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  • Table 171. Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959-60 to 2000-01

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                          |                        Unadjusted dollars                                                                         |                                     Constant 2001-02 dollars\1\ 
           State or       |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
         jurisdiction     |1959-60|1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1985-86|1989-90|1990-91|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99 |1999-2000 |2000-01| 1959-60 |1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1985-86|1989-90|1990-91|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000 |2000-01
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              1           |    2  |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |  9    |  10   |  11   |  12   |   13   |    14    |  15   |     16  |  17   |  18   |  19   |  20   |  21   |  22   |  23   |  24   |  25   |  26   |  27   |    28    |   29
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       United States .....|   $375|   $816| $2,272| $2,502| $3,756| $4,980| $5,258| $5,989| $6,147| $6,393| $6,676|  $7,013|    $7,394| $7,898|   $2,275| $3,849| $5,214| $5,146| $6,150| $6,988| $6,996| $7,095| $7,090| $7,169| $7,354| $7,595|    $7,782|  $8,037
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    Alabama ..............|    241|    544|  1,612|  1,985|  2,565|  3,327|  3,627|  4,405|  4,716|  4,903|  5,166|   5,512|     5,758|  6,052|    1,462|  2,566|  3,700|  4,083|  4,200|  4,669|  4,826|  5,218|  5,439|  5,498|  5,691|  5,969|     6,061|   6,159
    Alaska ...............|    546|  1,123|  4,728|  5,688|  8,304|  8,431|  8,330|  8,963|  9,012|  9,097|  9,074|   9,209|     9,668|  9,998|    3,313|  5,295| 10,851| 11,701| 13,598| 11,832| 11,084| 10,619| 10,394| 10,201|  9,997|  9,973|    10,176|  10,175
    Arizona ..............|    404|    720|  1,971|  2,258|  3,336|  4,053|  4,309|  4,778|  4,860|  4,940|  5,122|   5,235|     5,478|  5,766|    2,447|  3,397|  4,524|  4,646|  5,463|  5,688|  5,733|  5,661|  5,605|  5,540|  5,643|  5,669|     5,766|   5,868
    Arkansas .............|    225|    568|  1,574|  1,701|  2,658|  3,485|  3,700|  4,459|  4,710|  4,840|  4,999|   5,193|     5,628|  5,942|    1,366|  2,678|  3,614|  3,499|  4,352|  4,891|  4,923|  5,282|  5,432|  5,427|  5,507|  5,624|     5,924|   6,047
    California ...........|\2\ 424|    867|  2,268|  2,475|  3,543|  4,391|  4,491|  4,992|  5,108|  5,414|  5,795|   6,045|     6,401|  7,063|\2\ 2,571|  4,091|  5,205|  5,091|  5,802|  6,162|  5,975|  5,914|  5,891|  6,071|  6,385|  6,547|     6,737|   7,188
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    Colorado .............|    396|    738|  2,421|  2,693|  3,975|  4,720|  5,064|  5,443|  5,521|  5,728|  6,099|   6,386|     6,702|  7,082|    2,402|  3,481|  5,557|  5,539|  6,508|  6,624|  6,738|  6,448|  6,368|  6,423|  6,719|  6,916|     7,054|   7,207
    Connecticut ..........|    436|    951|  2,420|  2,876|  4,743|  7,837|  7,853|  8,817|  8,817|  8,901|  9,218|   9,620|    10,122| 10,525|    2,645|  4,487|  5,555|  5,915|  7,767| 10,998| 10,450| 10,445| 10,169|  9,981| 10,156| 10,418|    10,654|  10,711
