ERIC ED450472: Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate Counts by State, School Year 1999-2000. Statistics in Brief.

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ED 450 472
Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate Counts by State,
TITLE
School Year 1999-2000. Statistics in Brief.
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington,
INSTITUTION
DC
REPORT NO NCES-2001-326
2001-01-00
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16p.; Annual publication. Part of the Common Core of Data
NOTE
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Elementary Secondary Education; *Enrollment; *High School
DESCRIPTORS
Graduates; *Pi.ofiles; *Public Schools; Tables (Data);
Teacher Distribution; *Teacher Student Ratio
ABSTRACT
This report provides an overview of public-school students,
staff, and graduates for 1999-2000. It offers synopses of how many students
were enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, how many teachers
there were, how many staff supervised or provided support service for public
education, how many students graduated from high school during the 1998-99
school year, and how many students of racial/ethnic background were enrolled.
Definitions of terms used in the report are also furnished. An examination of
the state-by-state data listed in the back of the report show that California
had the most students from prekindergarten through grade 12 (6,038,589).
Texas had the second-highest number of students, followed by New York,
Florida, and Illinois. Wyoming had the fewest number of students at 92,105.
The total number of public-school students in the U.S. was 46,857,321, who
were taught by 2,906,554 teachers, for an overall student-teacher ratio of
16.1. The state with the highest number of students per teacher was Utah at
22:1, and the state with the lowest ratio was Vermont at 12.3:1. Other tables
in the report list, by category, the number of staff employed by public
elementary and secondary school systems and the number of public-school
graduates.
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from the original document.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS
January 2001
Statistics in Brief
Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate
Counts by State, School Year 1999-2000
How many students were enrolled in elementary and secondary public
Contact:
schools in 1999-2000? How many staff members were paid to teach,
Ghedam Bairu
supervise, and provide support services for education? How many students
[phone]
graduated from high school in the previous year, 1998-99? What was the
racial/ethnic background of students enrolled in public schools in 1999-
2000? The information to answer these and other questions is collected in
the National Center for Education Statistics report "State Nonfiscal Survey
of Public Elementary and Secondary Education, School Year 1999-2000."
How many students were enrolled in public elementary and secondary
schools?
In school year 1999-2000, there were 46.9 million students enrolled in
public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states and the District of
were
Of
million
26.0
students,
Columbia
these
in
(table
1).
prekindergarten through grade 6, an additional 20.2 million were in grades
7 through 12, and the remaining 0.6 million were ungraded students.
Puerto Rico, Virgin
(American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas,
Islands, the Department of Defense Dependent Schools and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs schools are not included in national totals.)
California had the most public elementary and secondary school students
(6,039,000), followed by Texas (3,992,000) and New York (2,888,000).
The three lowest student counts were in the District of Columbia (77,000),
Wyoming (92,000), and Vermont (105,000).
How many teachers were there?
About 2.9 million full-time equivalent teachers provided instruction in
public elementary and secondary schools in the 1999-2000 school year
(table 2). Among this group, 1,620,000 were elementary school teachers
(including prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers) and 1,031,000 were
The remaining 255,000 teachers taught
secondary school teachers.
ungraded classes or were not assigned a specific grade.
The ratio of total students to total teachers for the nation was 1fi 1 students
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION
CENTER (ERIC)
NCES
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
2001-326
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counselors, psychologists, and other support
per teacher. These ratios ranged from lows of
12.3 students per teacher in Vermont
staff) provided support services to schools and
and
Administrators and administrative
12.5 in Massachusetts to highs of 22.0 in Utah
students.
support staff made up 10.3 percent of all
and 21.0 in California.
The median student
On the average, there were
per teacher ratio was 15.2:1, that is, about
education staff.
staff for each
teachers and
other
half of the states had a student/teacher ratio
13
15
All of these distributions and
administrator.
equal to or greater than 15.2:1, and half had a
ratios vary greatly from state to state.
Student/teacher ratios should not
lower ratio.
be interpreted as average class size since not
How many students graduated from high
teachers are assigned
class
(for
to
all
a
music and
school during the 1998-99 school year?
reading
teachers
in
example,
elementary schools).
