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Table 164. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1997-98 [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 support services                                      |            |         | expendi-  |            |  school
      other area      |             |expenditures | Instruction |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________|    Food    | Enter-  | tures\1\  |            |   debt
                      |             | for public  |             |   Total    |  Student   |  Instruc-  |  General  |   School   | Operation  |  Student   |   Other   |  services  |  prise  |           |            |
                      |             |   schools   |             |            | support\3\ |   tional   |  admini-  |  admini-   |    and     | transpor-  |  support  |            | opera-  |           |            |
                      |             |             |             |            |            |  staff\4\  | 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 .....|$334,321,587 |$285,489,511 |$176,522,907 |$96,473,458 |$14,201,252 |$11,974,208 |$5,870,283 |$16,174,860 |$27,951,986 |$11,465,499 |$8,835,370 |$11,716,700 |$776,446 |$4,884,959 |$36,168,091 |$7,779,026
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Alabama ..............|   4,253,187 |   3,633,159 |   2,219,708 |  1,157,714 |    147,595 |    140,321 |   100,421 |    220,744 |    318,060 |    153,941 |    76,632 |    255,738 |       0 |   103,049 |    464,941 |    52,039
Alaska ...............|   1,211,263 |   1,092,750 |     622,396 |    433,239 |     54,469 |     64,582 |    59,221 |     66,795 |    148,134 |     37,752 |     2,285 |     31,919 |   5,195 |     5,203 |     94,036 |    19,273
Arizona ..............|   4,836,351 |   3,740,638 |   2,163,076 |  1,350,041 |    165,676 |    121,515 |   149,952 |    197,163 |    417,852 |    154,338 |   143,545 |    180,773 |  46,748 |    39,412 |    782,859 |   273,442
Arkansas .............|   2,382,510 |   2,149,237 |   1,362,690 |    635,730 |     94,234 |     84,877 |    72,674 |     50,854 |    206,792 |     88,249 |    38,049 |    128,808 |  22,009 |    13,128 |    170,680 |    49,464
California ...........|  37,963,799 |  32,759,492 |  20,033,782 | 11,412,151 |  1,695,483 |  1,551,735 |   186,389 |  2,414,133 |  3,235,743 |    855,707 | 1,472,961 |  1,303,737 |   9,822 |   603,058 |  4,413,964 |   187,285
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Colorado .............|   4,702,068 |   3,886,872 |   2,247,424 |  1,498,236 |    149,679 |    160,538 |    65,429 |    253,594 |    385,382 |    116,207 |   367,408 |    131,924 |   9,288 |    23,346 |    625,711 |   166,138
Connecticut ..........|   5,362,691 |   4,765,077 |   3,031,206 |  1,504,057 |    255,820 |    149,454 |    92,437 |    262,770 |    433,559 |    214,915 |    95,102 |    128,477 | 101,337 |    90,598 |    393,437 |   113,580
Delaware .............|     920,608 |     830,731 |     514,269 |    275,908 |     38,064 |     11,614 |     8,841 |     46,799 |     80,409 |     47,711 |    42,471 |     40,553 |       0 |    14,443 |     63,209 |    12,226
District of Columbia .|     717,102 |     647,202 |     283,484 |    339,974 |     76,532 |     62,995 |    25,147 |     35,297 |     96,131 |     23,219 |    20,652 |     23,744 |       0 |     3,389 |     59,891 |     6,620
Florida ..............|  15,489,121 |  12,737,325 |   7,500,075 |  4,606,310 |    624,682 |    740,283 |   142,553 |    790,498 |  1,389,206 |    537,922 |   381,166 |    630,939 |       0 |   428,230 |  1,955,197 |   368,369