    Delaware .............|    456|    900|  2,861|  3,018|  4,610|  5,799|  5,974|  7,030|  7,267|  7,804|  7,963|   8,336|     8,809|  9,720|    2,764|  4,246|  6,567|  6,208|  7,549|  8,138|  7,949|  8,328|  8,381|  8,751|  8,773|  9,028|     9,272|   9,892
    District of Columbia .|    431|  1,018|  3,259|  3,441|  5,337|  8,955|  9,377|  9,335|  9,565|  9,019|  9,225|  10,611|    11,935| 12,046|    2,615|  4,804|  7,480|  7,079|  8,740| 12,567| 12,478| 11,059| 11,031| 10,113| 10,163| 11,491|    12,562|  12,260
    Florida ..............|    318|    732|  1,889|  2,401|  3,529|  4,997|  5,276|  5,718|  5,894|  5,986|  6,183|   6,443|     6,383|  6,620|    1,926|  3,454|  4,336|  4,940|  5,780|  7,013|  7,021|  6,774|  6,798|  6,712|  6,812|  6,977|     6,719|   6,737
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    Georgia ..............|    253|    588|  1,625|  1,708|  2,966|  4,275|  4,466|  5,193|  5,377|  5,708|  6,059|   6,534|     6,903|  7,431|    1,537|  2,773|  3,730|  3,514|  4,857|  5,999|  5,943|  6,152|  6,202|  6,400|  6,675|  7,076|     7,266|   7,563
    Hawaii ...............|    325|    841|  2,322|  2,604|  3,807|  4,448|  5,166|  6,078|  6,051|  6,144|  6,409|   6,648|     7,090|  7,106|    1,968|  3,965|  5,329|  5,356|  6,233|  6,243|  6,874|  7,201|  6,979|  6,889|  7,061|  7,200|     7,463|   7,232
    Idaho ................|    290|    603|  1,659|  1,856|  2,484|  3,078|  3,386|  4,210|  4,465|  4,732|  5,012|   5,379|     5,644|  6,077|    1,757|  2,846|  3,808|  3,818|  4,067|  4,319|  4,506|  4,987|  5,149|  5,306|  5,522|  5,825|     5,941|   6,185
    Illinois .............|    438|    909|  2,587|  2,704|  3,781|  5,118|  5,520|  6,136|  6,128|  6,557|  7,111|   7,676|     8,084|  8,672|    2,659|  4,290|  5,937|  5,562|  6,192|  7,182|  7,346|  7,269|  7,068|  7,353|  7,835|  8,312|     8,509|   8,826
    Indiana ..............|    369|    728|  1,882|  2,010|  3,275|  4,606|  4,930|  5,826|  6,040|  6,605|  6,786|   7,249|     7,652|  8,128|    2,236|  3,434|  4,321|  4,134|  5,364|  6,464|  6,561|  6,903|  6,966|  7,407|  7,476|  7,850|     8,054|   8,272
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    Iowa .................|    368|    844|  2,326|  2,668|  3,619|  4,453|  4,679|  5,483|  5,772|  6,047|  6,295|   6,548|     6,925|  7,340|    2,230|  3,982|  5,340|  5,487|  5,927|  6,249|  6,226|  6,496|  6,657|  6,781|  6,935|  7,091|     7,289|   7,470
    Kansas ...............|    348|    771|  2,173|  2,559|  3,829|  4,752|  4,874|  5,817|  5,971|  6,158|  6,406|   6,708|     6,962|  7,672|    2,109|  3,637|  4,988|  5,264|  6,271|  6,668|  6,486|  6,892|  6,887|  6,906|  7,058|  7,264|     7,328|   7,808
    Kentucky .............|    233|    545|  1,701|  1,784|  2,486|  3,745|  4,354|  5,217|  5,545|  5,929|  6,125|   6,501|     6,784|  7,174|    1,413|  2,572|  3,905|  3,669|  4,071|  5,256|  5,793|  6,180|  6,396|  6,648|  6,748|  7,040|     7,141|   7,301
    Louisiana ............|    372|    648|  1,792|  2,469|  3,187|  3,903|  4,196|  4,761|  4,988|  5,201|  5,644|   6,019|     6,256|  6,553|    2,256|  3,057|  4,113|  5,080|  5,219|  5,478|  5,584|  5,640|  5,752|  5,832|  6,218|  6,518|     6,585|   6,669
    Maine ................|    283|    692|  1,824|  1,934|  3,472|  5,373|  5,458|  6,428|  6,546|  6,880|  7,238|   7,688|     8,247|  8,879|    1,715|  3,267|  4,186|  3,978|  5,685|  7,540|  7,262|  7,616|  7,550|  7,714|  7,974|  8,326|     8,680|   9,036
