Public Elementary and Secondary Students, Staff, Schools, and School Districts: School Year 2002–03, The Education Statistics Quarterly: Vol. 7, Issues 1 & 2, 2005

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Vol 7, Issues 1 & 2, Topic: Elementary and Secondary Education

Public Elementary and Secondary Students, Staff, Schools, and School Districts: School Year 2002–03

By: Lee Hoffman, Jennifer Sable, Julia Naum, and Dell Gray

This article was originally published as the Summary of Findings of the E.D. TAB of the same name. The universe data are from the Common Core of Data (CCD).

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Table D. Number of staff employed by public elementary and secondary school systems and percentage of total staff, by category: United States and other jurisdictions, school year 2002-03

State	Total staff		Teachers			Instructional aids			Instructional coordinators and supervisors			Guidance counselors
State	Total staff		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent
United States³	5,956,689	⁴	3,034,064	50.9	⁴	664,385	11.2	⁴	47,998	0.8	⁴	100,901	1.7	⁵
Alabama	88,882	⁴	47,104	53.0	⁴	6,169	6.9		667	0.8		1,696	1.9
Alaska	17,101	²	8,080	47.2		2,328	13.6		172	1.0	⁴	289	1.7
Arizona	96,639		47,101	48.7		13,650	14.1		187	0.2		1,264	1.3
Arkansas	63,815		30,330	47.5		6,217	9.7		613	1.0		1,436	2.3
California	581,664	⁴	307,672	52.9	⁴,⁶	72,242	12.4		6,664	1.1		6,684	1.1
Colorado	90,396		45,401	50.2		11,008	12.2		926	1.0		1,390	1.5
Connecticut	86,361		42,296	49.0		12,076	14.0		400	0.5		1,328	1.5
Delaware	14,449		7,698	53.3		1,388	9.6		181	1.3		238	1.6
District of Columbia	11,549	⁵	5,005	43.3	⁵	1,536	13.3	⁵	20	0.2	⁵	243	2.1	⁵
Florida	287,090		138,226	48.1		31,040	10.8		658	0.2		5,640	2.0
Georgia	197,944		96,044	48.5		23,792	12.0		1,490	0.8		3,319	1.7
Hawaii	20,703		10,973	53.0		2,603	12.6		524	2.5		649	3.1
Idaho	24,897		13,896	55.8		2,641	10.6		274	1.1		591	2.4
Illinois	258,234	⁴	131,045	50.7		32,902	12.7	⁴	1,298	0.5		2,942	1.1
Indiana	126,998		59,968	47.2		17,426	13.7		1,623	1.3		1,812	1.4
Iowa	67,426		34,573	51.3		8,439	12.5		477	0.7		1,197	1.8
Kansas	63,911		32,643	51.1		6,805	10.6		118	0.2		1,142	1.8
Kentucky	95,839		40,662	42.4		14,078	14.7		846	0.9		1,460	1.5
Louisiana	102,333		50,062	48.9		11,372	11.1		1,348	1.3		3,094	3.0
Maine	34,578		16,837	48.7		5,903	17.1		218	0.6		646	1.9
Maryland	102,642		55,382	54.0		9,726	9.5		948	0.9		2,228	2.2
Massachusetts	143,944	⁵	74,214	51.6		19,945	13.9		3,603	2.5		2,924	2.0
Michigan	187,093		89,595	47.9		22,664	12.1		2,988	1.6		2,660	1.4
Minnesota	105,311		52,808	50.1		14,758	14.0		439	0.4		1,063	1.0
Mississippi	66,133		31,598	47.8		8,314	12.6		619	0.9		966	1.5
Missouri	128,124		66,717	52.1		11,884	9.3		1,057	0.8		2,730	2.1
Montana	19,379	⁴	10,362	53.5		2,368	12.2	⁴	171	0.9		432	2.2
Nebraska	40,743		21,043	51.6		4,692	11.5		408	1.0		777	1.9
Nevada	33,441		20,037	59.9		3,220	9.6		254	0.8		715	2.1
New Hampshire	30,087		14,977	49.8		6,050	20.1		196	0.7	⁷	772	2.6
New Jersey	199,381		107,004	53.7		22,671	11.4		1,464	0.7		3,611	1.8
New Mexico	43,826		21,172	48.3		5,158	11.8		660	1.5		775	1.8
New York	428,038	⁵	210,926	49.3	⁵	42,479	9.9		2,167	0.5	⁵	7,241	1.7
North Carolina	169,328		87,677	51.8		27,476	16.2		889	0.5		3,422	2.0
North Dakota	15,090		8,078	53.5		1,798	11.9		126	0.8		279	1.8
Ohio	242,372		125,372	51.7		17,397	7.2		501	0.2		3,587	1.5
Oklahoma	74,422		40,638	54.6		6,323	8.5		217	0.3		1,570	2.1
Oregon	55,042		27,126	49.3		8,313	15.1		434	0.8		1,172	2.1
Pennsylvania	231,251		118,256	51.1		24,497	10.6		1,464	0.6		4,292	1.9
Rhode Island	18,774	⁵	11,196	59.6	⁵	2,344	12.5	⁵	67	0.4	⁵	351	1.95
South Carolina	63,165	⁴	46,578	73.7		1,947	3.1		741	1.2		1,717	2.7
South Dakota	19,031		9,257	48.6		3,312	17.4		376	2.0		320	1.7
Tennessee	114,357		58,652	51.3		14,199	12.4		1,179	1.0	⁵	1,878	1.6
Texas	594,002		288,655	48.6		58,933	9.9		1,335	0.2		9,924	1.7
Utah	41,555		22,415	53.9		5,602	13.5		653	1.6		684	1.6
Vermont	18,384		8,542	46.5		4,210	22.9		325	1.8		418	2.3
Virginia	162,994	⁴	99,919	61.3		2,632	1.6		1,465	0.9		2,362	1.4
Washington	112,740		52,953	47.0		10,116	9.0		2,394	2.1		1,972	1.7
West Virginia	38,132		20,119	52.8		3,087	8.1		336	0.9		660	1.7
Wisconsin	113,262		60,385	53.3		12,851	11.3		1,663	1.5		1,948	1.7
Wyoming	13,837	⁴	6,795	49.1	⁴	1,804	13.0		155	1.1		391	2.8
Department of Defense (DoD) dependents schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and outlying areas
DoDDS: DoD schools (overseas)	7,044		4,793	68.0		228	3.2		102	1.4		258	3.7
DDESS: DoD schools (domestic)	4,199		2,424	57.7		399	9.5		47	1.1		105	2.5
Bureau of Indian Affairs	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—
American Samoa	1,735		943	54.4		147	8.5		44	2.5		46	2.7
Guam	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—
Northern Marianas	1,093		545	49.9		212	19.4		9	0.8		16	1.5
Puerto Rico	74,553		42,369	56.8		233	0.3		360	0.5		995	1.3
Virgin Islands	3,036		1,502	49.5		313	10.3		19	0.6		84	2.8

