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
Ohio .................|   54.1 |   54.0 |   54.0 |   53.1 |     200,793 |     106,233 |   52.9 |     201,828 |     107,444 |   53.2 |     204,043 |     109,085 |     53.5
Oklahoma .............|   54.8 |   54.2 |   54.2 |   54.0 |      72,166 |      38,433 |   53.3 |      73,067 |      39,031 |   53.4 |\3\   78,270 |      39,406 |  \3\50.3
Oregon ...............|   53.1 |   53.1 |   53.2 |   53.0 |      51,681 |      26,634 |   51.5 |      50,392 |      26,488 |   52.6 |      50,377 |      26,208 |     52.0
Pennsylvania .........|   55.4 |   55.4 |   52.5 |   52.7 |     191,370 |     100,912 |   52.7 |     190,885 |     101,302 |   53.1 |     193,696 |     102,988 |     53.2
Rhode Island .........|   62.3 |   61.7 |   60.2 |   62.8 |      15,833 |      10,069 |   63.6 |      15,442 |       9,823 |   63.6 |      15,438 |      10,066 |     65.2
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
South Carolina .......|   58.0 |   57.4 |   56.0 |   55.7 |      67,106 |      37,295 |   55.6 |\3\   71,433 |      38,620 |\3\54.1 |\3\   74,174 |      39,437 |  \3\53.2
South Dakota .........|   59.4 |   58.0 |   56.3 |   60.1 |      15,671 |       8,767 |   55.9 |      17,201 |       9,557 |   55.6 |\3\   17,989 |       9,985 |  \3\55.5
Tennessee ............|   50.5 |   49.8 |   49.4 |   51.0 |      86,790 |      43,566 |   50.2 |\3\   92,349 |      46,066 |\3\49.9 |      96,282 |      47,406 |     49.2
Texas ................|   60.1 |   59.9 |   66.0 |   65.0 |     420,243 |     219,385 |   52.2 |     433,102 |     224,830 |   51.9 |     450,462 |     234,213 |     52.0
Utah .................|   57.2 |   56.2 |   55.2 |   55.0 |      34,838 |      19,191 |   55.1 |      35,301 |      19,053 |   54.0 |      36,186 |      19,524 |     54.0
                      |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
Vermont ..............|   57.3 |   57.3 |   53.6 |   50.5 |      14,970 |       7,521 |   50.2 |\3\   14,928 |       7,330 |\3\49.1 |\3\   15,337 |       7,566 |  \3\49.3
Virginia .............|   51.9 |   51.7 |   49.0 |\5\49.4 |     126,619 |      68,181 |   53.8 |     130,033 |      70,859 |   54.5 |\3\  133,192 |\3\   72,853 |  \3\54.7
Washington ...........|   55.7 |   55.5 |   55.1 |   55.0 |      81,398 |      44,295 |   54.4 |      87,734 |      45,524 |   51.9 |\3\   90,440 |      46,439 |  \3\51.3
West Virginia.........|   54.8 |   54.9 |   54.9 |   54.5 |      38,487 |      20,961 |   54.5 |      38,486 |      21,029 |   54.6 |      38,481 |      21,024 |     54.6
Wisconsin ............|   59.0 |   59.0 |   58.1 |   59.0 |      92,139 |      53,387 |   57.9 |      88,640 |      52,822 |   59.6 |     100,996 |      54,054 |     53.5
Wyoming ..............|   50.4 |   49.9 |   53.1 |   50.0 |      11,502 |       5,821 |   50.6 |      12,893 |       6,537 |   50.7 |      12,984 |       6,698 |     51.6
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    Outlying areas    |        |        |        |        |             |             |        |             |             |        |             |             |
American Samoa .......|   53.7 |   53.1 |   52.6 |   52.5 |       1,350 |         725 |   53.7 |       1,339 |         656 |   49.0 |       1,340 |         698 |     52.1
Guam .................|   50.5 |   54.3 |   52.6 |   50.6 |       3,517 |       1,628 |   46.3 |       3,839 |       1,644 |   42.8 |       4,730 |       1,826 |     38.6
Northern Marianas ....|   51.9 |   52.0 |   51.1 |   47.5 |       1,096 |         425 |   38.8 |       1,101 |         431 |   39.1 |       1,051 |         406 |     38.6
Puerto Rico ..........|   53.5 |   53.5 |   55.4 |   54.9 |      67,643 |      38,381 |   56.7 |      68,005 |      39,816 |   58.5 |      68,868 |      39,933 |     58.0
Virgin Islands .......|   48.1 |   48.0 |   48.0 |   48.1 |       3,353 |       1,595 |   47.6 |       3,324 |       1,570 |   47.2 |       3,193 |       1,528 |     47.9
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\1\Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

\2\U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states.

\3\Includes imputations for underreporting.

\4\Support staff underreported.

\5\Data estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics.

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


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