Table 83. | Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1992 to fall 1998 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Teachers as a percent of staff | Fall 1996 | Fall 1997\1\ | Fall 1998 |___________________________________|____________________________________|____________________________________|____________________________________ | | | | | | |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 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | | |of staff| | |of staff| | |of staff ______________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 ______________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________ United States\2\ ..| 52.2 | 52.1 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 5,091,205 | 2,667,419 | 52.4 | 5,266,415 | 2,746,157 | 52.1 | 5,416,699 | 2,826,146 | 52.2 |________|________|________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________ Alabama ..............|\3\53.2 |\3\53.1 |\3\52.5 | 52.9 |\3\ 84,909 |\3\ 45,035 |\3\53.0 |\3\ 85,945 |\3\ 45,967 |\3\53.5 |\3\ 87,641 |\3\ 47,753 |\3\54.5 Alaska ...............| 49.2 | 45.8 |\3\47.6 |\3\49.1 |\3\ 14,789 | 7,418 |\3\50.2 |\3\ 14,951 | 7,625 |\3\51.0 |\3\ 15,684 | 8,118 |\3\51.8 Arizona ..............| 50.4 | 50.2 | 51.2 | 50.1 | 79,429 | 40,521 | 51.0 | 80,907 | 41,129 | 50.8 |\3\ 85,009 | 42,352 |\3\49.8 Arkansas .............| 53.2 | 51.5 | 52.2 | 53.8 |\3\ 51,005 |\3\ 26,681 |\3\52.3 |\3\ 51,271 |\3\ 26,931 |\3\52.5 |\3\ 40,775 | 27,953 |\3\68.6 California ...........|\3\51.1 |\3\51.4 |\3\51.6 |\3\52.0 |\3\ 468,207 |\3\ 248,818 |\3\53.1 |\3\ 493,791 |\3\ 268,535 |\3\54.4 |\3\ 514,422 |\3\ 281,686 |\3\54.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 53.2 | 53.5 | 53.7 | 52.5 | 71,226 | 36,398 | 51.1 | 72,247 | 37,840 | 52.4 | 76,125 | 39,434 | 51.8 Connecticut ..........| 53.7 | 55.7 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 68,861 | 36,551 | 53.1 | 73,529 | 37,658 | 51.2 | 77,410 | 38,772 | 50.1 Delaware .............| 54.9 | 54.8 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 12,203 | 6,642 | 54.4 | 12,554 | 6,850 | 54.6 | 12,869 | 7,074 | 55.0 District of Columbia .| 57.4 | 57.2 | 58.2 | 56.4 | 9,318 | 5,288 | 56.8 |\3\ 8,724 | 4,388 |\3\50.3 | 9,840 | 5,187 | 52.7 Florida ..............| 49.5 | 48.8 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 248,773 | 120,471 | 48.4 | 256,313 | 124,473 | 48.6 | 262,170 | 126,796 | 48.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............|\3\46.9 |\3\47.5 |\3\48.3 |\3\48.2 |\3\ 151,369 | 81,795 |\3\54.0 |\3\ 161,779 | 86,244 |\3\53.3 | 177,832 | 88,658 | 49.9 Hawaii ...............| 56.9 | 55.3 | 61.8 | 62.3 | 16,867 | 10,576 | 62.7 | 17,117 | 10,653 | 62.2 | 17,354 | 10,639 | 61.3 Idaho ................| 60.4 | 60.1 | 59.4 | 58.6 | 22,611 | 13,078 | 57.8 | 23,100 | 13,207 | 57.2 | 23,833 | 13,426 | 56.3 Illinois .............| 55.9 | 55.8 | 54.2 | 54.3 |\3\ 221,325 | 116,274 |\3\52.5 |\3\ 229,218 | 118,734 |\3\51.8 |\3\ 234,721 | 121,758 |\3\51.9 Indiana...............| 48.7 | 48.4 | 48.1 | 48.0 | 119,800 | 56,708 | 47.3 | 121,748 | 57,371 | 47.1 | 124,097 | 58,084 | 46.