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Table 65.Teachers, enrollment, and pupil-teacher ratios in public elementaryand secondary schools, by state: Fall 1988 to fall 1993

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                      |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
                      | 1988  | 1989  |  1990  |          |           | ratio |          |           | ratio |          |           | ratio
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          1           |   2   |   3   |   4    |    5     |     6     |   7   |    8     |     9     |  10   |    11    |    12     |  13
______________________|_______|_______|________|__________|___________|_______|__________|___________|_______|__________|___________|_______
   United States .....|  17.3 |  17.2 |   17.2 |2,432,243 |42,046,878 |  17.3 |2,458,598 |42,815,541 |  17.4 |2,505,074 |43,476,268 |  17.4
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Alabama ..............|  18.7 |  18.1 |   19.9 |   40,480 |   722,004 |  17.8 |   41,917 |   730,857 |  17.4 |   43,002 |   734,469 |  17.1
Alaska ...............|  17.0 |  16.8 |   17.0 |    7,118 |   118,680 |  16.7 |    7,282 |   122,487 |  16.8 |    7,193 |   125,948 |  17.5
Arizona ..............|  18.2 |  18.9 |   19.4 |   33,978 |   656,980 |  19.3 |   36,076 |   673,477 |  18.7 |   37,493 |   709,453 |  18.9
Arkansas .............|  15.7 |  17.0 |   16.8 |   25,785 |   438,518 |  17.0 |   26,016 |   441,490 |  17.0 |   26,014 |   444,271 |  17.1
California ...........|  22.7 |  22.4 |   22.8 |  224,000 | 5,107,145 |  22.8 |  218,253 | 5,249,275 |  24.1 |  221,779 | 5,328,558 |  24.0
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Colorado .............|  17.8 |  17.6 |   17.8 |   33,093 |   593,030 |  17.9 |   33,419 |   612,635 |  18.3 |   33,661 |   625,062 |  18.6
Connecticut ..........|  13.0 |  13.3 |   13.5 |   34,383 |   481,050 |  14.0 |   34,193 |   488,476 |  14.3 |   34,526 |   496,298 |  14.4
Delaware .............|  16.4 |  16.4 |   16.7 |    6,095 |   102,196 |  16.8 |    6,252 |   104,321 |  16.7 |    6,380 |   105,547 |  16.5
District of Columbia .|  14.3 |  13.4 |   13.6 |    6,346 |    80,618 |  12.7 |    6,064 |    80,937 |  13.3 |    6,056 |    80,678 |  13.3
Florida ..............|  17.1 |  17.2 |   17.2 |  109,939 | 1,932,131 |  17.6 |  107,590 | 1,981,407 |  18.4 |  110,653 | 2,040,763 |  18.4
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Georgia ..............|  18.5 |  18.3 |   18.3 |   63,816 | 1,177,569 |  18.5 |   66,942 | 1,207,186 |  18.0 |   75,602 | 1,235,304 |  16.3
Hawaii ...............|  19.2 |  19.1 |   18.9 |    9,451 |   174,747 |  18.5 |   10,083 |   177,448 |  17.6 |   10,111 |   180,430 |  17.8
Idaho ................|  20.6 |  20.1 |   19.6 |   11,626 |   225,680 |  19.4 |   11,827 |   231,668 |  19.6 |   12,007 |   236,774 |  19.7
Illinois .............|  17.1 |  16.9 |   16.7 |  110,153 | 1,848,166 |  16.8 |  111,461 | 1,873,567 |  16.8 |  110,874 | 1,893,078 |  17.1
Indiana...............|  17.8 |  17.5 |   17.4 |   54,509 |   956,988 |  17.6 |   54,552 |   960,630 |  17.6 |   55,107 |   965,599 |  17.5
