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Table 166.Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1994-95 [In thousands]

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                      |                                                  Total expenditures
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                      |             |                                               Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs                                             |   Other   |  Capital   | Interest
                      |    Total    |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|  current  | outlay\2\  |    on
       State or       |             |   Current   |             |                                       Student services                                            |            |         | expendi-  |            |  school
      other area      |             |expenditures | Instruction |___________________________________________________________________________________________________|    Food    | Enter-  | tures\1\  |            |   debt
                      |             | for public  |             |   Total    |Students\3\ | Instruc-  |  General  |   School   | Operation  |  Student  |   Other   |  services  |  prise  |           |            |
                      |             |   schools   |             |            |            | tional\4\ |  admini-  |  admini-   |    and     | transpor- |  support  |            | opera-  |           |            |
                      |             |             |             |            |            |           | stration  |  stration  |maintenance |  tation   | services  |            |tions\5\ |           |            |
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|___________|____________|____________|___________|___________|____________|_________|___________|____________|___________
          1           |      2      |      3      |      4      |     5      |     6      |     7     |     8     |     9      |     10     |    11     |    12     |     13     |   14    |    15     |     16     |    17
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|___________|____________|____________|___________|___________|____________|_________|___________|____________|___________
   United States .....|$278,965,657 |$243,844,646 |$150,521,920 |$82,355,354 |$11,679,338 |$9,654,714 |$5,731,462 |$14,149,344 |$24,543,091 |$9,889,137 |$6,708,268 |$10,266,321 |$701,051 |$5,148,505 |$24,453,851 |$5,518,655
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Alabama ..............|   3,372,114 |   3,026,287 |   1,906,471 |    887,965 |     95,915 |   101,461 |    67,361 |    178,661 |    257,876 |   125,387 |    61,304 |    231,851 |       0 |    55,454 |    247,086 |    43,287
Alaska ...............|   1,208,525 |   1,020,675 |     574,167 |    414,601 |     46,112 |    59,776 |    59,146 |     62,651 |    149,321 |    35,338 |     2,258 |     27,454 |   4,453 |     5,636 |    157,651 |    24,563
Arizona ..............|   4,071,643 |   3,144,540 |   1,811,054 |  1,122,492 |    136,819 |   101,247 |   127,861 |    172,402 |    355,175 |   121,234 |   107,755 |    169,981 |  41,012 |    26,014 |    725,588 |   175,501
Arkansas .............|   2,094,833 |   1,873,595 |   1,144,389 |    601,518 |     80,417 |    81,129 |    69,890 |    108,937 |    160,194 |    71,079 |    29,872 |    112,852 |  14,837 |    11,060 |    165,941 |    44,237
California ...........|  29,070,435 |  25,949,033 |  15,549,692 |  9,299,207 |  1,389,412 | 1,184,061 |   157,603 |  1,988,240 |  2,703,051 |   728,475 | 1,148,364 |  1,096,200 |   3,934 |   493,215 |  2,529,013 |    99,174
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Colorado .............|   3,867,788 |   3,232,976 |   1,970,908 |  1,138,810 |    134,882 |   105,180 |    95,407 |    212,746 |    288,364 |    91,328 |   210,903 |    112,961 |  10,297 |     8,237 |    458,354 |   168,220
