Table 185.

Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959–60 through 2005–06

State or jurisdiction	Unadjusted dollars															Constant 2006-07 dollars1
	1959-60		1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1995-96	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	1959-60		1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1995-96	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
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
United States	$375		$816	$2,272	$4,980	$6,147	$6,676	$7,013	$7,394	$7,904	$8,259	$8,610	$8,900	$9,316	$9,788	$2,606		$4,410	$5,974	$8,006	$8,122	$8,425	$8,701	$8,915	$9,215	$9,461	$9,651	$9,763	$9,921	$10,041
Alabama	241		544	1,612	3,327	4,716	5,166	5,512	5,758	6,052	6,327	6,642	6,812	7,309	7,980	1,675		2,940	4,238	5,349	6,231	6,520	6,838	6,944	7,056	7,249	7,446	7,473	7,783	8,186
Alaska	546		1,123	4,728	8,431	9,012	9,074	9,209	9,668	9,998	10,419	10,770	11,074	11,851	12,537	3,796		6,066	12,431	13,555	11,907	11,453	11,425	11,658	11,656	11,936	12,072	12,148	12,621	12,861
Arizona	404		720	1,971	4,053	4,860	5,122	5,235	5,478	6,032	6,470	6,784	6,908	7,218	7,637	2,804		3,892	5,182	6,516	6,422	6,465	6,494	6,606	7,032	7,412	7,605	7,578	7,686	7,834
Arkansas	225		568	1,574	3,485	4,710	4,999	5,193	5,628	5,942	6,676	6,981	7,307	8,243	8,748	1,564		3,067	4,140	5,603	6,223	6,309	6,442	6,786	6,927	7,648	7,825	8,016	8,778	8,975
California	424	2	867	2,268	4,391	5,108	5,795	6,045	6,401	7,063	7,439	7,601	7,708	7,989	8,416	2,946	2	4,686	5,963	7,059	6,749	7,314	7,500	7,718	8,235	8,522	8,521	8,456	8,507	8,634
Colorado	396		738	2,421	4,720	5,521	6,099	6,386	6,702	7,082	7,284	7,826	8,416	8,558	8,938	2,752		3,987	6,366	7,589	7,295	7,698	7,923	8,081	8,256	8,344	8,773	9,232	9,113	9,169
Connecticut	436		951	2,420	7,837	8,817	9,218	9,620	10,122	10,525	11,022	11,302	11,755	12,655	13,461	3,030		5,141	6,364	12,599	11,650	11,635	11,935	12,205	12,270	12,627	12,669	12,895	13,477	13,809
Delaware	456		900	2,861	5,799	7,267	7,963	8,336	8,809	9,720	9,959	10,257	11,049	11,770	12,330	3,166		4,864	7,523	9,323	9,601	10,050	10,342	10,622	11,333	11,409	11,498	12,121	12,534	12,649
District of Columbia	431		1,018	3,259	8,955	9,565	9,225	10,611	11,935	13,204	14,557	14,735	15,414	15,074	17,877	2,995		5,503	8,570	14,397	12,638	11,643	13,164	14,391	15,395	16,676	16,518	16,909	16,053	18,339
Florida	318		732	1,889	4,997	5,894	6,183	6,443	6,383	6,620	6,679	6,922	7,269	7,731	8,376	2,207		3,957	4,967	8,034	7,788	7,804	7,993	7,697	7,718	7,651	7,759	7,974	8,232	8,593
Georgia	253		588	1,625	4,275	5,377	6,059	6,534	6,903	7,431	7,870	8,308	8,278	8,577	9,164	1,761		3,177	4,274	6,872	7,105	7,647	8,106	8,324	8,664	9,015	9,312	9,081	9,134	9,401
Hawaii	325		841	2,322	4,448	6,051	6,409	6,648	7,090	7,106	7,919	8,770	9,341	9,705	10,747	2,255		4,542	6,105	7,152	7,995	8,089	8,248	8,550	8,285	9,072	9,831	10,246	10,335	11,024
