Average Teacher Salary, Student-Teacher Ratio and Per-Pupil Instructional Expenditure, 2006-2007 |
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Average Salary Rank |
State |
Average Teacher Salary |
Student-Teacher Ratio |
Per-Pupil Instructional Expenditure |
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Total |
Rank |
Total |
Rank |
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| United States | $49,026 | 15.154 | $5,935 | |||
| 43 | Alabama | $40,347 | 13.2 | 41 | $4,916 | 38 |
| 12 | Alaska | $53,553 | 16.8 | 11 | $7,021 | 12 |
| 23 | Arizona | $44,672 | 20.2 | 4 | $4,461 | 46 |
| 31 | Arkansas | $42,768 | 13.6 | 35 | $4,966 | 36 |
| 1 | California | $59,825 | 20.9 | 3 | $5,379 | 27 |
| 24 | Colorado | $44,439 | 16.9 | 10 | $4,792 | 40 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $59,304 | 14.7 | 26 | $8,580 | 4 |
| 10 | Delaware | $54,264 | 15.2 | 19 | $7,048 | 11 |
| 28 | Florida | $43,302 | 16.4 | 13 | $5,108 | 32 |
| 17 | Georgia | $48,000 | 14.3 | 30 | $5,744 | 20 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $49,292 | 16 | 15 | $6,517 | 14 |
| 37 | Idaho | $41,150 | 18.1 | 7 | $4,081 | 49 |
| 3 | Illinois | $58,686 | 15 | 22 | $5,651 | 22 |
| 18 | Indiana | $47,255 | 17.1 | 9 | $5,445 | 26 |
| 38 | Iowa | $41,083 | 13.6 | 35 | $5,290 | 29 |
| 36 | Kansas | $41,467 | 13.3 | 39 | $5,607 | 24 |
| 32 | Kentucky | $42,592 | 15.8 | 16 | $4,719 | 42 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $40,029 | 14.7 | 26 | $5,188 | 31 |
| 39 | Maine | $40,737 | 11.5 | 49 | $7,614 | 8 |
| 9 | Maryland | $54,333 | 14.6 | 28 | $7,348 | 9 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $56,369 | 13.2 | 41 | $8,289 | 5 |
| 7 | Michigan | $54,739 | 17.5 | 8 | $5,631 | 23 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $48,489 | 16.2 | 14 | $6,191 | 18 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $40,576 | 15.3 | 18 | $4,385 | 47 |
| 41 | Missouri | $40,462 | 13.7 | 34 | $5,349 | 28 |
| 46 | Montana | $39,832 | 13.9 | 32 | $5,566 | 25 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $40,382 | 13.4 | 37 | $6,403 | 15 |
| 25 | Nevada | $44,426 | 18.5 | 6 | $4,733 | 41 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $58,156 | 12.4 | 46 | $9,611 | 2 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $41,637 | 14.9 | 23 | $5,011 | 35 |
| 5 | New York | $57,354 | 12.8 | 44 | $10,740 | 1 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $45,263 | 13.1 | 43 | $7,113 | 10 |
| 26 | North Carolina | $43,922 | 13.8 | 33 | $4,887 | 39 |
| 49 | North Dakota | $37,764 | 12.1 | 47 | $5,025 | 34 |
| 13 | Ohio | $50,314 | 16.6 | 12 | $5,702 | 21 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $38,772 | 15.1 | 21 | $4,307 | 48 |
| 14 | Oregon | $50,044 | 21.3 | 2 | $5,254 | 30 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $54,027 | 15.2 | 19 | $6,668 | 13 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $54,730 | 13.3 | 39 | $8,103 | 6 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $43,011 | 14.1 | 31 | $4,939 | 37 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $34,709 | 13.4 | 37 | $4,682 | 43 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $42,537 | 15.7 | 17 | $4,547 | 45 |
| 34 | Texas | $41,744 | 14.8 | 24 | $4,673 | 44 |
| 45 | Utah | $40,007 | 22.1 | 1 | $3,605 | 50 |
| 19 | Vermont | $46,622 | 10.8 | 50 | $8,618 | 3 |
| 27 | Virginia | $43,823 | 11.6 | 48 | $6,253 | 17 |
| 21 | Washington | $46,326 | 19.1 | 5 | $5,061 | 33 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $38,284 | 14.5 | 29 | $5,774 | 19 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $46,390 | 14.8 | 24 | $6,347 | 16 |
| 29 | Wyoming | $43,255 | 12.6 | 45 | $7,814 | 7 |
| Source: Salary data provided by the Census Bureau, ratio and instructional expenditure provided by the National Center for Education Statistics | ||||||
| Date: 2006-2007 school year | ||||||
