The number of instructional staff in public schools increased slightly in 2018-19, according to data from the National Education Association.

The NEA's Rankings of the States 2019 and Estimates of School Statistics 2020 says there were 3,792,530 instructional staff working in public K-12 districts in 2018-19—a 0.53% increase over the 3,772,485 in 2017-18.

Even though California has the largest population and the most students, it had 56,000 fewer instructional staff than Texas, which had the most instructional staff—410,644.

Here are the 10 states with the most instructional staff in public schools in 2018-19.

1. Texas                    410,644
2. California              354,322            
3. New York              233,582
4. Florida                   195,161
5. Illinois                    174,473
6. Ohio                        143,258
7. New Jersey           142,162
8. Pennsylvania         137,829
9. Georgia                   135,767
10. Virginia                 122,869