Idaho	290		603	1,659	3,078	4,465	5,012	5,379	5,644	6,077	6,391	6,454	6,559	6,698	6,861	2,013		3,260	4,363	4,948	5,899	6,326	6,673	6,806	7,085	7,321	7,235	7,195	7,133	7,039
Illinois	438		909	2,587	5,118	6,128	7,111	7,676	8,084	8,659	8,967	9,309	9,710	10,020	10,282	3,046		4,915	6,801	8,228	8,097	8,975	9,523	9,748	10,095	10,273	10,435	10,651	10,671	10,548
Indiana	369		728	1,882	4,606	6,040	6,786	7,249	7,652	8,128	8,268	8,582	9,033	9,640	9,558	2,561		3,934	4,950	7,406	7,980	8,565	8,993	9,227	9,476	9,472	9,620	9,909	10,266	9,805
Iowa	368		844	2,326	4,453	5,772	6,295	6,548	6,925	7,340	7,714	7,943	8,017	8,341	8,460	2,555		4,562	6,117	7,159	7,626	7,945	8,124	8,350	8,558	8,837	8,904	8,794	8,883	8,678
Kansas	348		771	2,173	4,752	5,971	6,406	6,708	6,962	7,681	8,342	8,373	8,804	9,037	9,905	2,416		4,166	5,714	7,639	7,890	8,085	8,322	8,395	8,955	9,557	9,386	9,658	9,623	10,161
Kentucky	233		545	1,701	3,745	5,545	6,125	6,501	6,784	7,174	7,536	7,728	7,976	8,379	8,975	1,619		2,946	4,473	6,021	7,327	7,730	8,065	8,181	8,364	8,633	8,663	8,749	8,923	9,207
Louisiana	372		648	1,792	3,903	4,988	5,644	6,019	6,256	6,553	7,061	7,492	7,846	8,288	8,568	2,584		3,502	4,712	6,276	6,590	7,123	7,468	7,543	7,640	8,090	8,398	8,607	8,826	8,790
Maine	283		692	1,824	5,373	6,546	7,238	7,688	8,247	8,879	9,517	10,114	10,504	11,153	11,760	1,964		3,742	4,795	8,638	8,649	9,135	9,539	9,944	10,352	10,903	11,337	11,523	11,877	12,064
Maryland	393		918	2,598	6,275	7,382	7,812	7,865	8,273	8,833	9,266	9,801	10,140	10,790	11,719	2,728		4,963	6,831	10,089	9,754	9,860	9,758	9,976	10,299	10,615	10,987	11,123	11,490	12,022
Massachusetts	409		859	2,819	6,237	7,613	8,299	8,750	9,375	10,073	10,808	11,161	11,583	12,208	13,128	2,841		4,642	7,413	10,027	10,060	10,475	10,856	11,305	11,744	12,382	12,512	12,706	13,001	13,467
Michigan	415		904	2,640	5,546	7,166	7,717	8,142	8,886	9,031	9,428	9,847	10,049	10,328	10,598	2,884		4,885	6,943	8,917	9,468	9,740	10,102	10,715	10,529	10,801	11,038	11,023	10,998	10,872
Minnesota	425		904	2,387	4,971	6,162	6,795	7,183	7,499	7,960	8,050	8,440	8,934	9,273	9,761	2,954		4,883	6,276	7,991	8,142	8,576	8,912	9,043	9,281	9,223	9,461	9,801	9,875	10,013
Mississippi	206		501	1,664	3,094	4,250	4,575	4,871	5,356	5,535	5,719	6,186	6,601	6,994	7,699	1,431		2,707	4,375	4,974	5,616	5,774	6,043	6,458	6,453	6,552	6,935	7,242	7,448	7,898
Missouri	344		709	1,936	4,507	5,626	6,096	6,393	6,764	7,265	7,700	8,002	8,022	8,360	8,834	2,390		3,829	5,091	7,246	7,434	7,694	7,932	8,156	8,470	8,821	8,970	8,800	8,903	9,063
Montana	411		782	2,476	4,736	5,847	6,448	6,768	6,990	7,484	7,861	8,391	8,771	9,108	9,653	2,854		4,225	6,512	7,615	7,725	8,138	8,397	8,429	8,726	9,006	9,406	9,621	9,700	9,902
Nebraska	337		736	2,150	4,842	6,083	6,584	6,856	7,360	7,688	8,238	8,550	9,270	9,638	10,170	2,341		3,980	5,653	7,784	8,037	8,310	8,506	8,874	8,963	9,437	9,584	10,169	10,264	10,433
