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Table 157. Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2002-03

[In thousands of dollars]
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State or jurisdiction |    1969-70|    1979-80|    1980-81|     1989-90|       1990-91|       1992-93|     1993-94|       1994-95|     1995-96|     1996-97|      1997-98|      1998-99|    1999-2000|      2000-01|   2001-02\1\|      2002-03
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   United States .....|$34,217,773|$86,984,142|$94,321,093|$188,229,359|  $202,037,752|  $220,948,052|$231,542,764|  $243,877,582|$255,106,683|$270,174,298| $285,485,370| $302,876,294| $323,888,508| $348,360,841| $368,378,006| $387,592,494
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Alabama ..............|    422,730|  1,146,713|  1,393,137|   2,275,233|     2,475,216|     2,610,514|   2,809,713|     3,026,287|   3,240,364|   3,436,406|    3,633,159|    3,880,188|    4,176,082|    4,354,794|    4,444,390|    4,657,643
Alaska ...............|     81,374|    377,947|    476,368|     828,051|       854,499|       967,765|   1,002,515|     1,020,675|   1,045,022|   1,069,379|    1,092,750|    1,137,610|    1,183,499|    1,229,036|    1,284,854|    1,326,226
Arizona ..............|    281,941|    949,753|  1,075,362|   2,258,660|     2,469,543|     2,753,504|   2,911,304|     3,144,540|   3,327,969|   3,527,473|    3,740,889|    3,963,455|    4,288,739|    4,846,105|    5,395,814|    5,891,105
Arkansas .............|    235,083|    666,949|    709,394|   1,404,545|     1,510,092|     1,703,621|   1,782,645|     1,873,595|   1,994,748|   2,074,113|    2,149,237|    2,241,244|    2,380,331|    2,505,179|    2,822,877|    2,923,401
California ...........|  3,831,595|  9,172,158|  9,936,642|  21,485,782|    22,748,218|    24,219,792|  25,140,639|    25,949,033|  27,334,639|  29,909,168|   32,759,492|   34,379,878|   38,129,479|   42,908,787|   46,265,544|   47,983,402
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Colorado .............|    369,218|  1,243,049|  1,369,883|   2,451,833|     2,642,850|     2,919,916|   2,954,793|     3,232,976|   3,360,529|   3,577,211|    3,886,872|    4,140,699|    4,401,010|    4,758,173|    5,151,003|    5,551,506
Connecticut ..........|    588,710|  1,227,892|  1,440,881|   3,444,520|     3,540,411|     3,739,497|   3,943,891|     4,247,328|   4,366,123|   4,522,718|    4,763,653|    5,075,580|    5,402,836|    5,693,207|    6,031,062|    6,302,988
Delaware .............|    108,747|    269,108|    270,439|     520,953|       543,933|       600,161|     643,915|       694,473|     726,241|     788,715|      830,731|      872,786|      937,630|    1,027,224|    1,072,875|    1,127,745
District of Columbia .|    141,138|    298,448|    295,155|     639,983|       647,901|       670,677|     713,427|       666,938|     679,106|     632,952|      647,202|      693,712|      780,192|      830,299|      912,432|      902,318
Florida ..............|    961,273|  2,766,468|  3,336,657|   8,228,531|     9,045,710|     9,661,012|  10,331,896|    11,019,735|  11,480,359|  12,018,676|   12,737,325|   13,534,374|   13,885,988|   15,023,514|   15,535,864|   16,355,123
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Georgia ..............|    599,371|  1,608,028|  1,688,714|   4,505,962|     4,804,225|     5,273,143|   5,643,843|     6,136,689|   6,629,646|   7,230,405|    7,770,241|    8,537,177|    9,158,624|   10,011,343|   10,853,496|   11,630,576
Hawaii ...............|    141,324|    351,889|    395,038|     700,012|       827,579|       946,074|     998,143|     1,028,729|   1,040,682|   1,057,069|    1,112,351|    1,143,713|    1,213,695|    1,215,968|    1,348,381|    1,489,092