Connecticut ..........|   4,501,537 |   4,247,327 |   2,721,552 |  1,308,873 |    205,801 |   125,781 |    85,815 |    230,445 |    390,086 |   180,164 |    90,782 |    124,397 |  92,505 |    66,132 |     86,860 |   101,217
Delaware .............|     776,034 |     694,473 |     431,618 |    234,509 |     35,208 |    10,054 |     8,607 |     39,851 |     66,400 |    40,603 |    33,785 |     28,347 |       0 |    20,661 |     52,594 |     8,306
District of Columbia .|     706,728 |     666,938 |     336,543 |    301,372 |     68,249 |    35,583 |    24,128 |     35,772 |    100,787 |    14,673 |    22,179 |     26,953 |   2,071 |     9,183 |     27,400 |     3,206
Florida ..............|  13,756,867 |  11,019,735 |   6,395,934 |  4,085,932 |    493,124 |   621,024 |   124,221 |    751,327 |  1,284,882 |   461,045 |   350,308 |    537,869 |       0 |   398,246 |  2,077,463 |   261,424
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Georgia ..............|   7,394,767 |   6,136,689 |   3,779,713 |  1,980,428 |    243,585 |   308,258 |    92,699 |    390,256 |    541,410 |   236,703 |   167,517 |    372,965 |   3,583 |   245,749 |    899,069 |   113,260
Hawaii ...............|   1,185,571 |   1,028,729 |     636,952 |    328,578 |     56,477 |    47,903 |     8,317 |     61,235 |    109,945 |    20,932 |    23,769 |     63,199 |       0 |    33,858 |     94,706 |    28,277
Idaho ................|   1,110,948 |     951,350 |     602,232 |    304,596 |     47,883 |    27,869 |    22,736 |     57,616 |     88,963 |    44,129 |    15,399 |     44,522 |       0 |     1,699 |    134,626 |    23,273
Illinois .............|  12,102,804 |  10,640,279 |   6,367,082 |  3,913,546 |    598,430 |   414,320 |   346,332 |    567,303 |  1,176,403 |   488,953 |   321,805 |    359,650 |       0 |   387,113 |    835,313 |   240,099
Indiana...............|   6,297,458 |   5,243,761 |   3,262,523 |  1,746,052 |    220,704 |   150,548 |    97,521 |    286,489 |    571,228 |   296,455 |   123,106 |    235,186 |       0 |    40,278 |    644,345 |   369,075
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Iowa .................|   2,876,604 |   2,622,510 |   1,623,942 |    869,366 |    151,650 |   111,906 |    93,466 |    136,484 |    230,119 |    83,499 |    62,242 |    118,903 |  10,299 |    15,714 |    209,806 |    28,574
Kansas ...............|   2,651,153 |   2,406,580 |   1,387,198 |    901,603 |    122,448 |    96,919 |    97,200 |    163,849 |    267,158 |    99,645 |    54,384 |    117,778 |       0 |     3,238 |    186,381 |    54,954
Kentucky .............|   3,228,465 |   2,988,892 |   1,787,624 |  1,048,826 |    114,995 |    94,131 |   116,323 |    192,833 |    310,055 |   178,019 |    42,470 |    152,442 |       0 |     7,540 |    167,857 |    64,176
Louisiana ............|   3,811,767 |   3,475,926 |   2,071,476 |  1,092,851 |    129,617 |   134,672 |    79,512 |    191,691 |    301,605 |   198,378 |    57,375 |    262,485 |  49,114 |    22,939 |    219,307 |    93,594
Maine ................|   1,402,024 |   1,281,706 |     859,560 |    375,712 |     37,206 |    35,897 |    25,281 |     71,727 |    124,030 |    59,747 |    21,824 |     46,432 |       3 |    15,461 |     69,977 |    34,880
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Maryland .............|   5,616,288 |   5,083,380 |   3,127,996 |  1,714,032 |    204,542 |   205,561 |    28,724 |    407,145 |    508,935 |   258,942 |   100,184 |    161,657 |  79,695 |    20,811 |    458,718 |    53,379
Massachusetts ........|   6,255,672 |   6,062,303 |   3,994,523 |  1,867,028 |    280,004 |   193,981 |   154,586 |    262,665 |    607,195 |   260,916 |   107,680 |    200,752 |       0 |    22,046 |     56,327 |   114,995
Michigan .............|  11,864,469 |  10,440,206 |   6,228,315 |  3,905,033 |    646,546 |   440,927 |   216,139 |    621,034 |  1,106,729 |   443,303 |   430,355 |    306,858 |       0 |   396,602 |    779,103 |   248,558
Minnesota ............|   5,829,727 |   4,622,930 |   2,946,240 |  1,490,265 |    150,969 |   244,948 |   120,037 |    211,671 |    374,231 |   246,818 |   141,593 |    186,425 |       0 |   206,489 |    832,894 |   167,414