State	Librarians			Student/other support staff¹			School administrators			School district administrators			Administrative support staff²
State	Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent
United States3	54,207	0.9	⁵	1,416,221	23.8	⁴	164,180	2.8	⁵	62,791	1.1	⁵	411,942	6.9	⁴
Alabama	1,359	1.5		23,774	26.7		3,424	3.9		1,273	1.4		3,416	3.8
Alaska	161	0.9		3,593	21.0		567	3.3		527	3.1		1,384	8.1
Arizona	855	0.9		23,434	24.2		2,205	2.3		192	0.2		7,751	8.0
Arkansas	1,012	1.6		18,451	28.9		1,766	2.8		673	1.1		3,317	5.2
California	1,388	0.2		114,420	19.7		13,478	2.3		2,750	0.5		56,366	9.7
Colorado	847	0.9		20,800	23.0		2,344	2.6		969	1.1		6,711	7.4
Connecticut	785	0.9		21,030	24.4		2,216	2.6		1,291	1.5		4,939	5.7
Delaware	126	0.9		3,420	23.7		367	2.5		273	1.9		758	5.2
District of Columbia	119	1.0	⁵	3,644	31.6	⁵	284	2.5	⁵	49	0.4	⁵	649	5.6	⁵
Florida	2,666	0.9		71,430	24.9		6,750	2.4		1,733	0.6		28,947	10.1
Georgia	2,142	1.1		54,053	27.3		5,006	2.5		1,879	0.9		10,219	5.2
Hawaii	291	1.4		3,765	18.2		509	2.5		131	0.6		1,258	6.1
Idaho	176	0.7		5,124	20.6		724	2.9		123	0.5		1,348	5.4
Illinois	1,940	0.8		60,277	23.3	⁴	6,304	2.4		4,029	1.6		17,497	6.8	⁴
Indiana	1,029	0.8		33,926	26.7		2,946	2.3		973	0.8		7,295	5.7
Iowa	612	0.9		14,951	22.2		2,182	3.2		967	1.4		4,028	6.0
Kansas	950	1.5		16,107	25.2		1,728	2.7		1,263	2.0		3,155	4.9
Kentucky	1,159	1.2		24,710	25.8		2,506	2.6		1,216	1.3		9,202	9.6
Louisiana	1,245	1.2		26,282	25.7		2,642	2.6		277	0.3		6,011	5.9
Maine	242	0.7		7,354	21.3	7	920	2.7		573	1.7		1,885	5.5	⁷
Maryland	1,091	1.1		24,567	23.9		3,094	3.0		869	0.8		4,737	4.6
Massachusetts	1,007	0.7		26,616	18.5		3,153	2.2		765	0.5		11,717	8.1	⁵
Michigan	1,367	0.7		47,545	25.4		4,403	2.4		2,979	1.6		12,892	6.9
Minnesota	968	0.9		22,083	21.0	⁷	2,157	2.0		1,063	1.0		9,972	9.5	⁷
Mississippi	942	1.4		17,154	25.9		1,702	2.6		966	1.5		3,872	5.9
Missouri	1,668	1.3		31,069	24.2		3,093	2.4		1,318	1.0		8,588	6.7
Montana	357	1.8		3,781	19.5	⁴	499	2.6		150	0.8		1,259	6.5	⁴
Nebraska	562	1.4		9,596	23.6		1,007	2.5		566	1.4		2,092	5.1
Nevada	327	1.0		5,595	16.7		1,032	3.1		253	0.8		2,008	6.0
New Hampshire	289	1.0		5,479	18.2	⁷	520	1.7	⁷	508	1.7		1,296	4.37
New Jersey	1,855	0.9		39,844	20.0		4,889	2.5		1,885	0.9		16,158	8.1
New Mexico	290	0.7		10,542	24.1		1,015	2.3		834	1.9		3,380	7.7
New York	3,190	0.7	⁵	118,605	27.7	⁵	8,410	2.0		2,956	0.7	⁵	32,064	7.5	⁵
North Carolina	2,299	1.4		41,242	24.4		4,708	2.8		1,580	0.9		35	0.0
North Dakota	199	1.3		3,299	21.9		400	2.7		429	2.8		482	3.2
Ohio	1,615	0.7		54,587	22.5		6,543	2.7		6,549	2.7		26,221	10.8