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 52.2 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.1 | 63,003 | 32,593 | 51.7 | 64,265 | 32,700 | 50.9 | 65,967 | 32,822 | 49.8 Kansas ...............| 54.9 | 54.3 | 53.8 | 53.7 | 58,040 | 30,875 | 53.2 | 59,603 | 31,527 | 52.9 | 60,829 | 32,003 | 52.6 Kentucky .............| 47.8 | 45.9 | 47.5 | 46.3 |\3\ 74,880 | 39,331 |\3\52.5 |\3\ 88,991 | 40,488 |\3\45.5 | 91,088 | 40,803 | 44.8 Louisiana ............| 50.9 | 50.3 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 94,113 | 47,334 | 50.3 | 98,537 | 48,599 | 49.3 | 99,401 | 49,124 | 49.4 Maine ................| 53.1 | 53.2 | 52.6 | 52.3 | 30,246 | 15,551 | 51.4 | 30,534 | 15,700 | 51.4 | 31,298 | 15,890 | 50.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 55.0 | 53.4 | 55.0 | 54.4 | 85,522 | 47,943 | 56.1 | 87,367 | 48,318 | 55.3 | 93,313 | 49,840 | 53.4 Massachusetts ........| 56.5 | 56.4 | 55.9 | 55.4 | 116,749 | 64,574 | 55.3 | 121,359 | 67,170 | 55.3 | 126,843 | 69,752 | 55.0 Michigan .............| 47.3 | 47.4 | 48.9 | 46.9 | 194,954 | 88,051 | 45.2 | 202,128 | 90,529 | 44.8 | 209,413 | 93,220 | 44.5 Minnesota ............| 56.9 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 86,856 | 48,245 | 55.5 | 97,365 | 51,998 | 53.4 | 96,009 | 50,565 | 52.7 Mississippi ..........| 48.1 | 47.4 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 61,125 | 29,293 | 47.9 | 61,693 | 29,441 | 47.7 | 65,023 | 31,140 | 47.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............|\3\48.4 | 48.6 | 48.4 | 48.0 | 108,042 | 59,428 | 55.0 | 111,067 | 60,889 | 54.8 | 115,847 | 62,222 | 53.7 Montana ..............|\3\54.0 |\3\53.2 |\3\54.6 |\3\54.2 |\3\ 18,865 | 10,268 |\3\54.4 |\3\ 19,044 | 10,228 |\3\53.7 |\3\ 19,024 | 10,221 |\3\53.7 Nebraska .............|\3\54.2 |\3\53.3 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 38,038 | 20,174 | 53.0 | 37,777 | 20,065 | 53.1 | 38,207 | 20,310 | 53.2 Nevada ...............|\3\55.7 | 56.1 | 58.1 | 58.5 | 25,463 | 14,805 | 58.1 | 27,830 | 16,053 | 57.7 | 29,132 | 16,415 | 56.3 New Hampshire ........| 54.8 | 54.6 | 54.2 | 53.3 | 23,963 | 12,692 | 53.0 | 24,778 | 12,931 | 52.2 | 25,574 | 13,290 | 52.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 54.8 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 53.2 | 163,102 | 87,642 | 53.7 | 166,796 | 89,671 | 53.8 | 171,196 | 92,264 | 53.9 New Mexico ...........| 51.5 | 50.2 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 40,785 | 19,971 | 49.0 | 40,579 | 19,647 | 48.4 | 41,125 | 19,981 | 48.6 New York .............| 51.3 | 50.7 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 363,586 | 185,104 | 50.9 | 374,182 | 190,874 | 51.0 | 376,189 | 197,253 | 52.4 North Carolina .......|\3\51.5 | 52.2 |\3\52.0 |\3\52.2 |\3\ 145,098 | 75,239 |\3\51.9 |\3\ 149,264 | 77,785 |\3\52.1 | 152,899 | 79,531 | 52.0 North Dakota .........| 56.5 | 56.3 | 56.0 | 54.3 | 14,552 | 7,892 | 54.2 | 14,862 | 8,070 | 54.3 | 14,765 | 7,974 | 54.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 52.9 | 53.2 | 54.5 | 55.2 | 196,994 | 108,515 | 55.1 | 203,086 | 110,761 | 54.5 | 209,689 | 113,986 | 54.4 Oklahoma .............