Some 2,489,000 students received regular
How many staff supervised or provided
high school diplomas in the 50 states and the
District of Columbia during the
support services for public education?
1998-99
school year and subsequent summer (table 4).
States reported an additional 134,000 students
teachers enumerated
addition
the
to
In
had received other (alternative) high school
previously, about 621,000 instructional aides
(this group includes
equivalency certificates
providing
teachers
directly
assisted
in
only those who are 19 or younger).
National
instruction (table 3). An additional 39,000
for
and school
alternative
high
supervisors
totals
coordinators
instructional
and
equivalency certificate recipients and other
through curriculum
teachers
helped
completers represent an undercount due to
development and in-service training.
Support
missing data in some states.
Finally, some
staff for students included 96,000 guidance
38,000 students were reported receiving some
This
librarians.
54,000
and
counselors
translates to about 490 students for every
high school completion certificate other than a
diploma. (Note that some states grant only
guidance counselor reported, and 873 students
regular
high school
the
An additional 1,283,000
and
diplomas
for each librarian.
staff members provided support services for
equivalency certificates).
services
food,
These
included
students.
What is the racial/ethnic background of
maintenance,
library
assistance,
health,
students enrolled in public schools?
transportation, security, and other services in
There were
the nation's public schools.
In school year 1999-2000, racial/ethnic data
administrators
(mostly
school
133,000
for
million students
principals and assistant principals),
46.8
reported
were
55,000
enrolled in public elementary and secondary
administrators,
and about
district
school
schools in the 50 states and the District of
384,000 school and
district
administrative
Columbia. Of these students, 541,000 (1.2%)
support staff.
Indian/Alaskan
Natives;
were
American
were
Asian/Pacific
of
(4.0%)
1,880,000
staff
relative distribution
all
The
is
in figure
Islanders; 7,278,000 (15.6%) were Hispanics;
Instructional staff
illustrated
1.
were
Black/Non-
8,021,000
(17.2%)
(teachers, instructional aides, coordinators and
(62.1%) were
and 29,032,000
supervisors) made up 64 percent of all staff.
Hispanics;
White/Non-Hispanics (table 5).
Another 25.7 percent of all staff (librarians,
2
3
Data for prekindergarten students and staff
Table 6 presents the numbers of students by
that were missing and not reported elsewhere
racial/ethnic category receiving a regular high
by the states were imputed. These items are
school diploma for 1998-99. The U.S. totals
noted as "imputed" in the data tables. The
could not be computed by race/ethnicity
method used for imputing all variables other
because data were missing for four states.
students was to:
prekindergarten
than
(a)
create a subset of states reporting the item in
Technical notes
question; (b) calculate the ratio of the missing
The "State Nonfiscal Survey" is an annual
item to total student membership for each state
in the subset; (c) calculate the average ratio of
state-level collection of the numbers of staff,
the item to total student membership for the
high school graduates, and students in grades
The data are
student
the total
prekindergarten through 12.
multiply
subset;
(d)
membership of the state with the missing item
agencies
education
from
collected
state
(SEAs), processed and edited by the U.S.
by the average ratio; (e) substitute the imputed
Bureau of the Census, and then verified by
then
item
for
missing
and
the
estimate
recompute the subtotals and totals. Missing
NCES. The "State Nonfiscal Survey" is part
prekindergarten student counts were imputed
of the Common Core of Data collection.
of
ratio
calculating average
an
first
by
All staff counts (including teachers) are in
students
students
prekindergarten
total
to
minus prekindergarten students for reporting
This
units.
the
equivalency
full-time
is
amount of time
perform an
states, and then by following steps (d) and (e)
required
to
Totals and subtotals are noted in the
assignment stated as a proportion of a full-
above.
tables when one or more items included in the
time position. It is computed by dividing the
employed by
total are imputed or adjusted.
of
time
the
time
amount
normally required for a full time position.
more
or
collapsed
two
states
Several
In these cases,
categories of staff into one.
All states and outlying areas provided data for
number
this
disaggregated
this survey. However, state agencies vary in
by
NCES
distributing the reported amount to the several
their data collection and reporting systems,
categories based on the average distribution of
states.
across
resulting variations
with
these staff in other states.
Substantive differences are noted in the tables.
