Table 83. | Staff, enrollment, and pupil to staff ratios in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1995 to fall 2001 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Pupil/staff ratio | Fall 1999 | Fall 2000\1\ | Fall 2001 |___________________________________|_____________________________________|_____________________________________|_____________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | State or jurisdiction | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | | | Pupil/ | | | Pupil/ | | | Pupil/ | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Staff | Enrollment | staff | Staff | Enrollment | staff | Staff | Enrollment | staff | | | | | | | ratio | | | ratio | | | ratio _________________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 _________________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ United States\2\ .....| 9.0| 9.0| 8.8| 8.6| 5,632,004| 46,857,149| 8.3| 5,709,753| 47,203,539| 8.3| 5,902,923| 47,687,871| 8.1 |________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ Alabama .................|\3\ 9.0|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 88,492|\3\ 740,732|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 89,818|\3\ 739,992|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 88,171|\3\ 737,294|\3\ 8.4 Alaska ..................|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 16,088| 134,391|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 15,985| 133,356|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 16,729| 134,358|\3\ 8.0 Arizona .................| 9.8| 10.1| 10.1|\3\ 10.0| 88,259| 852,612| 9.7| 90,115| 877,696| 9.7| 93,976| 922,180| 9.8 Arkansas ................| 9.2|\3\ 9.0|\3\ 8.9|\3\ 11.1| 59,755| 451,034| 7.5| 63,149| 449,959| 7.1| 66,578| 449,805| 6.8 California ..............|\3\ 12.5|\3\ 12.1|\3\ 11.8|\3\ 11.5|\3\ 532,754|\3\ 6,038,590|\3\ 11.3|\3\ 551,258|\3\ 6,140,814|\3\ 11.1|\3\ 574,559|\3\ 6,248,610|\3\ 10.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado ................| 9.7| 9.5| 9.5| 9.2| 79,672| 708,109| 8.9| 82,827| 724,508| 8.7| 87,582| 742,145| 8.5 Connecticut .............| 7.8| 7.7| 7.3| 7.0| 79,847| 553,993| 6.9| 82,107| 562,179| 6.8| 84,884| 570,228| 6.7 Delaware ................| 9.1| 9.1| 8.9| 8.8| 13,369| 112,836| 8.4| 12,616| 114,676| 9.1| 14,172| 115,555| 8.2 District of Columbia ....| 8.5| 8.4|\3\ 8.8| 7.3|\3\ 9,493| 77,194|\3\ 8.1| 10,712| 68,925| 6.4| 11,391| 75,392| 6.6 Florida .................| 9.2| 9.0| 9.0| 8.9| 271,339| 2,381,396| 8.8| 276,421| 2,434,821| 8.8| 282,696| 2,500,478| 8.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia .................|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 8.9|\3\ 8.5| 7.9| 183,674| 1,422,762| 7.7| 184,866| 1,444,937| 7.8| 190,054| 1,470,634| 7.7 Hawaii ..................| 11.1| 11.1| 11.1| 10.8| 17,902| 185,860| 10.4| 18,352| 184,360| 10.0| 19,464| 184,546| 9.5 Idaho ...................| 11.1| 10.8| 10.6| 10.3| 24,192| 245,136| 10.1| 24,386| 245,117| 10.1| 24,773| 246,521| 10.0 Illinois ................| 9.3|\3\ 8.9|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.6|\3\ 244,538| 2,027,600|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 249,791| 2,048,792|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 255,719| 2,071,391|\3\ 8.1 Indiana..................