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Georgia ..............|   9,002,447 |   7,770,241 |   4,833,424 |  2,492,010 |    369,716 |    432,611 |   105,456 |    482,381 |    622,910 |    287,713 |   191,222 |    439,137 |   5,671 |    43,564 |  1,023,052 |   165,590
Hawaii ...............|   1,302,860 |   1,112,351 |     712,023 |    328,520 |     58,092 |     36,144 |     5,081 |     74,853 |     99,849 |     20,147 |    34,353 |     71,809 |       0 |    32,421 |    122,344 |    35,744
Idaho ................|   1,353,036 |   1,153,778 |     717,677 |    385,470 |     62,570 |     38,150 |    32,190 |     68,219 |    112,222 |     52,709 |    19,410 |     50,631 |       0 |     3,166 |    165,700 |    30,392
Illinois .............|  14,961,549 |  12,473,064 |   7,568,726 |  4,472,681 |    699,574 |    535,203 |   351,552 |    671,071 |  1,287,251 |    578,535 |   349,496 |    431,657 |       0 |   112,211 |  1,983,418 |   392,855
Indiana...............|   7,565,185 |   6,234,563 |   3,897,221 |  2,061,399 |    267,544 |    186,098 |   111,595 |    347,453 |    672,192 |    337,456 |   139,060 |    275,943 |       0 |    47,385 |    775,837 |   507,401
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Iowa .................|   3,395,593 |   3,005,421 |   1,842,537 |  1,017,529 |    190,705 |    143,104 |    87,968 |    155,056 |    257,418 |     91,481 |    91,797 |    134,454 |  10,901 |    18,111 |    325,901 |    46,159
Kansas ...............|   2,972,972 |   2,684,244 |   1,546,598 |  1,002,331 |    148,838 |    113,079 |   103,116 |    178,907 |    288,223 |    110,287 |    59,880 |    135,315 |       0 |     3,200 |    200,487 |    85,041
Kentucky .............|   3,759,844 |   3,489,205 |   2,133,659 |  1,153,036 |    127,885 |    169,656 |   106,624 |    184,275 |    315,701 |    177,706 |    71,190 |    202,509 |       0 |    43,038 |    158,000 |    69,602
Louisiana ............|   4,456,849 |   4,030,379 |   2,415,114 |  1,279,565 |    158,157 |    170,558 |    97,256 |    220,714 |    347,892 |    215,981 |    69,006 |    283,275 |  52,426 |    17,187 |    310,114 |    99,169
Maine ................|   1,563,869 |   1,433,175 |     964,342 |    417,833 |     43,394 |     41,347 |    27,605 |     81,637 |    134,807 |     64,992 |    24,051 |     50,950 |      50 |    16,677 |     80,035 |    33,983
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Maryland .............|   6,511,446 |   5,843,685 |   3,661,049 |  1,901,323 |    238,374 |    256,756 |    32,372 |    391,347 |    558,606 |    289,648 |   134,219 |    182,178 |  99,135 |    21,101 |    570,331 |    76,329
Massachusetts ........|   7,740,557 |   7,381,784 |   4,899,352 |  2,240,641 |    361,589 |    236,443 |   157,579 |    325,588 |    685,180 |    329,775 |   144,487 |    241,792 |       0 |    74,128 |    143,271 |   141,374
Michigan .............|  14,508,276 |  12,003,818 |   7,044,614 |  4,604,271 |    764,157 |    525,738 |   260,692 |    756,139 |  1,270,308 |    496,342 |   530,895 |    354,933 |       0 |   301,738 |  1,784,442 |   418,278
Minnesota ............|   6,808,821 |   5,452,571 |   3,423,447 |  1,804,163 |    174,989 |    284,310 |    83,155 |    227,466 |    463,496 |    303,436 |   267,312 |    224,961 |       0 |   256,272 |    870,072 |   229,907
Mississippi ..........|   2,554,589 |   2,164,592 |   1,327,436 |    682,395 |     80,324 |     90,020 |    66,964 |    121,796 |    198,675 |     89,940 |    34,678 |    154,154 |     607 |    15,599 |    334,036 |    40,363
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Missouri..............|   5,876,065 |   5,067,720 |   3,108,316 |  1,740,933 |    226,426 |    207,321 |   154,554 |    306,426 |    492,936 |    274,288 |    78,983 |    218,471 |       0 |   104,760 |    555,460 |   148,126
