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Table 168. Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1959-60 to 1999-2000
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                      |                         Unadjusted dollars
       State or       |__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
      other area      |1959-60 |1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1985-86|1989-90|1990-91|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000
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______________________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________
   United States .....|   $375 |  $816 |$2,272 |$2,502 |$3,756 |$4,980 |$5,258 |$5,767 |$5,989 |$6,147 |$6,393 |$6,676 |$7,013 |  $7,392
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Alabama ..............|    241 |   544 | 1,612 | 1,985 | 2,565 | 3,327 | 3,627 | 4,037 | 4,405 | 4,716 | 4,903 | 5,166 | 5,512 |   5,758
Alaska ...............|    546 | 1,123 | 4,728 | 5,688 | 8,304 | 8,431 | 8,330 | 8,882 | 8,963 | 9,012 | 9,097 | 9,074 | 9,209 |   9,668
Arizona ..............|    404 |   720 | 1,971 | 2,258 | 3,336 | 4,053 | 4,309 | 4,611 | 4,778 | 4,860 | 4,940 | 5,122 | 5,235 |   5,444
Arkansas .............|    225 |   568 | 1,574 | 1,701 | 2,658 | 3,485 | 3,700 | 4,280 | 4,459 | 4,710 | 4,840 | 4,999 | 5,193 |   5,628
California ...........|\2\ 424 |   867 | 2,268 | 2,475 | 3,543 | 4,391 | 4,491 | 4,921 | 4,992 | 5,108 | 5,414 | 5,795 | 6,045 |   6,401
                      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Colorado .............|    396 |   738 | 2,421 | 2,693 | 3,975 | 4,720 | 5,064 | 5,097 | 5,443 | 5,521 | 5,728 | 6,099 | 6,386 |   6,702
Connecticut ..........|    436 |   951 | 2,420 | 2,876 | 4,743 | 7,837 | 7,853 | 8,473 | 8,817 | 8,817 | 8,901 | 9,218 | 9,620 |  10,122
Delaware .............|    456 |   900 | 2,861 | 3,018 | 4,610 | 5,799 | 5,974 | 6,621 | 7,030 | 7,267 | 7,804 | 7,963 | 8,336 |   8,809
District of Columbia .|    431 | 1,018 | 3,259 | 3,441 | 5,337 | 8,955 | 9,377 |10,180 | 9,335 | 9,565 | 9,019 | 9,225 |10,611 |  11,935
Florida ..............|    318 |   732 | 1,889 | 2,401 | 3,529 | 4,997 | 5,276 | 5,516 | 5,718 | 5,894 | 5,986 | 6,183 | 6,443 |   6,383
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Georgia ..............|    253 |   588 | 1,625 | 1,708 | 2,966 | 4,275 | 4,466 | 4,915 | 5,193 | 5,377 | 5,708 | 6,059 | 6,534 |   6,903
Hawaii ...............|    325 |   841 | 2,322 | 2,604 | 3,807 | 4,448 | 5,166 | 5,879 | 6,078 | 6,051 | 6,144 | 6,409 | 6,648 |   7,090
Idaho ................|    290 |   603 | 1,659 | 1,856 | 2,484 | 3,078 | 3,386 | 3,844 | 4,210 | 4,465 | 4,732 | 5,012 | 5,379 |   5,644
Illinois .............|    438 |   909 | 2,587 | 2,704 | 3,781 | 5,118 | 5,520 | 5,893 | 6,136 | 6,128 | 6,557 | 7,111 | 7,676 |   8,084
Indiana...............|    369 |   728 | 1,882 | 2,010 | 3,275 | 4,606 | 4,930 | 5,630 | 5,826 | 6,040 | 6,605 | 6,786 | 7,249 |   7,652
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Iowa .................|    368 |   844 | 2,326 | 2,668 | 3,619 | 4,453 | 4,679 | 5,288 | 5,483 | 5,772 | 6,047 | 6,295 | 6,548 |   6,925
Kansas ...............|    348 |   771 | 2,173 | 2,559 | 3,829 | 4,752 | 4,874 | 5,659 | 5,817 | 5,971 | 6,158 | 6,406 | 6,708 |   6,962