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    Maryland .............|    393|    918|  2,598|  2,914|  4,447|  6,275|  6,654|  7,245|  7,382|  7,543|  7,812|   7,865|     8,273|  8,829|    2,382|  4,332|  5,963|  5,993|  7,282|  8,807|  8,854|  8,584|  8,515|  8,458|  8,607|  8,518|     8,708|   8,986
    Massachusetts ........|    409|    859|  2,819|  2,940|  4,562|  6,237|  6,366|  7,287|  7,613|  7,818|  8,299|   8,750|     9,375| 10,073|    2,480|  4,052|  6,471|  6,047|  7,471|  8,753|  8,471|  8,633|  8,781|  8,767|  9,144|  9,476|     9,868|  10,251
    Michigan .............|    415|    904|  2,640|  3,037|  4,176|  5,546|  5,883|  6,994|  7,166|  7,568|  7,717|   8,142|     8,886|  9,031|    2,517|  4,264|  6,060|  6,247|  6,838|  7,784|  7,828|  8,286|  8,264|  8,486|  8,502|  8,818|     9,353|   9,190
    Minnesota ............|    425|    904|  2,387|  2,673|  3,941|  4,971|  5,239|  6,000|  6,162|  6,371|  6,795|   7,183|     7,499|  7,960|    2,579|  4,262|  5,478|  5,499|  6,453|  6,975|  6,971|  7,108|  7,107|  7,144|  7,486|  7,779|     7,893|   8,101
    Mississippi ..........|    206|    501|  1,664|  1,605|  2,362|  3,094|  3,187|  4,080|  4,250|  4,312|  4,575|   4,871|     5,356|  5,535|    1,249|  2,363|  3,819|  3,303|  3,867|  4,341|  4,240|  4,833|  4,902|  4,836|  5,040|  5,275|     5,637|   5,633
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    Missouri..............|    344|    709|  1,936|  2,172|  3,189|  4,507|  4,754|  5,383|  5,626|  5,823|  6,096|   6,393|     6,764|  7,265|    2,086|  3,342|  4,444|  4,468|  5,222|  6,325|  6,326|  6,378|  6,489|  6,530|  6,716|  6,924|     7,120|   7,393
    Montana ..............|    411|    782|  2,476|  2,683|  4,091|  4,736|  5,204|  5,692|  5,847|  6,112|  6,448|   6,768|     6,990|  7,484|    2,491|  3,688|  5,684|  5,520|  6,699|  6,647|  6,925|  6,743|  6,743|  6,853|  7,104|  7,330|     7,357|   7,617
    Nebraska .............|    337|    736|  2,150|  2,384|  3,634|  4,842|  5,038|  5,935|  6,083|  6,472|  6,584|   6,856|     7,360|  7,688|    2,044|  3,474|  4,935|  4,905|  5,950|  6,795|  6,703|  7,031|  7,016|  7,257|  7,254|  7,425|     7,747|   7,824
    Nevada ...............|    430|    769|  2,088|  2,078|  3,440|  4,117|  4,653|  5,160|  5,320|  5,541|  5,758|   5,934|     6,148|  6,150|    2,610|  3,630|  4,793|  4,274|  5,633|  5,778|  6,192|  6,113|  6,136|  6,213|  6,343|  6,426|     6,471|   6,259
    New Hampshire ........|    347|    723|  1,916|  2,265|  3,542|  5,304|  5,685|  5,859|  5,958|  6,236|  6,487|   6,780|     7,082|  7,656|    2,106|  3,411|  4,397|  4,660|  5,800|  7,443|  7,564|  6,941|  6,872|  6,993|  7,147|  7,342|     7,455|   7,791
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    New Jersey ...........|    388|  1,016|  3,191|  3,254|  5,570|  8,139|  8,756|  9,774|  9,955| 10,211| 10,233|  10,748|    10,903| 11,752|    2,350|  4,794|  7,325|  6,694|  9,121| 11,422| 11,651| 11,580| 11,482| 11,450| 11,274| 11,640|    11,476|  11,960
    New Mexico ...........|    363|    707|  2,034|  2,329|  3,195|  3,515|  3,895|  4,577|  4,587|  4,674|  4,984|   5,363|     5,835|  6,238|    2,199|  3,335|  4,668|  4,792|  5,232|  4,933|  5,182|  5,423|  5,290|  5,241|  5,490|  5,808|     6,142|   6,348
    New York .............|    562|  1,327|  3,462|  3,741|  6,011|  8,062|  8,565|  9,623|  9,549|  9,658|  9,970|  10,514|    10,957| 11,887|    3,406|  6,259|  7,947|  7,696|  9,843| 11,313| 11,396| 11,401| 11,013| 10,830| 10,983| 11,387|    11,533|  12,097
