Table 66. | Public elementary and secondary teachers, by level and state: Fall 1995 to fall 2000 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Fall 1998\1\ | Fall 1999 | | Fall | Fall | Fall |__________________________________________________|___________________________________________________| Estimated, | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | | | | | | | | | fall State or other area | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000\2\ | | | | Total | Elementary| Secondary | Unclas-| Total | Elementary| Secondary | Unclas- | | | | | | | | sified | | | | sified | ________________________|__________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ________________________|__________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ United States .......|2,598,220 |\3\2,667,419 |\3\2,746,157 |\3\2,830,286 |\3\1,570,661 | 1,012,907 |246,718 |\3\2,906,554 |\3\1,620,344 |\3\1,031,245 | 254,965 |\4\2,953,311 |__________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ Alabama ................| 44,056 |\3\ 45,035 |\3\ 45,967 |\3\ 47,766 |\3\ 26,743 | 21,023 | --- |\3\ 48,614 |\3\ 27,906 | 20,708 | --- | 47,527 Alaska .................| 7,379 | 7,418 | 7,625 | 8,118 | 5,186 | 2,932 | --- | 7,838 | 5,271 | 2,567 | --- | 8,136 Arizona ................| 38,017 | 40,521 | 41,129 | 42,352 | 30,729 | 11,623 | --- | 43,892 | 31,489 | 12,403 | --- |\4\ 44,562 Arkansas ...............| 26,449 |\3\ 26,681 |\3\ 26,931 | 27,953 | 12,419 | 12,668 | 2,866 | 31,362 | 13,567 | 13,054 | 4,741 |\5\ 29,025 California .............| 230,849 |\3\ 248,818 |\3\ 268,535 |\3\ 281,784 |\3\ 188,055 | 65,483 | 28,246 |\3\ 287,344 |\3\ 192,694 | 68,292 | 26,358 |\4\ 299,897 | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado ...............| 35,388 | 36,398 | 37,840 | 39,434 | 20,378 | 19,056 | --- | 40,772 | 20,633 | 20,139 | --- | 42,100 Connecticut ............| 36,070 | 36,551 | 37,658 | 38,772 | 22,647 | 11,284 | 4,841 | 39,907 | 23,422 | 11,487 | 4,998 | 42,512 Delaware ...............| 6,463 | 6,642 | 6,850 | 7,074 | 3,552 | 3,522 | --- | 7,318 | 3,696 | 3,622 | --- |\5\ 7,466 District of Columbia ...| 5,305 | 5,288 | 4,388 | 5,187 | 3,103 | 1,974 | 110 |\3\ 4,779 |\3\ 2,899 |\3\ 1,880 |- - | 5,000 Florida ................| 114,938 | 120,471 | 124,473 | 126,796 | 55,642 | 49,025 | 22,129 | 130,336 | 57,116 | 49,890 | 23,330 |\5\ 133,545 | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ................| 79,480 | 81,795 | 86,244 | 88,658 | 52,375 | 36,283 | --- | 90,638 | 53,491 | 37,147 | --- | 93,636 Hawaii .................| 10,500 | 10,576 | 10,653 | 10,639 | 5,835 | 4,762 | 42 | 10,866 | 5,959 | 4,858 | 49 | 10,785 Idaho ..................| 12,784 | 13,078 | 13,207 | 13,426 | 6,924 | 6,499 | 3 | 13,641 | 6,960 | 6,681 |- - | 13,900 Illinois ...............| 113,538 | 116,274 | 118,734 | 121,758 | 73,297 | 30,455 | 18,006 | 124,815 | 75,085 | 31,030 | 18,700 | 128,817 Indiana.................| 55,821 | 56,708 | 57,371 | 58,084 | 29,812 | 25,639 | 2,633 | 58,864 | 30,680 | 25,527 | 2,657 | 59,728 | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa ...................