Table 83. | Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1994 to fall 2000 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Teachers as a percent of staff | Fall 1998 | Fall 1999\1\ | Fall 2000 |___________________________________|____________________________________|____________________________________|____________________________________ | | | | | | |Teachers| | |Teachers| | |Teachers State or other area | | | | | | | as a | | | as a | | | as a | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Staff | Teachers | percent| Staff | Teachers | percent| Staff | Teachers | percent | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1997 | | |of staff| | |of staff| | |of staff ________________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________ 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 ________________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________ United States\2\ ....| 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.4 | 52.1 | 5,419,181 | 2,830,286 | 52.2 | 5,632,004 | 2,910,633 | 51.7 | 5,726,822 | 2,952,991 | 51.6 |________|________|________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________ Alabama ................|\3\52.5 |\3\52.9 |\3\53.0 |\3\53.5 |\3\ 87,654 |\3\ 47,766 |\3\54.5 |\3\ 88,492 |\3\ 48,624 |\3\54.9 |\3\ 89,823 |\3\ 48,199 |\3\53.7 Alaska .................|\3\47.6 |\3\49.1 |\3\50.2 |\3\51.0 |\3\ 16,098 | 8,118 |\3\50.4 |\3\ 16,088 | 7,838 |\3\48.7 |\3\ 15,988 | 7,880 |\3\49.3 Arizona ................| 51.2 | 50.1 | 51.0 | 50.8 |\3\ 85,015 | 42,352 |\3\49.8 | 88,259 | 43,892 | 49.7 | 90,115 | 44,438 | 49.3 Arkansas ...............| 52.2 | 53.8 |\3\52.3 |\3\52.5 |\3\ 40,778 | 27,953 |\3\68.5 | 59,755 | 31,362 | 52.5 | 61,917 | 31,947 | 51.6 California .............|\3\51.6 |\3\52.0 |\3\53.1 |\3\54.4 |\3\ 514,520 |\3\ 281,784 |\3\54.8 |\3\ 532,754 |\3\ 287,433 |\3\54.0 |\3\ 539,301 |\3\ 298,064 |\3\55.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado ...............| 53.7 | 52.5 | 51.1 | 52.4 | 76,125 | 39,434 | 51.8 | 79,672 | 40,772 | 51.2 | 82,827 | 41,983 | 50.7 Connecticut ............| 54.5 | 54.5 | 53.1 | 51.2 | 77,410 | 38,772 | 50.1 | 79,847 | 39,907 | 50.0 | 82,107 | 41,044 | 50.0 Delaware ...............| 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.4 | 54.6 | 12,869 | 7,074 | 55.0 | 13,369 | 7,318 | 54.7 | 12,618 | 7,471 | 59.2 District of Columbia ...| 58.2 | 56.4 | 56.8 |\3\50.3 | 9,840 | 5,187 | 52.7 |\3\ 9,493 |\3\ 4,812 |\3\50.7 | 10,712 | 4,949 | 46.2 Florida ................| 48.8 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 262,170 | 126,796 | 48.4 | 271,339 | 130,336 | 48.0 | 276,421 | 132,030 | 47.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ................|\3\48.3 |\3\48.2 |\3\54.0 |\3\53.3 | 177,832 | 88,658 | 49.9 | 183,674 | 90,638 | 49.3 | 184,867 | 91,044 | 49.2 Hawaii .................| 61.8 | 62.3 | 62.7 | 62.2 | 17,354 | 10,639 | 61.3 | 17,902 | 10,866 | 60.7 | 18,352 | 10,927 | 59.5 Idaho ..................| 59.4 | 58.6 | 57.8 | 57.2 | 23,833 | 13,426 | 56.3 | 24,192 | 13,641 | 56.4 | 24,386 | 13,714 | 56.2 Illinois ...............| 54.2 | 54.3 |\3\52.5 |\3\51.8 |\3\ 234,318 | 121,758 |\3\52.0 |\3\ 244,538 | 124,815 |\3\51.0 |\3\ 250,643 | 127,620 |\3\50.9 Indiana.................| 48.1 | 48.0 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 124,097 | 58,084 | 46.8 | 125,236 | 58,864 | 47.0 | 126,834 | 59,226 | 46.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa ...................