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Table 67 | Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1992 to fall 1997 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Fall 1995 | Fall 1996\1\ | Fall 1997 |Pupil/ | Pupil/ |Pupil/ |______________________________|_______________________________________|_______________________________________ |teacher|teacher |teacher| | | | | | | | | State or other area |ratio, | ratio, |ratio, | | |Pupil/ | | | Pupil/ | | | Pupil/ | fall | fall | fall | Teachers |Enrollment |teacher| Teachers | Enrollment | teacher| Teachers | Enrollment | teacher | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | | | ratio | | | ratio | | | ratio ______________________|_______|________|_______|__________|___________|_______|_____________|______________|__________|_____________|______________|__________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ______________________|_______|________|_______|__________|___________|_______|_____________|______________|__________|_____________|______________|__________ United States .....| 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 |2,598,220 |44,840,481 | 17.3 |\2\2,667,419 |\2\45,611,046 |\2\ 17.1 |\2\2,744,493 |\2\46,127,194 |\2\ 16.8 |_______|________|_______|__________|___________|_______|_____________|______________|__________|_____________|______________|__________ Alabama ..............| 17.4 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 44,056 | 746,149 | 16.9 |\2\ 45,035 |\2\ 747,932 |\2\ 16.6 |\2\ 45,973 |\2\ 749,187 |\2\ 16.3 Alaska ...............| 16.8 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 7,379 | 127,618 | 17.3 | 7,418 | 129,919 | 17.5 | 7,625 | 132,123 | 17.3 Arizona ..............| 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 38,017 | 743,566 | 19.6 | 40,521 | 799,250 | 19.7 | 41,129 | 814,113 | 19.8 Arkansas .............| 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 26,449 | 453,257 | 17.1 |\2\ 26,681 | 457,349 |\2\ 17.1 |\2\ 26,932 | 456,497 |\2\ 16.9 California ...........| 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 230,849 | 5,536,406 | 24.0 |\2\ 248,818 |\2\ 5,686,198 |\2\ 22.9 |\2\ 268,581 |\2\ 5,803,734 |\2\ 21.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 35,388 | 656,279 | 18.5 | 36,398 | 673,438 | 18.5 | 37,840 | 687,167 | 18.2 Connecticut ..........| 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 36,070 | 517,935 | 14.4 | 36,551 | 527,129 | 14.4 | 37,658 | 535,164 | 14.2 Delaware .............| 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 6,463 | 108,461 | 16.8 | 6,642 | 110,549 | 16.6 | 6,850 | 111,960 | 16.3 District of Columbia .| 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 5,305 | 79,802 | 15.0 | 5,288 | 78,648 | 14.9 |\3\ 4,399 | 77,111 |\3\ 17.5 Florida ..............| 18.4 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 114,938 | 2,176,222 | 18.9 | 120,471 | 2,242,212 | 18.6 | 124,473 | 2,294,077 | 18.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 18.0 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 79,480 | 1,311,126 | 16.5 | 81,795 | 1,346,761 | 16.5 | 85,005 | 1,375,980 | 16.2 Hawaii ...............| 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 10,500 | 187,180 | 17.8 | 10,576 | 187,653 | 17.7 | 10,653 | 189,887 | 17.8 Idaho ................| 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 12,784 | 243,097 | 19.0 | 13,078 | 245,252 | 18.8 | 13,207 | 244,403 | 18.5 Illinois .............| 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 113,538 | 1,943,623 | 17.1 | 116,274 | 1,973,040 | 17.0 | 118,734 | 1,998,289 | 16.8 Indiana...............| 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 55,821 | 977,263 | 17.5 | 56,708 | 982,876 | 17.3 | 57,371 | 987,483 | 17.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 32,318 | 502,343 | 15.5 | 32,593 | 502,941 | 15.4 | 32,717 | 501,054 | 15.3 Kansas ...............| 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 30,729 | 463,008 | 15.1 | 30,875 | 466,293 | 15.1 | 31,527 | 468,687 | 14.9 Kentucky .............| 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 39,120 | 659,821 | 16.9 | 39,331 | 656,089 | 16.7 | 40,488 | 669,322 | 16.5 Louisiana ............| 17.0 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 46,980 | 797,366 | 17.0 | 47,334 | 793,296 | 16.6 | 48,599 | 776,813 | 16.6 Maine ................| 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 15,392 | 213,569 | 13.9 | 15,551 | 213,593 | 13.7 | 15,700 | 212,526 | 13.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 16.9 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 47,819 | 805,544 | 16.8 | 47,943 | 818,583 | 17.1 | 48,318 | 830,744 | 17.2 Massachusetts ........| 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 62,710 | 915,007 | 14.6 | 64,574 | 933,898 | 14.5 | 67,170 | 949,006 | 14.1 Michigan .............| 19.5 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 83,179 | 1,641,456 | 19.7 | 88,051 | 1,685,714 | 19.1 | 90,529 |\2\ 1,702,672 |\2\ 18.8 Minnesota ............| 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 46,971 | 835,166 | 17.8 | 48,245 | 847,204 | 17.6 | 51,998 | 853,621 | 16.4 Mississippi ..........| 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 28,997 | 506,272 | 17.5 | 29,293 | 503,967 | 17.2 | 29,441 | 504,792 | 17.