| 32,318 | 32,593 | 32,700 | 32,822 | 19,691 | 11,985 | 1,146 | 33,480 | 20,371 | 12,073 | 1,036 | 34,203 Kansas .................| 30,729 | 30,875 | 31,527 | 32,003 | 14,743 | 13,862 | 3,398 | 32,969 | 15,020 | 14,414 | 3,535 | 33,010 Kentucky ...............| 39,120 | 39,331 | 40,488 | 40,803 | 22,322 | 11,878 | 6,603 | 41,954 | 22,814 | 11,868 | 7,272 |\4\ 40,746 Louisiana ..............| 46,980 | 47,334 | 48,599 | 49,124 | 34,201 | 14,406 | 517 | 50,031 | 34,468 | 15,107 | 456 | 50,366 Maine ..................| 15,392 | 15,551 | 15,700 | 15,890 | 10,847 | 5,043 | --- | 16,349 | 11,142 | 5,207 | --- | 17,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ...............| 47,819 | 47,943 | 48,318 | 49,840 | 25,191 | 24,649 | --- | 50,995 | 30,758 | 20,237 | --- | 53,673 Massachusetts ..........| 62,710 | 64,574 | 67,170 | 69,752 | 24,971 | 34,857 | 9,924 | 77,596 | 27,822 | 39,452 | 10,322 |\6\ 79,473 Michigan ...............| 83,179 | 88,051 | 90,529 | 93,220 | 40,457 | 42,139 | 10,624 | 96,111 | 42,029 | 42,950 | 11,132 | 95,200 Minnesota ..............| 46,971 | 48,245 | 51,998 | 54,449 | 28,430 | 24,626 | 1,393 | 56,010 | 29,463 | 25,009 | 1,538 | 56,000 Mississippi ............| 28,997 | 29,293 | 29,441 | 31,140 | 15,701 | 10,165 | 5,274 | 30,722 | 15,441 | 10,035 | 5,246 |\5\ 30,782 | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri................| 57,951 | 59,428 | 60,889 | 62,449 | 31,531 | 30,204 | 714 | 63,890 | 32,471 | 30,661 | 758 | 64,000 Montana ................| 10,076 | 10,268 | 10,228 | 10,221 | 6,911 | 3,310 | --- | 10,353 | 7,035 | 3,318 | --- | 10,290 Nebraska ...............| 20,028 | 20,174 | 20,065 | 20,310 | 11,922 | 8,273 | 115 | 20,766 | 12,310 | 8,311 | 145 |\5\ 20,939 Nevada .................| 13,878 | 14,805 | 16,053 | 16,415 | 8,535 | 6,010 | 1,870 | 17,380 | 8,872 | 6,448 | 2,060 | 17,838 New Hampshire ..........| 12,346 | 12,692 | 12,931 | 13,290 | 9,243 | 4,047 | --- | 14,037 | 9,619 | 4,418 | --- | 14,019 | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey .............| 86,706 | 87,642 | 89,671 | 92,264 | 51,921 | 26,769 | 13,574 | 95,883 | 54,243 | 27,226 | 14,414 |\4\ 98,395 New Mexico .............| 19,398 | 19,971 | 19,647 | 19,981 | 11,561 | 4,705 | 3,715 | 19,797 | 11,441 | 4,680 | 3,676 | 20,078 New York ...............| 181,559 | 185,104 | 190,874 | 197,253 | 100,746 | 67,610 | 28,897 | 202,078 | 104,299 | 68,466 | 29,313 | 216,000 North Carolina .........| 73,201 | 75,239 | 77,785 | 79,531 | 48,076 | 28,479 | 2,976 | 81,914 | 49,507 | 29,250 | 3,157 |\5\ 80,390 North Dakota ...........| 7,501 | 7,892 | 8,070 | 7,974 | 4,920 | 3,054 | --- | 8,150 | 4,862 | 3,288 | --- |\6\ 7,713 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio ...................| 107,347 | 108,515 | 110,761 | 113,984 | 76,044 | 37,671 | 269 | 116,200 | 78,068 | 37,827 | 305 | 113,000 Oklahoma ...............| 39,364 | 39,568 | 40,215 | 40,876 | 18,894 | 17,532 | 4,450 | 41,498 | 19,268 | 17,684 | 4,546 | 42,120 Oregon .................