State Profiles of Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1996-97

Ranking of the States

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MEMBERSHIP

	Total Population (in thousands)		Students in public schools		Students in first grade		Regular High School graduates (1995-96)
	United States	265,179	United States	45,611,046	United States	3,770,420	United States	2,273,109
1	California	31,858	California	5,686,198	California	491,159	California	259,071
2	Texas	19,091	Texas	3,828,975	Texas	312,533	Texas	171,844
3	New York	18,134	New York	2,843,131	New York	235,237	New York	134,401
4	Florida	14,419	Florida	2,242,212	Florida	185,614	Pennsylvania	105,981
5	Pennsylvania	12,040	Illinois	1,973,040	Illinois	162,304	Illinois	104,626
6	Illinois	11,845	Ohio	1,844,698	Ohio	149,391	Ohio	102,098
7	Ohio	11,163	Pennsylvania	1,804,256	Pennsylvania	147,895	Florida	89,242
8	Michigan	9,731	Michigan	1,685,714	Michigan	142,124	Michigan	85,530
9	New Jersey	8,002	Georgia	1,346,761	Georgia	114,978	New Jersey	67,704
10	Georgia	7,334	New Jersey	1,227,832	North Carolina	105,756	Virginia	58,166
11	North Carolina	7,309	North Carolina	1,210,108	New Jersey	104,581	North Carolina	57,014
12	Virginia	6,666	Virginia	1,096,093	Virginia	91,234	Indiana	56,330
13	Massachusetts	6,085	Indiana	982,876	Indiana	82,221	Georgia	56,271
14	Indiana	5,828	Washington	974,504	Massachusetts	81,375	Wisconsin	52,651
15	Washington	5,520	Massachusetts	933,898	Washington	78,077	Minnesota	50,481
16	Missouri	5,364	Tennessee	904,818	Tennessee	77,450	Washington	49,862
17	Tennessee	5,307	Missouri	900,517	Missouri	70,875	Missouri	49,011
18	Wisconsin	5,146	Wisconsin	879,259	Arizona	70,180	Massachusetts	47,993
19	Maryland	5,060	Minnesota	847,204	Maryland	68,645	Tennessee	43,792
20	Minnesota	4,649	Maryland	818,583	Wisconsin	64,925	Maryland	41,785
21	Arizona	4,434	Arizona	799,250	Minnesota	64,508	Kentucky	36,641
22	Louisiana	4,341	Louisiana	793,296	Louisiana	64,136	Louisiana	36,467
23	Alabama	4,287	Alabama	747,932	Alabama	63,665	Alabama	35,043
24	Kentucky	3,882	Colorado	673,438	Colorado	54,565	Oklahoma	33,060
25	Colorado	3,816	Kentucky	656,089	Oklahoma	54,554	Colorado	32,608
26	South Carolina	3,717	South Carolina	652,816	South Carolina	49,497	Iowa	31,689
27	Oklahoma	3,295	Oklahoma	620,695	Kentucky	48,209	South Carolina	30,182
28	Connecticut	3,267	Oregon	537,854	Connecticut	46,391	Arizona	30,008
29	Oregon	3,196	Connecticut	527,129	Mississippi	43,401	Oregon	26,570
30	Iowa	2,848	Mississippi	503,967	Oregon	42,819	Connecticut	26,319
31	Mississippi	2,711	Iowa	502,941	Arkansas	37,370	Utah	26,293
32	Kansas	2,579	Utah	481,812	Iowa	36,614	Kansas	25,786
33	Arkansas	2,506	Kansas	466,293	Kansas	36,285	Arkansas	25,094
34	Utah	2,018	Arkansas	457,349	Utah	35,848	Mississippi	23,032
35	West Virginia	1,820	New Mexico	332,632	New Mexico	26,283	West Virginia	20,335
36	New Mexico	1,711	West Virginia	304,052	Nevada	25,398	Nebraska	18,014
37	Nebraska	1,649	Nebraska	291,967	West Virginia	23,092	New Mexico	15,402
38	Nevada	1,601	Nevada	282,131	Nebraska	22,224	Idaho	14,667
39	Maine	1,239	Idaho	245,252	Idaho	18,805	Maine	11,795
40	Idaho	1,188	Maine	213,593	New Hampshire	18,322	Nevada	10,374
41	Hawaii	1,183	New Hampshire	198,308	Maine	17,116	Montana	10,139
42	New Hampshire	1,160	Hawaii	187,653	Hawaii	16,683	New Hampshire	10,094
43	Rhode Island	988	Montana	164,627	Rhode Island	13,177	Hawaii	9,387
44	Montana	877	Rhode Island	151,324	Montana	12,706	South Dakota	8,532
45	South Dakota	738	South Dakota	143,331	Alaska	10,670	North Dakota	8,027
46	Delaware	723	Alaska	129,919	South Dakota	10,625	Rhode Island	7,689
47	North Dakota	643	North Dakota	120,123	Delaware	8,831	Alaska	5,945
48	Alaska	605	Delaware	110,549	North Dakota	8,788	Wyoming	5,892
49	Vermont	586	Vermont	106,341	Vermont	8,256	Vermont	5,867
50	Dist. of Columbia	539	Wyoming	99,058	Dist. of Columbia	7,912	Delaware	5,609
51	Wyoming	480	Dist. of Columbia	78,648	Wyoming	7,116	Dist. of Columbia	2,696

