| Table 67. | Teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1995 to fall 2000 |
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| fall | fall | fall | Teachers | Enrollment | teacher| Teachers | Enrollment | teacher| Teachers | Enrollment | teacher
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | | | ratio | | | ratio | | | ratio
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United States .......| 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.8 |\2\2,830,286 |\2\46,538,585 |\2\ 16.4 |\2\2,910,633 |\2\46,857,149 |\2\ 16.1 |\2\2,952,991 |\2\47,222,778 |\2\ 16.0
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Alabama ................| 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.3 |\2\ 47,766 |\2\ 747,980 |\2\ 15.7 |\2\ 48,624 |\2\ 740,732 |\2\ 15.2 |\2\ 48,199 |\2\ 740,176 |\2\ 15.4
Alaska .................| 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 8,118 | 135,373 | 16.7 | 7,838 | 134,391 | 17.1 | 7,880 | 133,356 | 16.9
Arizona ................| 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 42,352 | 848,262 | 20.0 | 43,892 | 852,612 | 19.4 | 44,438 | 877,696 | 19.8
Arkansas ...............| 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 27,953 | 452,256 | 16.2 | 31,362 | 451,034 | 14.4 | 31,947 | 449,959 | 14.1
California .............| 24.0 | 22.9 | 21.6 |\2\ 281,784 |\2\ 5,926,037 |\2\ 21.0 |\2\ 287,433 |\2\ 6,038,590 |\2\ 21.0 |\2\ 298,064 |\2\ 6,142,348 |\2\ 20.6
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Colorado ...............| 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 39,434 | 699,135 | 17.7 | 40,772 | 708,109 | 17.4 | 41,983 | 724,508 | 17.3
Connecticut ............| 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 38,772 | 544,698 | 14.0 | 39,907 | 553,993 | 13.9 | 41,044 | 562,179 | 13.7
Delaware ...............| 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 7,074 | 113,262 | 16.0 | 7,318 | 112,836 | 15.4 | 7,471 | 114,676 | 15.3
District of Columbia ...| 15.0 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 5,187 | 71,889 | 13.9 |\2\ 4,812 | 77,194 |\2\ 16.0 | 4,949 | 68,925 | 13.9
Florida ................| 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 126,796 | 2,337,633 | 18.4 | 130,336 | 2,381,396 | 18.3 | 132,030 | 2,434,821 | 18.4
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Georgia ................| 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 88,658 | 1,401,291 | 15.8 | 90,638 | 1,422,762 | 15.7 | 91,044 | 1,444,937 | 15.9
Hawaii .................| 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 10,639 | 188,069 | 17.7 | 10,866 | 185,860 | 17.1 | 10,927 | 184,360 | 16.9
Idaho ..................| 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 13,426 | 244,722 | 18.2 | 13,641 | 245,136 | 18.0 | 13,714 | 245,117 | 17.9
Illinois ...............| 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 121,758 | 2,011,530 | 16.5 | 124,815 | 2,027,600 | 16.2 | 127,620 | 2,048,792 | 16.1
Indiana.................| 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 58,084 | 989,001 | 17.0 | 58,864 | 988,702 | 16.8 | 59,226 | 989,225 | 16.7
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Iowa ...................| 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 32,822 | 498,214 | 15.2 | 33,480 | 497,301 | 14.9 | 34,636 | 495,080 | 14.3
Kansas .................| 15.1 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 32,003 | 472,353 | 14.8 | 32,969 | 472,188 | 14.3 | 32,742 | 470,610 | 14.4
Kentucky ...............| 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 40,803 | 655,687 | 16.1 | 41,954 | 648,180 | 15.4 | 39,589 | 665,850 | 16.8
Louisiana ..............| 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 49,124 | 768,734 | 15.6 | 50,031 | 756,579 | 16.6 | 49,916 | 743,089 | 16.6
Maine ..................| 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 15,890 | 211,051 | 13.3 | 16,349 | 209,253 | 12.8 | 16,559 | 207,037 | 12.5
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Maryland ...............| 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 49,840 | 841,671 | 16.9 | 50,995 | 846,582 | 16.6 | 52,433 | 852,920 | 16.3
Massachusetts ..........| 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 69,752 | 962,317 | 13.8 | 77,596 | 971,425 | 12.5 | 67,432 | 975,150 | 14.5
Michigan ...............| 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 93,220 |\2\ 1,720,287 |\2\ 18.5 | 96,094 |\2\ 1,725,639 |\2\ 18.0 | 97,031 |\2\ 1,743,337 |\2\ 18.0
Minnesota ..............| 17.8 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 54,449 | 856,455 | 15.7 | 56,010 | 854,034 | 15.2 | 53,457 | 854,340 | 16.0
Mississippi ............| 17.5 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 31,140 | 502,379 | 16.1 | 30,722 | 500,716 | 16.3 | 31,006 | 497,871 | 16.1
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Missouri................| 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 62,449 | 913,494 | 14.6 | 63,890 | 914,110 | 14.3 | 64,739 | 912,744 | 14.1
Montana ................| 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 10,221 | 159,988 | 15.7 | 10,353 | 157,556 | 15.2 | 10,411 | 154,875 | 14.9
Nebraska ...............| 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 20,310 | 291,140 | 14.3 | 20,766 | 288,261 | 13.9 | 20,983 | 286,199 | 13.6
Nevada .................| 19.1 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 16,415 | 311,061 | 18.9 | 17,380 | 325,610 | 18.7 | 18,294 | 340,706 | 18.6