Schools operated by the Bureau of Indian
NCES made no adjustments or imputations to
school
high
graduate,
school
Affairs (BIA) were separated from the state
high
the
equivalency or other high school completion
1998-99. This
public education reports
in
accounts in part for declines in students and
data.
staff when the numbers are compared with
For further information
Counts for BIA
those of previous years.
schools are reported with counts for outlying
For information about this Statistics in Brief
Department of Defense (DOD)
areas and
or the complete data set,
contact Ghedam
The State
Nonfiscal
schools.
dependent
Bairu via e-mail at [email protected].
Survey combines overseas and domestic DOD
This report can be downloaded from the
schools.
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NCES Web Site at http://nces.ed.gov
/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001326
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5
Definitions
This category consists of staff members who provide direct support to
Administrative Support Staff:
This includes secretarial and other clerical staff, and
local education agency and school administrators.
persons whose activities are concerned with support of the teaching and administrative duties of the office
of the principal or department chairpersons, or central office administrators.
Elementary/Secondary Teachers: States report teachers in these categories.
Elementary/secondary
categories do not reflect the same grades in all states.
These are individuals age 19 or younger (except in Minnesota
High School Equivalency Recipients:
where they are age 20 or younger) who received a high school equivalency certificate during the previous
school year or subsequent summer. This is a formal document certifying that an individual met the state
requirements for high school graduation equivalency by obtaining satisfactory scores on an approved
examination, and met other performance requirements (if any) set by a state education agency or other
appropriate body.
Membership Count: This comprises the total student enrollment on October 1 (or the closest school day
to October 1) for all grade levels (including prekindergarten and kindergarten) and ungraded pupils.
Membership includes students both present and absent on the measurement day.
Other High School Completers: These are individuals who received a certificate of attendance, or other
certificate of completion, in lieu of a diploma during the previous school year and subsequent summer
school.
This category consists of library and media support staff, professional
Student/Other Support Staff:
and supervisory staff (e.g., school psychologists, social workers, attendance officers) providing non-
instructional services to students, and support services staff not reported in other categories, (e.g., data
processing, health, building and equipment maintenance, bus drivers, security, and food service workers).
It combines the categories of library/media support staff, student support services staff, and other support
staff that are reported on the Common Core of Data surveys.
Prekindergarten: This is a group or class that is part of a public school program, and is taught during the
year or years preceding kindergarten.
Regular High School Graduates: These are those graduates who received a regular diploma during the
previous school year and subsequent summer school. A regular diploma recognizes that the recipient has
successfully completed a prescribed course of studies at the secondary school level.
