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Table 165. -  Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1995-96 [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 .....|$293,610,849 |$255,079,736 |$157,480,290 |$86,172,655 |$12,243,641 |$10,071,302 |$5,866,480 |$14,831,161 |$25,725,984 |$10,394,695 |$7,039,392 |$10,648,854 |$777,936 |$4,724,662 |$27,547,918 |$6,258,534
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Alabama ..............|   3,633,168 |   3,240,364 |   2,032,706 |    970,024 |    108,627 |    106,993 |    71,865 |    191,236 |    289,843 |    131,883 |    69,576 |    237,634 |       0 |    56,173 |    292,706 |    43,925
Alaska ...............|   1,251,355 |   1,045,022 |     591,338 |    420,151 |     52,586 |     58,700 |    60,212 |     63,392 |    147,093 |     35,820 |     2,347 |     29,009 |   4,524 |     5,402 |    178,915 |    22,016
Arizona ..............|   4,393,822 |   3,327,969 |   1,921,658 |  1,192,286 |    145,080 |    105,672 |   134,589 |    181,920 |    378,922 |    134,032 |   112,071 |    172,221 |  41,803 |    29,293 |    812,131 |   224,430
Arkansas .............|   2,248,059 |   1,994,748 |   1,244,145 |    613,193 |     81,449 |     75,532 |    68,403 |    111,804 |    171,166 |     75,532 |    29,308 |    119,701 |  17,710 |    11,659 |    196,003 |    45,650
California ...........|  30,406,167 |  27,334,639 |  16,333,392 |  9,829,490 |  1,452,162 |  1,253,659 |   168,029 |  2,089,532 |  2,863,245 |    768,783 | 1,234,080 |  1,166,119 |   5,638 |   531,838 |  2,417,780 |   121,909
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Colorado .............|   4,138,328 |   3,360,529 |   2,069,222 |  1,156,615 |    142,866 |    124,223 |    94,664 |    224,970 |    299,420 |     98,258 |   172,215 |    121,450 |  13,242 |     8,676 |    617,785 |   151,338
Connecticut ..........|   4,656,518 |   4,366,123 |   2,780,996 |  1,363,960 |    227,587 |    126,630 |    87,172 |    242,156 |    408,419 |    189,983 |    82,014 |    119,894 | 101,273 |    81,637 |    106,111 |   102,647
Delaware .............|     823,067 |     726,241 |     447,549 |    244,095 |     35,038 |     10,375 |     7,963 |     40,913 |     71,852 |     42,045 |    35,909 |     34,596 |       0 |    13,367 |     74,700 |     8,759
District of Columbia .|     711,929 |     679,106 |     334,893 |    312,944 |     85,684 |     34,518 |    19,903 |     37,519 |     98,172 |     14,754 |    22,394 |     29,179 |   2,091 |     8,721 |     21,467 |     2,635
Florida ..............|  14,231,901 |  11,480,359 |   6,675,272 |  4,238,643 |    518,152 |    642,321 |   125,889 |    771,572 |  1,335,948 |    491,354 |   353,408 |    566,444 |       0 |   411,670 |  2,048,092 |   291,780
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Georgia ..............|   8,051,720 |   6,629,646 |   4,116,129 |  2,109,944 |    267,862 |    324,776 |    94,189 |    416,759 |    574,027 |    254,766 |   177,565 |    397,944 |   5,630 |   254,738 |  1,045,456 |   121,880
Hawaii ...............|   1,262,385 |   1,040,682 |     651,832 |    322,254 |     64,740 |     39,115 |     7,734 |     65,454 |    105,042 |     19,298 |    20,873 |     66,595 |       0 |    31,309 |    159,558 |    30,837
Idaho ................|   1,204,717 |   1,019,594 |     643,243 |    330,614 |     53,541 |     31,225 |    25,765 |     62,332 |     94,954 |     47,268 |    15,530 |     45,736 |       0 |     2,122 |    157,597 |    25,405
