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Table 169. Current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1999-2000
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                      |                                         Unadjusted dollars
       State or       |__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
      other area      |1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1985-86|1989-90|1990-91|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000
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______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|__________
          1           |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14   |    15
______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|__________
  United States ......|  $751 |$2,088 |$2,307 |$3,479 |$4,643 |$4,902 |$5,160 |$5,327 |$5,529 |$5,689 |$5,923 |$6,189 |$6,508 |   $6,911
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Alabama ..............|   512 | 1,520 | 1,836 | 2,411 | 3,144 | 3,429 | 3,568 | 3,826 | 4,109 | 4,343 | 4,595 | 4,849 | 5,188 |    5,638
Alaska ...............| 1,059 | 4,267 | 5,506 | 7,622 | 7,577 | 7,502 | 7,901 | 7,960 | 8,033 | 8,189 | 8,231 | 8,271 | 8,404 |    8,806
Arizona ..............|   674 | 1,865 | 2,093 | 3,009 | 3,717 | 3,860 | 4,088 | 4,104 | 4,264 | 4,476 | 4,413 | 4,595 | 4,672 |    4,999
Arkansas .............|   511 | 1,472 | 1,585 | 2,506 | 3,229 | 3,461 | 3,859 | 4,013 | 4,186 | 4,401 | 4,535 | 4,708 | 4,956 |    5,277
California ...........|   833 | 2,227 | 2,438 | 3,534 | 4,502 | 4,595 | 4,609 | 4,719 | 4,799 | 4,937 | 5,260 | 5,644 | 5,801 |    6,314
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Colorado .............|   686 | 2,258 | 2,509 | 3,666 | 4,357 | 4,603 | 4,766 | 4,727 | 5,047 | 5,121 | 5,312 | 5,656 | 5,923 |    6,215
Connecticut ..........|   911 | 2,167 | 2,711 | 4,641 | 7,463 | 7,547 | 7,655 | 7,947 | 8,380 | 8,430 | 8,580 | 8,901 | 9,318 |    9,753
Delaware .............|   833 | 2,587 | 2,721 | 4,215 | 5,326 | 5,458 | 5,753 | 6,101 | 6,502 | 6,696 | 7,135 | 7,420 | 7,706 |    8,310
District of Columbia .|   947 | 2,811 | 2,950 | 4,672 | 7,872 | 8,029 | 8,286 | 8,843 | 8,290 | 8,510 | 8,048 | 8,393 | 9,650 |   10,107
Florida ..............|   683 | 1,834 | 2,209 | 3,260 | 4,597 | 4,859 | 4,876 | 5,063 | 5,220 | 5,275 | 5,360 | 5,552 | 5,790 |    5,831
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Georgia ..............|   539 | 1,491 | 1,580 | 2,760 | 4,000 | 4,171 | 4,368 | 4,569 | 4,828 | 5,056 | 5,369 | 5,647 | 6,092 |    6,437
Hawaii ...............|   792 | 2,086 | 2,393 | 3,505 | 4,130 | 4,820 | 5,332 | 5,533 | 5,597 | 5,560 | 5,633 | 5,858 | 6,081 |    6,530
Idaho ................|   573 | 1,548 | 1,736 | 2,358 | 2,921 | 3,206 | 3,471 | 3,628 | 3,957 | 4,194 | 4,447 | 4,721 | 5,066 |    5,315
Illinois .............|   816 | 2,241 | 2,406 | 3,321 | 4,521 | 4,904 | 5,307 | 5,323 | 5,553 | 5,519 | 5,940 | 6,242 | 6,762 |    7,133
Indiana ..............|   661 | 1,708 | 1,798 | 2,951 | 4,270 | 4,588 | 4,995 | 5,245 | 5,411 | 5,621 | 6,161 | 6,318 | 6,772 |    7,192
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Iowa .................|   798 | 2,164 | 2,505 | 3,388 | 4,190 | 4,418 | 4,970 | 5,070 | 5,240 | 5,481 | 5,738 | 5,998 | 6,243 |    6,564
