Table 2. Current expenditures and percentage distribution of current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: Fiscal year 2005

Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2004–2005

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Table 2. Current expenditures and percentage distribution of current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: Fiscal year 2005
	Current expenditures¹ [in thousands of dollars]							Percentage distribution
State or jurisdiction	Total		Instruc- tion and instruc- tion- related²		Student support services³	Adminis- tration	Opera- tions	Instruc- tion and instruc- tion- related	Student support services	Admin- istration	Opera- tions
United States⁴	$424,562,095	⁵	$279,960,659	⁵	$22,106,046	$46,764,972	$75,730,418	65.9	5.2	11.0	17.8

Alabama	5,164,406		3,294,639		257,605	550,433	1,061,728	63.8	5.0	10.7	20.6
Alaska	1,442,269		905,938		90,704	160,337	285,290	62.8	6.3	11.1	19.8
Arizona	6,451,870		4,036,555		359,548	785,494	1,270,274	62.6	5.6	12.2	19.7
Arkansas	3,546,999		2,362,466		160,385	395,658	628,490	66.6	4.5	11.2	17.7
California	50,918,654		34,202,470		2,343,885	6,268,047	8,104,253	67.2	4.6	12.3	15.9

Colorado	5,994,440		3,696,273		260,673	1,029,484	1,008,010	61.7	4.3	17.2	16.8
Connecticut	7,080,396		4,739,477		409,057	704,103	1,227,758	66.9	5.8	9.9	17.3
Delaware	1,299,349		788,243		61,864	176,405	272,837	60.7	4.8	13.6	21.0
District of Columbia⁶	1,023,952		621,744		52,689	139,016	210,504	60.7	5.1	13.6	20.6
Florida	19,042,877		12,422,342		914,900	1,862,376	3,843,260	65.2	4.8	9.8	20.2

Georgia	12,528,856		8,568,112		586,475	1,313,389	2,060,880	68.4	4.7	10.5	16.4
Hawaii⁶	1,648,086		1,077,212		181,120	167,654	222,100	65.4	11.0	10.2	13.5
Idaho	1,618,215		1,068,518		90,584	160,089	299,025	66.0	5.6	9.9	18.5
Illinois	18,658,428		11,950,659		1,178,623	2,224,789	3,304,357	64.0	6.3	11.9	17.7
Indiana	9,108,931		5,800,754		404,748	1,064,133	1,839,296	63.7	4.4	11.7	20.2

Iowa	3,808,200		2,512,112		221,575	425,324	649,189	66.0	5.8	11.2	17.0
Kansas	3,718,153		2,375,938		214,352	440,102	687,761	63.9	5.8	11.8	18.5
Kentucky	4,812,591		3,158,984		190,807	482,179	980,621	65.6	4.0	10.0	20.4
Louisiana	5,554,766		3,619,891		242,499	570,091	1,122,285	65.2	4.4	10.3	20.2
Maine	2,056,266		1,440,219		71,837	187,366	356,844	70.0	3.5	9.1	17.4

Maryland	8,682,586		5,819,946		372,285	881,009	1,609,347	67.0	4.3	10.1	18.5
Massachusetts	11,357,857		7,773,472		695,371	1,031,206	1,857,807	68.4	6.1	9.1	16.4
Michigan	16,353,921		10,097,420		1,176,858	2,123,254	2,956,390	61.7	7.2	13.0	18.1
Minnesota	7,310,284		5,083,615		202,668	724,630	1,299,371	69.5	2.8	9.9	17.8
Mississippi	3,243,888		2,095,539		155,281	349,193	643,875	64.6	4.8	10.8	19.8

Missouri	7,115,207	⁵	4,646,302	⁵	341,734	760,012	1,367,158	65.3	4.8	10.7	19.2
Montana	1,193,182		773,891		63,976	132,001	223,313	64.9	5.4	11.1	18.7
Nebraska	2,512,914		1,679,381		105,770	266,623	461,140	66.8	4.2	10.6	18.4
Nevada	2,722,264		1,804,602		102,148	355,783	459,731	66.3	3.8	13.1	16.9
New Hampshire	2,021,144		1,371,613		136,131	197,005	316,396	67.9	6.7	9.7	15.7

