Table 194.

Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2007-08

State or jurisdiction	Unadjusted dollars															Constant 2008-09 dollars1
	1959-60		1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	1959-60		1969-70	1979-80	1989-90	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
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	$4,980	$7,013	$7,394	$7,904	$8,259	$8,610	$8,900	$9,316	$9,778	$10,336	$10,981	$2,741		$4,637	$6,282	$8,418	$9,149	$9,375	$9,690	$9,949	$10,149	$10,266	$10,432	$10,548	$10,868	$11,134
Alabama	241		544	1,612	3,327	5,512	5,758	6,052	6,327	6,642	6,812	7,309	7,980	8,743	9,345	1,762		3,091	4,457	5,625	7,190	7,302	7,420	7,622	7,829	7,858	8,185	8,608	9,193	9,475
Alaska	546		1,123	4,728	8,431	9,209	9,668	9,998	10,419	10,770	11,074	11,851	12,537	13,508	16,002	3,991		6,379	13,072	14,253	12,014	12,259	12,257	12,551	12,695	12,774	13,271	13,524	14,204	16,226
Arizona	404		720	1,971	4,053	5,235	5,478	6,032	6,470	6,784	6,908	7,218	7,637	8,038	8,630	2,948		4,092	5,449	6,852	6,829	6,946	7,395	7,793	7,997	7,969	8,082	8,238	8,452	8,751
Arkansas	225		568	1,574	3,485	5,193	5,628	5,942	6,676	6,981	7,307	8,243	8,748	9,152	9,460	1,645		3,226	4,353	5,892	6,774	7,136	7,284	8,043	8,229	8,429	9,231	9,437	9,624	9,592
California	424	2	867	2,268	4,391	6,045	6,401	7,063	7,439	7,601	7,708	7,989	8,416	9,029	9,673	3,098	2	4,928	6,270	7,423	7,886	8,116	8,659	8,962	8,960	8,891	8,946	9,079	9,495	9,808
Colorado	396		738	2,421	4,720	6,386	6,702	7,082	7,284	7,826	8,416	8,558	8,938	9,110	9,977	2,894		4,193	6,694	7,980	8,331	8,498	8,682	8,774	9,225	9,708	9,583	9,642	9,580	10,117
Connecticut	436		951	2,420	7,837	9,620	10,122	10,525	11,022	11,302	11,755	12,655	13,461	14,143	15,063	3,186		5,406	6,692	13,249	12,550	12,834	12,903	13,277	13,322	13,559	14,172	14,521	14,872	15,274
Delaware	456		900	2,861	5,799	8,336	8,809	9,720	9,959	10,257	11,049	11,770	12,330	12,612	12,789	3,329		5,115	7,911	9,803	10,875	11,169	11,917	11,997	12,091	12,746	13,180	13,301	13,262	12,968
District of Columbia	431		1,018	3,259	8,955	10,611	11,935	13,204	14,557	14,735	15,414	15,074	17,877	18,285	20,807	3,150		5,787	9,011	15,139	13,843	15,133	16,188	17,536	17,369	17,780	16,880	19,284	19,227	21,097
Florida	318		732	1,889	4,997	6,443	6,383	6,620	6,679	6,922	7,269	7,731	8,376	9,055	9,711	2,321		4,161	5,223	8,448	8,405	8,094	8,116	8,046	8,159	8,385	8,657	9,036	9,522	9,847
Georgia	253		588	1,625	4,275	6,534	6,903	7,431	7,870	8,308	8,278	8,577	9,164	9,615	10,263	1,852		3,341	4,494	7,227	8,524	8,753	9,110	9,480	9,792	9,549	9,604	9,885	10,110	10,406
Hawaii	325		841	2,322	4,448	6,648	7,090	7,106	7,919	8,770	9,341	9,705	10,747	12,364	12,774	2,371		4,776	6,420	7,520	8,673	8,990	8,712	9,540	10,337	10,774	10,867	11,593	13,001	12,952
