Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 65.Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state: Fall 1991 to fall 1996 [In full-time equivalents]

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                      |          |          |          |            Fall 1994\1\                 |                 Fall 1995\1\           |
                      |   Fall   |   Fall   |   Fall   |_________________________________________|________________________________________|  Estimated,
                      |   1991   |   1992   |   1993   |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |    1996\2\
 State or other area  |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
                      |          |          |          |  Total   |Elementary|Secondary |Unclas- | Total    |Elementary|Secondary| Unclas-|
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          | sified |          |          |         | sified |
______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________|__________|__________|_________|________|_____________
          1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |    7     |   8    |    9     |    10    |   11    |   12   |     13
______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________|__________|__________|_________|________|_____________
   United States .....|2,432,243 |2,458,956 |2,503,901 |2,551,875 |1,419,749 |  911,671 |220,455 |2,598,220 |1,428,852 | 952,189 |217,179 |\3\2,637,846
                      |__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________|__________|__________|_________|________|_____________
Alabama ..............|   40,480 |   41,961 |   43,003 |   42,791 |   24,170 |   18,423 |    198 |   44,056 |   24,935 |  19,121 |     ---|\4\   42,492
Alaska ...............|    7,118 |    7,282 |    7,193 |    7,205 |    4,666 |    2,539 |     ---|    7,379 |    4,780 |   2,599 |     ---|       7,644
Arizona ..............|   33,978 |   36,076 |   37,493 |   38,132 |   27,595 |   10,537 |     ---|   38,017 |   27,518 |  10,499 |     ---|\3\   39,315
Arkansas .............|   25,785 |   26,017 |   26,014 |   26,181 |   13,884 |   12,160 |    137 |   26,449 |   13,882 |  12,370 |    197 |      29,194
California ...........|  224,000 |  218,566 |  221,787 |  225,016 |  142,810 |   58,586 | 23,620 |  230,849 |  145,601 |  60,743 | 24,505 |     228,028
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
Colorado .............|   33,093 |   33,419 |   33,661 |   34,894 |   18,008 |   16,886 |    --- |   35,388 |   17,998 |  17,390 |     ---|      35,900
Connecticut ..........|   34,383 |   34,193 |   34,526 |   35,316 |   20,745 |    9,340 |  5,231 |   36,070 |   21,230 |   9,445 |  5,395 |      36,800
Delaware .............|    6,095 |    6,252 |    6,380 |    6,416 |    3,215 |    3,201 |    --- |    6,463 |    3,205 |   3,258 |     ---|       6,642
District of Columbia .|    6,346 |    6,064 |    6,056 |    6,110 |    3,497 |    2,173 |    440 |    5,305 |    3,083 |   1,815 |    407 |\3\    5,398
Florida ..............|  109,939 |  107,590 |  110,653 |  110,674 |   48,150 |   40,893 | 21,631 |  114,938 |   50,660 |  42,745 | 21,533 |\4\  120,450
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
Georgia ..............|   63,816 |   66,942 |   74,172 |   77,914 |   56,211 |   21,703 |     ---|   79,480 |   40,888 |  38,592 |     ---|      81,683
Hawaii ...............|    9,451 |   10,083 |   10,111 |   10,240 |    5,770 |    4,425 |     45 |   10,500 |    5,843 |   4,616 |     41 |      10,675
Idaho ................|   11,626 |   11,827 |   12,007 |   12,582 |    6,388 |    6,018 |    176 |   12,784 |    6,505 |   6,122 |    157 |      13,059
