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Table 161.Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1991-92
[In thousands]

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                      |                                                  Total expenditures
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                      |             |                                               Current expenditures                                                                                      |   Other   |  Capital   | Interest
                      |    Total    |_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|  current  |   outlay   |    on
       State or       |             |   Current   |             |                                       Student services                                            |           |             | expendi-  |            |  school
      other area      |             |expenditures | Instruction |___________________________________________________________________________________________________|   Food    | Enterprise  | tures\1\  |            |   debt
                      |             | for public  |             |   Total    |Students\2\| Instruc-  |  General  |   School   | Operation  |  Student  |   Other    | services  |operations\4\|           |            |
                      |             |   schools   |             |            |           | tional\3\ |  admini-  |  admini-   |    and     | transpor- |  support   |           |             |           |            |
                      |             |             |             |            |           |           | stration  |  stration  |maintenance |  tation   |  services  |           |             |           |            |
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|___________|____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
          1           |      2      |      3      |      4      |     5      |     6     |     7     |     8     |     9      |     10     |    11     |     12     |    13     |     14      |    15     |     16     |    17
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|___________|____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
   United States .....|$241,062,373 |$211,221,254 |$128,418,502 |$73,178,489 |$9,226,186 |$8,829,364 |$6,045,783 |$12,274,916 |$21,917,957 |$8,789,770 | $6,094,512 |$8,826,600 |    $797,663 |$4,392,378 |$20,282,891 |$5,165,850
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Alabama ..............|   2,709,113 |   2,465,523 |   1,530,671 |    729,057 |    79,863 |    80,108 |    66,221 |    142,297 |    210,231 |   102,075 |     48,262 |   205,794 |           0 |    36,539 |    161,998 |    45,054
Alaska ...............|   1,061,618 |     931,869 |     477,181 |    426,462 |    89,206 |    49,023 |    61,074 |     56,710 |    137,924 |    30,619 |      1,906 |    25,335 |       2,892 |     5,834 |     74,987 |    48,928
Arizona ..............|   3,403,843 |   2,599,587 |   1,530,371 |    940,306 |   106,703 |    91,313 |   111,140 |    144,953 |    304,322 |    98,014 |     83,861 |   118,298 |      10,612 |    16,929 |    620,332 |   166,996
Arkansas .............|   1,853,918 |   1,656,201 |     997,925 |    511,278 |    66,654 |    64,927 |    51,992 |     95,257 |    144,664 |    62,894 |     24,890 |    89,925 |      57,074 |     8,680 |    149,114 |    39,923
California ...........|  26,489,786 |  23,696,863 |  14,043,571 |  8,679,298 | 1,257,224 | 1,084,876 |   161,129 |  1,854,153 |  2,567,624 |   745,018 |  1,009,274 |   971,605 |       2,389 |   455,972 |  2,270,678 |    66,274
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Colorado .............|   3,243,602 |   2,754,087 |   1,680,544 |    975,589 |   117,876 |    99,126 |    97,128 |    181,039 |    270,373 |    87,677 |    122,369 |    95,521 |       2,432 |     7,362 |    368,775 |   113,378
