Staff-Per-Pupil Ratios in California 2005-06

February 2008
This chart, based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics, shows how California's staff-per-pupil ratios compare with the national average and that of other states.

For a more complete picture, see the chart on how California ranks in expenditures per pupil, teacher salaries, and public school revenue.

California's staff-per-pupil ratios remain at or near the bottom in the nation.

Staff per 1,000 Pupils in 2005–06
	New York	Texas	Illinois	U.S. Average	Florida	California	California's Rank	% National Average
Total Staff	132.7	137.1	125.4	124.7	117.5	90.0	50	72%
Total District Staff*	8.6	2.9	5.7	5.7	6.6	5.0	35	88%
Officials and Administrators	1.1	1.8	1.8	1.3	0.7	0.4	47	33%
School Staff*	103.8	99.7	96.0	95.2	87.0	70.0	51	74%
Principals/Asst. Principals	3.1	7.0	3.1	3.4	2.7	2.2	49	63%
Teachers	77.8	66.8	63.4	63.9	59.4	48.0	49	75%
Guidance Counselors	2.4	2.3	1.5	2.1	2.1	1.1	51	52%
Librarians	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.2	51	17%
Total Certified School Staff	84.5	77.2	69.0	70.5	65.3	51.5	49	73%
Note: The District of Columbia is included with the 50 states. NCES includes pre-K public school students and their teachers in these data. NCES estimated that there were 125,099 pre-K students and 8,850 pre-K teachers in California in 2005–06. *District and school totals include classified staff.

Data: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2005-06
EdSource 11/07

To see how these numbers have changed over time, see the data from 2004-05.