| 53.3 | 53.4 |\3\50.3 |\3\47.0 | 68,190 | 39,568 | 58.0 | 69,294 | 40,215 | 58.0 | 70,762 | 40,886 | 57.8 Oregon ...............| 51.5 | 52.6 | 52.0 | 51.8 | 52,259 | 26,757 | 51.2 | 53,094 | 26,935 | 50.7 | 53,781 | 27,152 | 50.5 Pennsylvania .........| 52.7 | 53.1 | 53.2 | 53.0 | 201,134 | 106,432 | 52.9 | 205,642 | 108,014 | 52.5 | 209,862 | 111,065 | 52.9 Rhode Island .........| 63.6 | 63.6 | 65.2 | 63.5 | 16,823 | 10,656 | 63.3 | 17,197 | 10,598 | 61.6 | 17,832 | 11,124 | 62.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 55.6 |\3\54.1 |\3\53.2 |\3\53.3 |\3\ 76,730 | 41,463 |\3\54.0 |\3\ 79,219 | 42,336 |\3\53.4 |\3\ 81,370 | 43,689 |\3\53.7 South Dakota .........| 55.9 | 55.6 |\3\55.5 |\3\53.2 | 18,088 | 9,625 | 53.2 | 16,846 | 9,282 | 55.1 | 16,525 | 9,273 | 56.1 Tennessee ............| 50.2 |\3\49.9 | 49.2 | 54.0 | 101,434 | 54,790 | 54.0 | 102,349 | 54,142 | 52.9 | 110,069 | 59,258 | 53.8 Texas ................| 52.2 | 51.9 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 477,896 | 247,650 | 51.8 | 492,932 | 254,557 | 51.6 | 506,134 | 259,739 | 51.3 Utah .................| 55.1 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 53.6 | 37,461 | 19,734 | 52.7 | 39,630 | 21,115 | 53.3 | 39,198 | 21,501 | 54.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 50.2 |\3\49.1 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 15,693 | 7,751 | 49.4 | 16,388 | 7,909 | 48.3 | 16,817 | 8,221 | 48.9 Virginia .............|\4\53.8 | 54.5 |\3\54.3 |\3\54.3 | 139,177 |\3\ 74,526 |\3\53.5 |\3\ 142,743 |\3\ 77,575 |\3\54.3 |\3\ 146,267 |\3\ 79,393 |\3\54.3 Washington ...........| 54.4 | 51.9 |\3\51.3 |\3\51.4 | 90,345 | 48,307 | 53.5 | 92,338 | 49,074 | 53.1 | 93,750 | 49,671 | 53.0 West Virginia.........| 54.5 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 38,099 | 20,888 | 54.8 | 38,499 | 20,947 | 54.4 | 38,655 | 20,989 | 54.3 Wisconsin ............| 57.9 | 59.6 | 53.5 | 57.9 | 99,871 | 54,769 | 54.8 |\3\ 102,362 | 55,732 |\3\54.4 | 109,266 | 61,176 | 56.0 Wyoming ..............| 50.6 | 50.7 | 52.0 | 51.2 | 13,337 | 6,729 | 50.5 | 13,581 | 6,677 | 49.2 | 13,798 | 6,713 | 48.7 |========|========|========|========|=============|=============|========|=============|=============|========|=============|=============|======== Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa .......| 53.7 | 49.0 | 52.1 | 51.4 | 1,470 | 734 | 49.9 | 1,499 | 762 | 50.8 | 1,524 | 764 | 50.1 Guam .................| 46.3 | 42.8 | 38.6 | 48.3 | 3,127 | 1,416 | 45.3 | 2,925 | 1,363 | 46.6 | 3,073 | 1,052 | 34.2 Northern Marianas ....| 38.8 | 39.1 | 38.6 | 40.0 | 1,207 | 592 | 49.0 | 1,085 | 483 | 44.5 | 1,041 | 496 | 47.6 Puerto Rico ..........| 56.7 | 58.5 | 58.0 | 56.4 | 68,088 | 36,498 | 53.6 | 69,368 | 38,953 | 56.2 | 68,999 | 39,781 | 57.7 Virgin Islands .......| 47.6 | 47.2 | 47.9 | 47.4 | 6,368 | 4,763 | 74.8 | 3,153 | 1,559 | 49.4 | 3,055 | 1,567 | 51.3 ______________________|________|________|________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|________ |
\1\Data revised from previously published data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and unpublished estimates. (This table was prepared March 2000.)
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