Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959-60 to 2001-02

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Table 168.
Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959-60 to 2001-02
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                      |                                                     Unadjusted dollars                                             |                                                     Constant 2001-02 dollars\1\
State or jurisdiction |____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                      |  1959-6|1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1989-90|1990-91|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99 |1999-2000 |2000-01|2001-02|   1959-60|1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1989-90|1990-91|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000 |2000-01 |2001-02
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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| $2,502| $4,980| $5,258| $5,989| $6,147| $6,393| $6,676|  $7,013|    $7,394| $7,904| $8,259|    $2,275| $3,849| $5,214| $5,146| $6,988| $6,996| $7,095| $7,090| $7,169| $7,354| $7,595|    $7,782|  $8,044|  $8,259
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Alabama ..............|     241|    544|  1,612|  1,985|  3,327|  3,627|  4,405|  4,716|  4,903|  5,166|   5,512|     5,758|  6,052|  6,327|     1,462|  2,566|  3,700|  4,083|  4,669|  4,826|  5,218|  5,439|  5,498|  5,691|  5,969|     6,061|   6,159|   6,327
Alaska ...............|     546|  1,123|  4,728|  5,688|  8,431|  8,330|  8,963|  9,012|  9,097|  9,074|   9,209|     9,668|  9,998| 10,419|     3,313|  5,295| 10,851| 11,701| 11,832| 11,084| 10,619| 10,394| 10,201|  9,997|  9,973|    10,176|  10,175|  10,419
Arizona ..............|     404|    720|  1,971|  2,258|  4,053|  4,309|  4,778|  4,860|  4,940|  5,122|   5,235|     5,478|  6,032|  6,470|     2,447|  3,397|  4,524|  4,646|  5,688|  5,733|  5,661|  5,605|  5,540|  5,643|  5,669|     5,766|   6,138|   6,470
Arkansas .............|     225|    568|  1,574|  1,701|  3,485|  3,700|  4,459|  4,710|  4,840|  4,999|   5,193|     5,628|  5,942|  6,676|     1,366|  2,678|  3,614|  3,499|  4,891|  4,923|  5,282|  5,432|  5,427|  5,507|  5,624|     5,924|   6,047|   6,676
California ...........|\2\  424|    867|  2,268|  2,475|  4,391|  4,491|  4,992|  5,108|  5,414|  5,795|   6,045|     6,401|  7,063|  7,439|\2\  2,571|  4,091|  5,205|  5,091|  6,162|  5,975|  5,914|  5,891|  6,071|  6,385|  6,547|     6,737|   7,188|   7,439
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Colorado .............|     396|    738|  2,421|  2,693|  4,720|  5,064|  5,443|  5,521|  5,728|  6,099|   6,386|     6,702|  7,082|  7,284|     2,402|  3,481|  5,557|  5,539|  6,624|  6,738|  6,448|  6,368|  6,423|  6,719|  6,916|     7,054|   7,207|   7,284
Connecticut ..........|     436|    951|  2,420|  2,876|  7,837|  7,853|  8,817|  8,817|  8,901|  9,218|   9,620|    10,122| 10,525| 11,022|     2,645|  4,487|  5,555|  5,915| 10,998| 10,450| 10,445| 10,169|  9,981| 10,156| 10,418|    10,654|  10,711|  11,022
Delaware .............|     456|    900|  2,861|  3,018|  5,799|  5,974|  7,030|  7,267|  7,804|  7,963|   8,336|     8,809|  9,720|  9,959|     2,764|  4,246|  6,567|  6,208|  8,138|  7,949|  8,328|  8,381|  8,751|  8,773|  9,028|     9,272|   9,892|   9,959