Idaho ................|    103,107|    313,927|    352,912|     627,794|       708,045|       804,231|     859,088|       951,350|   1,019,594|   1,090,597|    1,153,778|    1,239,755|    1,302,817|    1,403,190|    1,481,803|    1,511,862
Illinois .............|  1,896,067|  4,579,355|  4,773,179|   8,125,493|     8,932,538|     9,942,737|  10,076,889|    10,640,279|  10,727,091|  11,720,249|   12,473,064|   13,602,965|   14,462,773|   15,634,490|   16,480,787|   17,271,301
Indiana ..............|    809,105|  1,851,292|  1,898,194|   4,074,578|     4,379,142|     4,797,946|   5,064,685|     5,243,761|   5,493,653|   6,055,055|    6,234,563|    6,697,468|    7,110,930|    7,548,487|    7,704,547|    8,088,684
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Iowa .................|    527,086|  1,186,659|  1,337,504|   2,004,742|     2,136,561|     2,459,141|   2,527,434|     2,622,510|   2,753,425|   2,885,943|    3,005,421|    3,110,585|    3,264,336|    3,430,885|    3,565,796|    3,652,022
Kansas ...............|    362,593|    830,133|    958,281|   1,848,302|     1,938,012|     2,224,080|   2,325,247|     2,406,580|   2,488,077|   2,568,525|    2,684,244|    2,841,147|    2,971,814|    3,264,698|    3,450,923|    3,510,675
Kentucky .............|    353,265|  1,054,459|  1,096,472|   2,134,011|     2,480,363|     2,823,134|   2,952,119|     2,988,892|   3,171,495|   3,382,062|    3,489,205|    3,696,331|    3,837,794|    4,047,392|    4,268,608|    4,401,627
Louisiana ............|    503,217|  1,303,902|  1,767,692|   2,838,283|     3,023,690|     3,199,919|   3,309,018|     3,475,926|   3,545,832|   3,747,508|    4,029,139|    4,264,981|    4,391,189|    4,485,878|    4,802,565|    5,056,583
Maine ................|    155,907|    385,492|    401,355|   1,048,195|     1,070,965|     1,217,418|   1,208,411|     1,281,706|   1,313,759|   1,372,571|    1,433,175|    1,510,024|    1,604,438|    1,704,422|    1,812,798|    1,909,268
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Maryland .............|    721,794|  1,783,056|  1,937,159|   3,894,644|     4,240,862|     4,556,266|   4,783,023|     5,083,380|   5,311,207|   5,529,309|    5,843,685|    6,165,934|    6,545,135|    7,044,881|    7,480,723|    7,933,055
Massachusetts ........|    907,341|  2,638,734|  2,794,762|   4,760,390|     4,906,828|     5,281,067|   5,637,337|     6,062,303|   6,435,458|   6,846,610|    7,381,784|    7,948,502|    8,564,039|    9,272,387|    9,957,292|   10,281,820
Michigan .............|  1,799,945|  4,642,847|  5,196,249|   8,025,621|     8,545,805|     9,532,994|   9,816,830|    10,440,206|  11,137,877|  11,686,124|   12,003,818|   12,785,480|   13,994,294|   14,243,597|   14,975,150|   15,674,698
Minnesota ............|    781,243|  1,786,768|  1,900,322|   3,474,398|     3,740,820|     4,135,284|   4,328,093|     4,622,930|   4,844,879|   5,087,353|    5,452,571|    5,836,186|    6,140,442|    6,531,198|    6,586,559|    6,867,403
Mississippi ..........|    262,760|    756,018|    716,878|   1,472,710|     1,510,552|     1,600,752|   1,725,386|     1,921,480|   2,000,321|   2,035,675|    2,164,592|    2,293,188|    2,510,376|    2,576,457|    2,642,116|    2,853,531
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Missouri .............|    642,030|  1,504,988|  1,643,258|   3,288,738|     3,487,786|     3,710,426|   3,981,614|     4,275,217|   4,531,192|   4,775,931|    5,067,720|    5,348,366|    5,655,531|    6,076,169|    6,491,885|    6,793,957
Montana ..............|    127,176|    358,118|    380,092|     641,345|       719,963|       785,159|     822,015|       844,257|     868,892|     902,252|      929,197|      955,695|      994,770|    1,041,760|    1,073,005|    1,124,291
Nebraska .............|    231,612|    581,615|    629,017|   1,233,431|     1,297,643|     1,430,039|   1,513,971|     1,594,928|   1,648,104|   1,707,455|    1,743,775|    1,821,310|    1,926,500|    2,067,290|    2,206,946|    2,304,223
