D7.  LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1976-1997

State

1976

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Alabama

25

25

25

22

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

Alaska

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Arizona

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

Arkansas

30

28

28

29

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

29

28

28

28

28

California

93

91

91

84

83

78

78

75

73

70

69

68

69

67

69

74

75

80

Colorado

17

18

18

17

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

15

15

Connecticut

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

Delaware

5

5

5

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

District of Columbia

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Florida

33

34

35

34

34

34

34

34

36

39

40

39

41

42

41

42

43

43

Georgia

53

49

46

45

43

43

42

40

41

40

37

37

38

38

38

39

38

37

Hawaii

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Idaho

11

8

8

8

8

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Illinois

35

38

36

35

35

34

32

32

33

33

34

35

35

36

36

37

37

37

Indiana

17

17

18

19

19

17

18

19

19

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

23

23

Iowa

25

19

19

27

26

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

Kansas

14

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

Kentucky

14

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

Louisiana

33

37

36

36

36

35

35

35

34

39

39

40

45

46

45

46

46

46

Maine

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Maryland

22

20

20

18

18

17

14

14

15

15

14

12

11

13

11

12

11

13

Massachusetts

32

24

26

23

23

22

22

22

21

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

Michigan

34

34

33

32

29

28

27

26

26

28

28

27

27

27

27

25

27

27

Minnesota

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

25

25

24

24

26

26

26

Mississippi

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

13

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

Missouri

32

34

34

35

35

33

32

31

32

35

35

36

36

38

39

41

40

41

Montana

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Nebraska

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Nevada

7

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

New Hampshire

4

5

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

New Jersey

36

31

32

30

30

30

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

New Mexico

10

9

10

10

9

8

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

New York

77

64

63

63

62

61

60

57

58

58

53

53

53

54

54

54

53

51

North Carolina

41

46

46

27

26

26

23

23

27

29

31

32

32

32

31

29

28

28

North Dakota

5

7

7

7

7

5

3

3

3

3

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Ohio

39

46

46

44

41

40

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

41

43

Oklahoma

23

28

30

32

27

25

25

27

27

29

29

29

29

28

30

31

31

31

Oregon

12

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

Pennsylvania

51

53

55

55

54

52

50

48

50

51

51

51

50

50

50

50

49

47

Rhode Island

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

South Carolina

31

29

29

27

26

24

20

21

21

22

21

21

23

23

23

23

23

23

South Dakota

6

6

6

6

3

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Tennessee

7

12

12

24

25

23

22

23

22

23

25

27

27

28

26

26

25

24

Texas

155

140

138

125

118

110

103

98

97

100

102

102

103

103

104

111

111

111

Utah

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

Vermont

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

Virginia

54

52

52

51

51

49

49

48

48

50

49

49

49

50

53

54

55

55

Washington

26

27

28

28

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

West Virginia

18

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

19

Wisconsin

14

14

14

12

11

9

9

9

9

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

Wyoming

3

5

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

6

TOTAL

1,242

1,222

1,222

1,184

1,146

1,100

1,062

1,047

1,057

1,087

1,087

1,086

1,096

1,107

1,106

1,127

1,123

1,129

Source: Area Resource Training File (February 2003 Release), National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services

Note: Data may appear unrealistically low as some LPN/LPN schools withheld data.  See User Documentation for the Area Resource Training File (February 2003 release) for detail on counties and years with incomplete data