District of Columbia .|     431|  1,018|  3,259|  3,441|  8,955|  9,377|  9,335|  9,565|  9,019|  9,225|  10,611|    11,935| 13,204| 14,557|     2,615|  4,804|  7,480|  7,079| 12,567| 12,478| 11,059| 11,031| 10,113| 10,163| 11,491|    12,562|  13,438|  14,557
Florida ..............|     318|    732|  1,889|  2,401|  4,997|  5,276|  5,718|  5,894|  5,986|  6,183|   6,443|     6,383|  6,620|  6,679|     1,926|  3,454|  4,336|  4,940|  7,013|  7,021|  6,774|  6,798|  6,712|  6,812|  6,977|     6,719|   6,737|   6,679
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Georgia ..............|     253|    588|  1,625|  1,708|  4,275|  4,466|  5,193|  5,377|  5,708|  6,059|   6,534|     6,903|  7,431|  7,870|     1,537|  2,773|  3,730|  3,514|  5,999|  5,943|  6,152|  6,202|  6,400|  6,675|  7,076|     7,266|   7,563|   7,870
Hawaii ...............|     325|    841|  2,322|  2,604|  4,448|  5,166|  6,078|  6,051|  6,144|  6,409|   6,648|     7,090|  7,106|  7,919|     1,968|  3,965|  5,329|  5,356|  6,243|  6,874|  7,201|  6,979|  6,889|  7,061|  7,200|     7,463|   7,232|   7,919
Idaho ................|     290|    603|  1,659|  1,856|  3,078|  3,386|  4,210|  4,465|  4,732|  5,012|   5,379|     5,644|  6,077|  6,391|     1,757|  2,846|  3,808|  3,818|  4,319|  4,506|  4,987|  5,149|  5,306|  5,522|  5,825|     5,941|   6,185|   6,391
Illinois .............|     438|    909|  2,587|  2,704|  5,118|  5,520|  6,136|  6,128|  6,557|  7,111|   7,676|     8,084|  8,659|  8,967|     2,659|  4,290|  5,937|  5,562|  7,182|  7,346|  7,269|  7,068|  7,353|  7,835|  8,312|     8,509|   8,812|   8,967
Indiana ..............|     369|    728|  1,882|  2,010|  4,606|  4,930|  5,826|  6,040|  6,605|  6,786|   7,249|     7,652|  8,128|  8,268|     2,236|  3,434|  4,321|  4,134|  6,464|  6,561|  6,903|  6,966|  7,407|  7,476|  7,850|     8,054|   8,272|   8,268
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Iowa .................|     368|    844|  2,326|  2,668|  4,453|  4,679|  5,483|  5,772|  6,047|  6,295|   6,548|     6,925|  7,340|  7,714|     2,230|  3,982|  5,340|  5,487|  6,249|  6,226|  6,496|  6,657|  6,781|  6,935|  7,091|     7,289|   7,470|   7,714
Kansas ...............|     348|    771|  2,173|  2,559|  4,752|  4,874|  5,817|  5,971|  6,158|  6,406|   6,708|     6,962|  7,681|  8,342|     2,109|  3,637|  4,988|  5,264|  6,668|  6,486|  6,892|  6,887|  6,906|  7,058|  7,264|     7,328|   7,817|   8,342
Kentucky .............|     233|    545|  1,701|  1,784|  3,745|  4,354|  5,217|  5,545|  5,929|  6,125|   6,501|     6,784|  7,174|  7,536|     1,413|  2,572|  3,905|  3,669|  5,256|  5,793|  6,180|  6,396|  6,648|  6,748|  7,040|     7,141|   7,301|   7,536
Louisiana ............|     372|    648|  1,792|  2,469|  3,903|  4,196|  4,761|  4,988|  5,201|  5,644|   6,019|     6,256|  6,553|  7,061|     2,256|  3,057|  4,113|  5,080|  5,478|  5,584|  5,640|  5,752|  5,832|  6,218|  6,518|     6,585|   6,669|   7,061
Maine ................|     283|    692|  1,824|  1,934|  5,373|  5,458|  6,428|  6,546|  6,880|  7,238|   7,688|     8,247|  8,879|  9,517|     1,715|  3,267|  4,186|  3,978|  7,540|  7,262|  7,616|  7,550|  7,714|  7,974|  8,326|     8,680|   9,036|   9,517
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Maryland .............|     393|    918|  2,598|  2,914|  6,275|  6,654|  7,245|  7,382|  7,543|  7,812|   7,865|     8,273|  8,833|  9,266|     2,382|  4,332|  5,963|  5,993|  8,807|  8,854|  8,584|  8,515|  8,458|  8,607|  8,518|     8,708|   8,990|   9,266
Massachusetts ........|     409|    859|  2,819|  2,940|  6,237|  6,366|  7,287|  7,613|  7,818|  8,299|   8,750|     9,375| 10,073| 10,808|     2,480|  4,052|  6,471|  6,047|  8,753|  8,471|  8,633|  8,781|  8,767|  9,144|  9,476|     9,868|  10,251|  10,808
Michigan .............|     415|    904|  2,640|  3,037|  5,546|  5,883|  6,994|  7,166|  7,568|  7,717|   8,142|     8,886|  9,031|  9,428|     2,517|  4,264|  6,060|  6,247|  7,784|  7,828|  8,286|  8,264|  8,486|  8,502|  8,818|     9,353|   9,190|   9,428
Minnesota ............|     425|    904|  2,387|  2,673|  4,971|  5,239|  6,000|  6,162|  6,371|  6,795|   7,183|     7,499|  7,960|  8,050|     2,579|  4,262|  5,478|  5,499|  6,975|  6,971|  7,108|  7,107|  7,144|  7,486|  7,779|     7,893|   8,101|   8,050
Mississippi ..........|     206|    501|  1,664|  1,605|  3,094|  3,187|  4,080|  4,250|  4,312|  4,575|   4,871|     5,356|  5,535|  5,719|     1,249|  2,363|  3,819|  3,303|  4,341|  4,240|  4,833|  4,902|  4,836|  5,040|  5,275|     5,637|   5,633|   5,719
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Missouri .............|     344|    709|  1,936|  2,172|  4,507|  4,754|  5,383|  5,626|  5,823|  6,096|   6,393|     6,764|  7,265|  7,700|     2,086|  3,342|  4,444|  4,468|  6,325|  6,326|  6,378|  6,489|  6,530|  6,716|  6,924|     7,120|   7,393|   7,700
Montana ..............|     411|    782|  2,476|  2,683|  4,736|  5,204|  5,692|  5,847|  6,112|  6,448|   6,768|     6,990|  7,484|  7,861|     2,491|  3,688|  5,684|  5,520|  6,647|  6,925|  6,743|  6,743|  6,853|  7,104|  7,330|     7,357|   7,617|   7,861
Nebraska .............|     337|    736|  2,150|  2,384|  4,842|  5,038|  5,935|  6,083|  6,472|  6,584|   6,856|     7,360|  7,688|  8,238|     2,044|  3,474|  4,935|  4,905|  6,795|  6,703|  7,031|  7,016|  7,257|  7,254|  7,425|     7,747|   7,824|   8,238
Nevada ...............|     430|    769|  2,088|  2,078|  4,117|  4,653|  5,160|  5,320|  5,541|  5,758|   5,934|     6,148|  6,150|  6,477|     2,610|  3,630|  4,793|  4,274|  5,778|  6,192|  6,113|  6,136|  6,213|  6,343|  6,426|     6,471|   6,259|   6,477
New Hampshire ........|     347|    723|  1,916|  2,265|  5,304|  5,685|  5,859|  5,958|  6,236|  6,487|   6,780|     7,082|  7,656|  8,230|     2,106|  3,411|  4,397|  4,660|  7,443|  7,564|  6,941|  6,872|  6,993|  7,147|  7,342|     7,455|   7,791|   8,230
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New Jersey ...........|     388|  1,016|  3,191|  3,254|  8,139|  8,756|  9,774|  9,955| 10,211| 10,233|  10,748|    10,903| 11,752| 12,197|     2,350|  4,794|  7,325|  6,694| 11,422| 11,651| 11,580| 11,482| 11,450| 11,274| 11,640|    11,476|  11,960|  12,197
New Mexico ...........|     363|    707|  2,034|  2,329|  3,515|  3,895|  4,577|  4,587|  4,674|  4,984|   5,363|     5,835|  6,320|  6,886|     2,199|  3,335|  4,668|  4,792|  4,933|  5,182|  5,423|  5,290|  5,241|  5,490|  5,808|     6,142|   6,432|   6,886
New York .............|     562|  1,327|  3,462|  3,741|  8,062|  8,565|  9,623|  9,549|  9,658|  9,970|  10,514|    10,957| 11,887| 12,343|     3,406|  6,259|  7,947|  7,696| 11,313| 11,396| 11,401| 11,013| 10,830| 10,983| 11,387|    11,533|  12,097|  12,343