Nevada	430		769	2,088	4,117	5,320	5,758	5,934	6,148	6,150	6,477	6,496	6,780	7,198	7,720	2,990		4,158	5,491	6,619	7,029	7,267	7,362	7,413	7,171	7,421	7,282	7,437	7,666	7,919
New Hampshire	347		723	1,916	5,304	5,958	6,487	6,780	7,082	7,656	8,230	8,900	9,391	10,043	10,698	2,412		3,907	5,038	8,527	7,872	8,188	8,411	8,540	8,926	9,429	9,976	10,301	10,695	10,975
New Jersey	388		1,016	3,191	8,139	9,955	10,233	10,748	10,903	11,752	12,197	13,093	13,776	14,666	15,362	2,692		5,492	8,392	13,085	13,154	12,915	13,335	13,147	13,701	13,973	14,677	15,112	15,618	15,759
New Mexico	363		707	2,034	3,515	4,587	4,984	5,363	5,835	6,320	6,886	7,126	7,653	7,933	8,426	2,520		3,821	5,348	5,651	6,060	6,290	6,654	7,036	7,369	7,889	7,988	8,395	8,448	8,644
New York	562		1,327	3,462	8,062	9,549	9,970	10,514	10,957	11,887	12,343	13,211	13,926	15,054	16,095	3,902		7,170	9,104	12,961	12,617	12,583	13,045	13,212	13,859	14,140	14,809	15,276	16,032	16,511
North Carolina	237		612	1,754	4,290	5,090	5,667	6,088	6,505	6,817	6,970	7,057	7,114	7,628	7,940	1,648		3,309	4,613	6,897	6,726	7,153	7,553	7,844	7,948	7,985	7,911	7,804	8,123	8,146
North Dakota	367		690	1,920	4,189	4,979	5,353	5,820	6,078	6,467	7,112	7,315	7,791	8,776	9,239	2,548		3,727	5,049	6,735	6,579	6,756	7,221	7,329	7,540	8,148	8,200	8,546	9,346	9,478
Ohio	365		730	2,075	5,045	6,266	6,808	7,254	7,816	8,403	8,928	9,427	9,799	9,984	10,306	2,536		3,945	5,455	8,110	8,279	8,592	9,000	9,425	9,797	10,228	10,567	10,749	10,632	10,572
Oklahoma	311		604	1,926	3,508	4,881	5,389	5,684	5,770	6,458	6,672	6,540	6,599	7,086	7,449	2,163		3,267	5,066	5,639	6,449	6,801	7,052	6,957	7,529	7,643	7,331	7,239	7,546	7,642
Oregon	448		925	2,692	5,474	6,615	7,348	7,787	8,129	8,545	8,725	8,514	8,640	8,799	9,294	3,115		4,997	7,078	8,801	8,740	9,273	9,661	9,802	9,963	9,995	9,543	9,477	9,371	9,534
Pennsylvania	409		882	2,535	6,228	7,492	7,777	8,026	8,380	8,847	9,196	9,648	10,393	11,014	11,530	2,845		4,765	6,665	10,013	9,898	9,815	9,957	10,105	10,315	10,535	10,815	11,401	11,729	11,828
Rhode Island	413		891	2,601	6,368	7,936	8,627	9,049	9,646	10,116	10,552	11,377	12,279	12,685	13,917	2,872		4,816	6,839	10,237	10,486	10,888	11,226	11,632	11,794	12,088	12,754	13,469	13,509	14,277
South Carolina	220		613	1,752	4,082	5,096	5,643	6,003	6,545	7,210	7,549	7,759	7,893	8,302	8,795	1,529		3,310	4,607	6,562	6,733	7,122	7,448	7,893	8,407	8,649	8,698	8,658	8,841	9,023
South Dakota	347		690	1,908	3,731	4,780	5,281	5,613	6,037	6,581	6,890	7,192	7,607	7,960	8,273	2,410		3,728	5,016	5,999	6,315	6,665	6,964	7,279	7,673	7,893	8,062	8,344	8,477	8,487
Tennessee	238		566	1,635	3,664	4,548	5,274	5,521	5,837	6,108	6,476	6,674	7,047	7,426	7,580	1,654		3,059	4,300	5,890	6,009	6,656	6,850	7,039	7,121	7,419	7,481	7,730	7,908	7,776
