Number of school staff: Total number of full-time and part-time public K–12 school staff (head counts), by type of staff and state: 2020–21

							Student support services professional staff							Aides
State	Vice principals and assistant principals	Instructional coordinators and supervisors, such as curriculum specialists	Librarians/ library media specialists	Data coaches or data coordinators		Technology specialists	School/ guidance counselors, excluding psychologist and social workers	Nurses	Social workers	Psychologists	Speech therapists or pathologists	Other student support services staff		Regular Title I aides		English as a second language (ESL) or bilingual teacher aides		Special education aides	Library media center aides		Other classroom aides	Secretaries and other clerical support staff	Food service personnel	Custodial and maintenance personnel	Security guards or security personnel¹		School Resource Officers²		Other employees not previously mentioned³
United States	99,380	92,120	70,460	30,840		70,930	144,490	88,080	55,270	65,920	103,850	100,400		129,350		64,210		521,960	40,950		181,320	272,020	384,420	358,950	53,290		63,000		106,720

Alabama	1,560	810	1,430	490		630	2,130	1,600	460	330	1,050	1,110		1,530		610		5,350	290		1,280	3,240	7,190	4,270	280		1,240		1,560	!
Alaska	210	150	220	80		230	380	180	90	150	290	250		430		140		2,140	140		740	820	850	1,020	60		120		320	!
Arizona	2,110	2,150	1,360	930		1,520	2,820	1,670	850	1,580	2,560	2,810		2,880		1,350		11,590	920		3,410	6,920	7,380	6,870	1,330		910		2,600
Arkansas	1,110	1,030	1,020	330		720	1,520	1,050	270	250	1,120	910		2,430		440		3,050	320		1,070	2,510	4,830	3,580	430		1,020		1,000	!
California	9,560	7,210	6,500	2,600		6,800	14,170	7,600	2,440	9,720	10,320	9,310		14,800		7,180		61,310	3,110		14,340	32,540	31,360	30,520	7,990		4,070		13,020

Colorado	1,530	1,080	860	550		1,090	2,300	1,480	610	1,040	1,370	1,790		1,030		1,030		5,830	660		3,030	4,580	4,180	4,460	710		770		1,010
Connecticut	1,130	1,970	840	250		960	1,610	1,280	1,270	1,120	1,290	1,720		930		870		8,910	470		2,710	3,370	4,060	4,830	1,310		470		1,740	!
Delaware	310	320	160	50		120	420	280	90	260	390	460		410		120		1,860	50	!	160	550	1,350	1,310	50		120		‡
District of Columbia	220	300	100	80		70	190	130	210	110	190	570	!	200		110		600	20	!	640	270	370	500	210		70		260
Florida	7,350	6,010	2,970	2,380		3,430	8,620	3,850	3,470	3,160	5,410	6,470		5,180		4,600		21,990	1,440		8,440	19,040	23,150	23,940	4,970		4,050		5,500

Georgia	5,330	2,630	2,320	660		1,740	4,930	2,280	1,890	1,650	3,300	2,760		2,570		3,390	!	12,700	1,740		7,560	9,370	14,860	12,120	580		2,120		2,190
Hawaii	820	840	280	300		650	1,240	310	250	260	470	530		680		760		4,040	170		1,590	2,220	2,010	2,510	550		70		510
Idaho	420	300	590	100		440	1,040	540	180	410	530	440		1,640		330		2,640	400		1,200	1,710	2,480	2,180	190		480		610	!
Illinois	3,330	3,510	2,610	1,020		2,800	4,440	3,700	4,890	3,270	4,890	4,720		3,770		2,430		23,910	1,750		5,800	10,360	13,410	14,370	3,070		1,790		2,980
Indiana	1,830	1,390	1,410	590		1,660	2,710	2,190	1,060	970	2,020	1,360		3,880		1,290		10,680	1,160		5,720	5,270	12,020	8,730	670		2,290		1,700	!

Iowa	700	1,480	1,030	620		1,020	1,610	1,090	440	340	650	860		1,230	!	‡		10,950	870		1,830	2,850	5,220	4,060	330	!	460		940	!
Kansas	640	1,060	960	260		900	1,570	1,100	820	970	1,120	1,070		1,240		1,070		9,000	810		2,230	2,940	4,300	4,080	130	!	640		430
Kentucky	1,210	750	1,050	150	!	660	1,610	1,090	390	750	1,440	1,100		1,710	!	530		4,670	340		2,900	3,020	6,110	4,270	60	!	1,050		1,290	!
Louisiana	1,880	1,100	1,130	420		880	2,130	1,270	550	350	1,430	670		1,580		1,100		8,220	300		2,120	3,220	7,670	5,960	440	!	1,030		3,150	!
Maine	320	480	510	130		550	850	630	590	280	600	680		760		370		4,630	350		940	1,290	1,780	2,190	‡		270		180	!