New Jersey	19,669,576		12,298,586		1,765,683	1,940,819	3,664,488	62.5	9.0	9.9	18.6
New Mexico	2,554,638		1,548,816		252,900	282,543	470,380	60.6	9.9	11.1	18.4
New York	38,866,853		27,783,425		1,296,215	3,477,384	6,309,829	71.5	3.3	8.9	16.2
North Carolina	9,567,000		6,258,405		519,334	1,126,028	1,663,233	65.4	5.4	11.8	17.4
North Dakota	786,870		488,539		32,582	94,779	170,969	62.1	4.1	12.0	21.7

Ohio	17,167,866		10,911,563		1,027,655	2,333,799	2,894,848	63.6	6.0	13.6	16.9
Oklahoma	4,161,024		2,530,263		272,724	467,736	890,301	60.8	6.6	11.2	21.4
Oregon	4,458,028		2,791,001		305,938	629,500	731,590	62.6	6.9	14.1	16.4
Pennsylvania	18,711,100		12,261,431		899,572	2,036,194	3,513,903	65.5	4.8	10.9	18.8
Rhode Island	1,825,900		1,220,392		185,055	159,283	261,170	66.8	10.1	8.7	14.3

South Carolina	5,312,739		3,497,602		366,397	517,064	931,676	65.8	6.9	9.7	17.5
South Dakota	916,563		573,805		50,768	113,788	178,201	62.6	5.5	12.4	19.4
Tennessee	6,446,691	⁵	4,520,120	⁵	215,183	588,292	1,123,096	70.1	3.3	9.1	17.4
Texas	31,919,107		20,834,306		1,558,221	3,445,678	6,080,903	65.3	4.9	10.8	19.1
Utah	2,627,022		1,790,045		96,842	250,461	489,674	68.1	3.7	9.5	18.6

Vermont	1,177,478		796,236		85,113	133,150	162,980	67.6	7.2	11.3	13.8
Virginia	10,705,162		7,246,422		508,516	958,018	1,992,206	67.7	4.8	8.9	18.6
Washington	7,870,979	⁵	5,043,563	⁵	494,930	896,629	1,435,857	64.1	6.3	11.4	18.2
West Virginia	2,527,767		1,616,037		88,866	244,826	578,038	63.9	3.5	9.7	22.9
Wisconsin	8,435,359		5,604,793		386,464	1,044,702	1,399,400	66.4	4.6	12.4	16.6
Wyoming	863,423		556,980		50,936	97,119	158,388	64.5	5.9	11.2	18.3

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	58,163		33,830		2,476	4,259	17,597	58.2	4.3	7.3	30.3
Guam	—		—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Northern Mariana Islands	58,400		49,229		1,053	4,427	3,691	84.3	1.8	7.6	6.3
Puerto Rico	2,865,945		2,152,924		59,328	113,457	540,235	75.1	2.1	4.0	18.9
U.S. Virgin Islands	137,793		94,849		7,989	17,134	17,822	68.8	5.8	12.4	12.9
— Not available. ¹ Include instruction, instruction-related, support services, and other elementary/secondary current expenditures, but exclude expenditures on capital outlay, other programs, and interest on long-term debt. ² Include salaries and benefits for teachers, teaching assistants, librarians and library aides, in-service teacher trainers, curriculum development, student assessment, technology, and supplies and purchased services related to these activities. ³ Include attendance and social work, guidance, health, psychological services, speech pathology, audiology, and other student support services. ⁴ U.S. totals include the 50 states and the District of Columbia. ⁵ Value affected by redistribution of reported values to correct for missing data items. ⁶ Both the District of Columbia and Hawaii have only one school district each; therefore, neither is comparable to other states. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS)," fiscal year 2005, Version 1a.

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