Table 1. Average Salaries ($) of Public School Teachers,

2005-06

Rank	State	2005-06
1	CALIFORNIA	59,825
2	CONNECTICUT	59,304
3	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	59,000	*
4	ILLINOIS	58,686
5	NEW JERSEY	58,156	*
6	NEW YORK	57,354	*
7	MASSACHUSETTS	56,369
8	MICHIGAN	54,739
9	RHODE ISLAND	54,730	*
10	MARYLAND	54,333
11	DELAWARE	54,264
12	PENNSYLVANIA	54,027	*
13	ALASKA	53,553	*
14	OHIO	50,314	*
15	OREGON	50,044
16	HAWAII	49,292
	UNITED STATES	49,026	*
17	MINNESOTA	48,489	*
18	GEORGIA	48,300
19	INDIANA	47,255
20	VERMONT	46,622	*
21	WISCONSIN	46,390	*
22	WASHINGTON	46,326
23	NEW HAMPSHIRE	45,263
24	ARIZONA	44,672	*
25	COLORADO	44,439
26	NEVADA	44,426
27	NORTH CAROLINA	43,922
28	VIRGINIA	43,823	*
29	FLORIDA	43,302
30	WYOMING	43,255
31	SOUTH CAROLINA	43,011
32	ARKANSAS	42,768
33	KENTUCKY	42,592
34	TENNESSEE	42,537
35	TEXAS	41,744
36	NEW MEXICO	41,637
37	KANSAS	41,467
38	IDAHO	41,150	*
39	IOWA	41,083
40	MAINE	40,737
41	MISSISSIPPI	40,576
42	MISSOURI	40,462
43	NEBRASKA	40,382
44	ALABAMA	40,347
45	LOUISIANA	40,029
46	UTAH	40,007
47	MONTANA	39,832	*
48	OKLAHOMA	38,772
49	WEST VIRGINIA	38,284
50	NORTH DAKOTA	37,764
51	SOUTH DAKOTA	34,709

NEA Research, Estimates Database (2007).
From Rankings & Estimates 2006-2007, Rankings, Table C-11.
* NEA estimate

Table 2. Enrollment,

Fall 2005

Rank	State	Fall 2005
1	CALIFORNIA	6,309,689
2	TEXAS	4,505,572
3	NEW YORK	2,815,504	*
4	FLORIDA	2,669,565
5	ILLINOIS	2,111,312
6	OHIO	1,862,880	*
7	PENNSYLVANIA	1,830,684
8	MICHIGAN	1,741,737	*
9	GEORGIA	1,598,461
10	NEW JERSEY	1,394,779
11	NORTH CAROLINA	1,376,530
12	VIRGINIA	1,214,737
13	INDIANA	1,034,399
14	WASHINGTON	1,033,489
15	ARIZONA	1,010,094	*
16	MASSACHUSETTS	971,909
17	TENNESSEE	939,571
18	MISSOURI	899,997
19	WISCONSIN	875,174
20	MARYLAND	860,021
21	MINNESOTA	835,588	*
22	COLORADO	780,708
23	ALABAMA	738,450
24	SOUTH CAROLINA	694,155
25	LOUISIANA	654,146
26	KENTUCKY	641,913
27	OKLAHOMA	634,468
28	CONNECTICUT	576,772
29	OREGON	559,254
30	MISSISSIPPI	494,038
31	UTAH	484,623	*
32	IOWA	483,482
33	KANSAS	467,201
34	ARKANSAS	453,209	*
35	NEVADA	413,252
36	NEW MEXICO	326,859
37	NEBRASKA	285,549
38	WEST VIRGINIA	279,788
39	IDAHO	261,907
40	NEW HAMPSHIRE	205,567
41	MAINE	199,118	*
42	HAWAII	182,767
43	RHODE ISLAND	161,237	*
44	MONTANA	145,416
45	ALASKA	133,437	*
46	DELAWARE	120,938
47	SOUTH DAKOTA	120,682
48	NORTH DAKOTA	97,120
49	VERMONT	94,600
50	WYOMING	83,705
51	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	61,484	*
	UNITED STATES	48,727,536	*

NEA Research, Estimates Database (2007).
From Rankings & Estimates 2006-2007, Rankings, Table B-2.
* NEA estimate

Table 3. Number of Teachers in Public K-12 Schools,

2005-06

Rank	State	2005-06
1	TEXAS	302,402
2	CALIFORNIA	300,223
3	NEW YORK	228,903	*
4	FLORIDA	162,849
5	ILLINOIS	132,142
6	PENNSYLVANIA	122,378
7	OHIO	119,587	*
8	NEW JERSEY	110,905
9	GEORGIA	107,807
10	MICHIGAN	103,368
11	NORTH CAROLINA	94,129
12	VIRGINIA	91,783	*
13	MASSACHUSETTS	73,593
14	MISSOURI	66,123
15	TENNESSEE	60,691
16	INDIANA	60,486
17	WISCONSIN	59,552
18	MARYLAND	57,683
19	WASHINGTON	53,570
20	MINNESOTA	51,372	*
21	ALABAMA	49,692
22	SOUTH CAROLINA	47,441
23	ARIZONA	46,358	*
24	COLORADO	45,841
25	LOUISIANA	44,153
26	CONNECTICUT	42,837
27	OKLAHOMA	41,616
28	KENTUCKY	40,470
29	IOWA	35,175
30	ARKANSAS	33,477	*
31	KANSAS	32,363
32	MISSISSIPPI	32,129
33	OREGON	28,203
34	UTAH	22,789
35	NEW MEXICO	21,983
36	NEVADA	21,714
37	NEBRASKA	20,929
38	WEST VIRGINIA	19,791
39	MAINE	15,962
40	NEW HAMPSHIRE	15,489
41	IDAHO	14,521
42	RHODE ISLAND	14,512	*
43	HAWAII	11,409
44	MONTANA	10,329
45	VERMONT	9,009	*
46	SOUTH DAKOTA	8,963
47	ALASKA	8,004	*
48	DELAWARE	7,731
49	NORTH DAKOTA	7,607
50	WYOMING	6,641
51	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	4,955	*
	UNITED STATES	3,121,638	*

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