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Average number of hours in the school day and average number of days in the school year for public schools, by state: 2007–08
 
State Average number of hours in the school day   Average number of days in the school year  
United States  6.64   180  
         
Alabama  7.03   180  
Alaska  6.48   180  
Arizona  6.43   181  
Arkansas  6.89   179  
California  6.24   181  
         
Colorado  7.01   171  
Connecticut  6.47   181  
Delaware  6.68   181  
District of Columbia  6.91   181  
Florida  6.43   184  
         
Georgia  6.79   181  
Hawaii  6.26   179  
Idaho  6.63   173  
Illinois  6.50   177  
Indiana  6.77   180  
         
Iowa  6.85   180  
Kansas  6.98   178  
Kentucky  6.69   180  
Louisiana  7.08   178  
Maine  6.47   176  
         
Maryland  6.59   180  
Massachusetts  6.45   180  
Michigan  6.56   178  
Minnesota  6.28   176  
Mississippi  6.99   181  
         
Missouri  6.70   177  
Montana  6.79   179  
Nebraska  6.92   178  
Nevada  6.30   180  
New Hampshire  6.54   180  
         
New Jersey  6.44   181  
New Mexico  6.85   177  
New York  6.59   182  
North Carolina  6.75   180  
North Dakota  6.58   176  
         
Ohio  6.61   180  
Oklahoma  6.63   176  
Oregon  6.57   172  
Pennsylvania  6.43   181  
Rhode Island  6.27   180  
         
South Carolina  6.92   181  
South Dakota  6.83   173  
Tennessee  7.03   180  
Texas  7.17   180  
Utah  6.28   182  
         
Vermont  6.66   177  
Virginia  6.62   181  
Washington  6.22   179  
West Virginia  6.87   182  
Wisconsin  6.91   180  
Wyoming  6.86   175  
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Data File," 2007-08.