Table 185.

Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2006-07

	Unadjusted dollars														Constant 2007-08 dollars1
	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1995-96	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1995-96	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
State or jurisdiction
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	$751	$2,088	$4,643	$5,689	$6,189	$6,508	$6,912	$7,380	$7,727	$8,044	$8,310	$8,711	$9,145	$9,683	$4,210	$5,695	$7,741	$7,796	$8,101	$8,373	$8,644	$8,923	$9,181	$9,351	$9,454	$9,620	$9,729	$10,041
Alabama	512	1,520	3,144	4,343	4,849	5,188	5,638	5,885	6,029	6,300	6,581	7,073	7,683	8,398	2,867	4,146	5,241	5,951	6,347	6,674	7,050	7,115	7,163	7,323	7,487	7,812	8,174	8,709
Alaska	1,059	4,267	7,577	8,189	8,271	8,404	8,806	9,216	9,564	9,870	10,116	10,847	11,476	12,324	5,936	11,636	12,633	11,220	10,825	10,812	11,013	11,143	11,362	11,474	11,508	11,979	12,209	12,781
Arizona	674	1,865	3,717	4,476	4,595	4,672	5,030	5,521	5,851	6,283	5,999	6,307	6,515	7,338	3,779	5,086	6,198	6,133	6,014	6,012	6,290	6,676	6,951	7,304	6,825	6,965	6,931	7,610
Arkansas	511	1,472	3,229	4,401	4,708	4,956	5,277	5,568	6,276	6,482	6,842	7,659	8,030	8,391	2,863	4,014	5,384	6,030	6,162	6,376	6,600	6,732	7,456	7,536	7,783	8,458	8,543	8,702
California	833	2,227	4,502	4,937	5,644	5,801	6,314	6,987	7,405	7,552	7,673	7,905	8,301	8,952	4,670	6,072	7,507	6,765	7,388	7,464	7,896	8,448	8,798	8,779	8,729	8,730	8,831	9,283
Colorado	686	2,258	4,357	5,121	5,656	5,923	6,215	6,567	6,941	7,384	7,478	7,826	8,166	8,286	3,845	6,157	7,264	7,016	7,404	7,620	7,772	7,941	8,246	8,584	8,507	8,643	8,688	8,593
Connecticut	911	2,167	7,463	8,430	8,901	9,318	9,753	10,127	10,577	11,057	11,436	12,263	13,072	13,659	5,104	5,909	12,442	11,551	11,651	11,989	12,196	12,244	12,566	12,854	13,010	13,543	13,907	14,165
Delaware	833	2,587	5,326	6,696	7,420	7,706	8,310	8,958	9,285	9,693	10,212	10,911	11,621	11,760	4,671	7,054	8,880	9,175	9,712	9,915	10,391	10,831	11,031	11,269	11,617	12,049	12,364	12,196
District of Columbia	947	2,811	7,872	8,510	8,393	9,650	10,107	12,046	12,102	11,847	12,959	13,915	13,752	15,511	5,307	7,667	13,124	11,661	10,986	12,416	12,639	14,565	14,378	13,772	14,742	15,368	14,630	16,086
Florida	683	1,834	4,597	5,275	5,552	5,790	5,831	6,170	6,213	6,439	6,793	7,215	7,812	8,567	3,826	5,002	7,665	7,229	7,267	7,449	7,292	7,460	7,382	7,486	7,728	7,968	8,311	8,885
Georgia	539	1,491	4,000	5,056	5,647	6,092	6,437	6,929	7,380	7,774	7,742	8,065	8,595	9,102	3,020	4,066	6,669	6,929	7,391	7,839	8,050	8,377	8,768	9,038	8,808	8,907	9,144	9,439
Hawaii	792	2,086	4,130	5,560	5,858	6,081	6,530	6,596	7,306	8,100	8,533	8,997	9,876	11,060	4,438	5,689	6,886	7,618	7,667	7,824	8,166	7,975	8,680	9,417	9,708	9,936	10,507	11,470