Illinois .............|  110,153 |  111,461 |  110,874 |  110,830 |   66,462 |   28,619 | 15,749 |  113,538 |   67,972 |  29,208 | 16,358 |     115,859
Indiana...............|   54,509 |   54,552 |   55,107 |   55,496 |   27,527 |   25,251 |  2,718 |   55,821 |   28,257 |  24,881 |  2,683 |      56,412
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
Iowa .................|   31,395 |   31,403 |   31,616 |   31,726 |   18,662 |   11,973 |  1,091 |   32,318 |   19,151 |  12,063 |  1,104 |      32,549
Kansas ...............|   29,324 |   29,753 |   30,283 |   30,579 |   14,823 |   12,763 |  2,993 |   30,729 |   14,752 |  12,878 |  3,099 |      30,750
Kentucky .............|   37,571 |   37,868 |   37,324 |   38,784 |   27,054 |   11,730 |     ---|   39,120 |   27,422 |  11,698 |     ---|      39,235
Louisiana ............|   46,170 |   46,904 |   46,913 |   47,599 |   26,916 |   12,176 |  8,507 |   46,980 |   27,691 |  19,289 |     ---|      48,047
Maine ................|   15,416 |   15,375 |   15,344 |   15,404 |   10,524 |    4,880 |    --- |   15,392 |   10,553 |   4,839 |     ---|      14,458
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
Maryland .............|   43,616 |   44,495 |   44,171 |   46,565 |   25,792 |   20,773 |    --- |   47,819 |   24,999 |  22,820 |     ---|      47,005
Massachusetts ........|   55,963 |   57,225 |   58,766 |   60,489 |   22,342 |   29,922 |  8,225 |   62,710 |   23,121 |  30,891 |  8,698 |\3\   65,863
Michigan .............|   82,967 |   82,301 |   80,267 |   80,522 |   34,846 |   36,701 |  8,975 |   83,179 |   36,406 |  38,200 |  8,573 |      84,200
Minnesota ............|   44,903 |   45,050 |   46,956 |   46,958 |   23,980 |   22,948 |     30 |   46,971 |   23,979 |  22,983 |      9 |      47,600
Mississippi ..........|   28,111 |   27,829 |   28,376 |   28,866 |   15,071 |    8,864 |  4,931 |   28,997 |   15,047 |   9,070 |  4,880 |      29,237
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
Missouri..............|   52,643 |   52,984 |   54,860 |   56,606 |   29,054 |   26,782 |    770 |   57,951 |   29,386 |  27,817 |    748 |      59,222
Montana ..............|    9,883 |   10,135 |    9,949 |   10,079 |    7,009 |    3,070 |     ---|   10,076 |    6,974 |   3,102 |     ---|      10,110
Nebraska .............|   19,069 |   19,323 |   19,616 |   19,774 |   11,368 |    8,406 |     ---|   20,028 |   11,452 |   8,506 |     70 |\4\   20,109
Nevada ...............|   11,409 |   11,953 |   12,579 |   13,414 |    6,784 |    5,058 |  1,572 |   13,878 |    7,057 |   5,210 |  1,611 |\4\   14,723
New Hampshire ........|   11,464 |   11,654 |   11,972 |   12,109 |    8,158 |    3,951 |     ---|   12,346 |    8,447 |   3,899 |     ---|      12,394
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
New Jersey ...........|   80,515 |   83,057 |   84,564 |   85,258 |   47,280 |   26,439 | 11,539 |   86,706 |   48,359 |  26,362 | 11,985 |\3\   90,703
New Mexico ...........|   17,498 |   17,912 |   18,404 |   19,025 |   11,265 |    4,342 |  3,418 |   19,398 |   11,311 |   4,518 |  3,569 |\4\   19,608
New York .............|  171,914 |  176,375 |  179,413 |  182,273 |   91,408 |   63,928 | 26,937 |  181,559 |   92,550 |  62,355 | 26,654 |     185,063
North Carolina .......|   65,326 |   66,630 |   69,421 |   71,592 |   42,480 |   24,700 |  4,412 |   73,201 |   42,990 |  25,795 |  4,416 |      73,839
North Dakota .........|    7,733 |    7,794 |    7,755 |    7,796 |    5,223 |    2,573 |     ---|    7,501 |    5,061 |   2,440 |     ---|       7,706
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
Ohio .................|  103,372 |  106,233 |  107,444 |  109,085 |   72,005 |   36,912 |    168 |  107,347 |   71,376 |  35,718 |    253 |     104,583
Oklahoma .............|   37,650 |   38,433 |   39,031 |   39,406 |   18,735 |   16,517 |  4,154 |   39,364 |   18,582 |  16,601 |  4,181 |      39,350
