How Utah Ranks. Utah Education Association Research Bulletin

2009-2010 How Utah Ranks Utah Education Association Research Bulletin June 2011

2009 2010 HOW UTAH RANKS RESEARCH BULLETIN of the Utah Education Association by Jay Blain - Director of Policy & Research Carrie Call - Assistant to Policy & Research Address all communications and requests to: REPRODUCTION OF MATERIALS Policy & Research Utah Education Association 875 East 5180 South Murray, Utah 84107 Utah Education Association (UEA) committees and affiliated associations may all reproduce excerpts from the How Utah Ranks Research Bulletin (Bulletin) in their official publications without authorization other than this notice. However, when quotations are used in publications, or sold commercially by individuals, organizations, or corporations, written permission must be obtained. In all cases, reproduction of the Bulletin materials must include the usual credit line. UEA Research Bulletins will be published on the UEA website and can be found at the following address: http://www.myuea.org/resources/research.aspx. A hard copy may be requested for the following fees: Single copies $3.25 2-9 copies 10% discount 10 or more 20% discount Single orders must be accompanied by payment. All checks should be made payable to Utah Education Association. Copyright 2011 by the Utah Education Association 1

HOW UTAH RANKS RESEARCH BULLETIN 2009 2010 Table of Contents PREFACE... 3 Section I Population... 4 Tables 1-8 Section II Enrollment and Attendance... 5 Tables 9-15 Section III Faculty... 6-7 Tables 16-30 Section IV General Financial Resources... 8 Tables 31-37 Section V Governmental Revenue... 9-10 Tables 38-49 Section VI School Revenue... 11 Tables 50-56 Section VII Government Expenditures... 12 Tables 57-64 Section VIII School Expenditures...13-14 Tables 65-73 2

PREFACE The data presented in this bulletin is taken from the publication, Rankings and Estimates: Rankings of the States 2010 and Estimates of School Statistics 2011, as published and copyrighted by the National Education Association (NEA). The figures represented herein are the latest available at the time of the NEA publication. It should be noted that in order to complete the Rankings and Estimates report, NEA must sometimes supply its own estimates. This happens when a state department of education fails to provide certain data on time. Since much of the information originates from federal sources and since federal data are not always issued annually, NEA was unable to update some of the tables. Users are asked to note carefully the dates on the table headings to determine the designated year for which the rankings are pertinent. In each table, the data for the state with the highest ranking in the United States are reported first, followed by the average or total for the United States, Utah, and then the state with the lowest ranking nationally. In cases where Utah is ranked either highest or lowest among the states, an additional state ranking is reported as well. Following this, Utah's ranking is compared with the nation, the six remaining states of the Rocky Mountain Region - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming, and the other ten western states, all of those previously named plus California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. UEA Policy & Research June, 2011 3

Section I. Population 1. Total Resident Population, 2008 2. Percentage Change in Total Resident (thousands) Population, 2007-2008 California 36,757 Louisiana 2.7 United States 304,060 United States 0.8 Utah 2,736 Utah 3.4 Wyoming 533 Michigan -0.7 Rank among states 34 Rank among states 1 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 1 Rank among 11 western states 6 Rank among 11 western states 1 3. Population Ages 5-17, 2008 4. Population Ages 5-17 as Percentage (thousands) of Total Population, 2008 California 6,660 Texas 19.3 United States 52,936 United States 17.4 Utah 581 Utah 21.2 District of Columbia 76 District of Columbia 12.8 Rank among states 30 Rank among states 1 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 1 Rank among 11 western states 6 Rank among 11 western states 1 5. Percentage of Resident Population 6. Percentage of Resident Population Ages 18-64, 2008 Ages 65 and Older, 2008 District of Columbia 69.1 Florida 17.4 United States 62.9 United States 12.8 Utah 59.9 Utah 9.0 Montana 63.1 Alaska 7.3 Rank among states 51 Rank among states 50 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 11 western states 11 Rank among 11 western states 11 7. Percentage Change in Population 8. Population per Square Mile 65 Years of Age and Older, 1998-2008 of Land Area, 2008 Nevada 48.5 District of Columbia 9,639 United States 13.0 United States 86 Utah 33.5 Utah 33 Rhode Island -3.9 Alaska 1 Rank among states 4 Rank among states 42 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 3 Rank among 11 western states 6 4

