Pupil/teacher ratio in public schools by state

Name: Pupil/teacher ratio in public schools by state (United States)
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics
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Public elementary and secondary pupils per full-time-equivalent teacher in fall 2022, with teachers and enrollment, and the fall 2019 ratio for comparison. Values as published by NCES (Digest of Education Statistics, Table 208.40), from the Common Core of Data.

Reference period: Fall 2022
Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

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Pupils per teacher, fall 2022, Fall 2022, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Pupils per teacher, fall 2022. Highest: Arizona (22.8); lowest: Vermont (10.5); national value 15.4. Full data in the table below.Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

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United States	15.4	3,228,895	49,618,464	15.9
Alabama	17.9	42,022	750,923	17.7
Alaska	18.3	7,160	130,723	17.6
Arizona	22.8	49,566	1,132,223	23.6
Arkansas	12.7	38,815	493,130	12.9
California	21.8	271,586	5,930,473	23
Colorado	16.3	53,552	870,871	16.9
Connecticut	11.7	44,007	513,513	12.4
Delaware	14.2	9,991	141,465	14.4
District of Columbia	11.3	8,052	91,001	12.1
Florida	18.3	156,787	2,870,527	17.2
Georgia	14.4	121,301	1,750,972	15
Hawaii	14.2	11,984	170,209	14.8
Idaho	17.5	18,121	317,555	18.1
Illinois	13.7	135,363	1,852,242	14.6
Indiana	15.8	65,597	1,036,108	17
Iowa	14.1	36,138	511,297	14.5
Kansas	12.9	37,885	487,978	13.6
Kentucky	15.3	43,023	660,029	16.4
Louisiana	17.5	41,110	718,145	18.4
Maine	11.4	15,192	173,853	12.2
Maryland	14.3	62,236	889,960	14.8
Massachusetts	12	76,978	923,349	12.8
Michigan	16.7	85,880	1,433,914	17.6
Minnesota	15.5	56,124	870,019	16.1
Mississippi	13	33,768	440,285	14.8
Missouri	12.8	69,838	892,246	13.2
Montana	13.7	11,036	150,733	14
Nebraska	13.8	23,911	329,234	13.7
Nevada	21	23,076	484,192	19.5
New Hampshire	11.5	14,731	168,909	12.1
New Jersey	11.8	117,661	1,383,830	12.1
New Mexico	14.6	21,572	315,023	15.2
New York	11.7	215,761	2,532,888	12.4
North Carolina	15.4	99,980	1,541,722	15.5
North Dakota	12.4	9,581	118,513	12.5
Ohio	16.4	102,323	1,680,639	15.9
Oklahoma	16.6	42,124	701,301	16.2
Oregon	18.7	30,906	577,335	20.2
Pennsylvania	13.3	127,037	1,693,347	13.9
Rhode Island	12.7	10,786	137,449	13.4
South Carolina	14.1	55,947	789,231	14.7
South Dakota	13.8	10,261	141,888	14.1
Tennessee	15.3	65,781	1,006,752	15.7
Texas	14.8	373,332	5,519,599	15.1
Utah	22.2	31,164	691,906	22.6
Vermont	10.5	7,934	83,654	10.8
Virginia	13.6	92,651	1,260,351	14.9
Washington	17.2	63,272	1,090,227	18.4
West Virginia	13.5	18,670	251,224	14
Wisconsin	13.7	60,011	823,040	14.3
Wyoming	12.6	7,312	92,467	12.8

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 208.40: Public elementary and secondary teachers, enrollment, and pupil/teacher ratios, by state or jurisdiction (Common Core of Data). Reference period: Fall 2022.

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Source agency: National Center for Education Statistics
Dataset: Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 208.40
Table: Pupil/teacher ratio in public schools by state
Data last updated: 2026-11-09
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Pupil/teacher ratio in public schools by state (United States, Fall 2022). Data: National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 208.40. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-pupil-teacher-ratio/