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 16.2 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 57,951 | 889,881 | 15.4 | 59,428 | 900,517 | 15.2 | 60,869 | 910,654 | 15.0 Montana ..............| 15.8 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 10,076 | 165,547 | 16.4 | 10,268 | 164,627 | 16.0 | 10,228 | 162,335 | 15.9 Nebraska .............| 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 20,028 | 289,744 | 14.5 | 20,174 | 291,967 | 14.5 | 20,139 | 292,681 | 14.5 Nevada ...............| 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 13,878 | 265,041 | 19.1 | 14,805 | 282,131 | 19.1 | 16,053 | 296,621 | 18.5 New Hampshire ........| 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 12,346 | 194,171 | 15.7 | 12,692 | 198,308 | 15.6 | 12,931 | 201,629 | 15.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 86,706 | 1,197,381 | 13.8 | 87,642 | 1,227,832 | 14.0 | 89,671 | 1,250,276 | 13.9 New Mexico ...........| 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19,398 | 329,640 | 17.0 | 19,971 | 332,632 | 16.7 | 19,647 | 331,673 | 16.9 New York .............| 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 181,559 | 2,813,230 | 15.5 | 185,104 | 2,843,131 | 15.4 | 190,874 | 2,861,823 | 15.0 North Carolina .......| 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 73,201 | 1,183,090 | 16.2 | 75,239 | 1,210,108 | 16.1 | 77,785 | 1,236,083 | 15.9 North Dakota .........| 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 7,501 | 119,100 | 15.9 | 7,892 | 120,123 | 15.2 | 8,070 | 118,572 | 14.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 107,347 | 1,836,015 | 17.1 | 108,515 | 1,844,698 | 17.0 | 110,757 | 1,847,035 | 16.7 Oklahoma .............| 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 39,364 | 616,393 | 15.7 | 39,568 | 620,695 | 15.7 | 40,215 | 623,681 | 15.5 Oregon ...............| 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 26,680 | 527,914 | 19.8 | 26,757 | 537,854 | 20.1 | 26,935 | 541,346 | 20.1 Pennsylvania .........| 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 104,921 | 1,787,533 | 17.0 | 106,432 | 1,804,256 | 17.0 | 108,014 | 1,815,151 | 16.8 Rhode Island .........| 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 10,482 | 149,799 | 14.3 | 10,656 | 151,324 | 14.2 | 10,598 | 153,321 | 14.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 39,922 | 645,586 | 16.2 | 41,463 |\2\ 652,816 |\2\ 15.7 | 42,336 |\2\ 659,256 |\2\ 15.6 South Dakota .........| 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 9,641 | 144,685 | 15.0 | 9,625 | 143,331 | 14.9 | 9,282 | 142,443 | 15.3 Tennessee ............| 19.6 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 53,403 | 893,770 | 16.7 | 54,790 |\2\ 904,818 |\2\ 16.5 | 54,142 |\2\ 893,020 |\2\ 16.5 Texas ................| 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 240,371 | 3,748,167 | 15.6 | 247,650 | 3,828,975 | 15.5 | 254,557 | 3,891,877 | 15.3 Utah .................| 24.2 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 20,039 | 477,121 | 23.8 | 19,734 | 481,812 | 24.4 | 21,115 | 482,957 | 22.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 13.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 7,676 | 105,565 | 13.8 | 7,751 | 106,341 | 13.7 | 7,909 | 105,984 | 13.4 Virginia .............| 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 74,731 | 1,079,854 | 14.4 |\2\ 74,526 | 1,096,093 |\2\ 14.7 |\2\ 75,524 | 1,110,815 |\2\ 14.7 Washington ...........| 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 46,907 | 956,572 | 20.4 | 48,307 | 974,504 | 20.2 | 49,074 | 991,235 | 20.2 West Virginia.........| 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 21,073 | 307,112 | 14.6 | 20,888 | 304,052 | 14.6 | 20,947 | 301,419 | 14.4 Wisconsin ............| 15.5 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 55,033 | 870,175 | 15.8 | 54,769 | 879,259 | 16.1 | 57,227 | 881,780 | 15.4 Wyoming ..............| 17.2 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 6,734 | 99,859 | 14.8 | 6,729 | 99,058 | 14.7 | 6,677 | 97,115 | 14.5 |=======|========|=======|==========|===========|=======|=============|==============|==========|=============|==============|========== Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa .......| 19.3 | 22.1 | 20.7 | 728 | 14,576 | 20.0 | 734 | 14,766 | 20.1 | 762 | 15,214 | 20.0 Guam .................| 18.5 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 1,802 | 32,960 | 18.3 | 1,416 | 33,393 | 23.6 | 1,363 | 32,444 | 23.8 Northern Marianas ....| 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 422 | 8,809 | 20.9 | 592 | 9,041 | 15.3 | 483 | 9,246 | 19.1 Puerto Rico ..........| 16.6 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 39,328 | 627,620 | 16.0 | 36,498 | 618,861 | 17.0 | 38,953 | 617,322 | 15.8 Virgin Islands .......| 14.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 1,622 | 22,737 | 14.0 | 4,763 | 22,385 | 4.7 | 1,559 | 22,136 | 14.2 ______________________|_______|________|_______|__________|___________|_______|_____________|______________|__________|_____________|______________|__________ |
\1\Data revised from previously published data.
\2\Includes imputations for underreporting. \3\Data imputed by the National Center for Education Statistics based on previous year's data. NOTE. --Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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 June 1999.)
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