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U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2027

Pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2027

The data displays the pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. from 1955 to 2015 with additional projection till 2027. The pupil-teacher ratio for private schools in 2015 was 11.9.

2027	15.3	11.8
2026	15.4	11.9
2025	15.5	12
2024	15.5	12
2023	15.6	12.1
2022	15.7	12.1
2021	15.8	12.2
2020	15.9	12.2
2019	15.9	12.2
2018	16	12.3
2017	16.1	12.2
2016	16.2	12.2
2015	16	11.9
2014	16.1	12.1
2013	16.1	12.2
2012	16	12.4
2011	16	12.5
2010	16	12.5
2009	15.4	12.5
2008	15.3	12.8
2007	15.4	13
2006	15.6	13.2
2005	15.6	13.5
2004	15.8	13.7
2003	15.9	13.8
2002	15.9	14.1
2001	15.9	14.3
2000	16	14.5
1999	16.1	14.7
1998	16.4	15
1997	16.8	15.2
1996	17.1	15.5
1995	17.3	15.7
1994	17.3	16.2
1993	17.4	16.7
1992	17.4	16.1
1991	17.3	15.6
1990	17.2	15.6
1989	17.2	15.7
1988	17.3	15.2
1987	17.6	15.6
1986	17.7	15.7
1985	17.9	16.2
1984	18.1	16.8
1983	18.4	17
1982	18.6	17.2
1981	18.8	17.6
1980	18.7	17.7
1979	19.1	18.1
1978	19.3	18.7
1977	19.7	18.4
1976	20.2	19.3
1975	20.4	19.6
1974	20.8	20.4
1973	21.3	21.2
1972	21.7	21.6
1971	22.3	22.6
1970	22.3	23
1965	24.7	28.3
1960	25.8	30.7
1955	26.9	31.7

U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2027

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