| 8.4| 8.2| 8.1| 8.0| 125,236| 988,702| 7.9| 126,833| 989,267| 7.8| 128,939| 996,133| 7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa ....................| 8.1| 8.0| 7.8| 7.6| 65,957| 497,301| 7.5| 67,765| 495,080| 7.3| 69,504| 485,932| 7.0 Kansas ..................| 8.1| 8.0| 7.9| 7.8| 63,771| 472,188| 7.4| 64,319| 470,610| 7.3| 65,155| 470,205| 7.2 Kentucky ................| 7.8|\3\ 8.8|\3\ 7.5| 7.2| 93,332| 648,180| 6.9| 89,674| 665,850| 7.4| 94,827| 654,363| 6.9 Louisiana ...............| 8.6| 8.4| 7.9| 7.7| 101,233| 756,579| 7.5| 101,200| 743,089| 7.3| 101,552| 731,328| 7.2 Maine ...................| 7.3| 7.1| 7.0| 6.7| 32,502| 209,253| 6.4| 33,305| 207,037| 6.2| 34,072| 205,586| 6.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ................| 9.2| 9.6| 9.5| 9.0| 93,620| 846,582| 9.0| 96,504| 852,920| 8.8| 99,282| 860,640| 8.7 Massachusetts ...........| 8.1| 8.0| 7.8| 7.6|\3\ 136,254| 971,425|\3\ 7.1| 122,481| 975,150| 8.0|\3\ 125,625| 973,140|\3\ 7.7 Michigan ................| 9.2| 8.6| 8.4|\3\ 8.2| 210,701|\3\ 1,725,639|\3\ 8.2| 210,481|\3\ 1,720,626|\3\ 8.2| 214,894| 1,730,668| 8.1 Minnesota ...............| 11.2| 9.8| 8.8| 8.4| 104,546| 854,034| 8.2|\3\ 103,570| 854,340|\3\ 8.2| 104,741| 851,384| 8.1 Mississippi .............| 8.3| 8.2| 8.2| 7.7| 63,946| 500,716| 7.8| 64,723| 497,871| 7.7| 65,155| 493,507| 7.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri.................| 7.4| 8.3| 8.2| 7.9| 117,076| 914,110| 7.8| 121,610| 912,744| 7.5| 124,756| 909,792| 7.3 Montana .................|\3\ 8.9|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 20,032| 157,556|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 19,448| 154,875|\3\ 8.0|\3\ 19,501| 151,947|\3\ 7.8 Nebraska ................| 7.6| 7.7| 7.7| 7.6| 39,142| 288,261| 7.4| 39,925| 286,199| 7.2| 40,541| 285,095| 7.0 Nevada ..................| 11.2| 11.1| 10.7| 10.7| 30,247| 325,610| 10.8| 31,191| 340,706| 10.9| 33,967| 356,814| 10.5 New Hampshire ...........| 8.4| 8.3| 8.1| 8.0| 27,129| 206,783| 7.6| 28,055| 208,461| 7.4| 29,141| 206,847| 7.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ..............| 7.3| 7.5| 7.5| 7.4| 178,053| 1,289,256| 7.2| 185,607| 1,313,405| 7.1| 193,337| 1,341,656| 6.9 New Mexico ..............| 8.2| 8.2| 8.2| 8.0| 43,184| 324,495| 7.5| 44,979| 320,306| 7.1| 44,941| 320,260| 7.1 New York ................| 7.9| 7.8| 7.6| 7.6| 408,977| 2,887,776| 7.1| 416,236| 2,882,188| 6.9| 423,199| 2,872,132| 6.8 North Carolina ..........|\3\ 8.4|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 8.3| 8.2| 158,696| 1,275,925| 8.0| 162,432| 1,293,638| 8.0| 166,164| 1,315,363| 7.9 North Dakota ............| 8.6| 8.3| 8.0| 7.8| 15,132| 112,751| 7.5| 15,115| 109,201| 7.2| 14,896| 106,047| 7.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio ....................| 9.4| 9.4| 9.1| 8.8| 217,634| 1,836,554| 8.4| 222,961| 1,835,049| 8.2| 230,007| 1,830,985| 8.0 Oklahoma ................|\3\ 7.4|\3\ 9.1| 9.0| 8.9| 73,831| 627,032| 8.5| 75,148| 623,110| 8.3| 76,405| 622,139| 8.1 Oregon ..................| 10.3| 10.3| 10.2| 10.1| 55,610| 545,033| 9.8| 56,168| 546,231| 9.7| 57,473| 551,480| 9.6 Pennsylvania ............| 9.0| 9.0| 8.8| 8.7| 216,725| 1,816,716| 8.4| 223,935| 1,814,311| 8.1| 229,238| 1,821,627| 7.9 Rhode Island ............