    North Carolina .......|    237|    612|  1,754|  2,001|  2,948|  4,290|  4,548|  5,077|  5,090|  5,315|  5,667|   6,088|     6,505|  6,824|    1,439|  2,888|  4,027|  4,116|  4,828|  6,021|  6,052|  6,015|  5,871|  5,960|  6,244|  6,593|     6,847|   6,945
    North Dakota .........|    367|    690|  1,920|  2,275|  3,483|  4,189|  4,199|  4,795|  4,979|  5,198|  5,353|   5,820|     6,078|  6,467|    2,224|  3,253|  4,408|  4,679|  5,704|  5,879|  5,587|  5,681|  5,743|  5,829|  5,898|  6,303|     6,398|   6,581
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    Ohio .................|    365|    730|  2,075|  2,303|  3,527|  5,045|  5,245|  6,162|  6,266|  6,517|  6,808|   7,254|     7,816|  8,403|    2,214|  3,444|  4,762|  4,737|  5,775|  7,079|  6,979|  7,300|  7,227|  7,307|  7,500|  7,856|     8,227|   8,552
    Oklahoma .............|    311|    604|  1,926|  2,199|  3,146|  3,508|  3,843|  4,845|  4,881|  5,150|  5,389|   5,684|     5,770|  6,458|    1,888|  2,851|  4,422|  4,523|  5,152|  4,923|  5,114|  5,740|  5,629|  5,775|  5,937|  6,156|     6,073|   6,572
    Oregon ...............|    448|    925|  2,692|  3,100|  4,141|  5,474|  5,683|  6,436|  6,615|  6,792|  7,348|   7,787|     8,129|  8,545|    2,719|  4,362|  6,179|  6,376|  6,780|  7,682|  7,562|  7,625|  7,629|  7,617|  8,095|  8,434|     8,556|   8,696
    Pennsylvania .........|    409|    882|  2,535|  2,824|  4,325|  6,228|  6,541|  7,109|  7,492|  7,686|  7,777|   8,026|     8,380|  8,847|    2,483|  4,159|  5,818|  5,809|  7,083|  8,740|  8,704|  8,422|  8,640|  8,618|  8,567|  8,692|     8,821|   9,004
    Rhode Island .........|    413|    891|  2,601|  2,927|  4,667|  6,368|  6,343|  7,715|  7,936|  8,307|  8,627|   9,049|     9,646| 10,116|    2,507|  4,204|  5,970|  6,020|  7,643|  8,936|  8,440|  9,140|  9,153|  9,315|  9,504|  9,800|    10,153|  10,295
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    South Carolina .......|    220|    613|  1,752|  1,734|  3,058|  4,082|  4,352|  4,797|  5,096|  5,371|  5,643|   6,003|     6,545|  7,210|    1,335|  2,889|  4,021|  3,567|  5,008|  5,728|  5,791|  5,684|  5,877|  6,023|  6,217|  6,501|     6,890|   7,338
    South Dakota .........|    347|    690|  1,908|  1,991|  3,051|  3,731|  3,965|  4,775|  4,780|  4,936|  5,281|   5,613|     6,037|  6,581|    2,103|  3,254|  4,379|  4,095|  4,996|  5,236|  5,275|  5,657|  5,513|  5,535|  5,818|  6,079|     6,354|   6,698
    Tennessee ............|    238|    566|  1,635|  1,794|  2,612|  3,664|  3,782|  4,388|  4,548|  5,011|  5,274|   5,521|     5,837|  6,108|    1,444|  2,670|  3,754|  3,690|  4,277|  5,141|  5,032|  5,199|  5,245|  5,619|  5,810|  5,979|     6,144|   6,216
    Texas ................|    332|    624|  1,916|  2,006|  3,298|  4,150|  4,438|  5,222|  5,473|  5,736|  5,910|   6,161|     6,771|  7,039|    2,015|  2,944|  4,397|  4,126|  5,401|  5,825|  5,906|  6,187|  6,313|  6,432|  6,511|  6,672|     7,127|   7,163
    Utah .................|    322|    626|  1,657|  1,819|  2,390|  2,764|  2,960|  3,656|  3,867|  4,045|  4,256|   4,478|     4,692|  5,029|    1,955|  2,954|  3,803|  3,742|  3,914|  3,879|  3,938|  4,331|  4,461|  4,536|  4,689|  4,849|     4,939|   5,118
