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Which state has the most public school teachers? 🍎

1Guess
Which states employ the most public school teachers? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… California — most kids means most teachers, right?
2Answer
The real order is…
    Flip alert! Texas employs the most teachers even though California has more students — which means fewer kids per teacher in Texas.
    📚 Background Not California! Texas employs the most public-school teachers — about 373,000 — even though California has more students. More teachers for fewer students… can you work out what that means for the size of a Texas class? (NCES, Digest of Education Statistics)
    🔍 Explore more: 🍎『The great teacher flip: more kids, fewer teachers?』→
    I bet… California — most kids means most teachers, right?
    3Compare
    Public school teachers (full-time positions, by state, Fall 2022)
    Texas #1 373,332 teachers
    Highest: Texas (373,332 teachers); lowest shown here: Alaska (7,160 teachers).

    Note: teachers counted as full-time positions — Fall 2022, NCES.

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    4Recap
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    : Fall 2022
    NCES Digest of Education Statistics: Table 208.30, public school teachers by state (Fall 2022, FTE) (2026-07-26) — Official published full-time-equivalent teacher counts (the committed raw file holds the Fall 2022 'Total' column per state as published; display rounds to whole teachers after ranking).
    ↳ On the NCES Digest table 208.30, find your state's row and read the Fall 2022 'Total' column.