Teachers of Ungraded Classes: This category includes teachers of classes or programs without standard
grade designation.
Ungraded Students: These are students who are assigned to programs or classes without standard grade
designation. States are requested to report teachers of ungraded classes even if all students are assigned a
grade level of record (for example, in Florida).
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Table 1.- Public school student membership, by grade and state: Fall 1999
Total
Pre-
kinder-
student
Grade 5
Grade 4
Grade 3
Grade 2
Grade 1
Kindergarten
membership
garten
State
3,603,664
3,686,366
3,690,418
3,655,473
3,683,877
a/ 3,397,199
at 751,173
46,857,321
United States
60,012
58,381
60,033
59,203
61,517
a/
56,120
a/
740,732
10,548
Alabama
10,555
10,926
10,706
10,656
9,999
9,583
1,344
134.391
Alaska
70,418 67,853
71,060
71,161
72,471
1,772
67,051
852,612
Arizona
35,020
35,707
35,586
35,062
34,640
34,218
1,425
451,034
Arkansas
464,380
489,356
488,981
485,130
484,535
a/
6,038,589 a/
459,771
85,991
California
55,156
56.154
55,883
55,855
55,171
50,378
708,109
12,857
Colorado
44,712
45,307
44,930
43,974
44,825
42,193
553,993
10,518
Connecticut
8,555
8,685
8,826
9,061
7,779 9,502
716
112,836
Delaware
5,584
6,070
6,702
6,972
7,325
4,774 6,617
77,194
District of Columbia
188,093
190,744
189,501
186,014
184,482
174,953
2,381,396
53,783
Florida
113,352
116,517
115,466
113,956
115,596
110,359
31,359
1,422,762
Georgia
14,957
15,703
15,506
15,195
15,044
14,618
824
185,860
Hawaii
18,719
19,125
18,618
18,437
18,400
17,024
2,158
245,331
Idaho
155,168
158,444
164,982
158,998
162,324
149,840
58,604
2,027,600
Illinois
77,709
79,139
79,409
78,764
80,167
70,438
4,997
988,702
Indiana
36,147
36,766
36,162
35,666
35,137
5,497 34,596
497,301
Iowa
35,393
35,722
35,002
34,692
34,639
30,845
472,188
2,811
Kansas
48,870
49,962
49,011
b/
b/
b/
48,581
48,840
46,373
648,180
15,609
Kentucky
56,296
57,735
58,718
58,478
63,106
756,579
16,818
56,021
Louisiana
16,695
16,530
15,950
15,716
15,296
14,274
209,253
1,101
Maine
66,687
69,077
67,048
66,746
65,006
19,285
846,582 56,942
Maryland
78,058
79,385
78,067
76,928
76,926
70,029
19,539
971,425
Massachusetts
127,190
133,215
132,547
129,924
130,947
24,573
128,060
at
1,725,617
a/
Michigan
64,484
64,934
62,842
61,957
60,984
58,952
854,034
9,234
Minnesota
38,182
40,151
40,462
40,396
43,318
37,906
1,549
500,716
Mississippi
69,386
70,359
70,898
71,642
68,807
914,110 64,608
18,181
Missouri
11,973
12,046
11,615
11,597
11,401
10,335
498
157,556
Montana
21,240
21,969
21,385
21,011
20,722
20,576
4,631
288,261
Nebraska
26,347
27,660
27,807
27,723
27,421
25,163
2,043
325,610
Nevada
17,214
17,275
16,685
16,505
16,676
206,783
9,048
1,711
New Hampshire
98,921
100,361
100,808
99,708
101,868
14,194
1,289,256 89,520
New Jersey
25,511
25,573
25,732
25,276
25,349
22,557
324,495 3,127
New Mexico
213,701
219,305
222,190
219,688
222,383
37,613
2,887,776
199,271
New York
103,195
104,658
105,888
105,677
107,314
101,816
1,275,925 8,515
North Carolina
8,343
8,135
8,040
7.895
7,999
7,560
647
112,751
North Dakota
140,478
142,337
142,816
140,846
144,279
1,836,554 23,239
130,141
Ohio
46,853
47,039
47,113
47,318
51,656
43,603
20,894
Oklahoma 627,032
43,036
43,348
42,894
41,920
40,529
37,232
545,033
611
Oregon
139,925
141,459
140,010
137,111
138,860
2,620
122,320
1,816,716
Pennsylvania
12,309
12,578
12,537
12,486
12,409
1,047 11,078
156,454
Rhode Island
53,859
49,323
53,616
52,860
53,410
46,274
16,330
666,780
South Carolina
9,938
9,854
9,509
9,528
9,448
1,139
131,037 9,171
South Dakota
69.509
71,433
73,005
74,049
75,793
at
13,047
