Number of Teachers Employeed
  2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 99-2000 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92 1990-91
Total Teachers Employed in the State e/

 

52,370

 

45,307

 

50,261

 

47,800

 

46,478

 

45,326

 

47,307

 

43,261

 

42,457

 

41,324

 

41,197

 

41,733

 

42,397

Newly Hired Teachers
in Each Year f/

 

2,171

 

3,836

 

4,486

 

4,526

 

3,771

 

3,364

 

3,542

 

2,687

 

3,141

 

2,200

 

2,384


1,526

2,254

e/ The count includes full-time and part-time teachers and administrators in public schools.
f/ Numbers include full-time and part-time teachers and administrators who were not employed in Connecticut in the previous year. The percentage of returning experienced teachers has ranged from 56.8% in 1991 to 28.4% in 1999.