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Table 65. Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1998 through fall 2003
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                     |       |       |       |              Fall 2001           |            Fall 2002\1\          |                 Fall 2003
                     | Pupil/| Pupil/| Pupil/|__________________________________|__________________________________|___________________________________
                     |teacher|teacher|teacher|            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
                     | ratio,| ratio,| ratio,|            |             | Pupil/|            |             | Pupil/|            |             |  Pupil/
                     |   fall|   fall|   fall|            |             |teacher|            |             |teacher|            |             | teacher
State or jurisdiction|   1998|   1999|   2000|    Teachers|   Enrollment|  ratio|    Teachers|   Enrollment|  ratio|    Teachers|   Enrollment|   ratio
_____________________|_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|________
1                    |      2|      3|      4|           5|            6|      7|           8|            9|     10|          11|           12|      13
_____________________|_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|________
     United States ..|\2\16.4|\2\16.1|\2\16.0|\2\2,999,528|\2\47,671,877|\2\15.9|\2\3,034,123|\2\48,183,086|\2\15.9|\2\3,048,549|\2\48,540,725|\2\ 15.9
                     |_______|_______|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|_______|____________|_____________|________
Alabama .............|\2\15.7|\2\15.2|\2\15.4|\2\   46,785|\2\   737,190|\2\15.8|\2\   47,115|\2\   739,366|\2\15.7|      58,070|      731,220|    12.6
Alaska ..............|   16.7|   17.1|   16.9|       8,026|      134,358|   16.7|       8,080|      134,364|   16.6|       7,808|      133,933|    17.2
Arizona .............|   20.0|   19.4|   19.8|      46,015|      922,180|   20.0|      47,101|      937,755|   19.9|      47,507|    1,012,068|    21.3
Arkansas ............|   16.2|   14.4|   14.1|      33,079|      449,805|   13.6|      30,330|      450,985|   14.9|      30,876|      454,523|    14.7
California ..........|\2\21.0|\2\21.0|\2\20.6|\2\  304,203|\2\ 6,247,726|\2\20.5|\2\  307,764|\2\ 6,353,667|\2\20.6|\2\  304,311|\2\ 6,413,862|\2\ 21.1
                     |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Colorado ............|   17.7|   17.4|   17.3|      44,182|      742,145|   16.8|      45,401|      751,862|   16.6|      44,904|      757,693|    16.9
Connecticut .........|   14.0|   13.9|   13.7|      41,773|      570,228|   13.7|      42,296|      570,023|   13.5|      42,370|      577,203|    13.6
Delaware ............|   16.0|   15.4|   15.4|       7,571|      115,560|   15.3|       7,698|      116,342|   15.1|       7,749|      117,668|    15.2
District of Columbia |\2\13.9|\2\16.0|   13.9|       4,951|       75,392|\3\13.9|       5,005|       76,166|   --- |       5,676|       78,057|    13.8
Florida .............|   18.4|   18.3|   18.4|     134,684|    2,500,478|   18.6|     138,226|    2,539,929|   18.4|     144,955|    2,587,628|    17.9
                     |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Georgia .............|   15.8|   15.7|   15.9|      92,731|    1,470,634|   15.9|      96,044|    1,496,012|   15.6|      97,150|    1,522,611|    15.7
Hawaii ..............|   17.7|   17.1|   16.9|      11,007|      184,546|   16.8|      10,973|      183,829|   16.8|      11,129|      183,609|    16.5
Idaho ...............|   18.2|   18.0|   17.9|      13,854|      246,521|   17.8|      13,896|      248,604|   17.9|      14,049|      252,120|    17.9
Illinois ............|   16.5|   16.2|   16.1|     129,600|    2,071,391|   16.0|     131,046|    2,084,187|   15.9|     127,669|    2,100,961|    16.5
Indiana .............|   17.0|   16.8|   16.7|      59,659|      996,133|   16.7|      59,968|    1,003,875|   16.7|      59,924|    1,011,130|    16.9