Kentucky .............|    233 |   545 | 1,701 | 1,784 | 2,486 | 3,745 | 4,354 | 5,107 | 5,217 | 5,545 | 5,929 | 6,125 | 6,501 |   6,784
Louisiana ............|    372 |   648 | 1,792 | 2,469 | 3,187 | 3,903 | 4,196 | 4,519 | 4,761 | 4,988 | 5,201 | 5,644 | 6,019 |   6,256
Maine ................|    283 |   692 | 1,824 | 1,934 | 3,472 | 5,373 | 5,458 | 6,069 | 6,428 | 6,546 | 6,880 | 7,238 | 7,688 |   8,247
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Maryland .............|    393 |   918 | 2,598 | 2,914 | 4,447 | 6,275 | 6,654 | 6,958 | 7,245 | 7,382 | 7,543 | 7,812 | 7,865 |   8,273
Massachusetts ........|    409 |   859 | 2,819 | 2,940 | 4,562 | 6,237 | 6,366 | 6,959 | 7,287 | 7,613 | 7,818 | 8,299 | 8,750 |   9,317
Michigan .............|    415 |   904 | 2,640 | 3,037 | 4,176 | 5,546 | 5,883 | 6,658 | 6,994 | 7,166 | 7,568 | 7,717 | 8,142 |   8,886
Minnesota ............|    425 |   904 | 2,387 | 2,673 | 3,941 | 4,971 | 5,239 | 5,720 | 6,000 | 6,162 | 6,371 | 6,795 | 7,183 |   7,499
Mississippi ..........|    206 |   501 | 1,664 | 1,605 | 2,362 | 3,094 | 3,187 | 3,660 | 4,080 | 4,250 | 4,312 | 4,575 | 4,871 |   5,356
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Missouri..............|    344 |   709 | 1,936 | 2,172 | 3,189 | 4,507 | 4,754 | 5,114 | 5,383 | 5,626 | 5,823 | 6,096 | 6,393 |   6,764
Montana ..............|    411 |   782 | 2,476 | 2,683 | 4,091 | 4,736 | 5,204 | 5,598 | 5,692 | 5,847 | 6,112 | 6,448 | 6,768 |   6,990
Nebraska .............|    337 |   736 | 2,150 | 2,384 | 3,634 | 4,842 | 5,038 | 5,651 | 5,935 | 6,083 | 6,472 | 6,584 | 6,856 |   7,360
Nevada ...............|    430 |   769 | 2,088 | 2,078 | 3,440 | 4,117 | 4,653 | 5,052 | 5,160 | 5,320 | 5,541 | 5,758 | 5,934 |   6,148
New Hampshire ........|    347 |   723 | 1,916 | 2,265 | 3,542 | 5,304 | 5,685 | 5,723 | 5,859 | 5,958 | 6,236 | 6,487 | 6,780 |   7,082
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New Jersey ...........|    388 | 1,016 | 3,191 | 3,254 | 5,570 | 8,139 | 8,756 | 9,677 | 9,774 | 9,955 |10,211 |10,233 |10,748 |  10,903
New Mexico ...........|    363 |   707 | 2,034 | 2,329 | 3,195 | 3,515 | 3,895 | 4,261 | 4,577 | 4,587 | 4,674 | 4,984 | 5,363 |   5,835
New York .............|    562 | 1,327 | 3,462 | 3,741 | 6,011 | 8,062 | 8,565 | 9,175 | 9,623 | 9,549 | 9,658 | 9,970 |10,514 |  10,957
North Carolina .......|    237 |   612 | 1,754 | 2,001 | 2,948 | 4,290 | 4,548 | 4,894 | 5,077 | 5,090 | 5,315 | 5,667 | 6,088 |   6,505
North Dakota .........|    367 |   690 | 1,920 | 2,275 | 3,483 | 4,189 | 4,199 | 4,674 | 4,795 | 4,979 | 5,198 | 5,353 | 5,820 |   6,078
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Ohio .................|    365 |   730 | 2,075 | 2,303 | 3,527 | 5,045 | 5,245 | 5,971 | 6,162 | 6,266 | 6,517 | 6,808 | 7,254 |   7,816
Oklahoma .............|    311 |   604 | 1,926 | 2,199 | 3,146 | 3,508 | 3,843 | 4,734 | 4,845 | 4,881 | 5,150 | 5,389 | 5,684 |   5,770
Oregon ...............|    448 |   925 | 2,692 | 3,100 | 4,141 | 5,474 | 5,683 | 6,263 | 6,436 | 6,615 | 6,792 | 7,348 | 7,787 |   8,129
Pennsylvania .........|    409 |   882 | 2,535 | 2,824 | 4,325 | 6,228 | 6,541 | 6,983 | 7,109 | 7,492 | 7,686 | 7,777 | 8,026 |   8,380
Rhode Island .........|    413 |   891 | 2,601 | 2,927 | 4,667 | 6,368 | 6,343 | 7,333 | 7,715 | 7,936 | 8,307 | 8,627 | 9,049 |   9,646
