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Rankings & Estimates: Selected Data

Selected Charts from Rankings & Estimates: Rankings of the States 2004 and Estimates of School Statistics 2005 (pdfsmall.gif PDF, 1 MB, 129 pages).

Public School Enrollment

B-2. PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT,
FALL 2003
1. CALIFORNIA 6,298,769  
2. TEXAS 4,311,502  
3. NEW YORK 2,826,116  
4. FLORIDA 2,591,033
5. ILLINOIS 2,060,048
6. OHIO 1,845,428
7. PENNSYLVANIA 1,821,146  
8. MICHIGAN 1,713,497 *
9. GEORGIA 1,522,611  
10. NEW JERSEY 1,380,882
11. NORTH CAROLINA 1,377,014
12. VIRGINIA 1,192,539
13. WASHINGTON 1,021,497  
14. INDIANA 1,010,492  
15. MASSACHUSETTS 980,459  
16. ARIZONA 964,003 *
17. TENNESSEE 919,896
18. MISSOURI 892,872
19. WISCONSIN 880,031  
20. MARYLAND 869,113  
21. MINNESOTA 846,662  
22. COLORADO 757,668
23. ALABAMA 729,339
24. LOUISIANA 727,316
25. SOUTH CAROLINA 676,817  
26. KENTUCKY 631,852  
27. OKLAHOMA 625,826  
28. CONNECTICUT 576,205
29. OREGON 555,880
30. MISSISSIPPI 487,812 *
31. UTAH 486,938  
32. IOWA 481,226  
33. KANSAS 469,825  
34. ARKANSAS 452,036
35. NEVADA 385,414
36. NEW MEXICO 322,657
37. NEBRASKA 284,169  
38. WEST VIRGINIA 280,561  
39. IDAHO 248,743 *
40. NEW HAMPSHIRE 207,417
41. MAINE 202,210
42. HAWAII 183,609
43. RHODE ISLAND 159,825 *
44. MONTANA 148,356  
45. ALASKA 133,933  
46. SOUTH DAKOTA 124,469
47. DELAWARE 117,777
48. NORTH DAKOTA 101,137
49. VERMONT 98,051  
50. WYOMING 84,741  
51. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 65,099  
UNITED STATES 48,132,518 *
NEA Research, Estimates Database (2005).

B-3. PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT, FALL 2002 TO FALL 2003
1. NEVADA 4.3  
2. ARIZONA 2.5 *
3. FLORIDA 2.3  
4. NORTH CAROLINA 1.9
5. GEORGIA 1.8
6. TEXAS 1.7
7. VIRGINIA 1.4  
8. RHODE ISLAND 1.2 *
  UTAH 1.2  
10. DELAWARE 1.1
11. NEW JERSEY 1.0
TENNESSEE 1.0
13. CALIFORNIA 0.9  
  INDIANA 0.9  
15. COLORADO 0.8  
CONNECTICUT 0.8
NEW MEXICO 0.8
UNITED STATES 0.7 *
18. SOUTH CAROLINA 0.7  
19. ARKANSAS 0.6  
20. OREGON 0.5  
WASHINGTON 0.5
22. KENTUCKY 0.4
OHIO 0.4
24. MARYLAND 0.3  
  OKLAHOMA 0.3  
26. ALABAMA 0.2  
PENNSYLVANIA 0.2
28. IDAHO 0.1 *
NEBRASKA 0.1
30. KANSAS 0.0  
  MICHIGAN 0.0 *
  MINNESOTA 0.0  
33. HAWAII –0.1
MISSOURI –0.1
NEW HAMPSHIRE –0.1
  WISCONSIN –0.1  
37. IOWA –0.2  
  NEW YORK –0.2  
39. ALASKA –0.3
LOUISIANA –0.3
MASSACHUSETTS –0.3
42. SOUTH DAKOTA –0.4  
  WEST VIRGINIA –0.4  
44. MISSISSIPPI –0.8 *
45. ILLINOIS –1.0
MAINE –1.0
47. MONTANA –1.1
48. VERMONT –1.6  
  WYOMING –1.6  
50. NORTH DAKOTA –1.8  
51. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA –3.6
Computed from NEA Research, Estimates Database (2005).