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Iowa ................|   15.2|   14.9|   14.3|      34,906|      485,932|   13.9|      34,573|      482,210|   13.9|      34,791|      481,226|    13.8
Kansas ..............|   14.8|   14.3|   14.4|      33,084|      470,205|   14.2|      32,643|      470,957|   14.4|      32,589|      470,490|    14.4
Kentucky ............|   16.1|   15.4|   16.8|      40,376|      654,363|   16.2|      40,662|      660,782|   16.3|      41,201|      663,885|    16.1
Louisiana ...........|   15.6|   15.1|   16.6|      49,980|      731,328|   16.6|      50,062|      730,464|   16.6|      50,495|      727,709|    16.6
Maine ...............|   13.3|   12.8|   12.5|      16,741|      205,586|   12.3|      16,837|      204,337|   12.1|      17,621|      202,084|    11.5
                     |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Maryland ............|   16.9|   16.6|   16.3|      53,774|      860,640|   16.0|      55,382|      866,743|   15.7|      55,140|      869,113|    15.8
Massachusetts .......|   13.8|   12.5|   14.5|      68,942|      973,139|   14.1|      74,214|      982,989|   13.2|      72,062|      980,459|    13.6
Michigan ............|\2\18.5|\2\18.0|\2\17.7|      98,849|    1,730,669|   17.5|      89,595|    1,785,160|   19.9|      97,014|    1,757,604|    18.1
Minnesota ...........|   15.7|   15.2|   16.0|      53,081|      851,384|   16.0|      52,808|      846,891|   16.0|      51,611|      842,854|    16.3
Mississippi .........|   16.1|   16.3|   16.1|      31,214|      493,507|   15.8|      31,598|      492,645|   15.6|      32,591|      493,540|    15.1
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Missouri ............|   14.6|   14.3|   14.1|      65,240|      909,792|   13.9|      66,717|      906,499|   13.6|      65,169|      905,941|    13.9
Montana .............|   15.7|   15.2|   14.9|      10,408|      151,947|   14.6|      10,362|      149,995|   14.5|      10,301|      148,356|    14.4
Nebraska ............|   14.3|   13.9|   13.6|      21,083|      285,095|   13.5|      21,043|      285,402|   13.6|      20,921|      285,542|    13.6
Nevada ..............|   18.9|   18.7|   18.6|      19,276|      356,814|   18.5|      20,038|      369,498|   18.4|      20,234|      385,401|    19.0
New Hampshire .......|   15.4|   14.7|   14.5|      14,677|      206,847|   14.1|      14,977|      207,671|   13.9|      15,112|      207,417|    13.7
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New Jersey ..........|   13.8|   13.4|   13.3|     103,611|    1,341,656|   12.9|     107,004|    1,367,438|   12.8|     109,077|    1,380,753|    12.7
New Mexico ..........|   16.5|   16.4|   15.2|      21,823|      320,260|   14.7|      21,172|      320,234|   15.1|      21,569|      323,066|    15.0
New York ............|   14.6|   14.3|   13.9|     209,128|    2,872,132|   13.7|     210,926|    2,888,233|   13.7|     216,116|    2,864,775|    13.3
North Carolina ......|   15.8|   15.6|   15.5|      85,684|    1,315,363|   15.4|      87,677|    1,335,954|   15.2|      89,988|    1,360,209|    15.1
North Dakota ........|   14.4|   13.8|   13.4|       8,035|      106,047|   13.2|       8,078|      104,225|   12.9|       8,037|      102,233|    12.7
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Ohio ................|   16.2|   15.8|   15.5|     122,115|    1,830,985|   15.0|     125,372|    1,838,285|   14.7|     121,735|    1,845,428|    15.2
Oklahoma ............|   15.4|   15.1|   15.1|      41,632|      622,139|   14.9|      40,638|      624,548|   15.4|      39,253|      626,160|    16.0
Oregon ..............|   20.0|   19.6|   19.4|      28,262|      551,480|   19.5|      27,126|      554,071|   20.4|      26,732|      551,273|    20.6
Pennsylvania ........|   16.4|   15.9|   15.5|     118,470|    1,821,627|   15.4|     118,256|    1,816,747|   15.4|     119,889|    1,821,146|    15.2
Rhode Island ........|   13.9|   14.2|   14.8|      11,104|      158,046|   14.2|      11,196|      159,205|   14.2|      11,918|      159,375|    13.4
