| Table 67. | Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1993 to fall 1998 |
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State or other area | ratio, |ratio, |ratio, | | |Pupil/ | | | Pupil/ | | | Pupil/
| fall | fall | fall | Teachers | Enrollment |teacher| Teachers | Enrollment | teacher| Teachers | Enrollment | teacher
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | | | ratio | | | ratio | | | ratio
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United States .....| 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 |\2\2,667,419 |\2\45,611,046 | 17.1 |\2\2,746,157 |\2\46,126,897 |\2\ 16.8 |\2\2,826,146 |\2\46,534,687 |\2\ 16.5
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Alabama ..............| 17.1 | 17.2 | 16.9 |\2\ 45,035 |\2\ 747,932 | 16.6 |\2\ 45,967 |\2\ 749,207 |\2\ 16.3 |\2\ 47,753 |\2\ 747,970 |\2\ 15.7
Alaska ...............| 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 7,418 | 129,919 | 17.5 | 7,625 | 132,123 | 17.3 | 8,118 | 135,373 | 16.7
Arizona ..............| 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 40,521 | 799,250 | 19.7 | 41,129 | 814,113 | 19.8 | 42,352 | 848,262 | 20.0
Arkansas .............| 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 |\2\ 26,681 | 457,349 | 17.1 |\2\ 26,931 | 456,497 |\2\ 17.0 | 27,953 | 452,256 | 16.2
California ...........| 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 |\2\ 248,818 |\2\ 5,686,198 | 22.9 |\2\ 268,535 |\2\ 5,803,887 |\2\ 21.6 |\2\ 281,686 |\2\ 5,925,964 |\2\ 21.0
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Colorado .............| 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 36,398 | 673,438 | 18.5 | 37,840 | 687,167 | 18.2 | 39,434 | 699,135 | 17.7
Connecticut ..........| 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 36,551 | 527,129 | 14.4 | 37,658 | 535,164 | 14.2 | 38,772 | 544,698 | 14.0
Delaware .............| 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 6,642 | 110,549 | 16.6 | 6,850 | 111,960 | 16.3 | 7,074 | 113,262 | 16.0
District of Columbia .| 13.3 | 13.2 | 15.0 | 5,288 | 78,648 | 14.9 |\3\ 4,388 | 77,111 | 17.6 | 5,187 | 71,889 | 13.9
Florida ..............| 18.4 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 120,471 | 2,242,212 | 18.6 | 124,473 | 2,294,077 | 18.4 | 126,796 | 2,337,633 | 18.4
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Georgia ..............| 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 81,795 | 1,346,761 | 16.5 | 86,244 | 1,375,980 | 16.0 | 88,658 | 1,401,291 | 15.8
Hawaii ...............| 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 10,576 | 187,653 | 17.7 | 10,653 | 189,887 | 17.8 | 10,639 | 188,069 | 17.7
Idaho ................| 19.7 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 13,078 | 245,252 | 18.8 | 13,207 | 244,403 | 18.5 | 13,426 | 244,722 | 18.2
Illinois .............| 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 116,274 | 1,973,040 | 17.0 | 118,734 | 1,998,289 | 16.8 | 121,758 | 2,011,530 | 16.5
Indiana...............| 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 56,708 | 982,876 | 17.3 | 57,371 | 986,836 | 17.2 | 58,084 | 988,094 | 17.0
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Iowa .................| 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 32,593 | 502,941 | 15.4 | 32,700 | 501,054 | 15.3 | 32,822 | 498,214 | 15.2
Kansas ...............| 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 30,875 | 466,293 | 15.1 | 31,527 | 468,687 | 14.9 | 32,003 | 472,353 | 14.8
Kentucky .............| 17.6 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 39,331 | 656,089 | 16.7 | 40,488 | 669,322 | 16.5 | 40,803 | 655,687 | 16.1
Louisiana ............| 17.1 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 47,334 | 793,296 | 16.8 | 48,599 | 776,813 | 16.6 | 49,124 | 768,734 | 16.6
Maine ................| 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 15,551 | 213,593 | 13.7 | 15,700 | 212,579 | 13.5 | 15,890 | 210,503 | 13.2
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Maryland .............| 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 47,943 | 818,583 | 17.1 | 48,318 | 830,744 | 17.2 | 49,840 | 841,671 | 16.9
Massachusetts ........| 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 64,574 | 933,898 | 14.5 | 67,170 | 949,006 | 14.1 | 69,752 | 962,317 | 13.8
Michigan .............| 19.9 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 88,051 | 1,685,714 | 19.1 | 90,529 | 1,702,717 | 18.8 | 93,220 |\2\ 1,720,266 |\2\ 18.5
Minnesota ............| 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 48,245 | 847,204 | 17.6 | 51,998 | 853,621 | 16.4 | 50,565 | 855,119 | 16.9
Mississippi ..........| 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 29,293 | 503,967 | 17.2 | 29,441 | 504,792 | 17.1 | 31,140 | 502,379 | 16.1
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Missouri..............| 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 59,428 | 900,517 | 15.2 | 60,889 | 910,613 | 15.0 | 62,222 | 912,445 | 14.7