at 70,814
Tennessee
916,202
303,098
308,232
311,133
313,688
320,102
290,806
138,235
3,991,783
Texas
35,134
35,921
35,953
36,285
35,396
34,963
480,255
4,281
Utah
8,168
7,965
7,772
7,462
7,273
6,893
104,559
2,491
Vermont
87,933
90,494
90,781
89,819
88,996
83,938
Virginia 5,293
1,133,994
77,928
79,257
77,993
77,383
75,988
68,699
6,134
1,003.714
Washington
21,729
21,928
22,117
21.736
21,800
6,176 21,216
West Virginia
291,811
64,943
64,908
63,674
61,401 62.251
20,790
877,753
58,524
Wisconsin
6.797
--
6,878
6,736
6,487
6,400
Wyoming 92,105
6,133
c./
Outlying Areas, DOD Dependents Schools and Bureau of Indian Affairs
4,158
4,134
4.172
4,412
4,418
49,076
4,614
- -
Bureau of Indian Affairs
9,170
9,896
10,200
11,222
11,110
5,069
107,585
11,057
DOD Dependents Schools d/
1,161
1,157
1,172
1,312
1,264
15,477 1,170
1,399
American Samoa
2.663
2,813
2,734
2,310 2,860
2,756
584
32,951
Guam
787
838
878
837
974
574
549
Northern Marianas 9,732
49,835
50,331
46,939
48,094
51,589
619
613.019
43,261
Puerto Rico
1,565
1,669
--
1,740
1,656
1,546
1 368
ct
20.866
Virgin Islands
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Table 1.-- Public school student membership, by grade and state: Fall 1999--continued
Ungraded
Grade 12
Grade 11
Grade 10
Grade 9
Grade 8
Grade 7
Grade 6
State
620,779
2.781,701
3,033,980
3,415,425
3,934,899
3,496,977
3,541,274
3,564,116
United States
42,576
46,015
52,304
61,150
56,201
58,969
57,703
Alabama
- -
8,381
8,624
10,217
11,568
10,575
10,683
10,574
Alaska
3,353
47,907
51,771
60.489
68,646
65,338
66,236
67,086
Arizona
1,416
29,316
31,839
35,081
36,657
35,403
35,267
34,397
Arkansas
82,052
347,914
401,348
444,161
482,355
431,730
439,075
451,810
California
41,999 1,261
47,725
52,548
58,710
54,599
54,856
54,957
Colorado
31,670
35,160
39,273
43,977
41,205
42,725
43,524
Connecticut
6,490
-
7,304
8,618
10,150
8,957
9,179
9,014
Delaware
4,023
2,897
3,550
4,113
5,289
4,408
4,331
4,539
District of Columbia
116,259
138,667
-
177,234
223,743
181,574
186,536
189,813
Florida
- -
72,351
82,974
98,019
125,388
106,688
109,134
111,603
Georgia
99
10,818
12,592
13,526
15,629
13,175
13,733
14,441
Hawaii
16
17,899
18,715
19,833
20,062
18,589
18,827
18,909
Idaho
3,734
126,984
126,866
145,536
164,554
149,397
148,459
153,710
Illinois
4,769
64,647
68,054
73,532
81,049
74,540
74,743
76,745
Indiana
11,732
37,124
37,829
39,159
41,394
37,966
36,307
35,819
Iowa
11,234
32,344
34,333
36,769
39,683
36,759
36,205
35,757
Kansas
8,943
b/
39,111
43,483
47,647
56,678
48,427
48,983
47.662
Kentucky
11,508
42,344
46,144
52,925
63,869
55,710
58,997
57,910
Louisiana
2,389
13,022
14,237
15,565
17,036
17,493
17,003
16,946
Maine
6,066
50,632
54,737
60,685
70,346
62,776
64,874
65,675
Maryland
4,089
56,440
62,424
68,577
77,733
72,545
74,783
75,902
Massachusetts
94,153
96,295
104,634
117,408
135,896
122,548
124,554
123,673
Michigan
67,044
- -
66,375
69,030
71,222
67,705
64,547 64,724
Minnesota
15,394
26,500
29,391
34,047
39,404
37,344
38,850
37,822
Mississippi
9,356
56,213
62,280
68,523
75,791
69,850
69,354
68,862
Missouri
352
11,571
11,985
12,877
13,532
12,975
12,607
12,192
Montana
21,630
21,692
23,064
24,861
22,452
21,786
21,242
Nebraska
710
18,139
20,549
22,660
24,618
24,268
24,911
25,591
Nevada
629
12,734
14,317
15,297
17,520
16,793
17,249
17,130
New Hampshire
93.703
69,647
73.096
80.654
89,234
88,757
92,672
96,113
New Jersey
18,941
22,054
25,601
29,307
25,322
25,148
24,997
New Mexico
152,595
150,444
165,159
212,708
252,864
202,221
206,739
210,895
New York
22
65,558
75,694
88,455
111,493
96,542
99,477
101,621
North Carolina
9,306
9,405
9,395
9,677