Texas	332		624	1,916	4,150	5,473	5,910	6,161	6,771	7,039	7,302	7,714	7,711	7,814	8,085	2,309		3,373	5,037	6,673	7,232	7,459	7,644	8,165	8,206	8,365	8,647	8,459	8,321	8,294
Utah	322		626	1,657	2,764	3,867	4,256	4,478	4,692	5,029	5,294	5,247	5,427	5,654	5,809	2,240		3,384	4,356	4,443	5,110	5,371	5,555	5,658	5,864	6,065	5,882	5,953	6,021	5,960
Vermont	344		807	1,997	6,227	6,837	7,500	7,984	8,799	9,559	10,229	10,903	11,675	12,579	13,377	2,389		4,362	5,251	10,011	9,034	9,466	9,905	10,610	11,144	11,718	12,222	12,808	13,396	13,723
Virginia	274		708	1,970	4,672	5,433	5,936	6,129	6,491	7,664	7,928	8,300	8,761	9,441	10,046	1,905		3,825	5,180	7,510	7,178	7,492	7,603	7,827	8,936	9,083	9,304	9,610	10,054	10,306
Washington	420		915	2,568	4,702	6,074	6,535	6,595	6,914	7,312	7,626	7,882	8,051	8,362	8,702	2,921		4,946	6,753	7,560	8,025	8,247	8,182	8,337	8,525	8,736	8,836	8,832	8,905	8,928
West Virginia	258		670	1,920	4,360	6,325	6,779	7,189	7,637	8,148	8,451	9,025	9,076	9,321	9,756	1,796		3,620	5,050	7,010	8,357	8,556	8,918	9,209	9,500	9,681	10,117	9,957	9,926	10,008
Wisconsin	413		883	2,477	5,524	7,094	7,680	8,062	8,299	8,797	9,237	9,538	9,834	10,141	10,484	2,870		4,770	6,513	8,880	9,373	9,693	10,003	10,007	10,257	10,582	10,691	10,787	10,799	10,755
Wyoming	450		856	2,527	5,577	6,243	6,718	7,393	7,944	8,466	9,321	9,906	10,351	11,087	12,415	3,129		4,626	6,644	8,967	8,249	8,479	9,172	9,579	9,870	10,678	11,105	11,354	11,807	12,736
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	—		—	—	1,908	2,159	2,243	2,354	2,807	2,743	2,983	3,121	3,671	3,801	3,842	—		—	—	3,067	2,852	2,831	2,921	3,385	3,198	3,417	3,498	4,027	4,048	3,941
Guam	236		820	—	4,234	4,947	5,286	—	—	—	—	—	6,449	—	7,095	1,642		4,430	—	6,808	6,537	6,672	—	—	—	—	—	7,074	—	7,278
Northern Marianas	—		—	—	3,007	5,863	7,016	5,973	5,720	5,481	4,934	5,221	4,746	5,669	5,307	—		—	—	4,835	7,747	8,855	7,411	6,897	6,390	5,652	5,852	5,206	6,037	5,444
Puerto Rico	106		—	—	1,750	3,039	3,648	3,771	3,859	4,191	4,013	4,743	4,534	5,304	5,897	738		—	—	2,813	4,015	4,605	4,678	4,653	4,886	4,597	5,316	4,974	5,648	6,050
U.S. Virgin Islands	271		—	—	6,767	6,155	6,758	7,714	7,238	7,795	6,248	7,747	8,077	8,698	9,637	1,880		—	—	10,880	8,133	8,530	9,570	8,728	9,088	7,158	8,684	8,861	9,263	9,886

— Not available. 1 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. The CPI does not account for differences in inflation rates from state to state. 2 Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics. NOTE: State administration expenditures are excluded in all years except 1959–60, 1969–70, and 1979–80. 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, 1959–60 and 1969–70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1979–80; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989–90 through 2005–06. (This table was prepared April 2008.)