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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PUPIL/TEacher ratio and average classroom TEACHER SALARY, 2005-06
Rank, teacher salary
State
Average classroom teacher salary, 05-06**
Rank, pupil/teacher ratio
Pupil/Teacher ratio*
1 Connecticut $59,499 31 14.5 
2 California $59,345 3 20.8 
3 Michigan $58,482 8 17.4 
4 Illinois $57,819 17 15.8 
5 New Jersey $57,707 46 12.4 
6 NEW YORK $57,354 42 12.9 
7 Massachusetts $56,587 40 13.2 
8 Rhode Island $54,730 50 10.7 
9 Maryland $54,486 20 15.2 
10 Delaware $54,264 22 15.1 
11 Pennsylvania $54,027 23 15.0 
12 Alaska $53,553 11 16.8 
13 Hawaii $51,599 14 16.3 
14 Ohio $50,314 19 15.6 
15 Oregon $48,981 4 19.5 
16 Minnesota $48,489 13 16.4 
17 Georgia $48,300 27 14.7 
18 Indiana $47,255 9 17.1 
19 Vermont $46,622 49 10.9 
20 Wisconsin $46,390 30 14.6 
21 Washington $46,326 5 19.3 
22 Colorado $45,616 10 17.0 
23 New Hampshire $45,263 41 13.2 
24 Arizona $44,672 2 21.3 
25 Nevada $44,426 6 19.0 
26 North Carolina $43,922 26 14.8 
27 Virginia $43,823 44 12.6 
28 Idaho $43,390 7 18.0 
29 Florida $43,302 12 16.8 
30 Wyoming $43,255 45 12.6 
31 South Carolina $43,242 29 14.6 
32 Tennessee $42,537 16 16.0 
33 Arkansas $42,093 32 14.4 
34 Kentucky $41,903 15 16.0 
35 Texas $41,744 24 15.0 
36 New Mexico $41,637 25 14.8 
37 Kansas $41,369 35 13.9 
38 Nebraska $41,026 38 13.4 
39 Iowa $40,877 36 13.7 
40 Maine $40,737 48 11.7 
41 Alabama $40,347 43 12.8 
42 Utah $40,316 1 22.1 
43 Louisiana $40,253 28 14.7 
44 Missouri $39,922 37 13.7 
45 Montana $39,832 34 14.0 
46 Oklahoma $38,772 21 15.2 
47 West Virginia $38,284 33 14.1 
48 Mississippi $37,924 18 15.7 
49 North Dakota $37,773 47 12.3 
50 South Dakota $34,709 39 13.4 
United States $49,109   15.7
NYS % +/- U.S. Average 17%   -18%
*Source: National Education Association
**Source: National Education Association**NEA
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