Connecticut ..........|   3,906,492 |   3,667,337 |   2,318,953 |  1,194,739 |   187,507 |   107,553 |    94,951 |    196,368 |    358,871 |   161,015 |     88,474 |    73,910 |      79,736 |   113,310 |     45,892 |    79,953
Delaware .............|     624,424 |     572,180 |     357,975 |    191,857 |    25,096 |     8,844 |     7,605 |     33,066 |     53,761 |    35,755 |     27,730 |    22,348 |           0 |    14,053 |     32,554 |     5,638
District of Columbia .|     744,995 |     677,429 |     329,160 |    316,678 |    57,020 |    28,932 |    29,206 |     33,642 |    128,666 |    12,657 |     26,557 |    30,190 |       1,401 |     6,040 |     49,586 |    11,940
Florida ..............|  11,549,469 |   9,314,079 |   5,443,663 |  3,407,022 |   414,233 |   526,126 |   131,304 |    650,462 |  1,030,789 |   359,368 |    294,740 |   463,394 |           0 |   326,618 |  1,670,581 |   238,191
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Georgia ..............|   5,622,712 |   4,856,583 |   3,038,173 |  1,537,209 |   163,825 |   234,623 |    77,606 |    302,791 |    448,185 |   185,510 |    124,670 |   279,361 |       1,840 |   137,788 |    548,583 |    79,758
Hawaii ...............|   1,069,758 |     884,591 |     536,115 |    290,261 |    49,289 |    39,081 |     8,509 |     50,188 |     98,103 |    21,819 |     23,273 |    58,214 |           0 |    32,437 |    127,328 |    25,403
Idaho ................|     887,414 |     760,440 |     477,575 |    245,659 |    35,374 |    23,627 |    22,040 |     45,201 |     73,308 |    36,956 |      9,153 |    37,206 |           0 |     1,048 |    111,069 |    14,857
Illinois .............|  10,297,081 |   9,244,655 |   5,527,540 |  3,393,834 |   507,832 |   339,920 |   279,768 |    491,876 |  1,076,122 |   443,627 |    254,690 |   323,281 |           0 |    83,408 |    749,323 |   219,696
Indiana...............|   5,326,248 |   4,544,829 |   2,820,296 |  1,520,217 |   182,201 |   131,192 |    83,697 |    252,084 |    521,958 |   248,007 |    101,077 |   204,316 |           0 |    33,318 |    463,757 |   284,343
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Iowa .................|   2,612,279 |   2,356,196 |   1,450,954 |    798,839 |    71,821 |   180,426 |    80,470 |    120,723 |    226,570 |    81,906 |     36,921 |    95,895 |      10,507 |     4,911 |    221,977 |    29,196
Kansas ...............|   2,235,883 |   2,028,440 |   1,198,174 |    734,374 |    94,531 |    73,417 |    80,376 |    130,690 |    234,852 |    85,543 |     34,964 |    95,892 |           0 |     2,591 |    166,419 |    38,433
Kentucky .............|   2,916,682 |   2,709,623 |   1,659,238 |    917,761 |    90,750 |    87,606 |    97,579 |    172,716 |    278,475 |   158,834 |     31,801 |   132,625 |           0 |     5,433 |    143,478 |    58,148
Louisiana ............|   3,685,384 |   3,189,111 |   1,907,970 |    992,773 |   111,139 |   111,884 |    77,090 |    176,136 |    280,561 |   180,359 |     55,604 |   243,941 |      44,427 |    18,070 |    136,361 |   341,841
Maine ................|   1,260,497 |   1,121,360 |     749,202 |    343,844 |    31,333 |    30,106 |    23,080 |     63,512 |    115,625 |    57,596 |     22,593 |    28,314 |           0 |    13,088 |     95,084 |    30,964
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Maryland .............|   4,733,645 |   4,362,679 |   2,640,368 |  1,508,358 |   159,428 |   186,573 |    23,860 |    320,725 |    484,923 |   245,187 |     87,661 |   148,288 |      65,664 |    21,030 |    305,481 |    44,455
Massachusetts ........|   5,239,454 |   5,035,973 |   3,021,391 |  1,844,304 |   216,834 |   148,493 |   335,005 |    226,314 |    569,041 |   219,596 |    129,021 |   156,150 |      14,127 |    42,457 |     87,460 |    73,564
Michigan .............|  10,619,388 |   9,156,501 |   5,289,436 |  3,600,806 |   585,756 |   415,055 |   207,118 |    574,896 |  1,053,384 |   412,241 |    352,355 |   266,259 |           0 |   402,869 |    824,002 |   236,016