Nevada ...............|     87,273|    281,901|    287,752|     712,898|       864,379|     1,035,623|   1,099,685|     1,186,132|   1,296,629|   1,434,395|    1,570,576|    1,738,009|    1,875,467|    1,978,480|    2,169,000|    2,251,044
New Hampshire ........|    101,370|    295,400|    340,518|     821,671|       890,116|       972,963|   1,007,129|     1,053,966|   1,114,540|   1,173,958|    1,241,255|    1,316,946|    1,418,503|    1,518,792|    1,641,378|    1,781,594
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New Jersey ...........|  1,343,564|  3,638,533|  3,648,914|   8,119,336|     8,897,612|     9,915,482|  10,448,096|    10,776,982|  11,208,558|  11,771,941|   12,056,560|   12,874,579|   13,327,645|   14,773,650|   15,822,609|   17,185,966
New Mexico ...........|    183,736|    515,451|    560,213|   1,020,148|     1,134,156|     1,240,310|   1,323,459|     1,441,078|   1,517,517|   1,557,376|    1,659,891|    1,788,382|    1,890,274|    2,022,093|    2,204,165|    2,281,608
New York .............|  4,111,839|  8,760,500|  9,259,948|  18,090,978|    19,514,583|    20,898,267|  22,059,949|    22,989,629|  23,522,461|  24,237,291|   25,332,735|   26,885,444|   28,433,240|   30,884,292|   32,218,975|   34,546,965
North Carolina .......|    676,193|  1,880,862|  2,112,417|   4,342,826|     4,605,384|     4,930,823|   5,145,416|     5,440,426|   5,582,994|   5,964,939|    6,497,648|    7,097,882|    7,713,293|    8,201,901|    8,543,290|    8,766,968
North Dakota .........|     97,895|    228,483|    254,197|     459,391|       460,581|       511,095|     522,377|       534,632|     557,043|     577,498|      599,443|      625,428|      638,946|      668,814|      711,437|      716,007
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Ohio .................|  1,639,805|  3,836,576|  4,149,858|   7,994,379|     8,407,428|     9,173,393|   9,612,678|    10,030,956|  10,408,022|  10,948,074|   11,448,722|   12,138,937|   12,974,575|   13,893,495|   14,774,065|   15,868,494
Oklahoma .............|    339,105|  1,055,844|  1,193,373|   1,905,332|     2,107,513|     2,442,320|   2,680,113|     2,763,721|   2,804,088|   2,990,044|    3,138,690|    3,332,697|    3,382,581|    3,750,542|    3,875,547|    3,804,570
Oregon ...............|    403,844|  1,126,812|  1,292,624|   2,297,944|     2,453,934|     2,849,009|   2,852,723|     2,948,539|   3,056,801|   3,184,100|    3,474,714|    3,706,044|    3,896,287|    4,112,069|    4,214,512|    4,150,747
Pennsylvania .........|  1,912,644|  4,584,320|  4,955,115|   9,496,788|    10,087,322|    10,944,392|  11,236,417|    11,587,027|  12,374,073|  12,820,704|   13,084,859|   13,532,211|   14,120,112|   14,895,316|   15,550,975|   16,344,439
Rhode Island .........|    145,443|    362,046|    395,389|     801,908|       823,655|       934,815|     990,094|     1,050,969|   1,094,185|   1,151,888|    1,215,595|    1,283,859|    1,393,143|    1,465,703|    1,533,455|    1,647,587
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South Carolina .......|    367,689|    997,984|  1,006,088|   2,322,618|     2,494,254|     2,690,009|   2,790,878|     2,920,230|   3,085,495|   3,296,661|    3,507,017|    3,759,042|    4,087,355|    4,492,161|    4,744,809|    4,888,250
South Dakota .........|    109,375|    238,332|    242,215|     447,074|       481,304|       553,005|     584,894|       612,825|     610,640|     628,753|      665,082|      696,785|      737,998|      796,133|      819,296|      851,429
Tennessee ............|    473,226|  1,319,303|  1,429,938|   2,790,808|     2,903,209|     3,139,223|   3,305,579|     3,540,682|   3,728,486|   4,145,380|    4,409,338|    4,638,924|    4,931,734|    5,170,379|    5,501,029|    5,674,773