Montana ..............| 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 10,268 | 164,627 | 16.0 | 10,228 | 162,335 | 15.9 | 10,221 | 159,988 | 15.7
Nebraska .............| 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 20,174 | 291,967 | 14.5 | 20,065 | 292,681 | 14.6 | 20,310 | 291,140 | 14.3
Nevada ...............| 18.7 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 14,805 | 282,131 | 19.1 | 16,053 | 296,621 | 18.5 | 16,415 | 311,061 | 18.9
New Hampshire ........| 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 12,692 | 198,308 | 15.6 | 12,931 | 201,629 | 15.6 | 13,290 | 204,713 | 15.4
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New Jersey ...........| 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 87,642 | 1,227,832 | 14.0 | 89,671 | 1,250,276 | 13.9 | 92,264 | 1,268,996 | 13.8
New Mexico ...........| 17.5 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 19,971 | 332,632 | 16.7 | 19,647 | 331,673 | 16.9 | 19,981 | 328,753 | 16.5
New York .............| 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 185,104 | 2,843,131 | 15.4 | 190,874 | 2,861,823 | 15.0 | 197,253 | 2,877,143 | 14.6
North Carolina .......| 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 75,239 | 1,210,108 | 16.1 | 77,785 | 1,236,083 | 15.9 | 79,531 | 1,254,821 | 15.8
North Dakota .........| 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 7,892 | 120,123 | 15.2 | 8,070 | 118,572 | 14.7 | 7,974 | 114,597 | 14.4
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Ohio .................| 16.8 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 108,515 | 1,844,698 | 17.0 | 110,761 | 1,847,114 | 16.7 | 113,986 | 1,842,559 | 16.2
Oklahoma .............| 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 39,568 | 620,695 | 15.7 | 40,215 | 623,681 | 15.5 | 40,886 | 628,492 | 15.4
Oregon ...............| 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 26,757 | 537,854 | 20.1 | 26,935 | 541,346 | 20.1 | 27,152 | 542,809 | 20.0
Pennsylvania .........| 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 106,432 | 1,804,256 | 17.0 | 108,014 | 1,815,151 | 16.8 | 111,065 | 1,816,414 | 16.4
Rhode Island .........| 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 10,656 | 151,324 | 14.2 | 10,598 | 153,321 | 14.5 | 11,124 | 154,785 | 13.9
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South Carolina .......| 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 41,463 |\2\ 652,816 | 15.7 | 42,336 |\2\ 659,273 |\2\ 15.6 | 43,689 |\2\ 664,592 |\2\ 15.2
South Dakota .........| 14.9 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 9,625 | 143,331 | 14.9 | 9,282 | 142,443 | 15.3 | 9,273 | 132,495 | 14.3
Tennessee ............| 18.8 | 18.6 | 16.7 | 54,790 |\2\ 904,818 | 16.5 | 54,142 |\2\ 893,044 |\2\ 16.5 | 59,258 |\2\ 905,442 |\2\ 15.3
Texas ................| 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 247,650 | 3,828,975 | 15.5 | 254,557 | 3,891,877 | 15.3 | 259,739 | 3,945,367 | 15.2
Utah .................| 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 19,734 | 481,812 | 24.4 | 21,115 | 482,957 | 22.9 | 21,501 | 481,176 | 22.4
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Vermont ..............| 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 7,751 | 106,341 | 13.7 | 7,909 | 105,984 | 13.4 | 8,221 | 105,120 | 12.8
Virginia .............| 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 |\2\ 74,526 | 1,096,093 | 14.7 |\2\ 77,575 | 1,110,815 |\2\ 14.3 |\2\ 79,393 | 1,124,022 |\2\ 14.2
Washington ...........| 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 48,307 | 974,504 | 20.2 | 49,074 | 991,235 | 20.2 | 49,671 | 998,053 | 20.1
West Virginia.........| 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 20,888 | 304,052 | 14.6 | 20,947 | 301,419 | 14.4 | 20,989 | 297,530 | 14.2
Wisconsin ............| 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 54,769 | 879,259 | 16.1 | 55,732 | 881,780 | 15.8 | 61,176 | 879,542 | 14.4
Wyoming ..............| 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 6,729 | 99,058 | 14.7 | 6,677 | 97,115 | 14.5 | 6,713 | 95,241 | 14.2
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American Samoa .......| 22.1 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 734 | 14,766 | 20.1 | 762 | 15,214 | 20.0 | 764 | 15,372 | 20.1
Guam .................| 18.8 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 1,416 | 33,393 | 23.6 | 1,363 | 32,444 | 23.8 | 1,052 | 32,222 | 30.6
Northern Marianas ....| 19.0 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 592 | 9,041 | 15.3 | 483 | 9,246 | 19.1 | 496 | 9,498 | 19.1
Puerto Rico ..........| 15.9 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 36,498 | 618,861 | 17.0 | 38,953 | 617,157 | 15.8 | 39,781 | 613,862 | 15.4
Virgin Islands .......| 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 4,763 | 22,385 | 4.7 | 1,559 | 22,136 | 14.2 | 1,567 | 20,976 | 13.4
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\1\Data revised from previously published data.
NOTE: 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 March 2000.)
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