Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 45
Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1996
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	Vermont	13.8	27	Maryland	16.8
2	New Jersey	13.8	28	Delaware	16.8
3	Maine	13.9	29	Kentucky	16.9
4	Rhode Island	14.3	30	Alabama	16.9
5	Virginia	14.4	31	Pennsylvania	17.0
6	Connecticut	14.4	32	New Mexico	17.0
7	Nebraska	14.5	33	Ohio	17.1
8	West Virginia	14.6	34	Illinois	17.1
9	Massachusetts	14.6	35	Arkansas	17.1
10	Wyoming	14.8	36	Alaska	17.3
11	South Dakota	15.0	37	Mississippi	17.5
12	Kansas	15.1	38	Indiana	17.5
13	Missouri	15.4	39	Minnesota	17.8
14	NEW YORK	15.5	40	Hawaii	17.8
15	Iowa	15.5	41	Colorado	18.5
16	Texas	15.6	42	Florida	18.9
17	Oklahoma	15.7	43	Idaho	19.0
18	New Hampshire	15.7	44	Nevada	19.1
19	Wisconsin	15.8	45	Arizona	19.6
20	North Dakota	15.9	46	Michigan	19.7
21	South Carolina	16.2	47	Oregon	19.8
22	North Carolina	16.2	48	Washington	20.4
23	Montana	16.4	49	Utah	23.8
24	Georgia	16.5	50	California	24.0
25	Louisiana	16.6	U.S. Average		17.3
26	Tennessee	16.7	N.Y.S. % below avg.		10.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics