(In thousands of dollars)
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                           Reported       Reported       Reported         Estimated        Estimated
State                        FY 93          FY 94          FY 95            FY 96            FY 97
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  United States          247,313,563    259,934,105   $272,949,790     $285,452,934 /a/ $299,059,876 /a/
Alabama                    2,982,753      3,121,320      3,541,876        3,523,928        3,800,649
Alaska                     1,182,527      1,159,259      1,207,000        1,243,210        1,280,507
Arizona                    3,402,888      3,550,177      3,783,285        3,924,495 /a/    4,099,983 /a/
Arkansas                   1,933,846      2,014,900      2,175,109        1,615,391        1,696,161
California                28,039,018     29,050,409     28,891,301       31,724,638       33,796,257
Colorado                   3,337,266      3,368,596      3,679,162        3,832,093        4,122,838 /a/
Connecticut                3,863,010      4,053,254      4,374,992        4,379,000        4,529,000
Delaware                     621,978        684,411        745,036          850,433 /b/      889,807
District of Columbia         722,230        735,722        701,300          715,656 /a/      735,509 /a/
Florida                   11,369,988     11,927,112     12,805,853       13,215,455       13,870,942
Georgia                    5,997,559      6,630,693      6,965,472        8,047,549 /b/    8,530,402
Hawaii                     1,067,810      1,140,173      1,177,915        1,234,105 /a/    1,287,554 /a/
Idaho                        896,846        955,081      1,088,596        1,168,247        1,221,909
Illinois                  10,575,035     11,322,719     12,016,320       12,156,357       12,521,048
Indiana                    5,625,542      5,918,601      6,362,528        6,550,000        6,878,000
Iowa                       2,694,532      2,782,621      2,881,176        3,013,710        3,156,861
Kansas                     2,373,507      2,695,033      2,883,345        2,898,673        2,985,633
Kentucky                   3,071,172      3,194,404      3,240,926        3,844,024        3,951,657
Louisiana                  3,447,854      3,564,497      3,788,837        3,883,165 /b/    3,980,244
Maine                      1,337,730      1,327,946      1,400,439        1,443,452        1,500,150
Maryland                   4,923,313      5,145,236      5,559,604        5,388,081        5,885,105
Massachusetts              5,881,254      6,227,191      6,549,468        6,898,237 /a/    7,317,346 /a/
Michigan                  10,766,136     11,134,083     11,925,311       12,262,797       12,609,834
Minnesota                  4,698,237      5,160,259      5,606,567        5,886,900        6,034,100
Mississippi                1,777,016      1,879,377      2,099,795        2,174,600 /b/    2,283,330
Missouri                   4,260,954      4,526,828      4,891,384        5,127,021        5,413,064
Montana                      834,660        877,807        915,392          933,700          952,374
Nebraska                   1,597,612      1,674,836      1,797,785        1,869,696        1,972,529
Nevada                     1,176,376      1,269,131      1,370,529        1,478,978        1,601,746
New Hampshire              1,062,532      1,097,159      1,149,673        1,259,377        1,317,703
New Jersey                10,972,259     11,301,907     11,485,382       12,048,571 /a/   12,730,047 /a/
New Mexico                 1,429,383      1,567,823      1,695,358        1,888,405        2,199,248
New York                  22,574,304     23,775,186     24,889,904       25,711,270       26,559,743
North Carolina             5,292,225      5,494,409      5,940,519        6,155,600        6,496,609
North Dakota                 551,527        563,352        592,481          629,144 /b/      657,456
Ohio                      10,091,511     10,499,236     11,024,539       11,792,750       12,000,000
Oklahoma                   2,780,370      3,087,382      2,767,709        2,988,458 /b/    3,361,992
Oregon                     3,135,734      3,074,679      3,294,014        3,117,000        3,254,000
Pennsylvania              12,060,334     12,601,361     13,271,164       14,100,000       14,900,000
Rhode Island                 968,667      1,022,861      1,080,260        1,095,234 /b/    1,162,591
South Carolina             3,061,004      3,200,412      3,450,203        3,450,203        3,749,680
South Dakota                 603,085        647,026        691,685          713,135          759,845
Tennessee                  3,394,425      3,649,630      3,908,306        4,129,992        4,229,112
Texas                     17,446,887     18,744,302     19,678,883       20,282,542       21,726,450
Utah                       1,657,433      1,785,758      1,940,247        1,940,247 /b/    2,088,202 /b/
Vermont                      673,965        703,939        753,905          783,242 /a/      819,518 /a/
Virginia                   5,796,976      6,087,791      6,373,906        6,674,919 /a/    6,295,260
Washington                 5,499,862      5,723,616      5,976,441        6,627,035 /b/    6,652,347
West Virginia              1,841,575      1,879,452      1,940,425        1,850,487        1,915,254
Wisconsin                  5,346,988      5,661,241      5,985,761        6,296,731        6,640,280
Wyoming                      613,864        673,906        632,720          635,000          640,000
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  Outlying Areas
American Samoa                35,031         41,683         45,151           46,871 /a/       49,002 /a/
Guam                         208,767        168,461        171,866          181,065 /a/      192,117 /a/
Northern Marianas             41,015         41,406         44,122           44,462 /b/       53,304 /b/
Puerto Rico                1,433,524      1,510,847      1,641,580        1,675,391 /b/    1,692,145
Virgin Islands               143,438        132,711        142,961          144,951          147,482
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a/   Data estimated by NCES based on previous year's data.
b/   Actual preliminary count by the state.

NOTE: Data labeled "reported" may differ from data reported in other NCES publications. All FY 96 and FY 97 data are state estimates, except where noted. Estimates are as of March 1997. Detail may not sum to total due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data.

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