Digest of Education Statistics: 2005
Digest of Education Statistics: 2005

NCES 2006-030
June 2006


Table 167. Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2002-03
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                      |                                                     Unadjusted dollars                                           |                                           Constant 2004-05 dollars\1\ 
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State or jurisdiction | 1959-60|1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1989-90|1990-91|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000|2000-01|2001-02|2002-03|  1959-60|1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1989-90|1990-91|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000| 2000-01|2001-02 |2002-03
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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| $6,147| $6,393| $6,676| $7,013|   $7,394| $7,904| $8,259| $8,600|   $2,447| $4,141| $5,610| $5,536| $7,518| $7,526| $7,627| $7,712| $7,912| $8,170|   $8,372|  $8,653|  $8,884|  $9,053
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Alabama ..............|     241|    544|  1,612|  1,985|  3,327|  3,627|  4,716|  4,903|  5,166|  5,512|    5,758|  6,052|  6,327|  6,642|    1,573|  2,760|  3,980|  4,392|  5,023|  5,191|  5,851|  5,915|  6,122|  6,421|    6,520|   6,626|   6,807|   6,992
Alaska ...............|     546|  1,123|  4,728|  5,688|  8,431|  8,330|  9,012|  9,097|  9,074|  9,209|    9,668|  9,998| 10,419| 10,770|    3,564|  5,697| 11,673| 12,588| 12,728| 11,923| 11,182| 10,974| 10,755| 10,728|   10,947|  10,946|  11,209|  11,336
Arizona ..............|     404|    720|  1,971|  2,258|  4,053|  4,309|  4,860|  4,940|  5,122|  5,235|    5,478|  6,032|  6,470|  6,783|    2,633|  3,654|  4,866|  4,998|  6,119|  6,168|  6,030|  5,960|  6,071|  6,098|    6,203|   6,603|   6,960|   7,140
Arkansas .............|     225|    568|  1,574|  1,701|  3,485|  3,700|  4,710|  4,840|  4,999|  5,193|    5,628|  5,942|  6,676|  6,981|    1,469|  2,880|  3,888|  3,764|  5,261|  5,296|  5,844|  5,839|  5,924|  6,050|    6,372|   6,505|   7,182|   7,348
California ...........|\2\  424|    867|  2,268|  2,475|  4,391|  4,491|  5,108|  5,414|  5,795|  6,045|    6,401|  7,063|  7,439|  7,601|\2\ 2,766|  4,401|  5,599|  5,477|  6,629|  6,428|  6,337|  6,531|  6,868|  7,043|    7,247|   7,733|   8,003|   8,002
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Colorado .............|     396|    738|  2,421|  2,693|  4,720|  5,064|  5,521|  5,728|  6,099|  6,386|    6,702|  7,082|  7,284|  7,826|    2,584|  3,744|  5,978|  5,959|  7,126|  7,249|  6,851|  6,909|  7,229|  7,440|    7,588|   7,753|   7,835|   8,238
Connecticut ..........|     436|    951|  2,420|  2,876|  7,837|  7,853|  8,817|  8,901|  9,218|  9,620|   10,122| 10,525| 11,022| 11,302|    2,845|  4,827|  5,976|  6,363| 11,831| 11,242| 10,940| 10,737| 10,925| 11,207|   11,461|  11,522|  11,857|  11,897
Delaware .............|     456|    900|  2,861|  3,018|  5,799|  5,974|  7,267|  7,804|  7,963|  8,336|    8,809|  9,720|  9,959| 10,257|    2,973|  4,568|  7,065|  6,678|  8,754|  8,551|  9,016|  9,414|  9,437|  9,712|    9,974|  10,642|  10,713|  10,797
