| Ratio of active to retired teachers in state | |||
| State | Number Active Contributing | Number Retired Collecting | Ratio of Active to Retired |
| Alabama * | 127,329 | 49,647 | 2.56/1 |
| Alaska | 9,815 | 7,333 | 1.34/1 |
| Arizona * | 59,152 | 20,529 | 2.88/1 |
| Arkansas | 32,971 | 17,068 | 1.93/1 |
| California | 428,741 | 149,727 | 2.86/1 |
| Colorado * | 160,700 | 54,900 | 2.93/1 |
| Connecticut | 46,900 | 21,679 | 2.16/1 |
| Delaware | 37,662 | 16,378 | 2.3/1 |
| Florida | 158,442 | 46,365 | 3.42/1 |
| Georgia | 1.93/1 | 52,891 | 4.21/1 |
| Hawaii | 16,073 | 7,330 | 2.19/1 |
| Idaho * | 62,125 | 23,253 | 2.67/1 |
| Illinois | 229,481 | 76,598 | 3/1 |
| Indiana | 56,000 | 37,520 | 1.49/1 |
| Iowa * | 148,917 | 62,106 | 2.4/1 |
| Kansas | 53,016 | 16,952 | 3.13/1 |
| Kentucky | 52,620 | 30,610 | 1.72/1 |
| Louisiana | 97,293 | 47,404 | 2.05/1 |
| Maine | 27,905 | 8,541 | 3.27/1 |
| Maryland | 140,377 | 93,297 | 1.50/1 |
| Massachusetts | 82,000 | 34,000 | 2.41/1 |
| Michigan | 313,000 | 126,000 | 2.48/1 |
| Minnesota | 77,968 | 37,952 | 2.05/1 |
| Mississippi * | 151,080 | 53,665 | 2.82/1 |
| Missouri | 72,688 | 29,234 | 2.49/1 |
| Montana | 18,530 | 9,016 | 2.06/1 |
| Nebraska * | 35,589 | 10,925 | 3.26/1 |
| Nevada | 34,429 | 8,458 | 4.07/1 |
| New Hampshire | 17,718 | 5,128 | 3.46/1 |
| New Jersey * | 418,337 | 166,527 | 2.51/1 |
| New Mexico * | 60,322 | 23,400 | 2.58/1 |
| New York | 331,292 | 158,265 | 2.09/1 |
| North Carolina * | 274,815 | 98,024 | 2.8/1 |
| North Dakota * | 9,931 | 5,054 | 1.96/1 |
| Ohio | 191,865 | 95,796 | 2.01/1 |
| Oklahoma | 84,387 | 35,188 | 2.4/1 |
| Oregon * | 154,609 | 78,859 | 1.96/1 |
| Pennsylvania | 243,311 | 132,716 | 1.8/1 |
| Rhode Island * | 32,863 | 18,065 | 1.82/1 |
| South Carolina * | 190,259 | 58,583 | 3.25/1 |
| South Dakota | 11,225 | 4,681 | 2.4/1 |
| Tennessee | 66,000 | 27,600 | 2.39/1 |
| Texas | 733,967 | 201,441 | 3.64/1 |
| Utah | 51,456 | 15,956 | 3.22/1 |
| Vermont | 10,006 | 3,485 | 2.87/1 |
| Virginia | 129,452 | 43,402 | 2.98/1 |
| Washington | 65,691 | 33,112 | 1.98/1 |
| West Virginia | 44,618 | 23,964 | 1.86/1 |
| Wisconsin | 100,750 | 48,358 | 2.08/1 |
| Wyoming | 13,000 | 6,000 | 2.17/1 |