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Iowa .................|  15.8 |  15.7 |   15.6 |   31,395 |   491,363 |  15.7 |   31,403 |   494,839 |  15.8 |   31,616 |   498,519 |  15.8
Kansas ...............|  15.2 |  15.0 |   15.0 |   29,324 |   445,390 |  15.2 |   29,753 |   451,536 |  15.2 |   30,283 |   457,614 |  15.1
Kentucky .............|  17.8 |  17.7 |   17.3 |   37,571 |   646,024 |  17.2 |   37,868 |   655,041 |  17.3 |   37,324 |   655,265 |  17.6
Louisiana ............|  18.2 |  17.6 |   17.3 |   46,170 |   794,128 |  17.2 |   46,904 |   797,985 |  17.0 |   46,913 |   800,560 |  16.6
Maine ................|  14.6 |  14.1 |   13.9 |   15,416 |   216,400 |  14.0 |   15,375 |   216,453 |  14.1 |   15,344 |   216,995 |  14.1
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Maryland .............|  16.8 |  16.8 |   16.8 |   43,616 |   736,238 |  16.9 |   44,495 |   751,850 |  16.9 |   44,171 |   772,638 |  17.5
Massachusetts ........|  13.7 |  14.0 |   15.4 |   55,963 |   846,155 |  15.1 |   57,225 |   859,948 |  15.0 |   58,766 |   877,726 |  14.9
Michigan .............|  19.8 |  19.7 |   19.8 |   82,967 | 1,593,561 |  19.2 |   82,301 | 1,603,610 |  19.5 |   80,267 | 1,599,377 |  19.9
Minnesota ............|  17.0 |  17.2 |   17.4 |   44,903 |   773,571 |  17.2 |   45,050 |   793,724 |  17.6 |   46,956 |   810,233 |  17.3
Mississippi ..........|  18.4 |  18.2 |   17.9 |   28,111 |   504,127 |  17.9 |   27,829 |   506,668 |  18.2 |   28,376 |   505,907 |  17.8
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Missouri..............|  15.9 |  15.7 |   15.6 |   52,643 |   842,965 |  16.0 |   52,984 |   859,357 |  16.2 |   54,543 |   875,639 |  16.1
Montana ..............|  15.8 |  15.7 |   15.9 |    9,883 |   155,779 |  15.8 |   10,135 |   160,011 |  15.8 |    9,950 |   163,009 |  16.4
Nebraska .............|  15.0 |  14.7 |   14.6 |   19,069 |   279,552 |  14.7 |   19,323 |   282,414 |  14.6 |   19,552 |   285,097 |  14.6
Nevada ...............|  20.3 |  20.4 |   19.4 |   11,409 |   211,810 |  18.6 |   11,953 |   222,974 |  18.7 |   12,579 |   235,800 |  18.7
New Hampshire ........|  16.2 |  16.2 |   16.2 |   11,464 |   177,138 |  15.5 |   11,654 |   181,247 |  15.6 |   11,972 |   185,360 |  15.5
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New Jersey ...........|  13.6 |  13.5 |   13.6 |   80,515 | 1,109,796 |  13.8 |   83,057 | 1,130,560 |  13.6 |   84,564 | 1,151,307 |  13.6
New Mexico ...........|  18.5 |  18.3 |   18.1 |   17,498 |   308,667 |  17.6 |   17,912 |   315,668 |  17.6 |   18,404 |   322,292 |  17.5
New York .............|  14.9 |  14.7 |   14.7 |  171,914 | 2,643,993 |  15.4 |  176,375 | 2,689,686 |  15.2 |  179,413 | 2,733,813 |  15.2
North Carolina .......|  17.5 |  17.1 |   16.9 |   65,326 | 1,097,598 |  16.8 |   66,630 | 1,114,083 |  16.7 |   69,421 | 1,133,231 |  16.3
North Dakota .........|  15.4 |  15.1 |   15.5 |    7,733 |   118,376 |  15.3 |    7,794 |   118,734 |  15.2 |    7,755 |   119,127 |  15.4
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Ohio .................|  17.6 |  17.4 |   17.2 |  103,372 | 1,783,767 |  17.3 |  106,233 | 1,795,199 |  16.9 |  107,444 | 1,807,319 |  16.8