North Carolina .......|     237|    612|  1,754|  2,001|  4,290|  4,548|  5,077|  5,090|  5,315|  5,667|   6,088|     6,505|  6,817|  6,970|     1,439|  2,888|  4,027|  4,116|  6,021|  6,052|  6,015|  5,871|  5,960|  6,244|  6,593|     6,847|   6,938|   6,970
North Dakota .........|     367|    690|  1,920|  2,275|  4,189|  4,199|  4,795|  4,979|  5,198|  5,353|   5,820|     6,078|  6,467|  7,112|     2,224|  3,253|  4,408|  4,679|  5,879|  5,587|  5,681|  5,743|  5,829|  5,898|  6,303|     6,398|   6,581|   7,112
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Ohio .................|     365|    730|  2,075|  2,303|  5,045|  5,245|  6,162|  6,266|  6,517|  6,808|   7,254|     7,816|  8,403|  8,928|     2,214|  3,444|  4,762|  4,737|  7,079|  6,979|  7,300|  7,227|  7,307|  7,500|  7,856|     8,227|   8,552|   8,928
Oklahoma .............|     311|    604|  1,926|  2,199|  3,508|  3,843|  4,845|  4,881|  5,150|  5,389|   5,684|     5,770|  6,458|  6,672|     1,888|  2,851|  4,422|  4,523|  4,923|  5,114|  5,740|  5,629|  5,775|  5,937|  6,156|     6,073|   6,572|   6,672
Oregon ...............|     448|    925|  2,692|  3,100|  5,474|  5,683|  6,436|  6,615|  6,792|  7,348|   7,787|     8,129|  8,545|  8,725|     2,719|  4,362|  6,179|  6,376|  7,682|  7,562|  7,625|  7,629|  7,617|  8,095|  8,434|     8,556|   8,696|   8,725
Pennsylvania .........|     409|    882|  2,535|  2,824|  6,228|  6,541|  7,109|  7,492|  7,686|  7,777|   8,026|     8,380|  8,847|  9,196|     2,483|  4,159|  5,818|  5,809|  8,740|  8,704|  8,422|  8,640|  8,618|  8,567|  8,692|     8,821|   9,004|   9,196
Rhode Island .........|     413|    891|  2,601|  2,927|  6,368|  6,343|  7,715|  7,936|  8,307|  8,627|   9,049|     9,646| 10,116| 10,552|     2,507|  4,204|  5,970|  6,020|  8,936|  8,440|  9,140|  9,153|  9,315|  9,504|  9,800|    10,153|  10,295|  10,552
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South Carolina .......|     220|    613|  1,752|  1,734|  4,082|  4,352|  4,797|  5,096|  5,371|  5,643|   6,003|     6,545|  7,210|  7,549|     1,335|  2,889|  4,021|  3,567|  5,728|  5,791|  5,684|  5,877|  6,023|  6,217|  6,501|     6,890|   7,338|   7,549
South Dakota .........|     347|    690|  1,908|  1,991|  3,731|  3,965|  4,775|  4,780|  4,936|  5,281|   5,613|     6,037|  6,581|  6,890|     2,103|  3,254|  4,379|  4,095|  5,236|  5,275|  5,657|  5,513|  5,535|  5,818|  6,079|     6,354|   6,698|   6,890
Tennessee ............|     238|    566|  1,635|  1,794|  3,664|  3,782|  4,388|  4,548|  5,011|  5,274|   5,521|     5,837|  6,108|  6,476|     1,444|  2,670|  3,754|  3,690|  5,141|  5,032|  5,199|  5,245|  5,619|  5,810|  5,979|     6,144|   6,216|   6,476
Texas ................|     332|    624|  1,916|  2,006|  4,150|  4,438|  5,222|  5,473|  5,736|  5,910|   6,161|     6,771|  7,039|  7,302|     2,015|  2,944|  4,397|  4,126|  5,825|  5,906|  6,187|  6,313|  6,432|  6,511|  6,672|     7,127|   7,163|   7,302
Utah .................|     322|    626|  1,657|  1,819|  2,764|  2,960|  3,656|  3,867|  4,045|  4,256|   4,478|     4,692|  5,029|  5,294|     1,955|  2,954|  3,803|  3,742|  3,879|  3,938|  4,331|  4,461|  4,536|  4,689|  4,849|     4,939|   5,118|   5,294
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Vermont ..............|     344|    807|  1,997|  2,475|  6,227|  6,738|  6,750|  6,837|  7,171|  7,500|   7,984|     8,799|  9,559| 10,229|     2,086|  3,808|  4,584|  5,090|  8,738|  8,966|  7,996|  7,886|  8,041|  8,263|  8,646|     9,262|   9,728|  10,229