Illinois .............|  12,262,164 |  10,727,091 |   6,461,142 |  3,892,546 |    540,225 |    401,100 |   321,916 |    590,324 |  1,192,303 |    506,262 |   340,417 |    373,402 |       0 |    90,228 |  1,173,420 |   271,426
Indiana...............|   6,568,240 |   5,493,653 |   3,412,502 |  1,836,980 |    233,153 |    154,438 |   100,287 |    308,242 |    601,872 |    312,061 |   126,928 |    244,171 |       0 |    41,861 |    624,306 |   408,420
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Iowa .................|   3,048,566 |   2,753,425 |   1,691,945 |    926,348 |    170,366 |    124,464 |    81,817 |    143,571 |    242,507 |     86,381 |    77,242 |    122,983 |  12,148 |    17,177 |    242,068 |    35,896
Kansas ...............|   2,732,391 |   2,488,077 |   1,441,539 |    923,743 |    122,982 |    102,164 |    96,897 |    167,840 |    281,318 |    103,062 |    49,480 |    122,794 |       0 |     3,029 |    186,590 |    54,696
Kentucky .............|   3,447,820 |   3,171,495 |   1,942,324 |  1,081,739 |    124,475 |     85,394 |   126,085 |    194,448 |    320,285 |    184,915 |    46,136 |    147,432 |       0 |    21,541 |    185,609 |    69,175
Louisiana ............|   3,878,876 |   3,545,832 |   2,099,916 |  1,130,311 |    134,689 |    141,633 |    81,098 |    195,971 |    319,344 |    198,277 |    59,299 |    264,211 |  51,393 |    23,370 |    236,608 |    73,067
Maine ................|   1,422,526 |   1,313,759 |     882,302 |    383,560 |     38,651 |     36,857 |    25,370 |     74,519 |    124,832 |     61,177 |    22,153 |     47,824 |      73 |    15,648 |     60,078 |    33,042
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Maryland .............|   5,839,898 |   5,311,207 |   3,263,165 |  1,796,246 |    219,149 |    216,968 |    28,931 |    437,906 |    527,925 |    266,100 |    99,267 |    166,649 |  85,148 |    18,192 |    452,471 |    58,027
Massachusetts ........|   6,680,053 |   6,435,458 |   4,275,924 |  1,947,224 |    298,248 |    203,651 |   144,036 |    302,442 |    598,964 |    286,248 |   113,634 |    212,310 |       0 |    59,591 |     66,818 |   118,187
Michigan .............|  12,742,147 |  11,137,877 |   6,583,062 |  4,229,411 |    703,337 |    478,208 |   226,291 |    681,482 |  1,204,619 |    475,639 |   459,835 |    325,403 |       0 |   356,592 |    952,539 |   295,139
Minnesota ............|   6,184,218 |   4,844,879 |   3,095,995 |  1,553,894 |    152,927 |    264,047 |   115,247 |    209,100 |    409,419 |    259,091 |   144,063 |    194,990 |       0 |   218,463 |    927,467 |   193,409
Mississippi ..........|   2,286,758 |   2,000,321 |   1,246,654 |    603,502 |     72,944 |     76,766 |    60,174 |    110,001 |    173,345 |     81,208 |    29,063 |    149,666 |     499 |    13,499 |    232,798 |    40,140
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Missouri..............|   5,319,015 |   4,531,192 |   2,770,426 |  1,565,327 |    193,113 |    177,747 |   143,728 |    268,686 |    441,455 |    255,492 |    85,106 |    195,439 |       0 |    85,301 |    575,759 |   126,763
Montana ..............|     946,567 |     868,892 |     541,473 |    291,170 |     38,937 |     29,562 |    27,864 |     46,206 |     90,804 |     38,308 |    19,489 |     35,778 |     470 |     5,747 |     61,361 |    10,567