Minnesota ............|   4,764,683 |   3,936,695 |   2,499,154 |  1,282,172 |   120,340 |   195,467 |    95,722 |    186,453 |    335,963 |   215,788 |    132,438 |   155,370 |           0 |   154,633 |    578,076 |    95,279
Mississippi ..........|   1,704,886 |   1,536,295 |     959,580 |    448,809 |    51,193 |    51,308 |    57,837 |     82,400 |    121,389 |    62,220 |     22,462 |   127,906 |           0 |     7,849 |    131,335 |    29,406
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Missouri..............|   4,234,128 |   3,611,613 |   2,190,803 |  1,263,593 |   140,690 |   141,866 |   116,854 |    214,457 |    351,103 |   218,717 |     79,907 |   157,216 |           0 |    56,096 |    475,331 |    91,088
Montana ..............|     829,713 |     751,710 |     468,290 |    250,980 |    28,525 |    23,360 |    27,979 |     40,640 |     81,851 |    33,020 |     15,604 |    32,333 |         106 |     2,263 |     64,170 |    11,570
Nebraska .............|   1,551,596 |   1,381,290 |     833,269 |    398,649 |    48,979 |    43,728 |    51,259 |     68,844 |    123,934 |    39,804 |     22,101 |    50,349 |      99,023 |     1,299 |    150,365 |    18,642
Nevada ...............|   1,279,069 |     962,800 |     573,131 |    359,346 |    41,496 |    31,881 |    17,349 |     69,238 |    104,401 |    37,897 |     57,083 |    30,323 |           0 |     5,607 |    249,570 |    61,092
New Hampshire ........|   1,024,639 |     927,625 |     587,947 |    309,488 |    48,019 |    26,424 |    35,035 |     51,774 |     81,613 |    42,337 |     24,286 |    30,190 |           0 |     3,114 |     63,550 |    30,350
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New Jersey ...........|  10,111,348 |   9,664,774 |   5,500,065 |  3,812,718 |   174,093 |   678,251 |   859,478 |    440,553 |  1,005,605 |   472,145 |    182,594 |   351,991 |           0 |   119,327 |    251,128 |    76,119
New Mexico ...........|   1,385,897 |   1,212,189 |     706,900 |    445,940 |    62,377 |   102,562 |    48,401 |     41,304 |    120,898 |    64,576 |      5,822 |    57,324 |       2,026 |     3,900 |    150,846 |    18,962
New York .............|  22,621,184 |  19,781,384 |  13,235,322 |  5,962,065 |   805,959 |   426,406 |   489,988 |    852,893 |  1,871,766 | 1,001,153 |    513,901 |   583,997 |           0 |   749,338 |  1,704,794 |   385,668
North Carolina .......|   5,571,534 |   4,661,685 |   2,874,483 |  1,423,437 |   205,141 |   180,569 |    97,534 |    305,399 |    393,627 |   162,685 |     78,481 |   296,022 |      67,743 |    24,199 |    545,898 |   339,752
North Dakota .........|     536,006 |     491,293 |     298,310 |    153,975 |    13,579 |    15,711 |    24,230 |     23,655 |     45,373 |    22,826 |      8,600 |    21,644 |      17,363 |     3,722 |     34,406 |     6,585
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Ohio .................|  10,561,175 |   9,124,731 |   5,199,164 |  3,602,791 |   409,589 |   425,923 |   225,634 |    546,420 |    893,086 |   244,691 |    857,447 |   318,653 |       4,122 |   616,487 |    585,230 |   234,727
Oklahoma .............|   2,495,569 |   2,269,776 |   1,356,636 |    747,320 |    95,060 |    67,944 |    99,399 |    135,042 |    218,310 |    81,550 |     50,014 |   132,392 |      33,428 |     2,851 |    206,855 |    16,087
Oregon ...............|   2,846,443 |   2,626,803 |   1,560,133 |    976,240 |   123,679 |   131,375 |    57,561 |    172,267 |    270,530 |    98,241 |    122,588 |    86,356 |       4,075 |     8,815 |    169,219 |    41,606
Pennsylvania .........|  11,069,811 |  10,371,796 |   6,563,590 |  3,419,578 |   470,702 |   327,344 |   280,753 |    489,279 |  1,096,688 |   490,267 |    264,545 |   385,693 |       2,935 |   284,172 |    145,234 |   268,609
Rhode Island .........|     897,659 |     865,898 |     576,979 |    269,102 |    45,677 |    28,819 |    20,272 |     42,090 |     79,606 |    41,722 |     10,917 |    19,816 |           0 |     4,853 |     13,629 |    13,279