9,137
8,689
8,523
North Dakota
9,863
120,885
127,991
134,736
156,492
140,706
141,628
140,117
Ohio
40,024
3,137
42,652
46,441
50,270
46,737 46,999
46,296
Oklahoma
2,948
36,827
40,083
43.201
45,619
42,721
42,041
42,023
Oregon
28,724
121,152
137,769 128,787
153,464
141,714
141,885
140,916
Pennsylvania
3,465
9,138
9,966
11,099
12,548
11,592
12,108 12,094
Rhode Island
36,471
-
36,109
47,592
62,883
51,601
52,908
53,544
South Carolina
160
9,693
9,811
10,649
11,247
10,338 10,618
9,934
South Dakota
14,384
53,160
58,077
65,873
74,699
66,243
68,408
67,708
Tennessee
217,670
-
243,627
275,265
359,368
300,830
306,282
303,447
Texas
10,737
36,594
36,905
36,990
35,961
35,170
34,493
35,472
Utah
7,014
370
7,795
8,356
8,748
8,177
8,040
8,035
Vermont
22,716
69,333
71,917
80,490
95,017
85,092
85,872
86,303
Virginia
68,486
- -
73,383
80,493
86,602
77,543
76,893
76,932
Washington
634
20,982
21,142
22,049
23,876
22,409
22,459
21,558
West Virginia
64,076
67,343
70,934
78,961
67,103
67,878
64,967
Wisconsin
43
7,049
7,370
7,958
8,059
7,715
7,389
7,091
Wyoming
-- -
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Outlying Areas, DOD Dependents Schools and Bureau of Indian Affairs
- -
1,965
2,422
3,238
4,001
3,876
3,691
DOD Dependents Schools 3,975
3,355
206
3,871
4,640
5,671
6,423
7,261
8,434
Bureau of Indian Affairs
43
725
825
926
1,059
1,047
1,131
1,086
American Samoa
1,392
- -
1,717
2,234
3,457
2,442
2,446
2,543
Guam
344
40
441
567
746
694
700
763
Northern Marianas
19,462
34,428
38,037
43,885
43,438
49,789
45,842
47,470
Puerto Rico
1,096
311
1,187
1,569
2,052
1,540
2,033
Virgin Islands
1,534
Data imputed based on current year (Fall 1999) data.
a/
Data disaggregated from reported total.
b/
Wyoming and the Virgin Islands do not have a prekindergarten program.
Cl
The increase in DOD students is due to the reporting of domestic schools for the first time this year.
d/
Data missing.
- -
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,
"State Nonfiscat Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education".
Fall 1999
Table 2.-Public school student/teacher ratio, student membership, and teachers, by level of instruction and state:
Teachers
Total student/
Pre-
Total
of ungraded
Secondary
Kindergarten Elementary
teacher
kindergarten
student
Total
classes
teachers
teachers
teachers
ratio
membership teachers
teachers
State
a/
254,965
a/ 1,031,245
143,527 1,444,806
a/
a/
2,906,554
46,857,321
United States
a/ a/ 32,011
16.1
20,708
23,913
a/
3,442
740,732
48,614
a/
15.2
Alabama
a/
551
2,567
4,902
340
Alaska 7,838
134,391
17.1
29
12,403
29,543
- -
43,892
1,745
852,612
19.4
Arizona
201
4,741
13,054
11,541
451,034 1,946
14.4
Arkansas
31,362
80
26,358
68,292
22,895
21.0
165,311
4,488 a/
6,038,589 287,344
a/ a/
California
20.139
19,063
1,253
40,772
708,109
17.4 317
Colorado
4,998
21,735
11,487
1,522
553,993
13.9
39,907
165
Connecticut
3,622
225
3,461
112,836
15.4
7,318
-
Delaware
10
2,444
a/
1,880
- -
206
a/ a/
4,779
a/
77,194
249
16.2 a/
District of Columbia
49,890 23,330
49,253
6,979
2,381,396 130,336
18.3
884
Florida
46,043
37,147
- -
5.568
1,422,762
1,880
15.7
90,638
Georgia
4,858
49
b/
457 b/
5,401
b/
185,860
10,866
17.1
Hawaii
101
--
479
6,681
6,383
18.0 245,331
Idaho
98
13,641
.
18,700
31,030
4,905 68,700
2,027,600
1,480
Illinois 124,815
16.2
2,657
25,527
2,373
27,931
988,702
58,864
16.8 376
Indiana
1,036
12,073
17,921
2,035
33,480
415
14.9 497,301
Iowa
14,414 3,535
472,188 13,628
1,160
32,969
232
Kansas
14.3
11,868
7,272
20,684
41,954
1,435
15.4
648,180
695
Kentucky
456
15,107
2,673
31,303
756,579
50,031 492
Louisiana
15.1
....