Montana ..............|   1,031,934 |     929,197 |     580,901 |    310,256 |     43,318 |     32,795 |    29,410 |     49,601 |     94,555 |     40,637 |    19,941 |     37,045 |     996 |     6,517 |     84,360 |    11,861
Nebraska .............|   1,971,715 |   1,743,775 |   1,096,437 |    517,114 |     69,940 |     60,614 |    62,252 |     88,761 |    154,335 |     49,410 |    31,801 |     69,726 |  60,497 |     3,006 |    195,257 |    29,676
Nevada ...............|   2,032,499 |   1,570,576 |     944,837 |    575,767 |     61,108 |     54,461 |    23,383 |    114,334 |    156,292 |     62,529 |   103,661 |     49,972 |       0 |    11,117 |    340,992 |   109,813
New Hampshire ........|   1,369,685 |   1,241,255 |     810,161 |    387,633 |     67,318 |     35,887 |    43,292 |     69,584 |    105,384 |     54,975 |    11,193 |     43,461 |       0 |     3,255 |     94,624 |    30,551
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New Jersey ...........|  13,442,330 |  12,056,560 |   7,293,294 |  4,398,670 |    959,312 |    343,163 |   355,197 |    645,358 |  1,238,018 |    620,482 |   237,140 |    304,207 |  60,389 |   152,276 |  1,048,357 |   185,138
New Mexico ...........|   1,966,188 |   1,659,891 |     949,678 |    629,290 |    144,256 |     78,689 |    43,734 |     83,791 |    167,977 |     85,709 |    25,135 |     79,755 |   1,168 |     9,276 |    268,449 |    28,573
New York .............|  29,879,111 |  25,332,735 |  17,220,209 |  7,412,444 |    951,018 |    639,995 |   535,309 |  1,037,932 |  2,273,966 |  1,269,761 |   704,464 |    700,082 |       0 |   997,765 |  2,894,218 |   654,393
North Carolina .......|   7,859,849 |   6,497,648 |   4,072,780 |  2,015,605 |    327,403 |    236,028 |   129,024 |    421,994 |    530,537 |    239,886 |   130,733 |    409,263 |       0 |    51,067 |  1,078,480 |   232,654
North Dakota .........|     668,209 |     599,443 |     367,111 |    183,738 |     19,090 |     14,702 |    28,887 |     28,549 |     52,357 |     28,524 |    11,629 |     30,143 |  18,451 |     4,750 |     56,900 |     7,116
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Ohio .................|  13,154,497 |  11,448,722 |   6,752,805 |  4,267,606 |    583,726 |    623,474 |   282,367 |    671,772 |  1,087,701 |    293,978 |   724,589 |    425,007 |   3,304 |   351,005 |  1,130,198 |   224,572
Oklahoma .............|   3,459,677 |   3,138,690 |   1,860,769 |  1,085,992 |    178,959 |     97,083 |   121,846 |    175,939 |    338,420 |    100,758 |    72,986 |    161,992 |  29,938 |     9,370 |    281,077 |    30,539
Oregon ...............|   3,937,825 |   3,474,714 |   2,072,977 |  1,281,385 |    180,695 |    142,813 |    71,904 |    227,190 |    355,994 |    141,770 |   161,018 |    115,007 |   5,345 |    19,112 |    356,105 |    87,894
Pennsylvania .........|  15,723,939 |  13,084,859 |   8,338,422 |  4,261,130 |    600,437 |    437,749 |   382,292 |    581,984 |  1,300,242 |    605,726 |   352,701 |    465,755 |  19,552 |   309,519 |  1,671,199 |   658,362
Rhode Island .........|   1,268,204 |   1,215,595 |     815,847 |    366,562 |     75,207 |     43,011 |    26,190 |     58,608 |     97,651 |     50,157 |    15,739 |     33,186 |       0 |     7,087 |     25,185 |    20,338
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South Carolina .......|   4,260,086 |   3,507,017 |   2,087,547 |  1,202,316 |    227,878 |    199,192 |    47,422 |    219,021 |    317,973 |    107,987 |    82,843 |    198,017 |  19,137 |    42,070 |    619,024 |    91,975