Section II. Enrollment and Attendance 9. Public School Enrollment 10. Percentage Change in Public School Fall 2009 Enrollment, Fall 2008 to Fall 2009 California 6,238,244 Nevada 2.8 United States 49,141,467 United States 0.2 Utah 563,273 Utah 2.2 District of Columbia 75,923 Vermont -1.6 Rank among states 29 Rank among states 2 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 2 Rank among 11 western states 5 Rank among 11 western states 2 11. Average Daily Attendance in Public 12. Average Daily Attendance as Percentage Schools, 2009-10 of Fall Enrollment, 2009-10 California 6,051,938 New York 114.2 United States 46,680,250 United States 95.0 Utah 443,840 Utah 78.8 Vermont 70,028 Idaho 93.7 Rank among states 33 Rank among states 51 Rank among 7 bordering states 4 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 11 western states 7 Rank among 11 western states 11 13. Percentage Change in Number of High School 14. Number of Operating Public School Graduates, 1999-00 to 2009-10 Districts, 2009-10 Arizona 143.8 Texas 1,237 United States 22.5 United States 15,350 Utah -7.9 Utah 41 District of Columbia -35.3 Hawaii 1 Rank among states 45 Rank among states 47 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 11 western states 9 Rank among 11 western states 10 15. Number of Public High School Graduates, 2009-10 California 383,566 United States 3,117,890 Utah 29,933 District of Columbia 1,745 Rank among states 32 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 6 5

Section III. Faculty 16. Total Instructional Staff in Public K-12 17. Number of Teachers in Public K-12 Schools, 2009-10 Schools, 2009-10 Texas 376,995 Texas 333,103 United States 3,692,627 United States 3,215,371 Utah 29,580 Utah 25,167 District of Columbia 6,763 District of Columbia 5,791 Rank among states 34 Rank among states 34 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 6 Rank among 11 western states 6 18. Percentage of Public School Teachers 19. Students in ADA per Teacher in Public Who Are Men, 2009-10 K-12 Schools, 2009-10 Kansas 33.1 California 20.8 United States 24.0 United States 14.5 Utah 23.6 Utah 17.6 Arkansas 16.0 Vermont 7.9 Rank among states 30 Rank among states 5 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 11 Rank among 11 western states 5 20. Students Enrolled per Teacher in Public 21. Average Salaries of Public School Teachers, K-12 Schools, Fall 2009 2008-09 (Revised) ($) Utah 22.4 New York 69,118 United States 15.3 United States 54,274 Texas 14.5 Utah 45,923 Vermont 9.8 South Dakota 35,070 Rank among states 1 Rank among states 38 Rank among 7 bordering states 1 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 1 Rank among 11 western states 8 22. Average Salaries of Public School Teachers, 23. Average Salaries of Public School Teachers As 2009-10 ($) Percentage of Nat'l Average, 2008-09 (Revised) New York 71,633 New York 127.4 United States 55,202 United States 100.0 Utah 45,885 Utah 84.6 South Dakota 38,837 South Dakota 64.6 Rank among states 46 Rank among states 38 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 10 Rank among 11 western states 8 6

Section III. Faculty (continued) 24. Average Salaries of Instructional Staff as a 25. Percentage Change in Average Salaries of Public Percentage of Nat'l Average, 2009-10 School Teachers, 1999-00 to 2009-10 (Current $) New York 128.0 Wyoming 63.7 United States 100.0 United States 32.0 Utah 83.8 Utah 31.3 South Dakota 70.5 Michigan 18.2 Rank among states 40 Rank among states 26 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 9 Rank among 11 western states 5 26. Percentage Change in Average Instructional Staff 27. Percentage Change in Average Salaries of Public Salaries, 1999-00 to 2009-10 (Current $) School Teachers 1999-00 to 2009-10 (Constant $) Wyoming 64.3 Wyoming 28.3 United States 30.4 United States 3.5 Utah 32.3 Utah 3.0 Arizona -2.3 Michigan -7.3 Rank among states 23 Rank among states 26 Rank among 7 bordering states 2 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 5 Rank among 11 western states 5 28. Percentage Change in Average Instructional 29. Percentage Change in Average Salaries of Public Staff Salaries, 1999-00 to 2009-10 (Constant $) School Teachers, 2008-09 to 2009-10 (Current $) Wyoming 28.8 South Dakota 10.7 United States 2.2 United States 1.7 Utah 3.8 Utah -0.1 Arizona -23.4 North Carolina -3.3 Rank among states 23 Rank among states 49 Rank among 7 bordering states 2 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 11 western states 5 Rank among 11 western states 11 30. Percentage Change in Average Instructional Staff Salaries, 2008-09 to 2009-10 (Current $) Oklahoma 7.3 United States 1.5 Utah 2.6 Ohio -5.3 Rank among states 18 Rank among 7 bordering states 2 Rank among 11 western states 3 7