| 52.5 | 52.1 | 51.7 | 50.9 | 65,967 | 32,822 | 49.8 | 65,957 | 33,480 | 50.8 | 67,765 | 34,636 | 51.1 Kansas .................| 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 60,829 | 32,003 | 52.6 | 63,771 | 32,969 | 51.7 | 64,152 | 32,742 | 51.0 Kentucky ...............| 47.5 | 46.3 |\3\52.5 |\3\45.5 | 91,088 | 40,803 | 44.8 | 93,332 | 41,954 | 45.0 | 89,674 | 39,589 | 44.1 Louisiana ..............| 49.5 | 50.5 | 50.3 | 49.3 | 99,401 | 49,124 | 49.4 | 101,233 | 50,031 | 49.4 | 101,201 | 49,916 | 49.3 Maine ..................| 52.6 | 52.3 | 51.4 | 51.4 | 31,297 | 15,890 | 50.8 | 32,502 | 16,349 | 50.3 | 33,305 | 16,559 | 49.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ...............| 55.0 | 54.4 | 56.1 | 55.3 | 93,313 | 49,840 | 53.4 | 93,620 | 50,995 | 54.5 | 96,504 | 52,433 | 54.3 Massachusetts ..........| 55.9 | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.3 | 126,843 | 69,752 | 55.0 |\3\ 136,254 | 77,596 |\3\56.9 | 122,481 | 67,432 | 55.1 Michigan ...............| 48.9 | 46.9 | 45.2 | 44.8 | 209,413 | 93,220 | 44.5 | 210,701 | 96,094 | 45.6 | 210,481 | 97,031 | 46.1 Minnesota ..............| 62.7 | 62.7 | 55.5 | 53.4 | 101,583 | 54,449 | 53.6 | 104,546 | 56,010 | 53.6 |\3\ 103,570 | 53,457 |\3\51.6 Mississippi ............| 47.5 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 47.7 | 65,023 | 31,140 | 47.9 | 63,946 | 30,722 | 48.0 | 64,723 | 31,006 | 47.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri................| 48.4 | 48.0 | 55.0 | 54.8 | 116,304 | 62,449 | 53.7 | 117,076 | 63,890 | 54.6 | 121,614 | 64,739 | 53.2 Montana ................|\3\54.6 |\3\54.2 |\3\54.4 |\3\53.7 |\3\ 18,991 | 10,221 |\3\53.8 |\3\ 20,032 | 10,353 |\3\51.7 |\3\ 19,512 | 10,411 |\3\53.4 Nebraska ...............|\3\53.2 | 52.9 | 53.0 | 53.1 | 38,207 | 20,310 | 53.2 | 39,142 | 20,766 | 53.1 | 39,925 | 20,983 | 52.6 Nevada .................| 58.1 | 58.5 | 58.1 | 57.7 | 29,132 | 16,415 | 56.3 | 30,247 | 17,380 | 57.5 | 31,192 | 18,294 | 58.6 New Hampshire ..........| 54.2 | 53.3 | 53.0 | 52.2 | 25,574 | 13,290 | 52.0 | 27,129 | 14,037 | 51.7 | 28,055 | 14,341 | 51.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey .............| 52.8 | 53.2 | 53.7 | 53.8 | 171,196 | 92,264 | 53.9 | 178,053 | 95,883 | 53.9 | 186,523 | 99,718 | 53.5 New Mexico .............| 48.8 | 48.3 | 49.0 | 48.4 | 41,125 | 19,981 | 48.6 | 43,184 | 19,797 | 45.8 | 44,980 | 21,043 | 46.8 New York ...............| 51.1 | 51.0 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 376,189 | 197,253 | 52.4 | 408,977 | 202,078 | 49.4 | 416,236 | 206,961 | 49.7 North Carolina .........|\3\52.0 |\3\52.2 |\3\51.9 |\3\52.1 | 152,899 | 79,531 | 52.0 | 158,696 | 81,914 | 51.6 | 162,431 | 83,680 | 51.5 North Dakota ...........| 56.0 | 54.3 | 54.2 | 54.3 | 14,765 | 7,974 | 54.0 | 15,132 | 8,150 | 53.9 | 15,115 | 8,141 | 53.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio ...................| 54.5 | 55.2 | 55.1 | 54.5 | 209,668 | 113,984 | 54.4 | 217,634 | 116,200 | 53.4 | 222,961 | 118,361 | 53.1 Oklahoma ...............|\3\50.3 |\3\47.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 70,752 | 40,876 | 57.8 | 73,831 | 41,498 | 56.2 | 75,148 | 41,318 | 55.0 Oregon .................| 52.0 | 51.8 | 51.2 | 50.7 | 53,781 | 27,152 | 50.5 | 55,610 | 27,803 | 50.0 | 56,168 | 28,094 | 50.0 Pennsylvania ...........| 53.2 | 53.0 | 52.9 | 52.5 | 209,862 | 111,065 | 52.9 | 216,725 | 114,525 | 52.8 | 223,935 | 116,963 | 52.2 Rhode Island ...........