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South Carolina .......|    220 |   613 | 1,752 | 1,734 | 3,058 | 4,082 | 4,352 | 4,761 | 4,797 | 5,096 | 5,371 | 5,643 | 6,003 |   6,545
South Dakota .........|    347 |   690 | 1,908 | 1,991 | 3,051 | 3,731 | 3,965 | 4,586 | 4,775 | 4,780 | 4,936 | 5,281 | 5,613 |   6,037
Tennessee ............|    238 |   566 | 1,635 | 1,794 | 2,612 | 3,664 | 3,782 | 4,149 | 4,388 | 4,548 | 5,011 | 5,274 | 5,521 |   5,837
Texas ................|    332 |   624 | 1,916 | 2,006 | 3,298 | 4,150 | 4,438 | 4,898 | 5,222 | 5,473 | 5,736 | 5,910 | 6,161 |   6,771
Utah .................|    322 |   626 | 1,657 | 1,819 | 2,390 | 2,764 | 2,960 | 3,439 | 3,656 | 3,867 | 4,045 | 4,256 | 4,478 |   4,692
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Vermont ..............|    344 |   807 | 1,997 | 2,475 | 4,031 | 6,227 | 6,738 | 6,600 | 6,750 | 6,837 | 7,171 | 7,500 | 7,984 |   8,799
Virginia .............|    274 |   708 | 1,970 | 2,179 | 3,520 | 4,672 | 4,902 | 5,109 | 5,327 | 5,433 | 5,677 | 5,936 | 6,129 |   6,491
Washington ...........|    420 |   915 | 2,568 | 2,542 | 3,881 | 4,702 | 5,000 | 5,751 | 5,906 | 6,074 | 6,182 | 6,535 | 6,595 |   6,914
West Virginia.........|    258 |   670 | 1,920 | 2,146 | 3,528 | 4,360 | 4,911 | 5,713 | 6,107 | 6,325 | 6,519 | 6,779 | 7,189 |   7,637
Wisconsin ............|    413 |   883 | 2,477 | 2,738 | 4,168 | 5,524 | 5,871 | 6,717 | 6,930 | 7,094 | 7,398 | 7,680 | 8,062 |   8,299
Wyoming ..............|    450 |   856 | 2,527 | 2,967 | 5,114 | 5,577 | 5,638 | 5,899 | 6,160 | 6,243 | 6,448 | 6,718 | 7,393 |   7,944
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  Outlying areas      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
American Samoa .......|    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | 1,387 | 1,908 | 2,033 | 1,785 | 2,046 | 2,159 | 2,393 | 2,243 | 2,354 |   2,807
Guam .................|    236 |   820 |   --- |   --- | 3,383 | 4,234 | 4,596 | 5,071 | 5,080 | 4,947 | 5,124 | 5,286 |   --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | 2,552 | 3,007 | 4,425 | 4,510 | 6,123 | 5,863 | 6,827 | 7,016 | 5,973 |   5,720
Puerto Rico ..........|    106 |   --- |   --- |   --- | 1,325 | 1,750 | 1,913 | 2,312 | 2,742 | 3,039 | 3,229 | 3,648 | 3,771 |   3,859
Virgin Islands .......|    271 |   --- |   --- |   --- | 3,223 | 6,767 | 6,002 | 5,915 | 6,003 | 6,155 | 6,274 | 6,758 | 7,714 |   7,238
______________________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________

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\1\Based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. These data do not reflect differences in inflation rates from state to state.
\2\Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics.

NOTE: Beginning in 1980-81, state administration expenditures are excluded. Beginning in 1989-90, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. There are discrepancies in average daily attendance reporting practices from state to state. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems; and Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared May 2002.)


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2002 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest