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Arizona Rankings
NEA Research collects, maintains, and analyzes data on issues and
trends affecting the nation's public education systems and their employees. The data presented in their annual report provide facts about
the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. Below are highlights from
this year's report, Rankings of the States 2012 and Estimates of
School Statistics 2013, for Arizona. For more information on
these rankings, visit www.nea.org/rankings-and-estimates.
Student-to-Teacher Ratio
AZ • 8th in the Nation
18 to 1
US • 16 to 1
Per-Pupil Spending
$6,683 AZ
The U.S. average per
student expenditure
for public elementary and secondary
schools in 2011–12
fall enrollment was
$10,834. States with
the highest per-student
expenditures were:
New York ($18,616), Vermont ($18,571),
New Jersey ($18,485), Alaska ($17,032),
and Rhode Island ($16,683). Arizona
($6,683), Utah ($6,849), Nevada
($8,247), Oklahoma ($8,285), and
Idaho ($8,323) had the lowest perstudent expenditures.
Average Teacher Salaries
$10,834 US
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The U.S. average public school teacher salary
for 2011–12 was $55,418. State average public
school teacher salaries
ranged from $73,398 in
New York to $44,391
in Oklahoma. Salaries
are important for
attracting,
developing,
and keeping a
top-notch teaching
Nation
force in place in each zip
code, however over the years
from 2001-02 through 2011-12, the
buying power of teacher salaries has
declined 2.8%.
$55,418 US
31st in
$48,691
AZ
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