Faculty Salaries

C-11. AVERAGE SALARIES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, 2003–04 ($)
1. CONNECTICUT 57,337  
2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 57,009  
3. CALIFORNIA 56,444  
4. NEW JERSEY 55,592
5. NEW YORK 55,181
6. MICHIGAN 54,412 *
7. ILLINOIS 54,230  
8. MASSACHUSETTS 53,181  
9. RHODE ISLAND 52,261 *
10. PENNSYLVANIA 51,835
11. ALASKA 51,736
12. MARYLAND 50,261
13. DELAWARE 49,366  
14. OREGON 49,169 *
15. OHIO 47,482  
UNITED STATES 46,752 *
16. GEORGIA 45,988
17. INDIANA 45,791
18. HAWAII 45,479  
19. WASHINGTON 45,434  
20. MINNESOTA 45,375  
21. VIRGINIA 43,655 *
22. COLORADO 43,319
23. NORTH CAROLINA 43,211
24. WISCONSIN 42,882  
25. NEW HAMPSHIRE 42,689  
26. NEVADA 42,254  
27. VERMONT 42,007
28. ARIZONA 41,843 *
29. SOUTH CAROLINA 41,162
30. IDAHO 41,080 *
31. FLORIDA 40,604  
32. TEXAS 40,476  
33. TENNESSEE 40,318
34. KENTUCKY 40,240
35. MAINE 39,864
36. WYOMING 39,532  
37. IOWA 39,432  
38. ARKANSAS 39,314 *
39. UTAH 38,976
40. KANSAS 38,623
41. WEST VIRGINIA 38,461
42. NEBRASKA 38,352  
43. ALABAMA 38,325  
44. NEW MEXICO 38,067  
45. MISSOURI 38,006
46. LOUISIANA 37,918
47. MONTANA 37,184 *
48. MISSISSIPPI 35,684 *
49. NORTH DAKOTA 35,441  
50. OKLAHOMA 35,061  
51. SOUTH DAKOTA 33,236
MEDIAN 42,254
RANGE 24,101
  SDEV. 6,593  
  CV 15  
       
NEA Research, Estimates Database (2005).

 

C-14. PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN AVERAGE SALARIES OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS 1993–94 TO 2003–04 (CONSTANT $)
1. GEORGIA 17.8  
2. IDAHO 16.4 *
3. NORTH CAROLINA 14.4  
4. LOUISIANA 14.3
5. MISSISSIPPI 11.6 *
6. UTAH 10.7
7. CALIFORNIA 10.3  
8. ARKANSAS 10.1 *
  NEW MEXICO 10.1  
10. SOUTH CAROLINA 9.5
11. NORTH DAKOTA 9.3
12. ILLINOIS 8.3
13. MASSACHUSETTS 7.2  
14. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.4  
15. ALABAMA 5.0  
16. OHIO 4.7
RHODE ISLAND 4.7 *
18. TEXAS 4.3
19. VIRGINIA 4.0 *
20. TENNESSEE 3.9  
21. MONTANA 3.7 *
22. DELAWARE 3.6
23. ARIZONA 3.5 *
SOUTH DAKOTA 3.5
  UNITED STATES 2.9 *
25. OREGON 2.6 *
26. NEBRASKA 2.1  
OKLAHOMA 2.1
28. MAINE 1.2
29. INDIANA 0.9
30. IOWA 0.8  
31. COLORADO 0.7  
  MINNESOTA 0.7 *
33. WYOMING 0.5
34. MARYLAND 0.2
35. KENTUCKY 0.1
36. FLORIDA 0.0  
37. WASHINGTON –0.3  
38. WEST VIRGINIA –1.0  
39. MISSOURI –1.4
40. NEW HAMPSHIRE –1.6
41. HAWAII –2.1
  NEVADA –2.1  
  NEW JERSEY –2.1  
44. PENNSYLVANIA –3.8  
45. VERMONT –4.3
46. MICHIGAN –4.6 *
47. NEW YORK –5.2
48. WISCONSIN –6.3  
49. CONNECTICUT –9.4  
50. KANSAS –10.4  
51. ALASKA –14.3
MEDIAN 2.1
RANGE 32.1
  SDEV. 6.7  
  CV 244.0  
       
