Figure 40

District pupil-to-teacher ratios, by school district boundaries, 2000–2013

Year Columbus, Ohio Detroit Washington, D.C. Kansas City, Mo. Philadelphia Newark, N.J.
2000 16.25 16.91 13.57 17.96 12.45
2001 17.04 19.19 13.67 12.48 17.86
2002 14.90 18.36 13.83 12.75 18.44 11.84
2003 14.96 13.49 11.98 19.53 11.51
2004 16.44 13.29 12.14 18.62 11.61
2005 16.53 17.60 13.21 13.31 18.91 10.73
2006 17.31 18.30 13.15 11.08 18.21 10.97
2007 17.90 16.46 13.23 17.62 12.97
2008 18.66 16.48 12.67 15.80 14.24
2009 16.80 15.87 12.48 11.49 15.59 14.41
2010 15.82 16.74 10.81 12.06 14.12 14.69
2011 15.92 15.95 11.77 13.80 14.91 13.57
2012 15.84 15.60 12.85 15.18 15.75 13.74
2013 17.04 15.25 13.33 15.45  16.18 10.54
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Note: Years indicate the latter year of each school year, e.g., 2013 represents the school year from 2012 to 2013.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics' Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey Data

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