District of Columbia .|     431|  1,018|  3,259|  3,441|  8,955|  9,377|  9,565|  9,019|  9,225| 10,611|   11,935| 13,204| 14,557| 14,735|    2,813|  5,167|  8,047|  7,615| 13,519| 13,423| 11,867| 10,880| 10,933| 12,362|   13,514|  14,456|  15,660|  15,511
Florida ..............|     318|    732|  1,889|  2,401|  4,997|  5,276|  5,894|  5,986|  6,183|  6,443|    6,383|  6,620|  6,679|  6,922|    2,072|  3,716|  4,665|  5,314|  7,544|  7,553|  7,313|  7,221|  7,328|  7,506|    7,228|   7,248|   7,185|   7,286
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Georgia ..............|     253|    588|  1,625|  1,708|  4,275|  4,466|  5,377|  5,708|  6,059|  6,534|    6,903|  7,431|  7,870|  8,308|    1,654|  2,984|  4,013|  3,780|  6,453|  6,393|  6,672|  6,885|  7,181|  7,612|    7,817|   8,136|   8,466|   8,745
Hawaii ...............|     325|    841|  2,322|  2,604|  4,448|  5,166|  6,051|  6,144|  6,409|  6,648|    7,090|  7,106|  7,919|  8,770|    2,117|  4,265|  5,733|  5,762|  6,716|  7,395|  7,508|  7,411|  7,596|  7,745|    8,028|   7,780|   8,519|   9,231
Idaho ................|     290|    603|  1,659|  1,856|  3,078|  3,386|  4,465|  4,732|  5,012|  5,379|    5,644|  6,077|  6,391|  6,454|    1,890|  3,061|  4,097|  4,107|  4,646|  4,847|  5,539|  5,708|  5,940|  6,267|    6,391|   6,653|   6,875|   6,794
Illinois .............|     438|    909|  2,587|  2,704|  5,118|  5,520|  6,128|  6,557|  7,111|  7,676|    8,084|  8,659|  8,967|  9,309|    2,860|  4,615|  6,387|  5,983|  7,726|  7,902|  7,604|  7,910|  8,428|  8,942|    9,153|   9,480|   9,647|   9,798
Indiana ..............|     369|    728|  1,882|  2,010|  4,606|  4,930|  6,040|  6,605|  6,786|  7,249|    7,652|  8,128|  8,268|  8,582|    2,405|  3,694|  4,648|  4,448|  6,954|  7,058|  7,494|  7,968|  8,042|  8,445|    8,665|   8,899|   8,894|   9,034
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Iowa .................|     368|    844|  2,326|  2,668|  4,453|  4,679|  5,772|  6,047|  6,295|  6,548|    6,925|  7,340|  7,714|  7,943|    2,399|  4,284|  5,744|  5,903|  6,722|  6,698|  7,161|  7,295|  7,461|  7,629|    7,841|   8,036|   8,298|   8,361
Kansas ...............|     348|    771|  2,173|  2,559|  4,752|  4,874|  5,971|  6,158|  6,406|  6,708|    6,962|  7,681|  8,342|  8,373|    2,268|  3,912|  5,366|  5,663|  7,173|  6,977|  7,409|  7,429|  7,592|  7,814|    7,883|   8,409|   8,974|   8,814
Kentucky .............|     233|    545|  1,701|  1,784|  3,745|  4,354|  5,545|  5,929|  6,125|  6,501|    6,784|  7,174|  7,536|  7,728|    1,521|  2,767|  4,200|  3,947|  5,654|  6,232|  6,880|  7,152|  7,259|  7,573|    7,682|   7,854|   8,107|   8,135
Louisiana ............|     372|    648|  1,792|  2,469|  3,903|  4,196|  4,988|  5,201|  5,644|  6,019|    6,256|  6,553|  7,061|  7,492|    2,427|  3,288|  4,425|  5,464|  5,893|  6,007|  6,188|  6,274|  6,689|  7,012|    7,083|   7,174|   7,596|   7,886
Maine ................|     283|    692|  1,824|  1,934|  5,373|  5,458|  6,546|  6,880|  7,238|  7,688|    8,247|  8,879|  9,517| 10,114|    1,845|  3,514|  4,503|  4,279|  8,111|  7,812|  8,122|  8,299|  8,578|  8,957|    9,338|   9,721|  10,238|  10,646
