| Table 85. | Staff, enrollment, and pupil-staff ratios in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Fall 1988 to fall 1994 |
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| Pupil-staff ratio | Fall 1992\1\ | Fall 1993\1\ | Fall 1994
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State or other area | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | | | Pupil- | | | Pupil- | | | Pupil-
| 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | Staff |Enrollment | staff | Staff |Enrollment | staff | Staff | Enrollment | staff
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United States ....|\2\ 9.3 |\2\ 9.1 |\2\ 9.2 |\2\ 9.2 |\2\4,708,286 |42,823,312 |\2\ 9.1 |\2\4,808,080 |43,464,916 |\2\ 9.0 |\2\4,907,996 | 44,108,775 |\2\ 9.0
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Alabama .............| 9.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.8 |\3\ 78,882 | 731,634 |\3\ 9.3 |\3\ 80,923 | 734,288 |\3\ 9.1 |\3\ 81,542 | 736,472 |\3\ 9.0
Alaska ..............| 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 14,792 | 122,487 | 8.3 | 15,689 | 125,948 | 8.0 |\3\ 15,151 | 127,057 |\3\ 8.4
Arizona .............| 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 71,591 | 673,477 | 9.4 | 74,679 | 709,453 | 9.5 | 74,540 | 737,424 | 9.9
Arkansas ............| 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 48,880 | 441,490 | 9.0 | 50,502 | 444,271 | 8.8 | 50,201 | 447,565 | 8.9
California ..........| 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 |\3\ 427,610 | 5,254,844 |\3\12.3 |\3\ 431,093 | 5,327,231 |\3\12.4 |\3\ 436,125 | 5,407,043 |\3\12.4
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Colorado ............| 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 62,785 | 612,635 | 9.8 | 62,927 | 625,062 | 9.9 | 64,985 | 640,521 | 9.9
Connecticut .........|\5\11.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 63,648 | 488,476 | 7.7 | 62,014 | 496,298 | 8.0 | 64,743 | 506,824 | 7.8
Delaware ............| 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 11,390 | 104,321 | 9.2 | 11,640 | 105,547 | 9.1 | 11,759 | 106,813 | 9.1
District of Columbia | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 10,567 | 80,937 | 7.7 | 10,591 | 80,678 | 7.6 | 10,507 | 80,450 | 7.7
Florida .............| 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 217,356 | 1,981,407 | 9.1 | 226,911 | 2,040,763 | 9.0 | 226,975 | 2,108,968 | 9.3
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Georgia .............| 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 |\3\ 142,840 | 1,207,186 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 156,005 | 1,235,304 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 161,390 | 1,270,948 |\3\ 7.9
Hawaii ..............| 8.1 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 17,731 | 177,448 | 10.0 | 18,292 | 180,410 | 9.9 | 16,567 | 183,795 | 11.1
Idaho ...............| 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 19,571 | 231,668 | 11.8 | 19,983 | 236,774 | 11.8 | 21,194 | 240,448 | 11.3
Illinois ............| 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 199,380 | 1,873,567 | 9.4 | 198,862 | 1,893,078 | 9.5 | 204,414 | 1,916,172 | 9.4
Indiana..............| 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 111,919 | 960,630 | 8.6 | 113,892 | 965,633 | 8.5 | 115,441 | 968,933 | 8.4
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Iowa ................| 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 60,208 | 494,839 | 8.2 | 60,267 | 498,519 | 8.3 | 60,526 | 499,550 | 8.3
Kansas ..............| 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 54,185 | 451,536 | 8.3 | 55,783 | 457,614 | 8.2 | 56,790 | 460,838 | 8.1
Kentucky ............| 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 79,191 | 655,041 | 8.3 | 81,279 | 655,265 | 8.1 | 81,720 | 657,642 | 8.0
Louisiana ...........| 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 |\4\12.0 | 92,180 | 797,985 |\4\ 8.7 | 93,197 | 800,560 | 8.6 | 96,124 | 797,933 | 8.3
Maine ...............| 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 28,937 | 216,453 | 7.5 | 28,865 | 216,995 | 7.5 | 29,264 | 212,601 | 7.3
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Maryland ............| 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 80,861 | 751,850 | 9.3 | 82,753 | 772,638 | 9.3 | 84,699 | 790,938 | 9.3
Massachusetts .......| 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 101,278 | 859,948 | 8.5 | 104,196 | 877,726 | 8.4 | 108,281 | 893,727 | 8.3
Michigan ............| 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 173,863 | 1,603,610 | 9.2 | 169,283 | 1,599,377 | 9.4 | 164,766 | 1,614,784 | 9.8
Minnesota ...........| 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 79,215 | 793,724 | 10.0 | 74,859 | 810,233 | 10.8 | 74,914 | 821,693 | 11.0
Mississippi .........|\4\11.6 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 57,876 | 506,668 | 8.8 | 59,853 | 505,907 | 8.5 | 60,708 | 505,962 | 8.3
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Missouri.............| 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 |\3\ 109,417 | 859,357 |\3\ 7.9 | 112,810 | 866,378 | 7.7 | 116,974 | 878,541 | 7.5