Mississippi ..........|   2,158,879 |   1,921,480 |   1,197,868 |    573,685 |     67,952 |    75,608 |    57,872 |    104,056 |    161,563 |    79,374 |    27,260 |    149,321 |     606 |    12,975 |    189,219 |    35,206
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Missouri..............|   4,970,915 |   4,275,217 |   2,597,027 |  1,491,719 |    177,983 |   172,595 |   135,644 |    250,535 |    414,091 |   252,573 |    88,297 |    186,472 |       0 |    72,886 |    527,098 |    95,714
Montana ..............|     917,118 |     844,257 |     525,617 |    283,019 |     38,085 |    28,041 |    28,878 |     44,106 |     88,928 |    36,971 |    18,010 |     35,335 |     286 |     3,446 |     58,245 |    11,170
Nebraska .............|   1,858,791 |   1,594,928 |     997,580 |    464,411 |     61,438 |    52,704 |    59,617 |     80,733 |    137,977 |    45,967 |    25,975 |     61,069 |  71,868 |     1,895 |    234,277 |    27,691
Nevada ...............|   1,382,856 |   1,186,132 |     706,132 |    439,092 |     44,003 |    34,017 |    19,791 |     85,859 |    124,105 |    52,440 |    78,878 |     40,907 |       0 |     7,831 |    126,517 |    62,377
New Hampshire ........|   1,165,598 |   1,053,966 |     679,046 |    337,455 |     57,185 |    29,372 |    37,333 |     59,972 |     95,545 |    47,868 |    10,180 |     37,465 |       0 |     3,853 |     80,403 |    27,376
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New Jersey ...........|  11,785,829 |  10,776,982 |   6,467,203 |  3,962,515 |    711,455 |   343,400 |   333,877 |    616,362 |  1,187,881 |   542,987 |   226,552 |    305,128 |  42,136 |   155,678 |    713,452 |   139,717
New Mexico ...........|   1,675,685 |   1,443,789 |     837,029 |    527,597 |    109,502 |    62,194 |    38,770 |     73,534 |    151,975 |    72,478 |    19,144 |     69,589 |   9,575 |     9,795 |    199,753 |    22,348
New York .............|  26,273,275 |  22,989,629 |  15,636,396 |  6,716,673 |    920,036 |   515,478 |   532,921 |    967,188 |  2,112,752 | 1,135,476 |   532,822 |    636,560 |       0 |   891,267 |  1,911,244 |   481,135
North Carolina .......|   6,206,915 |   5,440,426 |   3,387,680 |  1,700,284 |    275,299 |   203,004 |   109,618 |    360,519 |    452,060 |   202,679 |    97,104 |    352,461 |       0 |    34,895 |    602,044 |   129,550
North Dakota .........|     585,046 |     532,398 |     328,461 |    158,320 |     15,055 |    11,342 |    26,664 |     24,667 |     47,023 |    24,086 |     9,483 |     26,159 |  19,459 |     4,271 |     41,158 |     7,218
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Ohio .................|  11,711,711 |  10,030,956 |   5,960,083 |  3,696,226 |    494,237 |   491,446 |   256,871 |    600,742 |    976,449 |   267,937 |   608,545 |    372,258 |   2,390 |   693,248 |    709,604 |   277,903
Oklahoma .............|   3,064,964 |   2,763,721 |   1,662,373 |    932,702 |    146,932 |    80,318 |   111,885 |    153,770 |    281,658 |    89,730 |    68,410 |    146,101 |  22,545 |    10,678 |    271,306 |    19,259
Oregon ...............|   3,327,032 |   2,948,539 |   1,776,148 |  1,071,438 |    144,181 |   140,178 |    64,919 |    186,509 |    283,418 |   117,678 |   134,554 |     98,931 |   2,023 |     9,784 |    304,585 |    64,124
Pennsylvania .........|  13,135,222 |  11,587,027 |   7,460,973 |  3,674,151 |    520,141 |   360,427 |   323,749 |    531,342 |  1,191,240 |   464,772 |   282,480 |    442,456 |   9,448 |   284,200 |    994,217 |   269,779
Rhode Island .........|   1,059,316 |   1,017,554 |     669,274 |    319,313 |     63,298 |    35,542 |    23,123 |     51,408 |     86,956 |    47,007 |    11,979 |     28,967 |       0 |     6,645 |     17,978 |    17,140
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South Carolina .......|   3,353,682 |   2,920,230 |   1,727,214 |  1,007,017 |    188,416 |   164,710 |    50,323 |    185,744 |    265,137 |    91,002 |    61,685 |    175,774 |  10,225 |    61,754 |    293,549 |    78,150