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Maryland .............|     393|    918|  2,598|  2,914|  6,275|  6,654|  7,382|  7,543|  7,812|  7,865|    8,273|  8,833|  9,266|  9,801|    2,562|  4,660|  6,415|  6,448|  9,474|  9,524|  9,160|  9,099|  9,259|  9,163|    9,368|   9,671|   9,968|  10,317
Massachusetts ........|     409|    859|  2,819|  2,940|  6,237|  6,366|  7,613|  7,818|  8,299|  8,750|    9,375| 10,073| 10,808| 11,161|    2,668|  4,359|  6,961|  6,505|  9,416|  9,112|  9,446|  9,431|  9,836| 10,194|   10,615|  11,028|  11,627|  11,749
Michigan .............|     415|    904|  2,640|  3,037|  5,546|  5,883|  7,166|  7,568|  7,717|  8,142|    8,886|  9,031|  9,428|  9,847|    2,708|  4,587|  6,520|  6,720|  8,373|  8,421|  8,891|  9,129|  9,146|  9,486|   10,062|   9,887|  10,143|  10,365
Minnesota ............|     425|    904|  2,387|  2,673|  4,971|  5,239|  6,162|  6,371|  6,795|  7,183|    7,499|  7,960|  8,050|  8,440|    2,774|  4,585|  5,893|  5,916|  7,504|  7,499|  7,645|  7,686|  8,053|  8,368|    8,491|   8,715|   8,660|   8,884
Mississippi ..........|     206|    501|  1,664|  1,605|  3,094|  3,187|  4,250|  4,312|  4,575|  4,871|    5,356|  5,535|  5,719|  6,186|    1,343|  2,542|  4,108|  3,553|  4,670|  4,561|  5,273|  5,202|  5,422|  5,675|    6,064|   6,059|   6,153|   6,512
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Missouri .............|     344|    709|  1,936|  2,172|  4,507|  4,754|  5,626|  5,823|  6,096|  6,393|    6,764|  7,265|  7,700|  8,002|    2,244|  3,596|  4,781|  4,807|  6,804|  6,805|  6,980|  7,024|  7,225|  7,448|    7,659|   7,953|   8,283|   8,423
Montana ..............|     411|    782|  2,476|  2,683|  4,736|  5,204|  5,847|  6,112|  6,448|  6,768|    6,990|  7,484|  7,861|  8,391|    2,680|  3,967|  6,115|  5,938|  7,151|  7,450|  7,254|  7,373|  7,642|  7,885|    7,915|   8,194|   8,457|   8,833
Nebraska .............|     337|    736|  2,150|  2,384|  4,842|  5,038|  6,083|  6,472|  6,584|  6,856|    7,360|  7,688|  8,238|  8,550|    2,198|  3,737|  5,309|  5,277|  7,309|  7,211|  7,547|  7,807|  7,803|  7,987|    8,333|   8,417|   8,862|   9,000
Nevada ...............|     430|    769|  2,088|  2,078|  4,117|  4,653|  5,320|  5,541|  5,758|  5,934|    6,148|  6,150|  6,477|  6,496|    2,808|  3,905|  5,156|  4,598|  6,216|  6,661|  6,601|  6,684|  6,824|  6,913|    6,961|   6,734|   6,968|   6,838
New Hampshire ........|     347|    723|  1,916|  2,265|  5,304|  5,685|  5,958|  6,236|  6,487|  6,780|    7,082|  7,656|  8,230|  8,900|    2,265|  3,669|  4,731|  5,013|  8,007|  8,137|  7,392|  7,522|  7,689|  7,898|    8,020|   8,381|   8,854|   9,368
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New Jersey ...........|     388|  1,016|  3,191|  3,254|  8,139|  8,756|  9,955| 10,211| 10,233| 10,748|   10,903| 11,752| 12,197| 13,093|    2,528|  5,157|  7,880|  7,201| 12,288| 12,534| 12,352| 12,318| 12,128| 12,522|   12,345|  12,866|  13,121|  13,782
New Mexico ...........|     363|    707|  2,034|  2,329|  3,515|  3,895|  4,587|  4,674|  4,984|  5,363|    5,835|  6,320|  6,886|  7,126|    2,366|  3,588|  5,022|  5,155|  5,306|  5,575|  5,691|  5,638|  5,906|  6,248|    6,607|   6,919|   7,408|   7,501
New York .............|     562|  1,327|  3,462|  3,741|  8,062|  8,565|  9,549|  9,658|  9,970| 10,514|   10,957| 11,887| 12,343| 13,211|    3,664|  6,733|  8,549|  8,279| 12,170| 12,259| 11,848| 11,650| 11,816| 12,249|   12,406|  13,014|  13,278|  13,906
