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Digest of Education Statistics: 2007
Digest of Education Statistics: 2007

NCES 2008-022
March 2008

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Table 80. Staff and teachers in public elementary and secondary school systems, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1999 through fall 2005
State or jurisdiction Teachers as a percent of staff Fall 2003 Fall 20041  Fall 2005
Fall 1999 Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 All staff Teachers Teachers as a percent of staff All staff Teachers Teachers as a percent of staff All staff Teachers Teachers as a percent of staff
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
United States2  51.7   51.5   50.8   51.0   5,953,667   3,048,652   51.2   6,057,087   3,090,396   51.0   6,122,358   3,136,921   51.2  
Alabama 54.9 3  53.7 3  53.1 3  53.0 3  100,592   58,070   57.7   92,795   51,594   55.6   103,775   57,757   55.7  
Alaska 48.7 3  49.3 3  48.1 3  47.2 3  16,550 3  7,808   47.2 3  17,632 3  7,756   44.0 3  17,930 3  7,912   44.1 3 
Arizona 49.7   49.3   49.0   48.7   96,341   47,507   49.3   97,953   48,935   50.0   100,162   51,376   51.3  
Arkansas 52.5   50.6   49.7   47.5   64,693   30,876   47.7   66,127   31,234   47.2   70,673   32,997   46.7  
California 54.0 3  54.1 3  53.0 3  52.9 3  572,835 3  304,311 3  53.1 3  574,614 3  305,969 3  53.2 3  579,024 3  309,128 3  53.4 3 
                                                     
Colorado 51.2   50.7   50.4   50.2   89,530   44,904   50.2   91,337   45,165   49.4   93,148   45,841   49.2  
Connecticut 50.0   50.0   49.2   49.0   85,367   42,370   49.6   83,879   38,808   46.3   84,669   39,687   46.9  
Delaware 54.7   59.2   53.4   53.3   14,587   7,749   53.1   14,966   7,856   52.5   15,473   7,998   51.7  
District of Columbia 50.7   46.2   43.5   43.3   10,608   5,676   53.5   12,162   5,387   44.3   12,372 3  5,481 3  44.3 3 
Florida 48.0   47.8   47.6   48.1   295,775   144,955   49.0   311,853   154,864   49.7   314,219   158,962   50.6  
                                                     
Georgia 49.3   49.2   48.8   48.5   200,512   97,150   48.5   209,746   104,987   50.1   218,965   108,535   49.6  
Hawaii 60.7   59.5   56.6   53.0   21,113   11,129   52.7   20,531   11,146   54.3   21,059   11,226   53.3  
Idaho 56.4   56.2   55.9   55.8   25,133   14,049   55.9   25,533   14,269   55.9   26,018   14,521   55.8  
Illinois 51.0 3  51.1 3  50.7 3  50.9 3  254,119 3  127,669   50.2 3  261,194 3  131,047   50.2 3  264,700 3  133,857   50.6 3 
Indiana 47.0   46.7   46.3   47.2   130,532   59,924   45.9   133,375   60,563   45.4   133,096   60,592   45.5  
                                                     
Iowa 50.8   51.1   50.2   51.3   68,137   34,791   51.1   68,450   34,697   50.7   69,080   35,181   50.9  
Kansas 51.7   50.9   50.8   51.1   63,778   32,589   51.1   64,114   32,932   51.4   65,537   33,608   51.3  
Kentucky 45.0   44.1   42.6   42.4   95,926   41,246   43.0   95,920   41,463   43.2   97,937   42,413   43.3  
Louisiana 49.4   49.3   49.2   48.9   102,990   50,495   49.0   101,381   49,192   48.5   92,612   44,660   48.2  
Maine 50.3   49.7   49.1   48.7   35,866   17,621   49.1   34,899   16,656   47.7   35,249   16,684   47.3  
                                                     
Maryland 54.5   54.3   54.2   54.0   107,529   55,198   51.3   108,296   55,101   50.9   111,215   56,685   51.0  
Massachusetts 56.9   55.1   54.9   51.6   134,414 3  72,062   53.6 3  137,613 3  73,399   53.3 3  139,522 3  73,596   52.7 3 
Michigan 45.6   46.1   46.0   47.9   206,034 3  97,014 3  47.1 3  209,831 3  100,634 3  48.0 3  206,533 3  99,838 3  48.3 3 
Minnesota 53.6   51.6 3  50.7   50.1 3  103,744   51,611   49.7   104,367   52,152   50.0   104,489   51,107   48.9  
Mississippi 48.0   47.9   47.9   47.8   68,377   32,591   47.7   67,249   31,321   46.6   67,659   31,433   46.5  
                                                     