South Dakota .........|     695,692 |     612,825 |     376,116 |    203,434 |     25,030 |    20,853 |    18,149 |     34,923 |     59,110 |    24,625 |    20,743 |     31,867 |   1,408 |     1,194 |     69,492 |    12,181
Tennessee ............|   4,027,607 |   3,540,682 |   2,285,884 |  1,063,138 |    107,096 |   184,306 |    77,382 |    193,446 |    326,088 |   128,713 |    46,107 |    191,660 |       0 |    16,785 |    395,526 |    74,614
Texas ................|  20,352,717 |  17,572,269 |  10,753,150 |  5,793,863 |    818,794 |   756,747 |   657,189 |    983,347 |  1,956,723 |   485,709 |   135,354 |    993,076 |  32,180 |    87,311 |  2,148,179 |   544,958
Utah .................|   2,050,021 |   1,618,047 |   1,089,195 |    433,062 |     46,035 |    59,045 |    16,309 |     91,455 |    147,363 |    45,359 |    27,497 |     91,662 |   4,128 |    48,035 |    337,844 |    46,095
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Vermont ..............|     727,870 |     665,559 |     434,933 |    209,344 |     39,133 |    20,037 |    19,726 |     43,535 |     53,494 |    22,184 |    11,236 |     19,129 |   2,154 |     3,502 |     49,269 |     9,540
Virginia .............|   6,637,550 |   5,750,318 |   3,483,576 |  1,959,196 |    276,456 |   310,885 |    63,440 |    343,478 |    604,534 |   253,327 |   107,077 |    221,934 |  85,611 |   110,016 |    631,622 |   145,594
Washington ...........|   6,172,350 |   5,138,931 |   3,075,785 |  1,824,722 |    324,236 |   248,340 |   137,716 |    258,070 |    530,680 |   206,454 |   119,226 |    165,327 |  73,097 |    24,984 |    785,663 |   222,772
West Virginia.........|   1,945,379 |   1,758,557 |   1,090,056 |    564,738 |     56,646 |    47,696 |    45,205 |    103,189 |    174,973 |   113,597 |    23,432 |    103,652 |     111 |    28,917 |    141,023 |    16,882
Wisconsin ............|   6,030,769 |   5,422,264 |   3,441,286 |  1,816,370 |    227,651 |   255,756 |   152,683 |    282,766 |    493,584 |   229,896 |   174,034 |    164,608 |       0 |    47,641 |    455,293 |   105,571
Wyoming ..............|     638,647 |     577,144 |     358,131 |    198,676 |     32,069 |    17,539 |    12,896 |     35,055 |     63,640 |    22,485 |    14,992 |     20,336 |       0 |     1,643 |     48,913 |    10,947
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American Samoa .......|      34,511 |      28,643 |      11,796 |     11,453 |      3,314 |     2,397 |       471 |      1,568 |      1,614 |       834 |     1,254 |      5,394 |       0 |     2,901 |      2,967 |         0
Guam .................|     158,302 |     157,913 |      79,336 |     68,478 |     19,120 |     4,585 |     2,207 |      9,681 |     16,199 |    10,608 |     6,078 |     10,099 |       0 |       169 |        219 |         0
Northern Marianas ....|      41,546 |      38,427 |      35,613 |          0 |          0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |          0 |         0 |         0 |      2,814 |       0 |       261 |      2,858 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,551,369 |   1,501,485 |   1,093,038 |    219,007 |     34,985 |         0 |    94,633 |     15,904 |     38,081 |    34,259 |     1,144 |    189,440 |       0 |    20,351 |     28,709 |       824
Virgin Islands .......|     137,020 |     122,094 |      69,349 |     45,951 |      6,171 |     7,677 |     9,289 |      6,801 |      7,020 |     3,214 |     5,780 |      6,731 |      64 |     1,485 |     13,441 |         0
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\1\Includes expenditures for adult education, community colleges, private school programs funded by local and state education agencies, and community services.

\2\Includes expenditures for property and for building and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.

\3\Includes expenditures for health, attendance, and speech pathology services.

\4\Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.

\5\Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time).

NOTE.--Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared May 1997.)



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