Idaho	290		603	1,659	3,078	5,379	5,644	6,077	6,391	6,454	6,559	6,698	6,861	7,074	7,402	2,116		3,428	4,588	5,203	7,017	7,157	7,451	7,699	7,608	7,565	7,501	7,402	7,438	7,506
Illinois	438		909	2,587	5,118	7,676	8,084	8,659	8,967	9,309	9,710	10,020	10,282	10,816	11,624	3,203		5,168	7,152	8,652	10,013	10,250	10,616	10,802	10,972	11,200	11,221	11,092	11,374	11,786
Indiana	369		728	1,882	4,606	7,249	7,652	8,128	8,268	8,582	9,033	9,640	9,558	9,727	9,569	2,693		4,137	5,205	7,787	9,457	9,703	9,965	9,960	10,116	10,420	10,795	10,310	10,228	9,703
Iowa	368		844	2,326	4,453	6,548	6,925	7,340	7,714	7,943	8,017	8,341	8,460	8,789	9,128	2,686		4,797	6,433	7,528	8,543	8,781	8,999	9,292	9,363	9,247	9,340	9,126	9,241	9,255
Kansas	348		771	2,173	4,752	6,708	6,962	7,681	8,342	8,373	8,804	9,037	9,905	10,280	11,053	2,540		4,381	6,008	8,033	8,751	8,828	9,417	10,049	9,870	10,156	10,119	10,685	10,809	11,208
Kentucky	233		545	1,701	3,745	6,501	6,784	7,174	7,536	7,728	7,976	8,379	8,975	9,303	9,940	1,703		3,098	4,704	6,332	8,481	8,602	8,795	9,078	9,110	9,200	9,383	9,681	9,782	10,079
Louisiana	372		648	1,792	3,903	6,019	6,256	6,553	7,061	7,492	7,846	8,288	8,568	9,650	10,797	2,717		3,682	4,955	6,599	7,852	7,932	8,034	8,506	8,831	9,051	9,281	9,243	10,148	10,947
Maine	283		692	1,824	5,373	7,688	8,247	8,879	9,517	10,114	10,504	11,153	11,760	12,628	13,177	2,065		3,935	5,042	9,083	10,030	10,457	10,885	11,465	11,922	12,117	12,489	12,686	13,279	13,361
Maryland	393		918	2,598	6,275	7,865	8,273	8,833	9,266	9,801	10,140	10,790	11,719	12,836	14,099	2,869		5,218	7,183	10,609	10,261	10,490	10,830	11,162	11,553	11,696	12,083	12,642	13,497	14,295
Massachusetts	409		859	2,819	6,237	8,750	9,375	10,073	10,808	11,161	11,583	12,208	12,629	13,263	14,349	2,987		4,882	7,795	10,544	11,416	11,887	12,349	13,020	13,156	13,361	13,671	13,623	13,946	14,549
Michigan	415		904	2,640	5,546	8,142	8,886	9,031	9,428	9,847	10,049	10,328	10,598	10,932	11,155	3,033		5,137	7,301	9,376	10,622	11,267	11,071	11,358	11,607	11,591	11,565	11,433	11,495	11,310
Minnesota	425		904	2,387	4,971	7,183	7,499	7,960	8,050	8,440	8,934	9,273	9,761	10,185	10,650	3,106		5,135	6,600	8,403	9,371	9,509	9,759	9,698	9,949	10,306	10,384	10,529	10,710	10,799
Mississippi	206		501	1,664	3,094	4,871	5,356	5,535	5,719	6,186	6,601	6,994	7,699	7,988	8,448	1,504		2,846	4,600	5,230	6,355	6,791	6,785	6,890	7,292	7,615	7,832	8,305	8,399	8,566
Missouri	344		709	1,936	4,507	6,393	6,764	7,265	7,700	8,002	8,022	8,360	8,834	9,266	10,007	2,513		4,026	5,354	7,619	8,341	8,577	8,906	9,275	9,432	9,253	9,361	9,530	9,743	10,146
Montana	411		782	2,476	4,736	6,768	6,990	7,484	7,861	8,391	8,771	9,108	9,653	10,244	10,541	3,001		4,443	6,848	8,007	8,830	8,863	9,175	9,470	9,891	10,117	10,200	10,413	10,771	10,688