Kansas ...............|   699 | 1,963 | 2,307 | 3,469 | 4,290 | 4,434 | 4,926 | 5,081 | 5,222 | 5,374 | 5,508 | 5,727 | 6,015 |    6,294
Kentucky .............|   502 | 1,557 | 1,637 | 2,229 | 3,384 | 3,897 | 4,310 | 4,505 | 4,545 | 4,807 | 5,155 | 5,213 | 5,637 |    5,921
Louisiana ............|   589 | 1,629 | 2,273 | 2,960 | 3,625 | 3,853 | 4,010 | 4,133 | 4,356 | 4,447 | 4,724 | 5,187 | 5,548 |    5,804
Maine ................|   649 | 1,692 | 1,804 | 3,341 | 4,903 | 4,978 | 5,624 | 5,569 | 6,029 | 6,151 | 6,426 | 6,742 | 7,155 |    7,667
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Maryland .............|   809 | 2,293 | 2,581 | 3,923 | 5,573 | 5,930 | 6,060 | 6,191 | 6,427 | 6,593 | 6,755 | 7,034 | 7,326 |    7,731
Massachusetts ........|   791 | 2,548 | 2,735 | 4,031 | 5,766 | 5,881 | 6,141 | 6,423 | 6,783 | 7,033 | 7,331 | 7,778 | 8,260 |    8,761
Michigan .............|   841 | 2,495 | 2,892 | 3,859 | 5,090 | 5,394 | 5,945 | 6,138 | 6,465 | 6,785 | 6,932 | 7,050 | 7,432 |    8,110
Minnesota ............|   855 | 2,296 | 2,519 | 3,741 | 4,698 | 4,946 | 5,210 | 5,342 | 5,626 | 5,801 | 6,005 | 6,388 | 6,814 |    7,190
Mississippi ..........|   457 | 1,568 | 1,503 | 2,246 | 2,934 | 3,007 | 3,159 | 3,410 | 3,798 | 3,951 | 4,039 | 4,288 | 4,565 |    5,014
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Missouri .............|   596 | 1,724 | 1,945 | 2,864 | 4,071 | 4,271 | 4,318 | 4,596 | 4,866 | 5,092 | 5,304 | 5,565 | 5,855 |    6,187
Montana ..............|   728 | 2,264 | 2,449 | 3,691 | 4,240 | 4,706 | 4,907 | 5,043 | 5,137 | 5,249 | 5,481 | 5,724 | 5,974 |    6,314
Nebraska .............|   700 | 2,025 | 2,243 | 3,431 | 4,553 | 4,735 | 5,064 | 5,310 | 5,555 | 5,688 | 5,848 | 5,958 | 6,256 |    6,683
Nevada ...............|   706 | 1,908 | 1,925 | 3,196 | 3,816 | 4,294 | 4,645 | 4,664 | 4,730 | 4,892 | 5,084 | 5,295 | 5,587 |    5,760
New Hampshire ........|   666 | 1,732 | 2,036 | 3,247 | 4,786 | 5,152 | 5,368 | 5,433 | 5,567 | 5,740 | 5,920 | 6,156 | 6,433 |    6,860
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New Jersey ...........|   924 | 2,825 | 2,928 | 5,139 | 7,546 | 8,166 | 8,770 | 9,075 | 9,178 | 9,361 | 9,588 | 9,643 |10,145 |   10,337
New Mexico ...........|   665 | 1,870 | 2,066 | 2,911 | 3,446 | 3,757 | 3,929 | 4,106 | 4,404 | 4,604 | 4,682 | 5,005 | 5,440 |    5,825
New York .............| 1,194 | 2,950 | 3,225 | 5,221 | 7,051 | 7,510 | 7,770 | 8,069 | 8,311 | 8,361 | 8,525 | 8,852 | 9,344 |    9,846
North Carolina .......|   570 | 1,635 | 1,870 | 2,754 | 4,018 | 4,237 | 4,426 | 4,540 | 4,703 | 4,719 | 4,929 | 5,257 | 5,656 |    6,045
North Dakota .........|   662 | 1,941 | 2,175 | 3,200 | 3,899 | 3,909 | 4,305 | 4,385 | 4,482 | 4,677 | 4,808 | 5,056 | 5,442 |    5,667
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Ohio .................|   677 | 1,894 | 2,120 | 3,265 | 4,531 | 4,747 | 5,110 | 5,319 | 5,529 | 5,669 | 5,935 | 6,198 | 6,590 |    7,065
Oklahoma .............|   554 | 1,810 | 2,065 | 2,939 | 3,293 | 3,639 | 4,090 | 4,437 | 4,533 | 4,549 | 4,817 | 5,033 | 5,303 |    5,395
Oregon ...............|   843 | 2,412 | 2,782 | 3,715 | 4,864 | 5,195 | 5,585 | 5,522 | 5,649 | 5,790 | 5,920 | 6,419 | 6,828 |    7,149