Oregon ...............|   26,745 |   26,634 |   26,488 |   26,208 |   14,128 |    8,484 |  3,596 |   26,680 |   13,889 |   8,981 |  3,810 |      26,757
Pennsylvania .........|  100,475 |  100,912 |  101,302 |  102,988 |   46,918 |   43,798 | 12,272 |  104,921 |   47,975 |  44,455 | 12,491 |     106,400
Rhode Island .........|    9,709 |   10,069 |    9,823 |   10,066 |    4,597 |    4,090 |  1,379 |   10,482 |    4,540 |   4,477 |  1,465 |      10,586
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
South Carolina .......|   37,115 |   37,295 |   38,620 |   39,437 |   26,820 |   12,617 |     ---|   39,922 |   27,122 |  12,800 |     ---|      40,640
South Dakota .........|    8,868 |    8,767 |    9,557 |    9,985 |    6,098 |    2,738 |  1,149 |    9,641 |    5,889 |   2,676 |  1,076 |       9,474
Tennessee ............|   43,062 |   43,566 |   46,066 |   47,406 |   33,039 |   12,795 |  1,572 |   53,403 |   37,969 |  13,939 |  1,495 |      51,369
Texas ................|  219,192 |  219,385 |  224,830 |  234,213 |  116,999 |   85,987 | 31,227 |  240,371 |  118,881 |  88,843 | 32,647 |     247,526
Utah .................|   18,305 |   19,191 |   19,053 |   19,524 |    9,041 |    8,056 |  2,427 |   20,039 |    9,162 |   8,390 |  2,487 |\4\   20,224
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
Vermont ..............|    7,031 |    7,521 |    7,330 |    7,566 |    3,131 |    2,952 |  1,483 |    7,676 |    3,129 |   2,969 |  1,578 |       7,952
Virginia .............|   64,537 |   68,181 |   70,859 |   72,505 |   44,246 |   28,259 |     ---|   74,731 |   46,225 |  28,506 |     ---|      80,896
Washington ...........|   42,931 |   44,295 |   45,524 |   46,439 |   24,077 |   18,247 |  4,115 |   46,907 |   24,423 |  18,501 |  3,983 |\4\   47,479
West Virginia.........|   20,997 |   20,961 |   21,029 |   21,024 |   10,212 |    7,244 |  3,568 |   21,073 |   10,600 |   6,788 |  3,685 |      20,642
Wisconsin ............|   52,028 |   53,387 |   52,822 |   54,054 |   37,235 |   16,819 |     ---|   55,033 |   36,808 |  17,015 |  1,210 |      55,296
Wyoming ..............|    6,564 |    5,821 |    6,537 |    6,754 |    3,331 |    3,423 |     ---|    6,734 |    3,217 |   3,391 |    126 |       6,700
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    Outlying areas    |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |          |          |         |        |
American Samoa .......|      671 |      725 |      656 |      698 |      484 |      196 |     18 |      728 |      521 |     192 |     15 |\3\      754
Guam .................|    1,499 |    1,628 |    1,644 |    1,826 |      870 |      784 |    172 |    1,802 |      801 |     825 |    176 |\3\    1,893
Northern Marianas ....|      430 |      425 |      431 |      406 |      224 |      182 |     ---|      422 |      240 |     182 |     ---|\4\      421
Puerto Rico ..........|   37,291 |   38,381 |   39,816 |   39,933 |   22,001 |   14,617 |  3,315 |   39,328 |   21,680 |  14,386 |  3,262 |      39,748
Virgin Islands .......|    1,581 |    1,595 |    1,570 |    1,528 |      757 |      703 |     68 |    1,622 |      731 |     814 |     77 |       1,636
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\1\Data have been revised from previously published figures.

\2\Data estimated by state education agencies.

\3\Data imputed by the National Center for Education Statistics based on previous year's data.

\4\Actual preliminary count by state.

---Data not available, not reported, or not applicable.

NOTE.--Distribution of elementary and secondary teachers determined by reporting units. 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 April 1997.)



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