| 26,680 | 26,757 | 26,935 | 27,152 | 14,649 | 8,209 | 4,294 | 27,803 | 14,730 | 8,400 | 4,673 | 27,900 Pennsylvania ...........| 104,921 | 106,432 | 108,014 | 111,065 | 50,758 | 46,530 | 13,777 | 114,525 | 52,804 | 47,289 | 14,432 | 114,700 Rhode Island ...........| 10,482 | 10,656 | 10,598 | 11,124 | 4,924 | 4,617 | 1,583 | 11,041 | 4,856 | 4,555 | 1,630 |\6\ 11,272 | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .........| 39,922 | 41,463 | 42,336 | 43,689 | 30,246 | 13,443 | --- | 45,468 | 31,786 | 13,682 | --- | 44,449 South Dakota ...........| 9,641 | 9,625 | 9,282 | 9,273 | 5,444 | 2,994 | 835 | 9,384 | 5,335 | 2,630 | 1,419 | 9,296 Tennessee ..............| 53,403 | 54,790 | 54,142 | 59,258 | 43,026 | 14,940 | 1,292 | 60,702 | 44,305 | 15,195 | 1,202 | 56,971 Texas ..................| 240,371 | 247,650 | 254,557 | 259,739 | 126,739 | 96,352 | 36,648 | 267,935 | 130,273 | 98,495 | 39,167 | 274,345 Utah ...................| 20,039 | 19,734 | 21,115 | 21,501 | 10,303 | 8,782 | 2,416 | 21,832 | 10,527 | 8,909 | 2,396 | 21,500 | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ................| 7,676 | 7,751 | 7,909 | 8,221 | 3,119 | 3,160 | 1,942 | 8,474 | 3,265 | 3,280 | 1,929 | 8,710 Virginia ...............| 74,731 |\3\ 74,526 |\3\ 77,575 |\3\ 79,323 |\3\ 47,787 | 31,536 | --- |\3\ 81,073 |\3\ 48,528 | 32,545 | --- |\4\ 82,616 Washington .............| 46,907 | 48,307 | 49,074 | 49,671 | 24,902 | 20,325 | 4,444 | 50,368 | 25,495 | 20,424 | 4,449 |\4\ 51,164 West Virginia...........| 21,073 | 20,888 | 20,947 | 20,989 | 10,243 | 7,072 | 3,674 | 21,082 | 10,337 | 7,016 | 3,729 | 20,337 Wisconsin ..............| 55,033 | 54,769 | 55,732 | 61,176 | 41,865 | 17,971 | 1,340 | 60,778 | 42,699 | 18,079 | --- |\6\ 61,285 Wyoming ................| 6,734 | 6,729 | 6,677 | 6,713 | 3,101 | 3,474 | 138 | 6,940 | 3,213 | 3,532 | 195 | 6,895 |__________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | Affairs .............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | dependents schools\7\ | --- | 5,000 | 5,227 | 5,171 | 2,337 | 1,847 | 987 | 7,415 | 3,204 | 2,149 | 2,062 | --- |==========|=============|=============|=============|=============|=============|========|=============|=============|=============|=========|============= Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | | American Samoa .........| 728 | 734 | 762 | 764 | 513 | 236 | 15 | 801 | 577 | 209 | 15 |\4\ 815 Guam ...................| 1,802 | 1,552 | 1,363 | 1,052 | 513 | 523 | 16 | 1,809 | 954 | 840 | 15 |\4\ 1,869 Northern Marianas ......| 422 | 441 | 483 | 496 | 304 | 182 | 10 | 488 | 288 | 193 | 7 |\6\ 521 Puerto Rico ............| 39,328 | 39,743 | 38,953 | 39,781 | 21,097 | 15,296 | 3,388 | 41,349 | 21,870 | 15,952 | 3,527 |\4\ 41,708 Virgin Islands .........| 1,622 | 1,580 | 1,559 | 1,567 | 765 | 764 | 38 | 1,528 | 753 | 748 | 27 | 1,520 ________________________|__________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_________|_____________ |
---Not available. NOTE: Distribution of elementary and secondary teachers determined by reporting units. 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 2001.) |