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    Vermont ..............|    344|    807|  1,997|  2,475|  4,031|  6,227|  6,738|  6,750|  6,837|  7,171|  7,500|   7,984|     8,799|  9,559|    2,086|  3,808|  4,584|  5,090|  6,601|  8,738|  8,966|  7,996|  7,886|  8,041|  8,263|  8,646|     9,262|   9,728
    Virginia .............|    274|    708|  1,970|  2,179|  3,520|  4,672|  4,902|  5,327|  5,433|  5,677|  5,936|   6,129|     6,491|  7,664|    1,663|  3,339|  4,522|  4,482|  5,765|  6,556|  6,522|  6,311|  6,266|  6,366|  6,540|  6,637|     6,832|   7,800
    Washington ...........|    420|    915|  2,568|  2,542|  3,881|  4,702|  5,000|  5,906|  6,074|  6,182|  6,535|   6,595|     6,914|  7,312|    2,550|  4,318|  5,895|  5,230|  6,355|  6,599|  6,652|  6,997|  7,005|  6,932|  7,199|  7,142|     7,277|   7,441
    West Virginia ........|    258|    670|  1,920|  2,146|  3,528|  4,360|  4,911|  6,107|  6,325|  6,519|  6,779|   7,189|     7,637|  8,148|    1,567|  3,160|  4,408|  4,414|  5,778|  6,119|  6,535|  7,236|  7,295|  7,311|  7,469|  7,785|     8,038|   8,292
    Wisconsin ............|    413|    883|  2,477|  2,738|  4,168|  5,524|  5,871|  6,930|  7,094|  7,398|  7,680|   8,062|     8,299|  8,797|    2,505|  4,164|  5,685|  5,633|  6,825|  7,752|  7,812|  8,211|  8,182|  8,296|  8,461|  8,731|     8,735|   8,953
    Wyoming ..............|    450|    856|  2,527|  2,967|  5,114|  5,577|  5,638|  6,160|  6,243|  6,448|  6,718|   7,393|     7,944|  8,466|    2,731|  4,038|  5,800|  6,104|  8,374|  7,827|  7,502|  7,298|  7,201|  7,231|  7,401|  8,006|     8,362|   8,615
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      Outlying areas      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        |          |       |         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |
    American Samoa .......|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  1,387|  1,908|  2,033|  2,046|  2,159|  2,393|  2,243|   2,354|     2,807|  2,743|     --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  2,270|  2,677|  2,705|  2,424|  2,490|  2,684|  2,471|  2,550|     2,955|   2,791
    Guam .................|    236|    820|   --- |   --- |  3,383|  4,234|  4,596|  5,080|  4,947|  5,124|  5,286|    --- |      --- |   --- |    1,434|  3,867|   --- |   --- |  5,539|  5,942|  6,115|  6,018|  5,706|  5,746|  5,824|   --- |      --- |    ---
    Northern Marianas ....|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  2,552|  3,007|  4,425|  6,123|  5,863|  6,827|  7,016|   5,973|     5,720|  5,193|     --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  4,178|  4,220|  5,887|  7,254|  6,762|  7,655|  7,730|  6,469|     6,021|   5,285
    Puerto Rico ..........|    106|   --- |   --- |   --- |  1,325|  1,750|  1,913|  2,742|  3,039|  3,229|  3,648|   3,771|     3,859|  4,191|      644|   --- |   --- |   --- |  2,169|  2,456|  2,545|  3,249|  3,505|  3,621|  4,019|  4,084|     4,062|   4,265
    Virgin Islands .......|    271|   --- |   --- |   --- |  3,223|  6,767|  6,002|  6,003|  6,155|  6,274|  6,758|   7,714|     7,238|  7,795|    1,641|   --- |   --- |   --- |  5,278|  9,497|  7,987|  7,112|  7,099|  7,036|  7,446|  8,354|     7,618|   7,933
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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 The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1985-86 through 2000-01. (This table was prepared August 2003.) ___________________

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