North Carolina .......|     237|    612|  1,754|  2,001|  4,290|  4,548|  5,090|  5,315|  5,667|  6,088|    6,505|  6,817|  6,970|  7,057|    1,548|  3,107|  4,332|  4,428|  6,477|  6,510|  6,316|  6,412|  6,717|  7,093|    7,366|   7,463|   7,498|   7,429
North Dakota .........|     367|    690|  1,920|  2,275|  4,189|  4,199|  4,979|  5,198|  5,353|  5,820|    6,078|  6,467|  7,112|  7,315|    2,392|  3,499|  4,741|  5,033|  6,324|  6,010|  6,178|  6,270|  6,344|  6,781|    6,882|   7,080|   7,651|   7,700
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Ohio .................|     365|    730|  2,075|  2,303|  5,045|  5,245|  6,266|  6,517|  6,808|  7,254|    7,816|  8,403|  8,928|  9,160|    2,381|  3,704|  5,123|  5,096|  7,616|  7,507|  7,774|  7,861|  8,068|  8,451|    8,851|   9,200|   9,604|   9,642
Oklahoma .............|     311|    604|  1,926|  2,199|  3,508|  3,843|  4,881|  5,150|  5,389|  5,684|    5,770|  6,458|  6,672|  6,540|    2,031|  3,067|  4,757|  4,865|  5,296|  5,501|  6,055|  6,213|  6,387|  6,622|    6,533|   7,070|   7,177|   6,884
Oregon ...............|     448|    925|  2,692|  3,100|  5,474|  5,683|  6,615|  6,792|  7,348|  7,787|    8,129|  8,545|  8,725|  8,486|    2,925|  4,692|  6,647|  6,859|  8,264|  8,135|  8,207|  8,194|  8,708|  9,072|    9,204|   9,355|   9,386|   8,933
Pennsylvania .........|     409|    882|  2,535|  2,824|  6,228|  6,541|  7,492|  7,686|  7,777|  8,026|    8,380|  8,847|  9,196|  9,648|    2,671|  4,474|  6,259|  6,249|  9,402|  9,363|  9,295|  9,271|  9,216|  9,350|    9,489|   9,686|   9,892|  10,155
Rhode Island .........|     413|    891|  2,601|  2,927|  6,368|  6,343|  7,936|  8,307|  8,627|  9,049|    9,646| 10,116| 10,552| 11,377|    2,697|  4,522|  6,422|  6,477|  9,613|  9,079|  9,847| 10,020| 10,224| 10,542|   10,923|  11,075|  11,351|  11,976
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South Carolina .......|     220|    613|  1,752|  1,734|  4,082|  4,352|  5,096|  5,371|  5,643|  6,003|    6,545|  7,210|  7,549|  7,759|    1,436|  3,108|  4,326|  3,838|  6,162|  6,229|  6,322|  6,479|  6,688|  6,993|    7,412|   7,894|   8,121|   8,168
South Dakota .........|     347|    690|  1,908|  1,991|  3,731|  3,965|  4,780|  4,936|  5,281|  5,613|    6,037|  6,581|  6,890|  7,192|    2,263|  3,501|  4,710|  4,406|  5,633|  5,675|  5,930|  5,954|  6,259|  6,540|    6,835|   7,205|   7,411|   7,571
Tennessee ............|     238|    566|  1,635|  1,794|  3,664|  3,782|  4,548|  5,011|  5,274|  5,521|    5,837|  6,108|  6,476|  6,674|    1,553|  2,872|  4,038|  3,969|  5,531|  5,413|  5,643|  6,044|  6,250|  6,432|    6,610|   6,687|   6,967|   7,025
Texas ................|     332|    624|  1,916|  2,006|  4,150|  4,438|  5,473|  5,736|  5,910|  6,161|    6,771|  7,039|  7,302|  7,714|    2,168|  3,167|  4,730|  4,439|  6,266|  6,353|  6,791|  6,919|  7,004|  7,178|    7,667|   7,706|   7,855|   8,120
Utah .................|     322|    626|  1,657|  1,819|  2,764|  2,960|  3,867|  4,045|  4,256|  4,478|    4,692|  5,029|  5,294|  5,247|    2,104|  3,178|  4,091|  4,025|  4,172|  4,236|  4,798|  4,880|  5,044|  5,217|    5,313|   5,506|   5,695|   5,524