Nebraska .............|   1,907,419 |   1,648,104 |   1,027,617 |    487,949 |     65,446 |     56,991 |    60,530 |     84,875 |    144,439 |     47,312 |    28,354 |     62,840 |  69,698 |     2,060 |    229,681 |    27,574
Nevada ...............|   1,611,165 |   1,296,629 |     768,352 |    483,971 |     49,234 |     35,803 |    25,315 |     94,642 |    131,000 |     57,157 |    90,819 |     44,305 |       0 |     9,069 |    230,269 |    75,199
New Hampshire ........|   1,244,321 |   1,114,540 |     725,558 |    349,699 |     60,948 |     30,362 |    38,858 |     63,061 |     98,111 |     49,447 |     8,912 |     39,284 |       0 |     4,276 |     97,162 |    28,342
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New Jersey ...........|  12,231,660 |  11,208,558 |   6,775,687 |  4,061,688 |    747,150 |    344,067 |   330,090 |    628,605 |  1,230,498 |    558,986 |   222,293 |    330,898 |  40,284 |   141,304 |    727,284 |   154,515
New Mexico ...........|   1,796,491 |   1,517,517 |     872,133 |    558,257 |    119,802 |     69,280 |    40,968 |     74,953 |    157,011 |     74,787 |    21,456 |     77,732 |   9,396 |     7,952 |    246,961 |    24,061
New York .............|  26,907,652 |  23,522,461 |  15,948,326 |  6,943,853 |    941,911 |    530,265 |   556,860 |    984,540 |  2,183,189 |  1,172,615 |   574,474 |    630,281 |       0 |   912,651 |  1,918,134 |   554,406
North Carolina .......|   6,490,339 |   5,582,994 |   3,479,891 |  1,740,685 |    277,597 |    201,268 |   107,979 |    366,907 |    474,144 |    209,247 |   103,544 |    362,417 |       0 |    39,864 |    727,293 |   140,188
North Dakota .........|     620,394 |     557,043 |     339,950 |    168,142 |     16,563 |     12,415 |    28,442 |     25,975 |     49,878 |     24,733 |    10,137 |     28,314 |  20,637 |     4,253 |     52,052 |     7,046
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Ohio .................|  11,874,454 |  10,408,022 |   6,200,538 |  3,819,921 |    517,122 |    512,259 |   264,166 |    620,053 |  1,005,165 |    273,774 |   627,382 |    384,139 |   3,425 |   352,284 |    819,258 |   294,890
Oklahoma .............|   3,111,652 |   2,804,088 |   1,680,375 |    949,350 |    152,299 |     80,474 |   116,722 |    154,505 |    292,724 |     91,566 |    61,060 |    149,468 |  24,896 |    11,672 |    273,257 |    22,634
Oregon ...............|   3,436,859 |   3,056,801 |   1,852,333 |  1,095,768 |    147,570 |    141,742 |    66,483 |    203,347 |    280,413 |    124,502 |   131,712 |    104,771 |   3,929 |    11,450 |    288,229 |    80,380
Pennsylvania .........|  14,337,270 |  12,374,073 |   7,922,896 |  4,003,738 |    572,386 |    386,905 |   359,263 |    559,187 |  1,258,224 |    543,990 |   323,783 |    435,188 |  12,250 |   315,558 |  1,234,924 |   412,716
Rhode Island .........|   1,145,773 |   1,094,185 |     728,417 |    336,288 |     67,987 |     35,315 |    24,511 |     53,354 |     98,914 |     44,336 |    11,870 |     29,480 |       0 |     9,322 |     22,106 |    20,160
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South Carolina .......|   3,683,763 |   3,085,495 |   1,821,432 |  1,064,316 |    202,810 |    175,636 |    43,376 |    195,675 |    286,155 |     93,456 |    67,209 |    181,207 |  18,539 |    55,275 |    453,207 |    89,786
South Dakota .........|     686,104 |     610,640 |     370,593 |    205,012 |     25,120 |     21,076 |    17,874 |     35,547 |     61,045 |     24,593 |    19,756 |     32,571 |   2,464 |     1,013 |     62,693 |    11,759