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South Carolina ......|   15.2|   14.7|   14.9|      46,616|      676,198|   14.5|      46,528|      694,389|   14.9|      45,830|      699,198|    15.3
South Dakota ........|   14.3|   14.0|   13.7|       9,370|      127,542|   13.6|       9,257|      130,048|   14.0|       9,245|      125,537|    13.6
Tennessee ...........|\2\15.3|\2\15.1|\2\15.9|      58,358|\2\   924,899|\2\15.8|      58,652|\2\   927,608|\2\15.8|      59,584|\2\   936,681|\2\ 15.7
Texas ...............|   15.2|   14.9|   14.8|     282,847|    4,163,447|   14.7|     288,655|    4,259,823|   14.8|     289,481|    4,331,751|    15.0
Utah ................|   22.4|   22.0|   21.9|      22,211|      484,677|   21.8|      22,415|      489,262|   21.8|      22,147|      495,981|    22.4
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Vermont .............|   12.8|   12.3|   12.1|       8,554|      101,179|   11.8|       8,542|       99,978|   11.7|       8,749|       99,103|    11.3
Virginia ............|\2\14.2|\2\13.3|\2\13.2|      89,314|    1,163,091|   13.0|      99,919|    1,177,229|   11.8|      90,573|    1,192,092|    13.2
Washington ..........|   20.1|   19.9|   19.7|      52,533|    1,009,200|   19.2|      52,953|    1,014,798|   19.2|      52,824|    1,021,349|    19.3
West Virginia........|   14.2|   13.8|   13.7|      20,138|      282,885|   14.0|      20,119|      282,455|   14.0|      20,020|      281,215|    14.0
Wisconsin ...........|   14.4|   14.4|   14.6|      63,310|      879,361|   13.9|      60,385|      881,231|   14.6|      58,216|      880,031|    15.1
Wyoming .............|   14.2|   13.3|   13.3|       6,662|       88,128|   13.2|\2\    6,799|       88,116|\2\13.0|       6,567|       87,462|    13.3
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Bureau of Indian     |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
   Affairs ..........|   --- |   --- |   --- |        --- |       46,476|   --- |        --- |       46,126|   --- |        --- |       45,828|    ---
Department of Defense|       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
   dependents schools|       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
  Overseas schools ..|   15.1|\4\14.6|   14.4|       5,154|       73,212|   14.2|       4,794|       72,889|   15.2|       4,728|       71,053|    15.0
  Domestic schools ..|   --- |   --- |   14.2|       2,486|       32,847|   13.2|       2,425|       32,115|   13.2|       2,301|       30,603|    13.3
                     |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
Other jurisdictions  |       |       |       |            |             |       |            |             |       |            |             |
  American Samoa ....|   20.1|   19.3|   19.1|         914|       15,897|   17.4|         943|       15,984|   17.0|         988|       15,893|    16.1
  Guam ..............|   30.6|   18.2|   16.4|       1,918|       31,992|   16.7|        --- |          ---|   --- |       1,760|       31,572|    17.9
  Northern Marianas .|   19.1|   19.9|   19.0|         519|       10,479|   20.2|         545|       11,251|   20.6|         550|       11,244|    20.4
  Puerto Rico .......|   15.4|   14.8|   16.3|      42,906|      604,177|   14.1|      42,369|      596,502|   14.1|      42,444|      584,916|    13.8
  Virgin Islands ....|   13.4|   13.7|   12.9|       1,511|       18,780|   12.4|       1,502|       18,333|   12.2|       1,512|       17,716|    11.7
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---Not available.
\1\Data have been revised from previously published figures.
\2\Includes imputations for underreporting of prekindergarten teachers/enrollment.
\3\Ratio based on enrollment excluding 6,943 charter school students for whom no teacher counts were reported.
\4\Includes both overseas and domestic schools.
NOTE: Teachers reported in full-time equivalents. Pupil/teacher ratio for District of Columbia for 2002 was not computed, since they were missing data for charter schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1998-99 through 2003-04. (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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