Section IV. General Financial Resources 31. Total Personal Income, 32. Percentage Change in Total Personal Income, 2008 ($Millions) 2007-08 California 1,610,932 North Dakota 15.6 United States 12,379,745 United States 6.4 Utah 88,901 Utah 11.7 Vermont 24,368 Michigan 2.1 Rank among states 35 Rank among states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 4 Rank among 7 bordering states 1 Rank among 11 western states 7 Rank among 11 western states 1 33. Per Capita Personal Income, 34. Percentage Change in Per Capita Personal 2008 ($) Income, 1998-2008 District of Columbia 68,381 Wyoming 98.4 United States 40,673 United States 49.2 Utah 32,596 Utah 46.9 Mississippi 30,730 Michigan 31.3 Rank among states 48 Rank among states 36 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 11 Rank among 11 western states 8 35. Personal Income Per Student in Fall 36. Personal Income From Gov't and Gov't Enterprises Enrollment, 2008 ($) as a Percentage of Personal Income, 2008 District of Columbia 514,524 District of Columbia 76.6 United States 252,592 United States 12.6 Utah 165,351 Utah 14.3 Mississippi 182,408 Massachusetts 9.0 Rank among states 51 Rank among states 17 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 11 Rank among 11 western states 4 37. Gross Farm Income Per Capita, 2008 ($ Millions) North Dakota 4,291 United States 264 Utah 85 West Virginia -42 Rank among states 37 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 11 western states 10 8

Section V. Governmental Revenue 38. Per Capita General Revenue of State and Local 39. State and Local Tax Revenue in 2007-08 Per Governments, 2007-08 ($) $1,000 of Personal Income, 2008 ($) Alaska 23,190 Alaska 319 United States 6,395 United States 107 Utah 5,527 Utah 105 Arkansas 4,777 South Dakota 79 Rank among states 36 Rank among states 23 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 9 Rank among 11 western states 4 40. Per Capita Property Tax Revenue of State and 41. Per Capita Property Tax Revenue of Local Local Governments, 2007-08 ($) Governments, 2007-08 ($) District of Columbia 2,919 District of Columbia 2,919 United States 1,347 United States 1,306 Utah 811 Utah 811 Alabama 495 Arkansas 273 Rank among states 40 Rank among states 39 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 9 Rank among 11 western states 9 42. Property Tax Revenue of State and Local Gov'ts 43. State and Local Property Tax Revenue in 2007-08 as Percentage of Total Tax Revenue, 2007-08 Per $1,000 in Personal Income, 2008 ($) New Hampshire 61.6 New Hampshire 53.0 United States 30.8 United States 33.0 Utah 23.7 Utah 25.0 Alaska 11.0 Alabama 15.0 Rank among states 40 Rank among states 38 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 10 Rank among 11 western states 9 44. Per Capita State Tax Revenue, 45. Per Capita Local Tax Revenue, 2007-08 ($) 2007-08 ($) Alaska 12,281 District of Columbia 9,118 United States 2,571 United States 1,805 Utah 2,233 Utah 1,192 South Dakota 1,643 Vermont 630 Rank among states 38 Rank among states 38 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 8 Rank among 11 western states 8 9

Section V. Governmental Revenue (continued) 46. Per Capita State General Sales Tax Revenue, 47. State Individual Income Tax Revenue in 2007-08 2007-08 ($) Per $1,000 of Personal Income in 2008 ($) Hawaii 2,034 New York 50 United States 793 United States 25 Utah 718 Utah 29 Colorado 468 Tennessee 1 Rank among states 27 Rank among states 16 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 7 bordering states 2 Rank among 11 western states 8 Rank among 11 western states 4 48. Per Capita State Individual Income Tax Revenue, 49. State General Sales Tax Revenue in 2007-08 2007-08 ($) Per $1,000 of Personal Income in 2008 ($) New York 2,383 Hawaii 48 United States 1,002 United States 19 Utah 948 Utah 22 Tennessee 47 Virginia 10 Rank among states 25 Rank among states 17 Rank among 7 bordering states 2 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 11 western states 4 Rank among 11 western states 7 10

Section VI. School Revenue 50. Public School Revenue Per Student in 51. Percentage of Revenue for Public K-12 Schools Fall Enrollment, 2009-10 ($) From Local Gov'ts, 2009-10 Wyoming 19,576 District of Columbia 88.0 United States 11,841 United States 43.5 Utah 8,574 Utah 35.5 Nevada 7,599 Vermont 1.1 Rank among states 49 Rank among states 33 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 9 Rank among 11 western states 7 52. Percentage of Revenue for Public K-12 Schools 53. Percentage of Revenue for Public K-12 Schools From State Gov'ts, 2009-10 From Federal Gov't, 2009-10 Vermont 90.7 Hawaii 19.9 United States 45.3 United States 11.1 Utah 51.9 Utah 12.6 Illinois 18.0 New Jersey 3.2 Rank among states 21 Rank among states 18 Rank among 7 bordering states 4 Rank among 7 bordering states 2 Rank among 11 western states 6 Rank among 11 western states 4 54. Local Public School Revenue as a Percentage of 55. Public School Revenue in 2007-08 per $1,000 of Combined State & Local School Revenue, 2009-10 Personal Income in 2008 ($) District of Columbia 100.0 Vermont 60 United States 49.0 United States 45 Utah 40.6 Utah 49 Vermont 1.2 District of Columbia 22 Rank among states 33 Rank among states 14 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 7 Rank among 11 western states 3 56. State and Local Revenue for Public Schools in 2007-08 per $1,000 of Personal Income in 2008 ($) Vermont 56 United States 41 Utah 45 District of Columbia 19 Rank among states 16 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 11 western states 3 11