South Dakota .........|     792,448 |     665,082 |     409,201 |    218,910 |     26,404 |     22,488 |    19,042 |     37,296 |     66,481 |     24,563 |    22,636 |     34,423 |   2,548 |       974 |    111,261 |    15,130
Tennessee ............|   5,021,961 |   4,409,338 |   2,867,088 |  1,318,057 |    141,597 |    237,856 |    91,012 |    227,501 |    411,647 |    150,516 |    57,927 |    224,193 |       0 |    22,172 |    494,962 |    95,488
Texas ................|  25,690,633 |  21,188,676 |  13,013,001 |  7,052,149 |    990,045 |    978,990 |   415,016 |  1,177,745 |  2,352,424 |    574,831 |   563,098 |  1,123,527 |       0 |   132,534 |  3,568,199 |   801,224
Utah .................|   2,396,340 |   1,916,688 |   1,265,282 |    541,639 |     68,496 |     73,774 |    19,084 |    111,697 |    177,180 |     55,287 |    36,121 |    103,713 |   6,055 |    56,239 |    355,873 |    67,540
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Vermont ..............|     829,696 |     749,786 |     486,174 |    240,947 |     45,209 |     22,998 |    21,559 |     50,023 |     60,668 |     24,899 |    15,591 |     22,024 |     640 |     2,258 |     63,540 |    14,112
Virginia .............|   7,839,736 |   6,739,003 |   4,108,526 |  2,275,431 |    320,125 |    384,781 |    68,914 |    401,260 |    669,244 |    295,995 |   135,112 |    261,147 |  93,900 |   140,543 |    784,985 |   175,204
Washington ...........|   7,265,616 |   5,986,648 |   3,520,728 |  2,185,775 |    486,722 |    280,496 |   134,685 |    287,587 |    584,794 |    232,453 |   179,037 |    189,096 |  91,049 |    30,915 |    992,988 |   255,065
West Virginia.........|   2,139,256 |   1,905,940 |   1,181,952 |    610,863 |     62,016 |     52,326 |    50,144 |    106,869 |    191,567 |    121,145 |    26,796 |    112,938 |     186 |    28,007 |    191,060 |    14,250
Wisconsin ............|   7,442,064 |   6,280,696 |   3,966,885 |  2,120,618 |    262,941 |    305,274 |   168,152 |    331,842 |    576,211 |    258,297 |   217,901 |    193,092 |     101 |    58,227 |    946,518 |   156,623
Wyoming ..............|     705,430 |     603,901 |     366,647 |    216,104 |     33,463 |     21,118 |    13,341 |     36,650 |     71,434 |     24,828 |    15,269 |     21,150 |       0 |     1,488 |     87,855 |    12,185
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American Samoa .......|      36,730 |      33,088 |      14,030 |     11,307 |      3,871 |      2,169 |       590 |      1,839 |        868 |        707 |     1,263 |      7,751 |       0 |     2,831 |        812 |         0
Guam .................|     168,864 |     168,716 |      92,318 |     65,623 |     17,133 |      2,789 |     1,663 |      8,678 |     20,837 |      7,863 |     6,660 |     10,775 |       0 |        56 |         92 |         0
Northern Marianas ....|      58,154 |      56,514 |      45,236 |      7,774 |         86 |         76 |     7,080 |          0 |        163 |        306 |        64 |      3,504 |       0 |       450 |      1,190 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   2,021,108 |   1,981,603 |   1,385,170 |    383,723 |     61,976 |     28,559 |    17,284 |          0 |    196,202 |     36,878 |    42,823 |    212,710 |       0 |    36,454 |      3,051 |         0
Virgin Islands .......|     137,378 |     131,315 |      78,688 |     45,864 |      9,012 |      6,937 |     8,411 |      5,246 |      5,726 |      5,411 |     5,121 |      6,241 |     522 |     2,336 |      3,727 |         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. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared May 2000.)


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