Staff-Per-Pupil Ratios in California
December 2006
This chart, based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics, shows how California's staff-per-pupil ratios compare to the national average and that of other states.
California's staff-per-pupil ratios remain at or near the bottom in the nation.
| Staff per 1,000 Pupils in 2004–05 |
| |
New York |
Texas |
Illinois |
*U.S.
Average |
Florida |
California |
California's
Rank |
% National Average |
| Total Staff |
140.7 |
138.1 |
124.6 |
124.6 |
118.2 |
90.9 |
49 |
73% |
| Total District Staff |
11.2 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
5.1 |
33 |
88% |
| Officials and Administrators |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
47 |
31% |
| School Staff |
105.3 |
97.3 |
90.8 |
90.8 |
82.8 |
68.3 |
51 |
75% |
| Principals/Asst. Principals |
2.8 |
7.0 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
49 |
65% |
| Teachers |
77.1 |
66.9 |
62.5 |
63.6 |
58.7 |
48.4 |
49 |
76% |
| Guidance Counselors |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
51 |
48% |
| Librarians |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
51 |
18% |
| Total Certified School Staff |
83.4 |
77.3 |
68.1 |
70.2 |
64.7 |
51.8 |
49 |
74% |
Note: The District of Columbia is included with the 50 states. District and school totals include classified staff.
*U.S. Averages slightly off due to incorrect guidance counselor data for Rhode Island. |
Data: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2004-05
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