5,207
10,098
b/
b/ 854
209,253
b/
Maine 16,349
190
12.8
28,283
20,237
1,809
50,995
Maryland 846,582
666
16.6
10,322
39,452
24,190
2,820
77,596
971,425
812
Massachusetts
12.5
42,950
11,132
37,407
Michigan 1,725,617 3,494
a/ 1,128
96,111
18.0
1,538
25,009
26,330
1,773
56,010
Minnesota
1,360
854,034
15.2
5,246
10,035
13,609
1,624
Mississippi 30,722
500,716
16.3 208
758
28,087
30,661
3,186
Missouri
1,198
914,110
14.3
63,890
3,318
6,376
b/
- -
Montana 10,353 b/ b/
539
157,556
120
15.2
145
b/
8,311
11,157
b/ 944
20,766
Nebraska
b/
288,261 209
13.9
2,060
6,448
538 8,083
325,610
Nevada 17,380
18.7
251
--
4,418
9,198
322
New Hampshire
14,037
206,783
14.7
99
14,414
27,226
3,569
50,351
1.289,256
New Jersey
95,883
323
13.4
4,680
3,676
10,479
828
New Mexico 19,797
324,495
16.4
134
29,313
68,466
90,608
11,386
2,887,776 202,078
New York
2,305
14.3
29,250
43,429
3,157
5,315
North Carolina
1,275,925
763
81,914
15.6
3,288
4,495
278
North Dakota
8,150
89
112,751
13.8
305
37,827
4,399
72,416
1,253
Ohio 116,200
1,836,554
15.8
4,546
17,684
1,626 17,086
41,498
Oklahoma 627,032
556
15.1
4,673
8,400
13,657
1,028
Oregon
27,803
545,033
45
19.6
14,432
47,289
b/
47,857
4,048
Pennsylvania
b/
b/
114,525
1,816,716
899
15.9
4,555
1,630
4,580
266
Rhode Island
156,454
14.2
11,041
10
13,682
- -
29,329
1,973
45,468
South Carolina 666,780
484
14.7
1,419
2,630
4,995
313
9,384
South Dakota
27
131,037
14.0
1,202
15,195
40,286
Tennessee 3,796
60,702
a/
223
916,202
15.1
98,495
39.167
111,389
Texas
14,546
4,338
3,991,783 267,935
14.9
2,396
8,909
9,532
876
21,832
Utah
480,255
22.0
119
1,929
3,280
Vermont 2,892
301
104,559
8,474
72
12.3
--
32,545
b/
44,503
Virginia
3,749
b/
a/
81,073
1,133,994 a/
276
14.0
4,449
20,424
23,467
1,991
Washington
50,368
1,003,714
19.9
37
7,016
3,729
9,049
1,104
West Virginia
21,082
184
291,811
13.8
18,079
Wisconsin
2,382
39,427
877,753
60,778
890
14.4
--
3,532
195
cl
Wyoming
3,001
212
6,940
92,105
13.3
Outlying Areas, DOD Dependents Schools and Bureau of Indian Affairs
- -
Bureau of Indian Affairs
49,076 - -
- - - -
2,149 2,062
417 2,619
DOD Dependents Schools
7,415
107,585
14.5
168
209
424
15
American Samoa
35
15,477
118
801
19.3
15
840
807
Guam
120
1,809
27
18.2 32,951
--
7
270
193
Northern Marianas
488
18
9,732
19.9
15,952 3,527
1,197
20,601
Puerto Rico
41,349
613,019 72
14.8
--
748
27
687
Virgin Islands
66
1,528
20,866
13.7
Cl
a/
Data imputed based on current year (Fall 1999) data.
b/
Data disaggregated from reported total.
Wyoming and the Virgin Islands do not have a prekindergarten program.
Cl
- - Data missing.
NOTE: Teacher counts are full-time equivalency (FTE) counts. Elementary and secondary teacher counts are not directly comparable across states
due to differences in the grades included in these designations.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,
"State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education".