Idaho	573	1,548	2,921	4,194	4,721	5,066	5,315	5,725	6,011	6,081	6,168	6,319	6,469	6,648	3,212	4,222	4,870	5,747	6,179	6,518	6,646	6,922	7,141	7,070	7,017	6,979	6,882	6,894
Illinois	816	2,241	4,521	5,519	6,242	6,762	7,133	7,631	7,956	8,287	8,606	8,896	9,113	9,596	4,571	6,112	7,537	7,563	8,170	8,701	8,920	9,227	9,453	9,634	9,791	9,824	9,696	9,951
Indiana	661	1,708	4,270	5,621	6,318	6,772	7,192	7,630	7,734	8,057	8,431	8,919	8,929	9,080	3,705	4,658	7,120	7,703	8,269	8,713	8,994	9,226	9,189	9,367	9,591	9,850	9,499	9,416
Iowa	798	2,164	4,190	5,481	5,998	6,243	6,564	6,930	7,338	7,574	7,626	7,962	8,355	8,791	4,473	5,902	6,985	7,511	7,851	8,033	8,209	8,379	8,718	8,804	8,675	8,793	8,888	9,117
Kansas	699	1,963	4,290	5,374	5,727	6,015	6,294	6,937	7,339	7,454	7,776	7,926	8,640	9,243	3,916	5,353	7,152	7,363	7,496	7,739	7,870	8,388	8,719	8,666	8,846	8,753	9,192	9,585
Kentucky	502	1,557	3,384	4,807	5,213	5,637	5,921	6,079	6,523	6,661	6,864	7,132	7,668	7,940	2,813	4,247	5,641	6,586	6,823	7,253	7,404	7,349	7,750	7,744	7,809	7,876	8,158	8,235
Louisiana	589	1,629	3,625	4,447	5,187	5,548	5,804	6,037	6,567	6,922	7,271	7,669	8,486	8,937	3,303	4,442	6,043	6,093	6,789	7,138	7,258	7,299	7,802	8,047	8,271	8,470	9,028	9,269
Maine	649	1,692	4,903	6,151	6,742	7,155	7,667	8,232	8,818	9,344	9,746	10,342	10,841	11,644	3,638	4,614	8,175	8,429	8,824	9,205	9,588	9,954	10,476	10,862	11,087	11,422	11,534	12,075
Maryland	809	2,293	5,573	6,593	7,034	7,326	7,731	8,260	8,692	9,153	9,433	10,031	10,909	11,975	4,535	6,252	9,292	9,034	9,207	9,426	9,668	9,987	10,327	10,640	10,731	11,078	11,605	12,418
Massachusetts	791	2,548	5,766	7,033	7,778	8,260	8,816	9,509	10,232	10,460	11,015	11,642	12,087	12,857	4,431	6,948	9,614	9,637	10,181	10,627	11,024	11,497	12,156	12,160	12,531	12,858	12,859	13,333
Michigan	841	2,495	5,090	6,785	7,050	7,432	8,110	8,278	8,653	8,781	9,094	9,338	9,575	9,922	4,716	6,805	8,486	9,298	9,227	9,562	10,141	10,009	10,280	10,207	10,345	10,313	10,186	10,290
Minnesota	855	2,296	4,698	5,801	6,388	6,814	7,190	7,645	7,736	8,109	8,405	8,718	9,159	9,589	4,791	6,262	7,833	7,949	8,361	8,767	8,991	9,243	9,191	9,427	9,561	9,628	9,744	9,945
Mississippi	457	1,568	2,934	3,951	4,288	4,565	5,014	5,175	5,354	5,792	6,199	6,548	7,173	7,459	2,560	4,277	4,891	5,414	5,613	5,873	6,270	6,257	6,361	6,734	7,052	7,232	7,631	7,735
Missouri	596	1,724	4,071	5,092	5,565	5,855	6,187	6,657	7,136	7,495	7,542	7,858	8,273	8,848	3,340	4,701	6,787	6,977	7,284	7,533	7,737	8,049	8,477	8,713	8,580	8,678	8,802	9,175
Montana	728	2,264	4,240	5,249	5,724	5,974	6,314	6,726	7,062	7,496	7,825	8,133	8,626	9,191	4,078	6,173	7,069	7,192	7,492	7,686	7,895	8,133	8,390	8,714	8,902	8,982	9,177	9,532
Nebraska	700	2,025	4,553	5,688	5,958	6,256	6,683	7,223	7,741	8,074	8,452	8,794	9,324	10,068	3,922	5,521	7,591	7,794	7,798	8,049	8,357	8,734	9,197	9,386	9,615	9,712	9,919	10,441