STAFFING

Public school teachers			Student-teacher ratio		Number of administrators		Number of public schools
	United States	2,667,419	United States	17.1	United States	204,282	United States	88,223
1	California	248,818	Utah	24.4	California	17,811	California	7,984
2	Texas	247,650	California	22.9	Texas	15,366	Texas	6,875
3	New York	185,104	Washington	20.2	New York	10,898	Illinois	4,185
4	Florida	120,471	Oregon	20.1	Illinois	10,295	New York	4,172
5	Illinois	116,274	Arizona	19.7	Florida	8,285	Ohio	3,876
6	Ohio	108,515	Michigan	19.1	Michigan	8,028	Michigan	3,853
7	Pennsylvania	106,432	Nevada	19.1	New Jersey	7,279	Pennsylvania	3,178
8	Michigan	88,051	Idaho	18.8	Virginia	7,000	Florida	2,801
9	New Jersey	87,642	Florida	18.6	Pennsylvania	6,947	Missouri	2,291
10	Georgia	81,795	Colorado	18.5	Ohio	6,667	New Jersey	2,279
11	North Carolina	75,239	Hawaii	17.7	Tennessee	6,488	Washington	2,180
12	Virginia	74,526	Minnesota	17.6	Georgia	6,331	Minnesota	2,116
13	Massachusetts	64,574	Alaska	17.5	North Carolina	6,116	Wisconsin	2,096
14	Missouri	59,428	Indiana	17.3	Indiana	5,064	North Carolina	2,005
15	Indiana	56,708	Mississippi	17.2	Missouri	4,510	Indiana	1,929
16	Tennessee	54,790	Arkansas	17.1	Massachusetts	4,315	Virginia	1,895
17	Wisconsin	54,769	Maryland	17.1	Wisconsin	4,270	Massachusetts	1,856
18	Washington	48,307	Ohio	17.0	Maryland	4,264	Oklahoma	1,828
19	Minnesota	48,245	Illinois	17.0	Washington	4,231	Georgia	1,798
20	Maryland	47,943	Pennsylvania	17.0	Louisiana	3,743	Tennessee	1,565
21	Louisiana	47,334	Louisiana	16.8	Colorado	3,722	Iowa	1,552
22	Alabama	45,035	Kentucky	16.7	Alabama	3,652	Colorado	1,531
23	South Carolina	41,463	New Mexico	16.7	Minnesota	3,593	Louisiana	1,477
24	Arizona	40,521	Delaware	16.6	Connecticut	3,337	Kansas	1,464
25	Oklahoma	39,568	Alabama	16.6	Iowa	2,968	Kentucky	1,407
26	Kentucky	39,331	Tennessee	16.5	South Carolina	2,949	Nebraska	1,396
27	Connecticut	36,551	Georgia	16.5	Mississippi	2,839	Alabama	1,345
28	Colorado	36,398	North Carolina	16.1	Oklahoma	2,794	Arizona	1,340
29	Iowa	32,593	Wisconsin	16.1	Oregon	2,703	Maryland	1,286
30	Kansas	30,875	Montana	16.0	Arizona	2,361	Oregon	1,222
31	Mississippi	29,293	South Carolina	15.7	Kansas	2,219	Arkansas	1,104
32	Oregon	26,757	Oklahoma	15.7	Arkansas	2,218	South Carolina	1,088
33	Arkansas	26,681	New Hampshire	15.6	Kentucky	1,903	Connecticut	1,027
34	West Virginia	20,888	Texas	15.5	New Mexico	1,863	Mississippi	1,007
35	Nebraska	20,174	Iowa	15.4	Nebraska	1,810	Montana	892
36	New Mexico	19,971	New York	15.4	West Virginia	1,702	West Virginia	869
37	Utah	19,734	North Dakota	15.2	Utah	1,546	South Dakota	832
38	Maine	15,551	Missouri	15.2	Maine	1,445	Utah	742
39	Nevada	14,805	Kansas	15.1	Hawaii	1,072	New Mexico	732
40	Idaho	13,078	South Dakota	14.9	Nevada	1,066	Maine	721
41	New Hampshire	12,692	Dist. of Columbia	14.9	Idaho	1,007	Idaho	629
42	Rhode Island	10,656	Wyoming	14.7	New Hampshire	965	North Dakota	609
43	Hawaii	10,576	Virginia	14.7	North Dakota	913	New Hampshire	512
44	Montana	10,268	West Virginia	14.6	Alaska	878	Alaska	497
45	South Dakota	9,625	Nebraska	14.5	South Dakota	862	Nevada	442
46	North Dakota	7,892	Massachusetts	14.5	Montana	815	Wyoming	411
47	Vermont	7,751	Connecticut	14.4	Dist. of Columbia	772	Vermont	395
48	Alaska	7,418	Rhode Island	14.2	Vermont	732	Rhode Island	316
49	Wyoming	6,729	New Jersey	14 .0	Rhode Island	569	Hawaii	249
50	Delaware	6,642	Maine	13.7	Delaware	561	Dist. of Columbia	184
51	Dist. of Columbia	5,288	Vermont	13.7	Wyoming	538	Delaware	183