Section VII. Government Expenditures 57. Per Capita Total General Expenditures of State 58. Per Capita Direct General Expenditures of State Gov'ts for all Functions, 2007-08 ($) and Local Gov'ts, 2007-08 ($) Alaska 13,336 District of Columbia 18,035 United States 4,939 United States 7,894 Utah 4,739 Utah 6,841 Nevada 3,585 Tennessee 6,085 Rank among states 33 Rank among states 41 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 7 Rank among 11 western states 9 59. Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local 60. Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local Gov'ts for Public Welfare, 2007-08 ($) Gov'ts for Health and Hospitals, 2007-08 ($) District of Columbia 4,062 Wyoming 1,734 United States 1,331 United States 621 Utah 829 Utah 478 Nevada 703 New Hampshire 138 Rank among states 50 Rank among states 32 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 10 Rank among 11 western states 8 61. Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local 62. Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local Gov'ts for Police and Fire Protection, 2007-08 ($) Gov'ts for Corrections, 2007-08 ($) District of Columbia 1,346 Wyoming 459 United States 425 United States 240 Utah 347 Utah 188 West Virginia 221 New Hampshire 126 Rank among states 30 Rank among states 32 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 7 bordering states 7 Rank among 11 western states 9 Rank among 11 western states 11 63. Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local 64. Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local Gov'ts for Highways, 2007-08 ($) Gov'ts for Capital Outlay, 2007-08 ($) Alaska 2,193 District of Columbia 4,488 United States 505 United States 1,147 Utah 530 Utah 1,389 Rhode Island 287 Maine 583 Rank among states 27 Rank among states 9 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 7 bordering states 4 Rank among 11 western states 7 Rank among 11 western states 5 12

Section VIII. School Expenditures 65. Per Capita State Gov't Expenditures for 66. State Gov't Expenditures for all Education in all Education, 2007-08 ($) 2007-08 per $1,000 of Personal Income in 2008 ($) Vermont 3,322 Hawaii 62 United States 1,798 United States 19 Utah 2,206 Utah 36 Florida 1,265 Florida 11 Rank among states 10 Rank among states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 1 Rank among 11 western states 3 Rank among 11 western states 1 67. Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local Gov'ts 68. State and Local Gov't Expenditures for all for all Education, 2007-08 ($) Education as a Percentage of Direct General Expenditures for all Functions, 2007-08 Alaska 4,388 Vermont 40.7 United States 2,717 United States 34.4 Utah 2,730 Utah 39.9 Tennessee 1,991 District of Columbia 20.9 Rank among states 23 Rank among states 4 Rank among 7 bordering states 3 Rank among 7 bordering states 1 Rank among 11 western states 5 Rank among 11 western states 1 69. Per Capita State and Local Gov't Expenditures for 70. Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local Gov'ts Higher Education, 2007-08 ($) for Public K-12 Schools, 2007-08 ($) Wyoming 1,194 District of Columbia 3,544 United States 734 United States 1,860 Utah 1,079 Utah 1,548 District of Columbia 217 Idaho 1,265 Rank among states 5 Rank among states 42 Rank among 7 bordering states 2 Rank among 7 bordering states 5 Rank among 11 western states 2 Rank among 11 western states 9 71. Current Expenditures for Public K-12 Schools per 72. Current Expenditures for Public K-12 Schools per Student in Fall Enrollment, 2008-09 (Revised) ($) Student in Fall Enrollment, 2009-10 ($) New Jersey 16,253 New Jersey 16,967 United States 10,313 United States 10,586 Utah 6,564 Utah 6,859 Arizona 5,932 Arizona 6,170 Rank among states 50 Rank among states 50 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 11 western states 10 Rank among 11 western states 10 13

Section VIII. School Expenditures (continued) 73. Current Expenditures for Public K-12 Schools per Student in Fall Enrollment as Percentage of National Average, 2008-09 (Revised) New Jersey 157.6 United States 100.0 Utah 63.6 Arizona 57.5 Rank among states 50 Rank among 7 bordering states 6 Rank among 11 western states 10 14