Nevada	706	1,908	3,816	4,892	5,295	5,587	5,760	5,807	6,079	6,092	6,410	6,804	7,177	7,806	3,955	5,203	6,362	6,703	6,930	7,189	7,203	7,021	7,222	7,082	7,293	7,515	7,635	8,095
New Hampshire	666	1,732	4,786	5,740	6,156	6,433	6,860	7,286	7,935	8,579	9,161	9,771	10,396	11,037	3,733	4,723	7,979	7,865	8,058	8,277	8,578	8,809	9,427	9,973	10,422	10,791	11,060	11,446
New Jersey	924	2,825	7,546	9,361	9,643	10,145	10,337	11,248	11,793	12,568	13,338	14,117	14,954	16,163	5,177	7,705	12,581	12,827	12,622	13,053	12,927	13,600	14,011	14,610	15,174	15,590	15,909	16,762
New Mexico	665	1,870	3,446	4,604	5,005	5,440	5,825	6,313	6,882	7,125	7,572	7,834	8,354	8,849	3,727	5,101	5,745	6,308	6,550	6,999	7,285	7,633	8,177	8,283	8,614	8,652	8,887	9,177
New York	1,194	2,950	7,051	8,361	8,852	9,344	9,846	10,716	11,218	11,961	12,638	13,703	14,615	15,546	6,693	8,046	11,755	11,457	11,586	12,023	12,313	12,956	13,327	13,905	14,377	15,134	15,548	16,122
North Carolina	570	1,635	4,018	4,719	5,257	5,656	6,045	6,340	6,495	6,562	6,613	7,098	7,396	7,878	3,196	4,460	6,700	6,466	6,880	7,278	7,560	7,666	7,716	7,629	7,523	7,839	7,868	8,170
North Dakota	662	1,941	3,899	4,677	5,056	5,442	5,667	6,125	6,709	6,870	7,333	8,279	8,728	8,671	3,712	5,294	6,501	6,409	6,617	7,002	7,087	7,405	7,970	7,986	8,342	9,143	9,285	8,992
Ohio	677	1,894	4,531	5,669	6,198	6,590	7,065	7,571	8,069	8,632	9,029	9,330	9,692	9,940	3,791	5,166	7,554	7,768	8,113	8,478	8,834	9,154	9,586	10,035	10,272	10,304	10,311	10,309
Oklahoma	554	1,810	3,293	4,549	5,033	5,303	5,395	6,019	6,229	6,092	6,154	6,610	6,941	7,430	3,103	4,935	5,491	6,233	6,587	6,823	6,746	7,278	7,401	7,082	7,001	7,300	7,385	7,705
Oregon	843	2,412	4,864	5,790	6,419	6,828	7,149	7,528	7,642	7,491	7,618	8,069	8,645	8,958	4,726	6,578	8,110	7,934	8,401	8,784	8,940	9,102	9,079	8,709	8,666	8,911	9,197	9,290
Pennsylvania	815	2,328	5,737	6,922	7,209	7,450	7,772	8,210	8,537	8,997	9,708	10,235	10,723	10,905	4,569	6,350	9,566	9,485	9,435	9,585	9,719	9,927	10,142	10,459	11,044	11,304	11,408	11,309
Rhode Island	807	2,340	5,908	7,304	7,928	8,294	8,904	9,315	9,703	10,349	11,078	11,667	12,609	13,453	4,521	6,382	9,851	10,009	10,377	10,672	11,135	11,263	11,527	12,031	12,603	12,885	13,414	13,951
South Carolina	567	1,597	3,769	4,779	5,320	5,656	6,130	6,631	7,017	7,040	7,177	7,549	8,120	8,566	3,179	4,356	6,285	6,549	6,963	7,277	7,666	8,018	8,336	8,184	8,164	8,337	8,639	8,884
South Dakota	656	1,781	3,511	4,220	4,669	5,259	5,632	6,191	6,424	6,547	7,068	7,464	7,775	8,064	3,677	4,856	5,854	5,783	6,111	6,766	7,043	7,485	7,632	7,611	8,041	8,243	8,272	8,363
Tennessee	531	1,523	3,405	4,172	4,937	5,123	5,383	5,687	5,948	6,118	6,466	6,850	7,004	7,129	2,975	4,154	5,677	5,716	6,463	6,592	6,731	6,876	7,066	7,112	7,356	7,565	7,452	7,393