Texas ................|  1,518,181|  4,997,689|  5,310,181|  12,763,954|    13,695,327|    15,121,655|  16,193,722|    17,572,269|  18,801,462|  20,167,238|   21,188,676|   22,430,153|   25,098,703|   26,546,557|   28,191,128|   30,399,603
Utah .................|    179,981|    518,251|    587,648|   1,130,135|     1,235,916|     1,376,319|   1,511,205|     1,618,047|   1,719,782|   1,822,725|    1,916,688|    2,025,714|    2,102,655|    2,250,339|    2,374,702|    2,366,897
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Vermont ..............|     78,921|    189,811|    224,901|     546,901|       599,018|       616,212|     643,828|       665,559|     684,864|     718,092|      749,786|      792,664|      870,198|      934,031|      992,149|    1,045,213
Virginia .............|    704,677|  1,881,519|  2,045,412|   4,621,071|     4,958,213|     5,228,326|   5,441,384|     5,750,318|   5,969,608|   6,343,768|    6,736,863|    7,137,419|    7,757,598|    8,335,805|    8,718,554|    9,208,329
Washington ...........|    699,984|  1,825,782|  1,791,477|   3,550,819|     3,906,471|     4,679,698|   4,892,690|     5,138,928|   5,394,507|   5,587,803|    5,987,060|    6,098,008|    6,399,885|    6,782,136|    7,103,817|    7,359,566
West Virginia ........|    249,404|    678,386|    754,889|   1,316,637|     1,473,640|     1,626,005|   1,663,868|     1,758,557|   1,806,004|   1,847,560|    1,905,940|    1,986,562|    2,086,937|    2,157,568|    2,219,013|    2,349,833
Wisconsin ............|    777,288|  1,908,523|  2,035,879|   3,929,920|     4,292,434|     4,954,900|   5,170,343|     5,422,264|   5,670,826|   5,975,122|    6,280,696|    6,620,653|    6,852,178|    7,249,081|    7,592,176|    7,934,755
Wyoming ..............|     69,584|    226,067|    271,153|     509,084|       521,549|       547,938|     558,353|       577,144|     581,817|     591,488|      603,901|      651,622|      683,918|      704,695|      761,830|      791,732
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  American Samoa .....|        ---|        ---|        ---|      21,838|        24,946|        23,636|      25,161|        28,643|      30,382|      33,780|       33,088|       35,092|       42,395|       40,642|       46,192|       47,566
  Guam ...............|     16,652|        ---|        ---|     101,130|       116,406|       161,477|     160,797|       161,434|     158,303|     156,561|      168,716|         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |         ---
  Northern Marianas ..|        ---|        ---|        ---|      20,476|        26,822|        38,784|      32,824|        45,008|      44,037|      53,140|       56,514|       50,450|       49,832|       49,151|       46,508|       50,843
  Puerto Rico ........|        ---|        ---|    713,000|   1,045,407|     1,142,863|     1,295,452|   1,360,762|     1,501,485|   1,667,640|   1,740,074|    1,981,603|    2,024,499|    2,086,414|    2,257,837|    2,152,724|    2,541,385
  Virgin Islands .....|        ---|        ---|        ---|     128,065|       119,950|       120,510|     120,556|       122,094|     122,286|     122,188|      131,315|      146,474|      135,174|      125,252|      107,343|      125,405
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\1\Data have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Beginning in 1980-81, expenditures for state administration are excluded. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 1969-70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1979-80 and 1980-81; and The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD),"National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2002-03. (This table was prepared July 2005.)

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