| 9.1| 9.0| 8.9| 8.7| 17,927| 156,454| 8.7| 17,736| 157,347| 8.9| 18,584| 158,046| 8.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina ..........|\3\ 8.6|\3\ 8.5|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 8.2|\3\ 85,481| 666,780|\3\ 7.8|\3\ 69,114| 677,411|\3\ 9.8|\3\ 71,733| 691,078|\3\ 9.6 South Dakota ............|\3\ 8.0| 7.9| 8.5| 8.0| 17,437| 131,037| 7.5| 18,072| 128,603| 7.1| 18,512| 127,542| 6.9 Tennessee ...............|\3\ 9.0|\3\ 8.9|\3\ 8.7|\3\ 8.2| 111,798|\3\ 916,202|\3\ 8.2| 109,711|\3\ 909,161|\3\ 8.3|\3\ 111,927|\3\ 925,030|\3\ 8.3 Texas ...................| 8.1| 8.0| 7.9| 7.8| 523,948| 3,991,783| 7.6| 542,791| 4,059,619| 7.5| 582,556| 4,163,447| 7.1 Utah ....................| 12.8| 12.9| 12.2| 12.3| 40,235| 480,255| 11.9| 40,717| 481,485| 11.8| 41,111| 484,677| 11.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont .................| 6.7| 6.8| 6.5| 6.3| 17,408| 104,559| 6.0| 17,772| 102,049| 5.7| 18,050| 101,179| 5.6 Virginia ................|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 7.9|\3\ 7.8| 7.9|\3\ 157,206| 1,133,994|\3\ 7.2|\3\ 160,693| 1,144,915|\3\ 7.1| 165,249| 1,163,091| 7.0 Washington ..............|\3\ 10.5|\3\ 10.8| 10.7| 10.6| 96,033| 1,003,714| 10.5| 97,636| 1,004,770| 10.3| 112,021| 1,009,200| 9.0 West Virginia............| 7.9| 8.0| 7.8| 7.7| 38,709| 291,811| 7.5| 38,549| 286,367| 7.4| 37,676| 282,885| 7.5 Wisconsin ...............| 9.1| 8.8|\3\ 8.6| 8.0| 109,951| 877,753| 8.0| 106,937| 879,476| 8.2| 113,525| 879,361| 7.7 Wyoming .................| 7.6| 7.4| 7.2| 6.9| 13,931| 92,105| 6.6| 13,952| 89,940| 6.4| 13,919| 88,128| 6.3 |________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | Affairs ...............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 49,076| --- | --- | 46,938| --- | --- | 46,476| --- Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | | dependents schools: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Overseas schools .....| --- | 10.0| 10.0| 10.0|\4\ 11,588|\4\ 108,035|\4\ 9.3| 7,736| 73,581| 9.5| 7,889| 73,212| 9.3 Domestic schools .....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 4,054| 34,174| 8.4| 4,321| 32,847| 7.6 |========|========|========|========|=============|==============|========|=============|==============|========|=============|==============|======== Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa ..........| 10.3| 10.0| 10.1| 10.1| 1,613| 15,477| 9.6| 1,639| 15,702| 9.6| 1,686| 15,897| 9.4 Guam ....................| 8.8| 10.2| 11.1| 10.5| 3,685| 32,951| 8.9| 3,836| 32,473| 8.5| 3,765| 31,992| 8.5 Northern Marianas .......| 8.4| 8.6| 8.5| 9.1| 956| 9,732| 10.2| 1,047| 10,004| 9.6| 1,019| 10,479| 10.3 Puerto Rico .............|\5\ 9.0|\5\ 8.7|\5\ 8.9| 8.9| 71,891| 613,019| 8.5| 69,188| 612,725| 8.9| 75,254| 604,177| 8.0 Virgin Islands ..........| 6.6| 7.0| 7.0| 6.9| 2,964| 20,866| 7.0| 2,899| 19,459| 6.7| --- | 18,780| --- _________________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________|_____________|______________|________ |
---Not available. 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," 1995-96 through 2001-02. (This table was prepared July 2003.)
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