Virginia .............|     274|    708|  1,970|  2,179|  4,672|  4,902|  5,327|  5,433|  5,677|  5,936|   6,129|     6,491|  7,664|  7,928|     1,663|  3,339|  4,522|  4,482|  6,556|  6,522|  6,311|  6,266|  6,366|  6,540|  6,637|     6,832|   7,800|   7,928
Washington ...........|     420|    915|  2,568|  2,542|  4,702|  5,000|  5,906|  6,074|  6,182|  6,535|   6,595|     6,914|  7,312|  7,626|     2,550|  4,318|  5,895|  5,230|  6,599|  6,652|  6,997|  7,005|  6,932|  7,199|  7,142|     7,277|   7,441|   7,626
West Virginia ........|     258|    670|  1,920|  2,146|  4,360|  4,911|  6,107|  6,325|  6,519|  6,779|   7,189|     7,637|  8,148|  8,451|     1,567|  3,160|  4,408|  4,414|  6,119|  6,535|  7,236|  7,295|  7,311|  7,469|  7,785|     8,038|   8,292|   8,451
Wisconsin ............|     413|    883|  2,477|  2,738|  5,524|  5,871|  6,930|  7,094|  7,398|  7,680|   8,062|     8,299|  8,797|  9,237|     2,505|  4,164|  5,685|  5,633|  7,752|  7,812|  8,211|  8,182|  8,296|  8,461|  8,731|     8,735|   8,953|   9,237
Wyoming ..............|     450|    856|  2,527|  2,967|  5,577|  5,638|  6,160|  6,243|  6,448|  6,718|   7,393|     7,944|  8,466|  9,321|     2,731|  4,038|  5,800|  6,104|  7,827|  7,502|  7,298|  7,201|  7,231|  7,401|  8,006|     8,362|   8,615|   9,321
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  American Samoa .....|    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  1,908|  2,033|  2,046|  2,159|  2,393|  2,243|   2,354|     2,807|  2,743|  2,983|      --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  2,677|  2,705|  2,424|  2,490|  2,684|  2,471|  2,550|     2,955|   2,791|   2,983
  Guam ...............|     236|    820|   --- |   --- |  4,234|  4,596|  5,080|  4,947|  5,124|  5,286|    --- |      --- |   --- |   --- |     1,434|  3,867|   --- |   --- |  5,942|  6,115|  6,018|  5,706|  5,746|  5,824|   --- |      --- |    --- |    ---
  Northern Marianas ..|    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  3,007|  4,425|  6,123|  5,863|  6,827|  7,016|   5,973|     5,720|  5,481|  4,934|      --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  4,220|  5,887|  7,254|  6,762|  7,655|  7,730|  6,469|     6,021|   5,578|   4,934
  Puerto Rico ........|     106|   --- |   --- |   --- |  1,750|  1,913|  2,742|  3,039|  3,229|  3,648|   3,771|     3,859|  4,191|  4,013|       644|   --- |   --- |   --- |  2,456|  2,545|  3,249|  3,505|  3,621|  4,019|  4,084|     4,062|   4,265|   4,013
  Virgin Islands .....|     271|   --- |   --- |   --- |  6,767|  6,002|  6,003|  6,155|  6,274|  6,758|   7,714|     7,238|  7,795|  6,248|     1,641|   --- |   --- |   --- |  9,497|  7,987|  7,112|  7,099|  7,036|  7,446|  8,354|     7,618|   7,933|   6,248
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\1\Based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. These data do not reflect differences in inflation rates from state to state.
\2\Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics.
NOTE: Beginning in 1980-81, state administration expenditures are excluded. 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 Schools, 1979-80 and 1980-81; and The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2001-02. (This table was prepared April 2005.)
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