Tennessee ............|   4,295,064 |   3,728,486 |   2,378,112 |  1,151,816 |    119,988 |    194,847 |    84,329 |    205,363 |    357,936 |    135,300 |    54,053 |    198,558 |       0 |    17,641 |    463,845 |    85,092
Texas ................|  22,217,305 |  18,801,462 |  11,540,336 |  6,179,630 |    861,085 |    815,973 |   692,991 |  1,035,280 |  2,084,036 |    522,233 |   168,033 |  1,029,383 |  52,114 |    96,344 |  2,710,954 |   608,545
Utah .................|   2,159,133 |   1,719,782 |   1,152,136 |    465,935 |     51,345 |     63,991 |    17,324 |     98,351 |    155,632 |     48,483 |    30,809 |     94,445 |   7,265 |    51,870 |    338,271 |    49,211
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Vermont ..............|     769,049 |     684,864 |     444,162 |    219,761 |     40,718 |     20,734 |    20,392 |     45,469 |     56,197 |     22,869 |    13,382 |     20,242 |     699 |     2,050 |     69,409 |    12,726
Virginia .............|   6,986,861 |   5,969,608 |   3,601,235 |  2,045,379 |    286,321 |    323,547 |    63,245 |    359,684 |    628,660 |    265,821 |   118,101 |    230,510 |  92,484 |   113,349 |    752,071 |   151,833
Washington ...........|   6,544,096 |   5,367,559 |   3,225,122 |  1,890,496 |    315,886 |    260,129 |   145,262 |    271,935 |    555,847 |    213,329 |   128,108 |    173,880 |  78,061 |    27,709 |    898,786 |   250,041
West Virginia.........|   1,965,472 |   1,806,004 |   1,122,084 |    578,586 |     57,382 |     47,184 |    47,320 |    104,923 |    180,967 |    116,280 |    24,530 |    105,181 |     154 |    29,007 |    113,988 |    16,473
Wisconsin ............|   6,544,688 |   5,670,826 |   3,591,487 |  1,905,973 |    235,633 |    266,345 |   155,267 |    299,474 |    524,527 |    239,221 |   185,506 |    173,366 |       0 |    90,754 |    633,453 |   149,655
Wyoming ..............|     671,489 |     581,817 |     360,771 |    200,226 |     32,768 |     17,955 |    12,799 |     35,159 |     64,176 |     22,663 |    14,706 |     20,820 |       0 |     1,092 |     78,443 |    10,136
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American Samoa .......|      35,490 |      30,382 |      12,456 |     10,874 |      3,570 |      1,545 |       501 |      1,626 |      1,834 |        587 |     1,210 |      7,052 |       0 |     2,480 |      2,628 |         0
Guam .................|     158,445 |     158,303 |      87,773 |     61,187 |     17,077 |      3,512 |     1,416 |      7,763 |     15,190 |     10,594 |     5,635 |      9,343 |       0 |       142 |          0 |         0
Northern Marianas ....|      47,578 |      44,037 |      35,357 |      5,698 |        152 |        182 |     4,643 |          0 |        192 |        406 |       123 |      2,982 |       0 |     1,906 |      1,635 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,722,788 |   1,667,640 |   1,198,197 |    250,596 |     51,554 |          0 |    98,089 |     19,035 |     43,435 |     36,370 |     2,114 |    218,847 |       0 |    22,299 |     32,305 |       543
Virgin Islands .......|     127,754 |     122,286 |      69,478 |     46,012 |      6,182 |      7,700 |     9,303 |      6,803 |      7,023 |      3,218 |     5,783 |      6,730 |      65 |     1,425 |      4,043 |         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 June 1998.)


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