Nebraska	337		736	2,150	4,842	6,856	7,360	7,688	8,238	8,550	9,270	9,638	10,170	10,711	11,217	2,462		4,185	5,945	8,185	8,944	9,332	9,425	9,923	10,078	10,693	10,793	10,970	11,263	11,373
Nevada	430		769	2,088	4,117	5,934	6,148	6,150	6,477	6,496	6,780	7,198	7,720	8,372	8,891	3,144		4,372	5,774	6,960	7,742	7,795	7,540	7,803	7,657	7,820	8,061	8,327	8,804	9,015
New Hampshire	347		723	1,916	5,304	6,780	7,082	7,656	8,230	8,900	9,391	10,043	10,698	11,347	12,280	2,537		4,109	5,297	8,967	8,845	8,980	9,386	9,915	10,491	10,832	11,247	11,540	11,931	12,452
New Jersey	388		1,016	3,191	8,139	10,748	10,903	11,752	12,197	13,093	13,776	14,666	15,362	16,650	18,174	2,831		5,775	8,824	13,760	14,022	13,824	14,408	14,693	15,433	15,891	16,423	16,571	17,508	18,428
New Mexico	363		707	2,034	3,515	5,363	5,835	6,320	6,886	7,126	7,653	7,933	8,426	8,876	9,377	2,649		4,018	5,623	5,942	6,997	7,398	7,748	8,295	8,399	8,828	8,883	9,089	9,333	9,507
New York	562		1,327	3,462	8,062	10,514	10,957	11,887	12,343	13,211	13,926	15,054	16,095	17,182	18,423	4,103		7,539	9,573	13,628	13,717	13,893	14,573	14,869	15,573	16,063	16,858	17,362	18,067	18,680
North Carolina	237		612	1,754	4,290	6,088	6,505	6,817	6,970	7,057	7,114	7,628	7,940	8,373	8,415	1,733		3,480	4,851	7,253	7,942	8,248	8,358	8,397	8,319	8,207	8,542	8,566	8,805	8,532
North Dakota	367		690	1,920	4,189	5,820	6,078	6,467	7,112	7,315	7,791	8,776	9,239	9,203	9,637	2,679		3,919	5,310	7,082	7,593	7,707	7,928	8,568	8,623	8,986	9,827	9,966	9,678	9,771
Ohio	365		730	2,075	5,045	7,254	7,816	8,403	8,928	9,427	9,799	9,984	10,306	10,792	11,374	2,667		4,148	5,736	8,528	9,464	9,911	10,302	10,755	11,112	11,303	11,180	11,117	11,348	11,533
Oklahoma	311		604	1,926	3,508	5,684	5,770	6,458	6,672	6,540	6,599	7,086	7,449	7,968	8,270	2,275		3,435	5,327	5,930	7,415	7,316	7,917	8,037	7,709	7,612	7,935	8,035	8,379	8,386
Oregon	448		925	2,692	5,474	7,787	8,129	8,545	8,725	8,514	8,640	8,799	9,294	9,762	10,487	3,275		5,255	7,443	9,255	10,159	10,307	10,476	10,511	10,035	9,966	9,853	10,025	10,265	10,634
Pennsylvania	409		882	2,535	6,228	8,026	8,380	8,847	9,196	9,648	10,393	11,014	11,530	11,995	12,493	2,991		5,010	7,009	10,529	10,470	10,626	10,846	11,077	11,372	11,989	12,334	12,438	12,613	12,667
Rhode Island	413		891	2,601	6,368	9,049	9,646	10,116	10,552	11,377	12,279	12,685	13,917	14,674	15,843	3,020		5,064	7,192	10,765	11,805	12,231	12,401	12,711	13,411	14,164	14,205	15,012	15,431	16,064
South Carolina	220		613	1,752	4,082	6,003	6,545	7,210	7,549	7,759	7,893	8,302	8,795	9,226	9,823	1,608		3,481	4,844	6,900	7,831	8,299	8,840	9,094	9,146	9,104	9,296	9,488	9,702	9,960
South Dakota	347		690	1,908	3,731	5,613	6,037	6,581	6,890	7,192	7,607	7,960	8,273	8,506	9,047	2,534		3,920	5,275	6,308	7,323	7,654	8,069	8,299	8,478	8,774	8,914	8,924	8,944	9,173