Oklahoma .............|  16.5 |  16.2 |   15.6 |   37,650 |   588,263 |  15.6 |   38,433 |   597,096 |  15.5 |   39,031 |   604,076 |  15.5
Oregon ...............|  18.4 |  18.4 |   18.0 |   26,745 |   498,614 |  18.6 |   26,634 |   510,122 |  19.2 |   26,488 |   516,611 |  19.5
Pennsylvania .........|  15.9 |  15.7 |   16.6 |  100,475 | 1,692,797 |  16.8 |  100,912 | 1,717,613 |  17.0 |  101,301 | 1,744,082 |  17.2
Rhode Island .........|  14.5 |  14.5 |   14.6 |    9,709 |   142,144 |  14.6 |   10,069 |   143,798 |  14.3 |    9,823 |   145,676 |  14.8
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South Carolina .......|  17.2 |  17.0 |   16.8 |   37,115 |   627,470 |  16.9 |   37,295 |   639,942 |  17.2 |   38,620 |   643,859 |  16.7
South Dakota .........|  15.4 |  15.5 |   15.2 |    8,868 |   131,576 |  14.8 |    8,767 |   134,573 |  15.3 |    9,557 |   142,825 |  14.9
Tennessee ............|  19.3 |  19.1 |   19.2 |   43,062 |   833,651 |  19.4 |   43,566 |   854,329 |  19.6 |   46,066 |   866,991 |  18.8
Texas ................|  16.7 |  16.7 |   15.4 |  219,192 | 3,464,371 |  15.8 |  219,385 | 3,541,769 |  16.1 |  224,830 | 3,608,262 |  16.0
Utah .................|  24.5 |  24.9 |   25.0 |   18,305 |   456,430 |  24.9 |   19,191 |   463,870 |  24.2 |   19,053 |   471,365 |  24.7
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Vermont ..............|  13.6 |  13.8 |   13.2 |    7,031 |    97,137 |  13.8 |    7,521 |    98,558 |  13.1 |    8,102 |   102,755 |  12.7
Virginia .............|  16.1 |  15.9 |   15.7 |   64,537 | 1,016,204 |  15.7 |   68,181 | 1,031,925 |  15.1 |   70,220 | 1,045,471 |  14.9
Washington ...........|  20.4 |  20.1 |   20.1 |   42,931 |   869,327 |  20.2 |   44,295 |   896,475 |  20.2 |   45,524 |   915,952 |  20.1
West Virginia.........|  15.1 |  15.1 |   15.0 |   20,997 |   320,249 |  15.3 |   20,961 |   318,296 |  15.2 |   21,029 |   314,383 |  14.9
Wisconsin ............|  16.0 |  15.9 |   16.2 |   52,028 |   814,671 |  15.7 |   53,387 |   829,415 |  15.5 |   52,822 |   844,001 |  16.0
Wyoming ..............|  14.6 |  14.5 |   14.5 |    6,564 |   102,074 |  15.6 |    5,821 |   100,313 |  17.2 |    6,537 |   100,899 |  15.4
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    Outlying areas    |       |       |        |          |           |       |          |           |       |          |           |
American Samoa .......|  17.5 |  18.6 |   18.8 |      671 |    13,365 |  19.9 |      725 |    13,994 |  19.3 |      656 |    14,484 |  22.1
Guam .................|  18.6 |  16.3 |   17.1 |    1,499 |    28,334 |  18.9 |    1,628 |    30,077 |  18.5 |    1,644 |    30,920 |  18.8
Northern Marianas ....|  18.2 |  17.0 |   15.5 |      430 |     7,096 |  16.5 |      425 |     8,086 |  19.0 |      431 |     8,188 |  19.0
Puerto Rico ..........|  19.8 |  19.5 |   18.8 |   37,291 |   642,392 |  17.2 |   38,381 |   637,034 |  16.6 |   39,816 |   631,460 |  15.9
Virgin Islands .......|  14.7 |  13.3 |   13.8 |    1,581 |    22,346 |  14.1 |    1,595 |    22,887 |  14.3 |    1,570 |    22,752 |  14.5
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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 March 1995.)


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