Computed from NEA Research, Estimates Database (2005).

 

Per-Student Spending

H-9. CURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC K–12 SCHOOLS
PER STUDENT IN FALL ENROLLMENT, 2002–03 (REVISED) ($)
1. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 13,355  
2. NEW YORK 11,841 *
3. CONNECTICUT 11,382  
4. NEW JERSEY 11,103
5. MASSACHUSETTS 10,482
6. DELAWARE 9,995
7. VERMONT 9,961  
8. RHODE ISLAND 9,889 *
9. ILLINOIS 9,718  
10. ALASKA 9,569
11. MAINE 9,561
12. WYOMING 9,246
13. WISCONSIN 9,022  
14. PENNSYLVANIA 8,987 *
15. WEST VIRGINIA 8,861  
16. MARYLAND 8,711 *
17. VIRGINIA 8,666 *
18. OHIO 8,632
19. MINNESOTA 8,500  
20. NEW HAMPSHIRE 8,486  
21. GEORGIA 8,336  
22. MICHIGAN 8,315 *
23. HAWAII 8,090
24. INDIANA 8,075
  UNITED STATES 8,065 *
25. COLORADO 7,857  
26. CALIFORNIA 7,580  
27. KANSAS 7,415
28. KENTUCKY 7,396
29. MONTANA 7,368
30. NEW MEXICO 7,347  
31. SOUTH CAROLINA 7,248  
32. OREGON 7,242  
33. WASHINGTON 7,212
34. TEXAS 7,210
35. NEBRASKA 7,093
36. MISSOURI 7,050  
37. IOWA 7,043  
38. LOUISIANA 6,915  
39. SOUTH DAKOTA 6,812 *
40. NORTH CAROLINA 6,529 *
41. ALABAMA 6,510
42. NORTH DAKOTA 6,506  
43. IDAHO 6,378  
44. FLORIDA 6,377  
45. TENNESSEE 6,181
46. OKLAHOMA 6,130
47. NEVADA 6,087
48. MISSISSIPPI 5,822 *
49. ARKANSAS 5,738 *
50. ARIZONA 5,222 *
51. UTAH 4,695
MEDIAN 7,580
RANGE 8,660
  SDEV. 1,769  
  CV 22  
       
Computed from NEA Research, Estimates Database (2005). K–12 = "Elementary and Secondary" (see Glossary).

H-11. CURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC K–12 SCHOOLS PER
STUDENT IN FALL ENROLLMENT, 2003–04 ($)
1. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 13,317  
2. NEW YORK 12,325 *
3. CONNECTICUT 11,774  
4. NEW JERSEY 11,390 *
5. MASSACHUSETTS 10,772
6. VERMONT 10,763
7. RHODE ISLAND 10,258 *
8. MAINE 10,145  
9. DELAWARE 9,860  
10. ILLINOIS 9,854
11. ALASKA 9,808 *
12. WYOMING 9,673
13. WISCONSIN 9,483  
14. PENNSYLVANIA 9,261 *
15. MARYLAND 9,186 *
16. NEW HAMPSHIRE 9,053
17. OHIO 9,035
18. WEST VIRGINIA 9,018
19. MINNESOTA 8,821  
20. VIRGINIA 8,705 *
21. MICHIGAN 8,671 *
22. INDIANA 8,414 *
UNITED STATES 8,248 *