FISCAL

State revenue per capita			Average teacher salary		Revenue for public schools		Current expenditures per pupil in membership
	United States	$3,884	United States	$38,436	United States	$305,051,963	United States	$5,925
1	Alaska	$15,490	Connecticut	$51,181	California	$34,477,895	New Jersey	$9,744
2	Delaware	$5,756	New Jersey	$49,786	New York	$26,564,743	Connecticut	$8,580
3	Hawaii	$5,647	Alaska	$49,140	Texas	$22,372,808	New York	$8,525
4	Wyoming	$5,334	New York	$48,000	Pennsylvania	$14,441,126	Alaska	$8,231
5	New York	$5,262	Michigan	$47,769	Florida	$13,861,434	Dist. Columbia	$8,048
6	Minnesota	$4,883	Pennsylvania	$47,147	Michigan	$13,437,615	Rhode Island	$7,612
7	Washington	$4,784	Massachusetts	$44,101	Illinois	$13,161,954	Massachusetts	$7,331
8	New Mexico	$4,734	Rhode Island	$43,084	Ohio	$12,587,117	Delaware	$7,135
9	Michigan	$4,656	California	$42,992	New Jersey	$12,376,750	Pennsylvania	$7,106
10	Oregon	$4,626	Delaware	$42,424	Georgia	$8,129,250	Michigan	$6,938
11	Wisconsin	$4,615	Illinois	$42,339	Indiana	$7,638,406	Wisconsin	$6,796
12	New Jersey	$4,481	Dist. of Columbia	$41,436	Massachusetts	$7,229,486	Maryland	$6,755
13	Connecticut	$4,440	Maryland	$41,257	Virginia	$7,204,510	Vermont	$6,753
14	North Dakota	$4,396	Oregon	$41,093	Wisconsin	$6,701,115	Maine	$6,327
15	Massachusetts	$4,338	Nevada	$40,817	Washington	$6,642,158	Indiana	$6,157
16	Rhode Island	$4,283	Ohio	$38,944	North Carolina	$6,515,608	West Virginia	$6,076
17	Maine	$4,199	Indiana	$38,722	Minnesota	$6,109,916	Minnesota	$6,005
18	West Virginia	$4,112	Minnesota	$38,276	Maryland	$6,042,059	Wyoming	$5,971
19	Pennsylvania	$4,103	Hawaii	$38,105	Missouri	$5,571,655	Illinois	$5,940
20	California	$4,063	Wisconsin	$37,878	Connecticut	$4,899,850	Ohio	$5,936
21	Ohio	$4,045	Washington	$37,860	Tennessee	$4,411,971	Oregon	$5,920
22	Vermont	$4,024	Colorado	$36,271	Arizona	$4,400,591	New Hampshire	$5,920
23	Montana	$4,010	Virginia	$36,116	Louisiana	$4,154,494	Nebraska	$5,848
24	Maryland	$3,951	Vermont	$36,053	Colorado	$4,045,015	Virginia	$5,788