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Vermont ..............|     344|    807|  1,997|  2,475|  6,227|  6,738|  6,837|  7,171|  7,500|  7,984|    8,799|  9,559| 10,229| 10,903|    2,244|  4,096|  4,931|  5,476|  9,400|  9,645|  8,483|  8,651|  8,889|  9,301|    9,964|  10,465|  11,004|  11,476
Virginia .............|     274|    708|  1,970|  2,179|  4,672|  4,902|  5,433|  5,677|  5,936|  6,129|    6,491|  7,664|  7,928|  8,300|    1,789|  3,592|  4,864|  4,821|  7,053|  7,017|  6,740|  6,849|  7,035|  7,140|    7,350|   8,391|   8,529|   8,737
Washington ...........|     420|    915|  2,568|  2,542|  4,702|  5,000|  6,074|  6,182|  6,535|  6,595|    6,914|  7,312|  7,626|  7,882|    2,743|  4,645|  6,341|  5,626|  7,099|  7,156|  7,536|  7,458|  7,745|  7,683|    7,828|   8,005|   8,204|   8,297
West Virginia ........|     258|    670|  1,920|  2,146|  4,360|  4,911|  6,325|  6,519|  6,779|  7,189|    7,637|  8,148|  8,451|  9,025|    1,686|  3,400|  4,742|  4,748|  6,583|  7,030|  7,847|  7,864|  8,035|  8,375|    8,647|   8,920|   9,091|   9,500
Wisconsin ............|     413|    883|  2,477|  2,738|  5,524|  5,871|  7,094|  7,398|  7,680|  8,062|    8,299|  8,797|  9,237|  9,538|    2,695|  4,479|  6,116|  6,059|  8,339|  8,404|  8,802|  8,924|  9,102|  9,393|    9,397|   9,631|   9,937|  10,040
Wyoming ..............|     450|    856|  2,527|  2,967|  5,577|  5,638|  6,243|  6,448|  6,718|  7,393|    7,944|  8,466|  9,321|  9,906|    2,938|  4,344|  6,239|  6,566|  8,420|  8,070|  7,746|  7,779|  7,962|  8,613|    8,995|   9,268|  10,027|  10,428
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  American Samoa .....|    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  1,908|  2,033|  2,159|  2,393|  2,243|  2,354|    2,807|  2,743|  2,983|  3,121|     --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  2,880|  2,910|  2,678|  2,887|  2,659|  2,743|    3,179|   3,003|   3,209|   3,285
  Guam ...............|     236|    820|   --- |   --- |  4,234|  4,596|  4,947|  5,124|  5,286|   --- |     --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |    1,542|  4,160|   --- |   --- |  6,393|  6,578|  6,138|  6,181|  6,265|   --- |     --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
  Northern Marianas ..|    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  3,007|  4,425|  5,863|  6,827|  7,016|  5,973|    5,720|  5,481|  4,934|  5,221|     --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  4,540|  6,333|  7,274|  8,235|  8,315|  6,959|    6,477|   6,000|   5,308|   5,495

Puerto Rico ........| 106| --- | --- | --- | 1,750| 1,913| 3,039| 3,229| 3,648| 3,771| 3,859| 4,191| 4,013| 4,743| 693| --- | --- | --- | 2,642| 2,738| 3,770| 3,895| 4,324| 4,393| 4,369| 4,588| 4,317| 4,992 Virgin Islands .....| 271| --- | --- | --- | 6,767| 6,002| 6,155| 6,274| 6,758| 7,714| 7,238| 7,795| 6,248| 7,747| 1,766| --- | --- | --- | 10,217| 8,592| 7,637| 7,569| 8,010| 8,987| 8,196| 8,534| 6,721| 8,155 ______________________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|________|________|________

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\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: 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 Education, 1979-80 and 1980-81; and The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2002-03. (This table was prepared February 2006.)