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Table 236.40. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2011-12
[In thousands of current dollars]
State or jurisdiction Total expenditures
Total Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs Current expenditures for other programs1 Capital outlay2 Interest on school debt
Elementary/ secondary current expenditures, total Instruction Support services Food services Enterprise operations3
Total Student support4 Instruc- tional staff5 General admini- stration School admini- stration Operation and maintenance Student transpor- tation Other support services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
United States $601,993,584 $527,207,246 $320,994,474 $183,923,409 $29,173,107 $24,647,377 $10,569,141 $28,922,785 $49,834,165 $22,926,700 $17,850,135 $21,198,367 $1,090,995 $8,188,640 $48,793,436 $17,804,262
Alabama 7,229,299 6,386,517 3,698,119 2,245,315 368,382 288,628 145,490 393,961 581,679 329,498 137,677 443,083 0 118,530 582,173 142,079
Alaska 2,486,951 2,292,205 1,265,045 955,644 192,256 150,609 33,379 138,799 284,072 69,594 86,933 62,573 8,943 11,357 145,341 38,048
Arizona 9,173,201 7,976,089 4,359,393 3,210,298 574,402 409,195 134,032 417,604 1,001,889 354,235 318,940 404,875 1,522 48,342 922,249 226,521
Arkansas 5,393,330 4,606,995 2,606,990 1,732,433 236,339 385,799 113,873 232,152 450,651 179,815 133,804 262,041 5,531 30,470 625,078 130,787
California 67,933,295 57,975,189 34,834,633 20,615,172 3,069,455 3,451,830 557,468 3,831,331 5,775,903 1,406,656 2,522,529 2,377,552 147,832 849,005 6,693,286 2,415,815
                                 
Colorado 8,548,413 7,341,585 4,226,623 2,816,186 360,503 405,398 124,477 498,026 702,106 220,549 505,126 262,291 36,486 66,505 706,236 434,087
Connecticut 10,305,815 9,344,999 5,909,965 3,132,730 592,808 278,470 188,712 540,966 841,833 472,697 217,243 225,988 76,316 145,832 680,346 134,638
Delaware 1,978,562 1,751,143 1,116,490 575,915 74,118 31,668 25,377 91,724 182,906 87,655 82,466 58,738 0 43,176 160,864 23,380
District of Columbia 1,880,466 1,466,888 835,297 570,575 52,176 55,291 77,610 128,732 128,651 95,733 32,381 57,844 3,172 29,242 350,947 33,390
Florida 25,827,411 22,732,752 13,863,360 7,778,213 988,122 1,444,964 200,665 1,262,173 2,366,281 943,642 572,365 1,091,180 0 531,446 1,837,262 725,950
                                 
Georgia 17,465,095 15,623,633 9,661,561 5,069,710 721,257 804,370 205,132 938,987 1,162,751 702,706 534,508 847,025 45,336 28,718 1,566,185 246,559
Hawaii 2,431,422 2,187,480 1,253,486 809,606 205,572 77,727 10,622 133,574 251,251 75,894 54,965 124,388 0 18,339 124,096 101,508
Idaho 2,052,295 1,854,556 1,118,508 635,933 103,651 73,963 42,845 104,940 171,375 92,810 46,349 99,904 210 4,818 135,343 57,578
Illinois 28,197,052 25,012,915 15,062,473 9,173,619 1,670,799 1,004,347 1,035,931 1,270,844 2,163,144 1,177,291 851,264 776,822 0 147,857 2,169,707 866,573
Indiana 11,412,416 9,978,491 5,869,436 3,660,416 477,217 379,746 252,792 584,868 1,110,673 605,250 249,869 448,640 0 143,578 943,637 346,710
                                 