New Hampshire ..........| 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 13,290 | 204,713 | 15.4 | 14,037 | 206,783 | 14.7 | 14,341 | 208,461 | 14.5
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New Jersey .............| 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 92,264 | 1,268,996 | 13.8 | 95,883 | 1,289,256 | 13.4 | 99,718 | 1,307,828 | 13.1
New Mexico .............| 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 19,981 | 328,753 | 16.5 | 19,797 | 324,495 | 16.4 | 21,043 | 320,306 | 15.2
New York ...............| 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 197,253 | 2,877,143 | 14.6 | 202,078 | 2,887,776 | 14.3 | 206,961 | 2,882,188 | 13.9
North Carolina .........| 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 79,531 | 1,254,821 | 15.8 | 81,914 | 1,275,925 | 15.6 | 83,680 | 1,293,638 | 15.5
North Dakota ...........| 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 7,974 | 114,927 | 14.4 | 8,150 | 112,751 | 13.8 | 8,141 | 109,201 | 13.4
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Ohio ...................| 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 113,984 | 1,842,163 | 16.2 | 116,200 | 1,836,554 | 15.8 | 118,361 | 1,835,049 | 15.5
Oklahoma ...............| 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 40,876 | 628,492 | 15.4 | 41,498 | 627,032 | 15.1 | 41,318 | 623,110 | 15.1
Oregon .................| 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 27,152 | 542,809 | 20.0 | 27,803 | 545,033 | 19.6 | 28,094 | 546,231 | 19.4
Pennsylvania ...........| 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 111,065 | 1,816,414 | 16.4 | 114,525 | 1,816,716 | 15.9 | 116,963 | 1,814,311 | 15.5
Rhode Island ...........| 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 11,124 | 154,785 | 13.9 | 11,041 | 156,454 | 14.2 | 10,646 | 157,347 | 14.8
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South Carolina .........| 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 43,689 |\2\ 664,600 |\2\ 15.2 | 45,468 | 666,780 | 14.7 | 45,380 | 677,411 | 14.9
South Dakota ...........| 15.0 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 9,273 | 132,495 | 14.3 | 9,384 | 131,037 | 14.0 | 9,397 | 128,603 | 13.7
Tennessee ..............| 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 59,258 |\2\ 905,454 |\2\ 15.3 | 60,702 |\2\ 916,202 |\2\ 15.1 | 61,233 |\2\ 909,388 |\2\ 14.9
Texas ..................| 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 259,739 | 3,945,367 | 15.2 | 267,935 | 3,991,783 | 14.9 | 274,826 | 4,059,619 | 14.8
Utah ...................| 23.8 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 21,501 | 481,176 | 22.4 | 21,832 | 480,255 | 22.0 | 22,008 | 481,687 | 21.9
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Vermont ................| 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 8,221 | 105,120 | 12.8 | 8,474 | 104,559 | 12.3 | 8,414 | 102,049 | 12.1
Virginia ...............| 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.3 |\2\ 79,323 | 1,124,022 |\2\ 14.2 | 85,037 |\2\ 1,133,994 |\2\ 13.3 |\2\ 91,560 | 1,144,915 |\2\ 12.5
Washington .............| 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 49,671 | 998,053 | 20.1 | 50,368 | 1,003,714 | 19.9 | 51,098 | 1,004,770 | 19.7
West Virginia...........| 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 20,989 | 297,530 | 14.2 | 21,082 | 291,811 | 13.8 | 20,930 | 286,367 | 13.7
Wisconsin ..............| 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 61,176 | 879,542 | 14.4 | 60,778 | 877,753 | 14.4 | 62,332 | 879,476 | 14.1
Wyoming ................| 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 6,713 | 95,241 | 14.2 | 6,940 | 92,105 | 13.3 | 6,783 | 89,940 | 13.3
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Affairs .............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 49,076 | --- | --- | 46,938 | ---
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Overseas schools\3\ .| --- | 16.1 | 15.0 | 5,171 | 78,170 | 15.1 | 7,415 | 108,035 | 14.6 | 5,105 | 73,581 | 14.4
Domestic schools ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2,400 | 34,174 | 14.2
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American Samoa .........| 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 764 | 15,372 | 20.1 | 801 | 15,477 | 19.3 | 820 | 15,702 | 19.1
Guam ...................| 18.3 | 21.5 | 23.8 | 1,052 | 32,222 | 30.6 | 1,809 | 32,951 | 18.2 | 1,975 | 32,473 | 16.4
Northern Marianas ......| 20.9 | 20.5 | 19.1 | 496 | 9,498 | 19.1 | 488 | 9,732 | 19.9 | 526 | 10,004 | 19.0
Puerto Rico ............| 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 39,781 | 613,862 | 15.4 | 41,349 | 613,019 | 14.8 | 37,620 | 612,725 | 16.3
Virgin Islands .........| 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 1,567 | 20,976 | 13.4 | 1,528 | 20,866 | 13.7 | 1,511 | 19,459 | 12.9
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| ---Not available. \1\Data have been revised from previously published data. \2\Includes imputations for underreporting. \3\Includes overseas schools only through 1998. Data for 1999 includes both overseas and domestic schools. Data for 2000 are for overseas schools only. NOTE: Includes prekindergarten teachers. 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 February 2002.) |
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