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South Carolina .......|   2,958,676 |   2,564,949 |   1,513,667 |    822,642 |   102,673 |   142,571 |    50,192 |    164,313 |    232,133 |    73,437 |     57,323 |   149,431 |      79,208 |    43,099 |    268,986 |    81,643
South Dakota .........|     598,471 |     518,156 |     317,164 |    170,314 |    18,975 |    16,746 |    17,101 |     30,370 |     52,906 |    21,945 |     12,271 |    29,778 |         899 |     1,170 |     72,341 |     6,804
Tennessee ............|   3,309,850 |   2,859,755 |   1,819,528 |    944,310 |    89,114 |   142,574 |    41,043 |    183,111 |    290,579 |   125,273 |     72,616 |    95,916 |           0 |   201,887 |    232,861 |    15,346
Texas ................|  17,973,294 |  14,709,628 |   8,844,120 |  4,946,500 |   619,995 |   664,514 |   720,885 |    793,213 |  1,652,044 |   414,656 |     81,194 |   866,966 |      52,041 |    69,018 |  2,603,297 |   591,350
Utah .................|   1,526,785 |   1,296,723 |     851,578 |    365,324 |    33,704 |    48,810 |    14,853 |     76,669 |    130,567 |    37,946 |     22,774 |    76,581 |       3,240 |    62,526 |    133,777 |    33,759
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Vermont ..............|     656,031 |     606,410 |     392,739 |    195,371 |    32,783 |    18,253 |    20,828 |     38,169 |     51,551 |    22,931 |     10,854 |    16,606 |       1,694 |     3,767 |     40,292 |     5,563
Virginia .............|   5,651,487 |   4,995,270 |   2,974,172 |  1,754,756 |   243,624 |   268,862 |    64,815 |    300,747 |    545,889 |   223,439 |    107,380 |   191,224 |      75,119 |    87,801 |    447,247 |   121,169
Washington ...........|   5,314,540 |   4,259,021 |   2,544,864 |  1,514,031 |   243,303 |   208,679 |   122,866 |    245,538 |    444,950 |   141,741 |    106,953 |   138,708 |      61,418 |    18,741 |    867,224 |   169,554
West Virginia.........|   1,707,485 |   1,503,977 |     909,827 |    496,366 |    44,062 |    43,262 |    35,602 |     92,494 |    161,505 |    99,568 |     19,873 |    97,662 |         122 |    22,190 |    166,213 |    15,105
Wisconsin ............|   5,164,963 |   4,597,004 |   2,900,182 |  1,556,215 |   188,109 |   216,523 |   132,424 |    237,900 |    431,254 |   203,819 |    146,187 |   140,607 |           0 |    42,478 |    445,380 |    80,101
Wyoming ..............|     621,768 |     545,870 |     340,459 |    185,929 |    23,251 |    16,798 |    11,941 |     33,883 |     60,501 |    23,100 |     16,454 |    19,483 |           0 |     1,394 |     60,818 |    13,686
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American Samoa .......|      32,005 |      26,972 |      11,381 |     10,310 |     3,199 |     2,073 |       419 |      1,621 |      1,334 |       621 |      1,043 |     5,281 |           0 |     1,911 |      3,122 |         0
Guam .................|     146,451 |     132,494 |      61,571 |     62,183 |    17,752 |     3,012 |     2,345 |      8,077 |     16,390 |     9,755 |      4,852 |     8,741 |           0 |       746 |     13,210 |         0
Northern Marianas ....|      35,588 |      32,498 |      29,491 |          0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |          0 |         0 |          0 |     3,006 |           0 |       106 |      2,985 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,227,075 |   1,207,235 |     861,439 |    187,726 |    19,357 |         0 |    89,882 |      6,156 |     41,518 |    30,320 |        493 |   158,071 |           0 |    11,539 |      8,301 |         0
Virgin Islands .......|     136,751 |     121,660 |      68,547 |     46,273 |     6,068 |     7,977 |     9,071 |      7,069 |      6,857 |     3,325 |      5,908 |     6,798 |          42 |     1,876 |     13,215 |         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 health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
\3\Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
\4\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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared May 1995.)


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