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England > North East Region > Durham LA > Chester-le-Street District
Numbers of Teaching Assistants and Other Support Staff (FTE), Maintained Schools 
| Teaching Assistants | Other Support Staff | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | Difference | 1997 | 2007 | Difference | |
| Durham LA | 640 | 1,220 | 580 | 590 | 1,370 | 780 |
| North East Region | 2,910 | 7,570 | 4,660 | 2,860 | 7,190 | 4,330 |
| England | 61,260 | 165,380 | 104,120 | 75,200 | 147,000 | 71,800 |
Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools 
| Primary | Secondary | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | Difference | 1997 | 2007 | Difference | |
| Durham LA | 2,290 | 1,860 | -430 | 2,190 | 2,060 | -130 |
| North East Region | 9,910 | 9,470 | -440 | 10,470 | 11,610 | 1,140 |
| England | 183,930 | 188,860 | 4,930 | 184,330 | 214,270 | 29,940 |
Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools 
| Primary | Secondary | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | Difference | 1997 | 2007 | Difference | |
| Bournmoor Ward | 23.8 | 20.3 | -3.5 | . | . | . |
| Chester Central Ward | 29.4 | 26.9 | -2.5 | . | . | . |
| Chester East Ward | 26.7 | 25.4 | -1.3 | 18.2 | 14.7 | -3.5 |
| Chester North Ward | 24.4 | 20.1 | -4.3 | . | . | . |
| Chester South Ward | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Chester West Ward | 26.7 | 29 | 2.3 | 17.8 | 16.4 | -1.4 |
| Edmondsley and Waldridge Ward | 23.3 | 19.3 | -4.0 | . | . | . |
| Grange Villa and West Pelton Ward | 21.5 | 16.8 | -4.7 | . | . | . |
| Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Ward | 22.2 | 21.4 | -0.8 | . | . | . |
| Lumley Ward | 23.6 | 19.8 | -3.8 | . | . | . |
| North Lodge Ward | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Ouston Ward | 26 | 21.2 | -4.8 | . | . | . |
| Pelton Ward | 26.5 | 24.6 | -1.9 | 17.2 | 16.8 | -0.4 |
| Pelton Fell Ward | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Sacriston Ward | 21.1 | 17.7 | -3.4 | 17.1 | 12.7 | -4.4 |
| Urpeth Ward | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Chester-le-Street District | 25.2 | 22.5 | -2.7 | 17.7 | 15.2 | -2.5 |
| Durham LA | - | 21.1 | N/A | - | 16.2 | N/A |
| North East Region | 23.8 | 21.2 | -2.6 | 17.1 | 15.8 | -1.3 |
| England | 23.4 | 21.8 | -1.6 | 16.7 | 16.4 | -0.3 |
Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in service in the maintained sector. £'s 
| 1997 | 2006 | Difference | |
| Durham LA | .. | 33,650(p) | 33,650 |
| North East Region | 22,460 | 33,440(p) | 10,980 |
| England | 23,000 | 34,010(p) | 11,010 |
Teaching Assistants - in 2007 there were 165,380 teaching assistants in Maintained Schools up from 61,260 in 1997.
Other Support Staff - in 2007 there were 147,000 full time equivalent other support staff in Maintained Schools up from 75,000 in 1997.
Numbers of Teachers - in 2007 there were 188,860 full time equivalent teachers in Maintained Primary Schools up from 183,930 in 1997. In Maintained Secondary Schools there were 214,270 full time equivalent teachers in 2007 up from 184,330 in 1997.
Pupil Teacher Ratios - in 2007 the pupil : teacher ratio for Maintained Primary Schools was 21.8 down from 23.4 in 1997. For Maintained Secondary Schools the pupil : teacher ratio in 2007 was 16.4 down from 16.7 in 1997.
The average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers, in service in the maintained sector, in 2006 was £34,010 (provisional) up from £23,000 in 1997.