Montana .............|\4\12.3 |\4\12.1 |\4\12.2 |\4\11.9 |\3\ 18,760 | 160,011 |\3\ 8.5 |\3\ 18,717 | 163,009 | 8.7 |\3\ 18,446 | 164,341 |\3\ 8.9
Nebraska ............| 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 |\3\ 35,648 | 282,414 |\3\ 7.9 |\3\ 36,832 | 285,097 | 7.7 | 37,144 | 287,100 | 7.7
Nevada ..............|\4\17.4 |\4\18.1 |\4\17.3 |\4\16.1 |\3\ 21,452 | 222,974 |\3\10.4 | 22,418 | 235,800 | 10.5 | 23,098 | 250,747 | 10.9
New Hampshire .......| 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 21,262 | 181,247 | 8.5 | 21,913 | 185,360 | 8.5 | 22,336 | 189,319 | 8.5
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New Jersey ..........| 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 151,460 | 1,130,560 | 7.5 | 160,202 | 1,151,307 | 7.2 | 161,586 | 1,174,206 | 7.3
New Mexico ..........| 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 34,803 | 315,668 | 9.1 | 36,694 | 322,292 | 8.8 | 38,642 | 327,248 | 8.5
New York ............| 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 343,900 | 2,689,686 | 7.8 | 353,603 | 2,733,813 | 7.7 | 356,386 | 2,766,208 | 7.8
North Carolina ......| 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 |\3\ 129,445 | 1,114,083 |\3\ 8.6 | 133,059 | 1,133,231 | 8.5 |\3\ 137,792 | 1,156,767 |\3\ 8.4
North Dakota ........| 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 13,797 | 118,734 | 8.6 | 13,780 | 119,127 | 8.6 | 13,919 | 119,288 | 8.6
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Ohio ................| 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 200,793 | 1,795,199 | 8.9 | 201,828 | 1,807,319 | 9.0 | 204,043 | 1,814,290 | 8.9
Oklahoma ............| 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 72,166 | 597,096 | 8.3 | 73,067 | 604,076 | 8.3 |\3\ 78,270 | 609,718 |\3\ 7.8
Oregon ..............| 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 51,681 | 510,122 | 9.9 | 50,392 | 516,611 | 10.3 | 50,377 | 521,945 | 10.4
Pennsylvania ........| 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 191,370 | 1,717,613 | 9.0 | 190,885 | 1,744,082 | 9.1 | 193,696 | 1,765,891 | 9.1
Rhode Island ........| 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 15,833 | 143,798 | 9.1 | 15,442 | 145,676 | 9.4 | 15,438 | 147,487 | 9.6
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South Carolina ......| 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 67,106 | 640,464 | 9.5 |\3\ 71,433 | 643,696 |\3\ 9.0 |\3\ 74,174 | 648,673 |\3\ 8.7
South Dakota ........| 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 15,671 | 134,573 | 8.6 | 17,201 | 142,825 | 8.3 |\3\ 17,989 | 143,482 |\3\ 8.0
Tennessee ...........| 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 86,790 | 855,231 | 9.9 |\3\ 92,349 | 866,557 |\3\ 9.4 | 96,282 | 881,355 | 9.2
Texas ...............| 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 420,243 | 3,541,769 | 8.4 | 433,102 | 3,608,262 | 8.3 | 450,462 | 3,677,171 | 8.2
Utah ................| 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 34,838 | 463,870 | 13.3 | 35,301 | 471,365 | 13.4 | 36,186 | 474,675 | 13.1
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Vermont .............| 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 14,970 | 98,558 | 6.6 |\3\ 14,928 | 102,755 |\3\ 6.9 | 15,337 | 104,533 | 6.8
Virginia ............| 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 |\6\ 7.8 | 126,619 | 1,031,925 |\6\ 8.1 | 130,033 | 1,045,471 | 8.0 |\3\ 133,192 | 1,060,809 |\3\ 8.0
Washington ..........| 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 81,398 | 896,475 | 11.0 | 87,734 | 915,952 | 10.4 |\3\ 90,440 | 938,314 |\3\10.4
West Virginia........| 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 38,487 | 318,296 | 8.3 | 38,486 | 314,383 | 8.2 | 38,481 | 310,511 | 8.1
Wisconsin ...........| 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 92,139 | 829,415 | 9.0 | 88,640 | 844,001 | 9.5 | 100,996 | 860,686 | 8.5
Wyoming .............| 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 11,502 | 100,313 | 8.7 | 12,893 | 100,899 | 7.8 | 12,984 | 100,369 | 7.7
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American Samoa ......| 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 1,350 | 13,994 | 10.4 | 1,339 | 14,484 | 10.8 | 1,340 | 14,445 | 10.8
Guam ................| 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 3,517 | 30,077 | 8.6 | 3,839 | 30,920 | 8.1 | 4,730 | 32,185 | 6.8
Northern Marianas ...| 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 1,096 | 8,086 | 7.4 | 1,101 | 8,188 | 7.4 | 1,051 | 8,429 | 8.0
Puerto Rico .........| 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 67,643 | 637,034 | 9.4 | 68,005 | 631,460 | 9.3 | 68,868 | 621,121 | 9.0
Virgin Islands ......| 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 3,353 | 22,887 | 6.8 | 3,324 | 22,752 | 6.8 | 3,193 | 23,126 | 7.2
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\1\Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
\2\U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states. \3\Includes imputations for underreporting. \4\Support staff underreported. \5\Support staff not reported. \6\Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and unpublished estimates. (This table was prepared August 1996.)
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