Tennessee	238		566	1,635	3,664	5,521	5,837	6,108	6,476	6,674	7,047	7,426	7,580	7,843	8,459	1,739		3,217	4,522	6,194	7,203	7,401	7,488	7,802	7,867	8,128	8,316	8,177	8,247	8,577
Texas	332		624	1,916	4,150	6,161	6,771	7,039	7,302	7,714	7,711	7,814	8,085	8,484	9,029	2,428		3,547	5,297	7,017	8,038	8,586	8,629	8,797	9,093	8,895	8,750	8,722	8,921	9,155
Utah	322		626	1,657	2,764	4,478	4,692	5,029	5,294	5,247	5,427	5,654	5,809	6,116	6,841	2,356		3,559	4,581	4,672	5,842	5,950	6,166	6,377	6,185	6,260	6,331	6,267	6,431	6,937
Vermont	344		807	1,997	6,227	7,984	8,799	9,559	10,229	10,903	11,675	12,579	13,377	14,219	15,089	2,513		4,587	5,522	10,527	10,416	11,157	11,719	12,322	12,851	13,468	14,086	14,430	14,952	15,299
Virginia	274		708	1,970	4,672	6,129	6,491	7,664	7,928	8,300	8,761	9,441	10,046	10,913	11,410	2,003		4,022	5,447	7,897	7,995	8,230	9,396	9,551	9,783	10,105	10,572	10,837	11,475	11,570
Washington	420		915	2,568	4,702	6,595	6,914	7,312	7,626	7,882	8,051	8,362	8,702	9,233	9,846	3,071		5,201	7,101	7,949	8,604	8,766	8,964	9,187	9,291	9,287	9,364	9,388	9,709	9,983
West Virginia	258		670	1,920	4,360	7,189	7,637	8,148	8,451	9,025	9,076	9,321	9,756	10,080	10,605	1,888		3,807	5,310	7,372	9,378	9,683	9,989	10,180	10,638	10,470	10,437	10,524	10,600	10,753
Wisconsin	413		883	2,477	5,524	8,062	8,299	8,797	9,237	9,538	9,834	10,141	10,484	10,813	11,370	3,017		5,016	6,848	9,338	10,518	10,522	10,785	11,127	11,242	11,343	11,356	11,309	11,370	11,529
Wyoming	450		856	2,527	5,577	7,393	7,944	8,466	9,321	9,906	10,351	11,087	12,415	14,219	14,936	3,290		4,864	6,986	9,429	9,645	10,073	10,378	11,228	11,677	11,939	12,415	13,392	14,952	15,145
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	—		—	—	1,908	2,354	2,807	2,743	2,983	3,121	3,671	3,801	3,842	3,909	4,309	—		—	—	3,225	3,071	3,559	3,363	3,593	3,678	4,235	4,256	4,144	4,110	4,369
Guam	236		820	—	4,234	—	—	—	—	—	6,449	—	7,095	7,450	8,084	1,727		4,658	—	7,158	—	—	—	—	—	7,439	—	7,653	7,834	8,197
Northern Marianas	—		—	—	3,007	5,973	5,720	5,481	4,934	5,221	4,746	5,669	5,307	5,356	5,162	—		—	—	5,084	7,793	7,253	6,719	5,944	6,154	5,474	6,349	5,725	5,632	5,234
Puerto Rico	106		—	—	1,750	3,771	3,859	4,191	4,013	4,743	4,534	5,304	5,897	6,152	6,898	776		—	—	2,958	4,919	4,893	5,138	4,834	5,590	5,230	5,939	6,362	6,469	6,995
U.S. Virgin Islands	271		—	—	6,767	7,714	7,238	7,795	6,248	7,747	8,077	8,698	9,637	10,548	12,358	1,977		—	—	11,441	10,064	9,177	9,556	7,526	9,132	9,317	9,741	10,395	11,091	12,531

—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.

2 Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics.

NOTE: State administration expenditures are excluded in all years except 1959-60, 1969-70, and 1979-80. 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 Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2007-08. (This table was prepared November 2010.)