Missouri 54.6   53.2   52.3   52.1   125,783   65,169   51.8   125,868   65,481   52.0   128,794   67,076   52.1  
Montana 51.7 3  53.5 3  53.4 3  55.4 3  18,656   10,301   55.2   18,759 3  10,224   54.5 3  19,515 3  10,369   53.1 3 
Nebraska 53.1   52.6   52.0   51.6   40,573   20,921   51.6   40,998   21,077   51.4   41,166   21,359   51.9  
Nevada 57.5   58.6   56.7   59.9   34,059   20,234   59.4   31,260   20,950   67.0   32,346 3  21,744   67.2 3 
New Hampshire 51.7   51.1   50.4   49.8   30,830   15,112   49.0   31,408   15,298   48.7   32,022   15,536   48.5  
                                                     
New Jersey 53.9   53.4   53.6   53.7   204,038   109,077   53.5   213,418   114,875   53.8   216,778 3  112,673   52.0 3 
New Mexico 45.8   46.8   48.6   48.3   44,841   21,569   48.1   46,531   21,730   46.7   47,940   22,021   45.9  
New York 49.4   49.7   49.4   49.3   394,178   216,116   54.8   399,089   218,612   54.8   373,504   218,989   58.6  
North Carolina 51.6   51.5   51.6   51.8   172,193   89,988   52.3   177,308   92,550   52.2   182,107   95,664   52.5  
North Dakota 53.9   53.9   53.9   53.5   15,066   8,037   53.3   15,157   8,070   53.2   15,128   8,003   52.9  
                                                     
Ohio 53.4   53.1   53.1   51.7   242,520   121,735   50.2   239,988   118,060   49.2   238,977   117,982   49.4  
Oklahoma 56.2   55.0   54.5   54.6   71,313   39,253   55.0   77,466   40,416   52.2   81,857   41,833   51.1  
Oregon 50.0   50.0   49.3   49.3   54,272   26,732   49.3   56,637   27,431   48.4   60,088   28,256   47.0  
Pennsylvania 52.8   52.2   51.7   51.1   233,269   119,889   51.4   237,122   121,167   51.1   240,409   122,397   50.9  
Rhode Island 61.6   60.0   59.8   61.2   19,890 3  11,918 3  59.9 3  22,838 3  11,781 3  51.6 3  24,560 3  14,299 3  58.2 3 
                                                     
South Carolina 53.2 3  65.7 3  65.3 3  73.8 3  62,888 3  45,830   72.9 3  64,999 3  46,914   72.2 3  67,453 3  48,212   71.5 3 
South Dakota 53.8   52.0   50.6   48.6   19,039   9,245   48.6   18,106   9,064   50.1   19,018   9,129   48.0  
Tennessee 54.3   52.1   52.1   51.3   116,120   59,584 3  51.3   115,767   60,022   51.8   114,171   59,596   52.2  
Texas 51.1   50.6   48.6   48.6   596,330   289,481   48.5   607,364   294,547   48.5   620,624   302,425   48.7  
Utah 54.3   54.1   54.0   53.9   41,545   22,147   53.3   44,499   22,287   50.1   45,821   22,993   50.2  
                                                     
Vermont 48.7   47.3   47.4   46.5   18,701   8,749   46.8   18,899   8,720   46.1   19,024   8,851   46.5  
Virginia 54.1 3  54.1 3  54.0   61.3   166,578   90,573   54.4   179,688   93,732   52.2   183,853   96,158   52.3  
Washington 52.4   52.3   46.9   47.0   109,294   52,824   48.3   111,848   53,125   47.5   113,845   53,508   47.0  
West Virginia 54.5   54.3   53.5   52.8   37,957   20,020   52.7   37,979   19,958   52.6   38,152   19,940   52.3  
Wisconsin 55.3   56.3   54.6   53.3   104,531   58,216   55.7   104,018   60,521   58.2   105,564   60,127   57.0  
Wyoming 49.8   48.6   48.7   49.1 3  14,121   6,567   46.5   14,256   6,657   46.7   14,526   6,706   46.2  
Bureau of Indian Education                          
                                                     
DoD, overseas 64.0 4  66.0   65.3   68.0   7,282   4,728   64.9   6,845   4,885   71.4   9,099   5,726   62.9  
DoD, domestic   59.2   57.5   57.7   4,157   2,301   55.4   2,865   2,002   69.9   3,671   2,033   55.4  
                                                     
Other jurisdictions                                                    
American Samoa 49.7   50.0   54.2   54.4   1,771   988   55.8   1,813   945   52.1   1,872   971   51.9  
Guam 49.1   51.5   50.9     3,466   1,760   50.8   3,318   1,672   50.4   3,455   1,804   52.2  
Northern Marianas 51.0   50.2   50.9   49.9   1,155   550   47.6   1,166   579   49.7   1,234   614   49.8  
Puerto Rico 57.5   54.4   57.0   56.8   74,697   42,444   56.8   76,865   43,054   56.0   75,023   42,036   56.0  
Virgin Islands 51.6   52.1   53.6   49.5   2,896   1,512   52.2   2,977   1,545   51.9   2,664   1,434   53.8  
— Not available.
1 Data revised from previously published figures.
2 U.S. totals include imputations for underreporting and nonreporting states.
3 Includes imputations for underreporting.
4 Includes both overseas and domestic schools.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Com­mon Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1999-2000 through 2005-06. (This table was prepared July 2007.)

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