Iowa 6,021,744 4,971,944 3,056,382 1,684,665 277,615 238,874 126,418 286,572 423,592 185,378 146,216 226,252 4,645 32,354 905,980 111,467
Kansas 5,759,773 4,871,381 2,960,225 1,680,456 288,453 203,500 144,033 280,207 456,009 191,668 116,586 230,700 0 4,325 682,546 201,522
Kentucky 7,394,709 6,360,799 3,683,142 2,282,369 291,664 347,964 142,037 361,259 581,667 395,751 162,027 379,094 16,194 82,974 770,827 180,110
Louisiana 8,457,692 7,544,782 4,296,513 2,835,500 454,281 398,623 185,249 453,378 683,208 443,255 217,505 412,389 380 49,166 744,610 119,135
Maine 2,536,202 2,330,842 1,393,423 857,340 152,289 117,581 72,257 126,668 240,166 119,519 28,859 79,839 240 27,586 121,421 56,354
                                 
Maryland 13,208,730 11,850,634 7,362,229 4,167,836 536,147 640,551 106,627 848,596 1,008,194 635,115 392,606 320,569 0 23,329 1,166,856 167,911
Massachusetts 15,572,302 14,151,659 9,156,777 4,611,079 1,000,934 648,571 196,699 576,269 1,238,278 604,424 345,904 383,803 0 57,753 1,117,722 245,167
Michigan 19,056,799 16,485,178 9,569,531 6,313,528 1,258,620 812,118 339,716 897,935 1,473,648 702,868 828,624 602,119 0 311,414 1,376,616 883,591
Minnesota 10,938,012 9,053,021 5,936,623 2,694,668 241,917 389,865 280,590 360,455 641,585 512,952 267,305 396,582 25,148 425,508 1,069,044 390,439
Mississippi 4,341,018 3,972,787 2,266,650 1,459,137 193,147 205,228 126,294 230,737 417,379 195,478 90,874 246,687 314 29,067 270,440 68,724
                                 
Missouri 10,184,551 8,719,925 5,197,338 3,106,738 407,036 377,844 281,381 505,252 871,532 456,838 206,856 415,850 0 202,882 905,554 356,189
Montana 1,654,625 1,504,531 895,081 542,398 93,009 57,111 46,197 82,345 152,916 74,246 36,574 64,452 2,599 12,147 120,771 17,177
Nebraska 4,032,298 3,462,575 2,204,031 1,022,843 149,831 110,451 107,628 163,981 290,413 106,081 94,458 145,628 90,072 5,423 376,182 188,118
Nevada 4,164,339 3,574,233 2,094,490 1,343,876 191,677 179,804 53,452 267,375 379,003 146,186 126,380 135,504 363 22,486 327,173 240,447
New Hampshire 2,856,080 2,643,256 1,703,049 868,500 196,953 79,849 88,636 144,574 217,501 113,241 27,745 71,707 0 7,357 159,998 45,469
                                 
New Jersey 26,131,462 24,391,278 14,621,161 8,962,705 2,417,153 757,081 494,351 1,152,284 2,383,511 1,216,595 541,731 546,146 261,266 145,630 912,022 682,532
New Mexico 3,559,744 3,039,461 1,737,157 1,157,041 312,821 85,237 67,783 181,676 316,282 100,818 92,424 143,476 1,788 4,191 516,030 62
New York 58,096,880 52,460,494 36,402,730 14,954,302 1,760,925 1,318,950 999,411 2,019,007 4,555,669 2,784,794 1,515,546 1,103,462 0 2,324,980 2,097,414 1,213,993
North Carolina 13,060,157 12,303,426 7,670,507 3,945,148 579,241 435,298 190,431 769,521 1,044,027 545,327 381,302 687,771 0 64,190 683,545 8,996
North Dakota 1,280,669 1,098,090 641,580 364,739 47,135 39,380 49,409 55,404 99,354 47,199 26,859 57,503 34,268 8,589 160,058 13,932
                                 