Oklahoma	1,031	1.4		16,475	22.1		2,007	2.7		714	1.0		5,447	7.3
Oregon	510	0.9		10,492	19.1		1,597	2.9		701	1.3		4,697	8.5
Pennsylvania	2,227	1.0		58,495	25.3		4,581	2.0		1,639	0.7		15,800	6.8
Rhode Island	61	0.3	⁵	2,748	14.6	⁵	452	2.4	⁵	199	1.1	⁵	1,356	7.2	⁵
South Carolina	1,131	1.8		1,780	2.8		3,141	5.0		299	0.5		5,831	9.2	⁴
South Dakota	162	0.9		3,940	20.7		415	2.2		443	2.3		806	4.2
Tennessee	1,522	1.3		23,803	20.8	⁷	4,895	4.3		1,197	1.0		7,032	6.1	⁷
Texas	4,875	0.8		165,064	27.8		29,391	4.9		7,950	1.3		27,875	4.7
Utah	282	0.7		7,999	19.2		1,010	2.4		165	0.4		2,745	6.6
Vermont	234	1.3		3,098	16.9		430	2.3		145	0.8		982	5.3
Virginia	1,851	1.1		39,479	24.2		4,108	2.5	⁵	1,855	1.1		9,323	5.7
Washington	1,325	1.2		33,649	29.8		2,717	2.4		1,037	0.9		6,577	5.8
West Virginia	391	1.0		9,873	25.9		1,063	2.8		415	1.1		2,188	5.7
Wisconsin	1,340	1.2		24,176	21.3		2,538	2.2		923	0.8		7,438	6.6
Wyoming	135	1.0		3,001	21.7		342	2.5		278	2.0		936	6.8
Department of Defense (DoD) dependents schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and outlying areas
DoDDS: DoD schools (overseas)	153	2.2		487	6.9		268	3.8		39	0.6		716	10.2
DDESS: DoD schools (domestic)	70	1.7		671	16.0		113	2.7		36	0.9		334	8.0
Bureau of Indian Affairs	—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—
American Samoa	6	0.3		263	13.5		82	4.7		39	2.2		165	9.5
Guam	—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—
Northern Marianas	0	0.0		151	12.8		33	3.0		7	0.6		120	11.0
Puerto Rico	1,050	1.4		21,877	29.1		1,537	2.1		1,571	2.1		4,561	6.1
Virgin Islands	39	1.3		707	23.2		86	2.8		79	2.6		207	6.8

-Not available.

¹Student/other support services include library support staff, student support services staff, and all other nonadministrative support staff.

²Administrative support staff includes district and school-level administrative support staff.

³U.S. totals include the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

⁴Data imputed based on current-year (fall 2002) data.

⁵Data imputed based on prior-year (fall 2001) data.

⁶California did not report the number of ungraded teachers, and the total numbers of teachers in California is therefore underestimated.

⁷Data disaggregated from reported total.

NOTE: All staff counts are full-time-equivalency (FTE) counts. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2002-03, Version 1a. (Originally published as table 6 on pp. 13-16 of the complete report from which this article is excerpted.)

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