25	Nevada	$3,873	New Hampshire	$36,029	Alabama	$3,955,039	Iowa	$5,738
26	Kentucky	$3,846	Georgia	$35,679	South Carolina	$3,889,383	Washington	$5,734
27	Utah	$3,751	Tennessee	$34,267	Kentucky	$3,794,129	Hawaii	$5,633
28	South Carolina	$3,671	Florida	$33,885	Oregon	$3,472,609	Kansas	$5,508
29	Louisiana	$3,660	Kentucky	$33,802	Oklahoma	$3,251,302	Montana	$5,481
30	Virginia	$3,612	Maine	$33,676	Iowa	$3,167,763	Georgia	$5,369
31	Idaho	$3,544	Iowa	$33,272	Kansas	$3,040,600	Florida	$5,360
32	Arkansas	$3,506	West Virginia	$33,258	Arkansas	$2,371,834	Colorado	$5,312
33	Mississippi	$3,443	Arizona	$33,208	Mississippi	$2,259,053	Missouri	$5,306
34	North Carolina	$3,438	Kansas	$33,150	Utah	$2,198,285	Texas	$5,267
35	Oklahoma	$3,415	Missouri	$33,143	West Virginia	$2,082,049	California	$5,258
36	Nebraska	$3,342	South Carolina	$32,659	Nebraska	$1,954,789	Kentucky	$5,155
37	Iowa	$3,334	Alabama	$32,470	New Mexico	$1,829,725	Nevada	$5,084
38	Texas	$3,285	Texas	$32,426	Nevada	$1,705,232	South Carolina	$5,048
39	Colorado	$3,283	Idaho	$31,818	Maine	$1,499,504	North Carolina	$4,929
40	Illinois	$3,282	Nebraska	$31,768	New Hampshire	$1,282,509	Oklahoma	$4,817
41	Alabama	$3,243	Wyoming	$31,716	Idaho	$1,251,263	North Dakota	$4,808
42	Georgia	$3,210	Utah	$31,310	Alaska	$1,219,017	Louisiana	$4,724
43	South Dakota	$3,138	North Carolina	$31,167	Hawaii	$1,215,924	New Mexico	$4,682
44	Missouri	$3,073	Arkansas	$30,987	Rhode Island	$1,193,754	Alabama	$4,593
45	Kansas	$3,064	Oklahoma	$30,187	Montana	$991,653	Tennessee	$4,580
46	New Hampshire	$3,036	Montana	$29,958	Delaware	$878,326	Arkansas	$4,535
47	Arizona	$3,006	New Mexico	$29,715	Vermont	$812,166	Idaho	$4,447
48	Indiana	$2,991	Louisiana	$28,347	South Dakota	$747,324	Arizona	$4,413
49	Tennessee	$2,924	North Dakota	$27,709	Dist. of Columbia	$711,504	South Dakota	$4,375
50	Florida	$2,827	Mississippi	$27,662	Wyoming	$656,713	Mississippi	$4,039
51	Dist. of Columbia	-	South Dakota	$27,072	North Dakota	$642,984	Utah	$3,783