Pennsylvania .........|   815 | 2,328 | 2,595 | 4,010 | 5,737 | 6,048 | 6,372 | 6,443 | 6,565 | 6,922 | 7,106 | 7,209 | 7,450 |    7,772
Rhode Island .........|   807 | 2,340 | 2,654 | 4,255 | 5,908 | 5,934 | 6,501 | 6,797 | 7,126 | 7,304 | 7,612 | 7,928 | 8,294 |    8,904
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South Carolina .......|   567 | 1,597 | 1,625 | 2,816 | 3,769 | 4,009 | 4,200 | 4,336 | 4,501 | 4,779 | 5,050 | 5,320 | 5,656 |    6,130
South Dakota .........|   656 | 1,781 | 1,885 | 2,903 | 3,511 | 3,726 | 4,109 | 4,095 | 4,271 | 4,220 | 4,387 | 4,669 | 5,259 |    5,632
Tennessee ............|   531 | 1,523 | 1,675 | 2,447 | 3,405 | 3,521 | 3,671 | 3,815 | 4,017 | 4,172 | 4,581 | 4,937 | 5,123 |    5,383
Texas ................|   551 | 1,740 | 1,831 | 3,079 | 3,835 | 4,048 | 4,270 | 4,488 | 4,779 | 5,016 | 5,267 | 5,444 | 5,685 |    6,288
Utah .................|   595 | 1,556 | 1,710 | 2,248 | 2,577 | 2,767 | 2,967 | 3,206 | 3,409 | 3,604 | 3,783 | 3,969 | 4,210 |    4,378
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Vermont ..............|   790 | 1,930 | 2,347 | 3,840 | 5,770 | 6,255 | 6,252 | 6,266 | 6,367 | 6,488 | 6,753 | 7,075 | 7,541 |    8,323
Virginia .............|   654 | 1,824 | 2,024 | 3,289 | 4,690 | 4,965 | 5,067 | 5,205 | 5,421 | 5,528 | 5,788 | 6,065 | 6,350 |    6,841
Washington ...........|   853 | 2,387 | 2,365 | 3,605 | 4,382 | 4,652 | 5,220 | 5,342 | 5,477 | 5,639 | 5,734 | 6,040 | 6,110 |    6,376
West Virginia ........|   621 | 1,749 | 1,968 | 3,255 | 4,020 | 4,571 | 5,108 | 5,292 | 5,663 | 5,881 | 6,076 | 6,323 | 6,677 |    7,152
Wisconsin ............|   793 | 2,225 | 2,452 | 3,767 | 5,020 | 5,382 | 5,974 | 6,126 | 6,301 | 6,517 | 6,796 | 7,123 | 7,527 |    7,806
Wyoming ..............|   805 | 2,369 | 2,758 | 4,754 | 5,239 | 5,310 | 5,462 | 5,534 | 5,753 | 5,826 | 5,971 | 6,218 | 6,842 |    7,425
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    Outlying areas    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
American Samoa .......|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | 1,781 | 2,002 | 1,689 | 1,737 | 1,983 | 2,084 | 2,288 | 2,175 | 2,283 |    2,739
Guam .................|   766 |   --- |   --- | 3,016 | 3,817 | 4,411 | 5,369 | 5,200 | 5,016 | 4,803 | 4,688 | 5,200 |   --- |      ---
Northern Marianas ....|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | 3,356 | 4,159 | 4,796 | 4,009 | 5,340 | 4,999 | 5,878 | 6,112 | 5,312 |    5,120
Puerto Rico ..........|   --- |   --- | 1,000 | 1,227 | 1,605 | 1,773 | 2,034 | 2,155 | 2,417 | 2,657 | 2,812 | 3,211 | 3,298 |    3,404
Virgin Islands .......|   --- |   --- |   --- | 3,016 | 6,043 | 5,515 | 5,265 | 5,299 | 5,280 | 5,378 | 5,458 | 5,932 | 6,983 |    6,478
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NOTE: Constant dollars 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. Beginning in 1980-81, expenditures for state administration are excluded. Beginning in 1989-90, survey was expanded and coverage of state expenditures for public school districts was improved. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, various years; Statistics of State School Systems, various years; 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