Texas	551	1,740	3,835	5,016	5,444	5,685	6,288	6,539	6,771	7,136	7,151	7,246	7,480	7,850	3,089	4,744	6,394	6,873	7,126	7,315	7,863	7,906	8,044	8,296	8,135	8,002	7,958	8,141
Utah	595	1,556	2,577	3,604	3,969	4,210	4,378	4,674	4,899	4,838	4,991	5,216	5,464	5,706	3,336	4,243	4,296	4,939	5,195	5,417	5,475	5,651	5,821	5,624	5,678	5,761	5,813	5,918
Vermont	790	1,930	5,770	6,488	7,075	7,541	8,323	9,153	9,806	10,454	11,211	11,972	12,805	13,629	4,425	5,264	9,621	8,890	9,260	9,702	10,407	11,067	11,650	12,153	12,754	13,222	13,623	14,134
Virginia	654	1,824	4,690	5,528	6,065	6,350	6,841	7,281	7,496	7,822	8,219	8,886	9,452	10,214	3,668	4,975	7,819	7,575	7,938	8,170	8,555	8,803	8,906	9,093	9,351	9,813	10,055	10,593
Washington	853	2,387	4,382	5,639	6,040	6,110	6,376	6,750	7,039	7,252	7,391	7,717	7,984	8,524	4,781	6,509	7,307	7,727	7,906	7,861	7,974	8,161	8,363	8,431	8,409	8,522	8,494	8,840
West Virginia	621	1,749	4,020	5,881	6,323	6,677	7,152	7,534	7,844	8,319	8,588	9,024	9,440	9,727	3,482	4,768	6,702	8,058	8,276	8,591	8,943	9,110	9,319	9,671	9,770	9,966	10,043	10,087
Wisconsin	793	2,225	5,020	6,517	7,123	7,527	7,806	8,243	8,634	9,004	9,240	9,755	9,993	10,367	4,445	6,067	8,369	8,930	9,323	9,685	9,762	9,966	10,257	10,467	10,511	10,773	10,631	10,751
Wyoming	805	2,369	5,239	5,826	6,218	6,842	7,425	7,835	8,645	8,985	9,308	10,190	11,437	13,266	4,511	6,461	8,735	7,984	8,139	8,803	9,286	9,473	10,270	10,445	10,589	11,254	12,167	13,758
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	—	—	1,781	2,084	2,175	2,283	2,739	2,588	2,906	2,976	3,493	3,607	3,561	3,476	—	—	2,970	2,856	2,847	2,937	3,425	3,130	3,452	3,459	3,974	3,983	3,789	3,604
Guam	766	—	3,817	4,803	5,200	—	—	—	—	—	5,781	—	6,781	—	4,296	—	6,364	6,581	6,807	—	—	—	—	—	6,576	—	7,214	—
Northern Marianas	—	—	3,356	4,999	6,112	5,312	5,120	4,913	4,438	4,519	4,241	5,034	4,924	4,707	—	—	5,596	6,850	8,000	6,834	6,403	5,940	5,273	5,253	4,824	5,560	5,238	4,881
Puerto Rico	—	—	1,605	2,657	3,211	3,298	3,404	3,685	3,563	4,260	4,147	4,979	5,470	6,006	—	—	2,676	3,641	4,203	4,243	4,256	4,455	4,233	4,953	4,717	5,498	5,819	6,229
U.S. Virgin Islands	—	—	6,043	5,378	5,932	6,983	6,478	6,437	5,716	6,840	7,239	8,387	8,768	9,669	—	—	10,075	7,370	7,765	8,984	8,101	7,783	6,791	7,952	8,235	9,263	9,329	10,027

—Not available.

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.

NOTE: Expenditures for state administration are excluded in all years except 1969-70 and 1979-80. Beginning in 1989-90, survey was expanded and coverage of state expenditures for public school districts was improved. 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, 1969-70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1979-80; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2006-07. (This table was prepared May 2009.)