Ohio 23,186,166 19,701,810 11,213,502 7,818,594 1,252,066 1,287,265 599,478 1,121,867 1,722,344 952,381 883,193 668,572 1,143 419,786 2,467,639 596,930
Oklahoma 5,748,976 5,170,978 2,876,209 1,917,119 352,443 213,457 165,841 275,679 571,120 179,111 159,468 326,066 51,583 26,452 496,205 55,341
Oregon 6,178,860 5,389,273 3,130,150 2,056,269 382,606 200,455 72,074 342,400 444,810 256,779 357,145 200,953 1,901 25,275 448,212 316,100
Pennsylvania 26,596,835 23,190,198 14,158,464 8,125,146 1,228,638 795,160 717,818 1,065,797 2,250,183 1,188,792 878,759 800,030 106,557 554,665 1,822,156 1,029,815
Rhode Island 2,317,889 2,167,450 1,343,508 767,921 223,902 76,246 30,517 105,644 171,275 83,893 76,444 55,197 824 68,570 36,926 44,943
                                 
South Carolina 7,955,526 6,619,072 3,741,969 2,504,442 492,122 398,350 71,022 399,056 631,459 291,507 220,925 354,171 18,491 66,542 871,103 398,809
South Dakota 1,302,875 1,100,100 646,885 385,880 60,231 44,018 36,716 53,656 111,350 41,049 38,859 60,524 6,811 2,894 172,738 27,142
Tennessee 9,289,770 8,345,584 5,187,805 2,712,515 359,656 522,641 175,728 477,465 714,723 312,548 149,754 445,264 0 75,695 664,129 204,361
Texas 49,991,336 41,067,619 24,251,087 14,453,152 1,996,385 2,055,843 618,148 2,330,464 4,547,753 1,185,258 1,719,301 2,363,381 0 340,085 5,536,572 3,047,060
Utah 4,790,073 3,779,760 2,406,489 1,143,856 147,162 153,201 44,775 234,966 343,867 120,566 99,319 212,909 16,506 111,616 746,262 152,435
                                 
Vermont 1,568,294 1,497,093 938,085 516,635 114,891 63,152 30,641 97,006 125,004 49,290 36,651 41,333 1,040 12,479 46,009 12,713
Virginia 14,730,695 13,403,576 8,123,189 4,744,409 652,507 888,941 207,325 775,363 1,282,360 726,330 211,583 533,759 2,218 75,794 1,078,786 172,540
Washington 12,039,428 10,040,607 5,850,029 3,723,294 670,533 581,359 187,088 582,827 904,239 414,602 382,645 346,975 120,310 35,983 1,545,989 416,850
West Virginia 3,409,105 3,275,246 1,919,623 1,170,981 155,961 135,590 64,988 174,123 339,632 243,898 56,789 184,643 0 47,168 69,611 17,079
Wisconsin 10,609,035 9,704,932 5,830,090 3,506,067 462,397 458,211 270,244 477,135 887,149 419,844 531,086 368,643 133 258,100 450,303 195,700
Wyoming 1,655,911 1,432,216 847,393 540,500 83,700 87,601 29,735 77,161 137,797 69,092 55,413 43,469 854 8,968 213,240 1,487
                                 
Other jurisdictions                                
American Samoa 95,015 80,105 35,110 26,735 37 9,009 3,987 4,587 6,529 1,134 1,451 18,260 0 1,888 13,022 0
Guam 307,068 290,575 142,979 136,193 26,092 4,855 1,749 16,840 46,928 5,626 34,102 11,403 0 0 13,369 3,124
Northern Marianas 71,875 68,775 29,685 29,802 6,600 5,517 2,514 5,415 4,578 3,048 2,131 9,288 0 1,913 1,186 0
Puerto Rico 3,500,379 3,351,423 1,478,763 1,397,250 225,707 169,227 56,082 156,295 310,868 133,786 345,285 475,410 0 87,694 61,262 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 185,853 183,333 95,711 76,567 14,395 5,162 7,245 9,332 13,000 7,038 20,396 10,700 356 2,434 86 0
1 Includes expenditures for adult education, community colleges, private school programs funded by local and state education agencies, and community services.
2 Includes expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
3 Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time). Also includes small amounts for direct program support made by state education agencies for local school districts.
4 Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
5 Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 2011-12. (This table was prepared August 2015.)

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