2002-03	2001-02	2000-01	1999-00	1998-99	1997-98	1996-97	1995-96	1994-95	1993-94	1992-93	1991-92	1990-91
Total Teachers Employed in the State	7,713	7,515	7,466	7,311	7,023	6,849	6,593	6,417	6,366			6,046	5,908
Newly Hired Teachers in Each Year g/	938	904	863	927	474	606	405	263	350			i/ 1,010	h/  418

g/ Teachers new to Delaware or returning from a break in service; does not include new hires who moved from school-to-school or district-to-district
within the state.
h/ Numbers represent the average of both years, 1990-91 and 1989-90.
i/ Early retirement in effect June 30, 1991.