Maryland	1,550	1,700	780	600		520	1,420	950	630	830	1,080	2,060	!	1,230	!	800		5,030	190		1,970	2,390	3,410	3,770	190	!	810	!	‡
Massachusetts	2,150	3,470	1,290	650		1,680	3,730	2,410	1,590	1,620	2,440	3,650		1,750		1,900		18,750	720		4,340	4,470	7,760	7,210	650		1,150		1,460	!
Michigan	2,340	2,670	1,700	770		2,640	3,200	1,340	3,610	2,220	3,000	3,330		5,500		1,620		12,250	1,120		5,240	7,060	12,040	9,560	1,370		2,080	!	2,100
Minnesota	1,220	1,870	1,080	970		1,690	2,050	1,890	1,800	1,840	2,360	2,800		1,650		1,090		19,060	1,160		3,690	4,710	7,550	6,640	510	!	890		‡
Mississippi	990	740	810	350		570	1,450	830	330	120	1,060	750		2,020		530		2,090	240		2,940	2,460	4,570	2,780	340		860		‡

Missouri	1,580	1,410	2,050	620		1,400	2,920	2,050	880	550	2,370	1,390		1,880		780		8,720	910		2,060	5,450	7,080	7,430	210	!	950		2,880	!
Montana	120	220	440	100		300	530	230	100	290	390	260		1,020		50		1,670	100		590	840	1,270	1,320	30	!	200		380
Nebraska	380	540	740	210		680	1,010	700	250	630	680	510		890		450		3,810	530		1,470	1,520	2,970	2,240	160	!	230		200	!
Nevada	1,170	970	570	340		640	1,510	790	500	690	930	1,320		960		190		3,590	320		810	3,050	2,440	2,820	560		370		540	!
New Hampshire	380	400	420	90		420	780	460	230	420	570	580		550		240		5,100	220		690	1,140	1,160	1,480	40		210		240

New Jersey	2,650	4,230	1,970	1,430		2,680	4,340	3,030	2,600	2,310	4,290	4,300		4,210		1,480		32,290	630		4,910	8,580	9,210	12,270	3,520		‡		4,860	!
New Mexico	850	820	690	380		750	1,320	960	950	360	1,020	960		1,330		560		4,570	440		2,020	2,350	3,610	3,350	540		360		‡
New York	6,310	6,230	3,140	2,170		4,270	8,900	5,830	4,770	4,930	8,140	7,700		8,810		3,710		30,700	2,080		13,290	14,400	21,950	24,160	7,870		3,360		12,410
North Carolina	2,990	2,320	2,170	790		1,750	3,890	2,530	2,110	1,580	2,260	2,470		4,970		1,370		7,710	660		8,600	7,280	10,660	9,390	530		2,010		3,700	!
North Dakota	240	320	410	120		460	660	230	240	300	520	580		510		220		3,420	280		880	950	1,680	1,560	70		230		480	!

Ohio	3,080	2,470	2,150	1,020		2,780	5,170	3,210	1,780	3,370	3,810	3,910		4,140		1,940		15,660	1,660		5,790	8,240	13,550	11,810	2,290		2,460		2,690
Oklahoma	1,300	1,130	1,480	160	!	1,010	2,340	950	460	660	1,790	1,230		2,710		870		6,030	960		1,920	4,010	6,290	5,280	230	!	830		1,490	!
Oregon	870	850	910	340		910	1,960	1,050	410	840	1,470	1,060		2,640		1,380		7,080	810		3,680	3,860	3,870	3,640	240		670		790
Pennsylvania	2,360	2,720	2,330	1,020		2,880	5,230	3,920	1,820	2,890	3,630	3,710		4,890		1,540		20,490	1,720		5,790	7,550	14,790	14,040	1,510		2,780		2,360
Rhode Island	300	400	330	120		190	460	340	360	320	460	630		490		160		2,180	70	!	730	770	1,010	1,200	50	!	150		640	!

South Carolina	2,080	1,540	1,210	360		1,170	2,840	1,460	550	940	1,350	1,470		1,250		770		4,460	720		3,170	3,890	6,310	5,780	390		1,070		1,810	!
South Dakota	100	200	340	110	!	360	510	250	110	210	370	270		780		140		2,060	190		510	680	1,390	1,180	90	!	170		300	!
Tennessee	2,240	1,710	1,680	710		690	3,150	1,760	1,110	1,240	1,740	1,500		2,320		860		9,350	690		3,800	5,250	9,460	5,900	410		1,800		1,520	!
Texas	12,880	11,010	7,350	2,970		6,860	14,920	9,470	2,690	2,990	8,430	7,540		14,630		6,840		36,510	4,360		13,750	31,390	46,750	41,310	4,930		8,060		6,740
Utah	1,020	1,210	1,000	460		1,010	1,530	890	620	780	1,320	770		1,200		730		4,920	620		5,600	3,750	4,520	4,690	180		670		780

Vermont	140	280	310	130		270	520	400	170	130	320	500		210		120		2,550	160		600	680	880	1,300	‡		110		280
Virginia	2,710	2,620	2,180	540		2,130	4,330	2,010	1,680	1,720	2,170	1,590		1,950		1,470		12,030	1,140		5,460	6,310	9,270	9,340	1,230		1,490		1,170
Washington	1,710	970	1,340	410		990	2,860	1,850	400	1,790	1,930	1,470		4,210		1,410		10,760	950		4,260	5,910	4,490	5,180	730		690		‡
West Virginia	600	200	370	170		330	1,020	720	350	300	680	470		‡		140	!	1,780	160	!	1,270	1,190	2,600	2,360	190		310		310	!
Wisconsin	1,370	2,230	1,730	670		1,820	3,260	1,900	1,200	1,820	2,550	1,710		1,290		1,390		11,400	1,600		3,240	5,110	6,400	7,140	800		990		2,080
Wyoming	130	130	190	30	!	180	380	320	160	240	300	330		300		120		1,870	240		550	690	870	1,040	20		200		‡

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable analysis, or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).

¹Includes non-law enforcement security guards or security personnel.

²Includes career law enforcement officers with arrest authority, who have specialized training and are assigned to work in collaboration with school organizations (School Resource Officers), and sworn law enforcement officers who are not School Resource Officers.

³Principals and teachers are not enumerated in the table as “other employees.”

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), “Public School Data File,” 2020–21.