| 65.2 | 63.5 | 63.3 | 61.6 | 17,832 | 11,124 | 62.4 | 17,927 | 11,041 | 61.6 | 17,737 | 10,646 | 60.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .........|\3\53.2 |\3\53.3 |\3\54.0 |\3\53.4 |\3\ 81,479 | 43,689 |\3\53.6 |\3\ 85,481 | 45,468 |\3\53.2 |\3\ 85,584 | 45,380 |\3\53.0 South Dakota ...........|\3\55.5 |\3\53.2 | 53.2 | 55.1 | 16,525 | 9,273 | 56.1 | 17,437 | 9,384 | 53.8 | 18,072 | 9,397 | 52.0 Tennessee ..............|\3\49.2 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 52.9 | 110,068 | 59,258 | 53.8 | 111,798 | 60,702 | 54.3 | 113,272 | 61,233 | 54.1 Texas ..................| 52.0 | 52.0 | 51.8 | 51.6 | 506,134 | 259,739 | 51.3 | 523,948 | 267,935 | 51.1 | 542,791 | 274,826 | 50.6 Utah ...................| 54.0 | 53.6 | 52.7 | 53.3 | 39,198 | 21,501 | 54.9 | 40,235 | 21,832 | 54.3 | 40,717 | 22,008 | 54.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ................|\3\49.3 | 49.1 | 49.4 | 48.3 | 16,817 | 8,221 | 48.9 | 17,408 | 8,474 | 48.7 | 17,772 | 8,414 | 47.3 Virginia ...............|\3\54.3 |\3\54.3 |\3\53.5 |\3\54.3 |\3\ 142,544 |\3\ 79,323 |\3\55.6 |\3\ 157,206 |\3\ 85,037 |\3\54.1 |\3\ 167,074 |\3\ 91,560 |\3\54.8 Washington .............|\3\51.3 |\3\51.4 | 53.5 | 53.1 | 93,750 | 49,671 | 53.0 | 96,033 | 50,368 | 52.4 | 97,636 | 51,098 | 52.3 West Virginia...........| 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.8 | 54.4 | 38,655 | 20,989 | 54.3 | 38,709 | 21,082 | 54.5 | 38,549 | 20,930 | 54.3 Wisconsin ..............| 53.5 | 57.9 | 54.8 |\3\54.4 | 109,266 | 61,176 | 56.0 | 109,951 | 60,778 | 55.3 | 109,104 | 62,332 | 57.1 Wyoming ................| 52.0 | 51.2 | 50.5 | 49.2 | 13,798 | 6,713 | 48.7 | 13,931 | 6,940 | 49.8 | 13,952 | 6,783 | 48.6 |________|________|________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________ Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | Affairs .............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | | dependents schools: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Overseas schools\4\ .| --- | --- | 61.7 | 66.7 | 7,782 | 5,171 | 66.4 | 11,588 | 7,415 | 64.0 | 7,736 | 5,105 | 66.0 Domestic schools ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 4,055 | 2,400 | 59.2 |========|========|========|========|=============|=============|========|=============|=============|========|=============|=============|======== Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa .........| 52.1 | 51.4 | 49.9 | 50.8 | 1,524 | 764 | 50.1 | 1,613 | 801 | 49.7 | 1,639 | 820 | 50.0 Guam ...................| 38.6 | 48.3 | 47.6 | 46.6 | 3,073 | 1,052 | 34.2 | 3,685 | 1,809 | 49.1 | 3,836 | 1,975 | 51.5 Northern Marianas ......| 38.6 | 40.0 | 41.8 | 44.5 | 1,041 | 496 | 47.6 | 956 | 488 | 51.0 | 1,047 | 526 | 50.2 Puerto Rico ............| 58.0 | 56.4 | 55.7 | 56.2 | 68,999 | 39,781 | 57.7 | 71,891 | 41,349 | 57.5 | 69,188 | 37,620 | 54.4 Virgin Islands .........| 47.9 | 47.4 | 49.6 | 49.4 | 3,055 | 1,567 | 51.3 | 2,964 | 1,528 | 51.6 | 2,899 | 1,511 | 52.1 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---Not available. \1\Data revised from previously published data. \2\U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states. \3\Includes imputations for underreporting. \4\The Department of Defense dependents schools include only overseas schools through 1998. Data for 1999 include both overseas and domestic schools. Data for 2000 include only overseas schools. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and unpublished estimates. (This table was prepared February 2002.) |