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
