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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: 2016-17
[In thousands of 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
Enter-
prise
opera-
tions3
Support
services,
total
Student support4 Instruc-
tional
staff5
General
adminis-
tration
School
adminis-
tration
Operation
and
maintenance
Student
transpor-
tation
Other
support
services6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
United States $706,822,581 $619,290,762 $376,060,333 $217,890,370 $35,986,987 $29,171,944 $12,239,087 $34,576,316 $57,586,428 $25,350,714 $22,978,894 $24,094,865 $1,245,194 $7,894,977 $61,298,365 $18,338,477
Alabama 8,030,225 7,097,472 4,049,192 2,563,159 446,175 298,519 182,443 442,733 660,054 366,671 166,563 485,121 0 122,765 637,471 172,517
Alaska 2,582,582 2,367,707 1,266,042 1,013,894 183,607 196,525 33,856 144,766 283,842 80,673 90,624 76,820 10,952 7,959 169,582 37,334
Arizona 10,530,826 8,966,684 4,828,965 3,669,286 687,666 434,553 173,941 502,905 1,098,094 371,832 400,295 467,132 1,301 92,293 1,220,401 251,447
Arkansas 5,622,673 4,936,465 2,769,224 1,898,530 266,940 415,124 124,843 258,857 500,434 181,436 150,896 263,084 5,627 30,111 529,540 126,558
California 87,968,218 76,663,731 45,442,062 28,155,354 4,598,429 4,880,880 753,775 5,082,339 7,573,197 1,679,133 3,587,603 2,878,381 187,935 924,523 7,470,798 2,909,165

Colorado
10,632,736 8,913,931 4,989,814 3,570,698 502,458 513,143 144,538 679,279 814,583 265,301 651,397 305,496 47,923 77,653 1,183,120 458,032
Connecticut 11,573,665 10,664,567 6,722,928 3,614,923 684,769 335,452 239,206 624,118 915,695 537,460 278,224 234,506 92,211 146,121 641,349 121,628
Delaware 2,247,039 2,029,229 1,269,553 691,907 90,650 37,248 31,895 128,691 216,676 100,560 86,188 67,769 0 53,793 141,956 22,062
District of Columbia 2,625,829 1,936,852 1,039,933 826,686 86,016 97,241 141,543 134,950 190,735 117,259 58,942 69,429 804 39,350 510,487 139,140
Florida 29,875,971 26,404,135 16,305,281 8,782,010 1,161,081 1,660,734 242,525 1,470,634 2,548,825 1,017,779 680,431 1,316,843 0 566,061 2,292,633 613,143

Georgia
20,344,480 18,126,272 11,061,068 6,035,059 943,009 941,356 231,190 1,144,159 1,361,543 847,547 566,256 977,222 52,922 33,899 1,959,953 224,356
Hawaii 2,778,688 2,600,074 1,520,054 949,131 244,802 87,772 13,048 186,738 289,131 63,216 64,424 130,889 0 16,960 161,655 0
Idaho 2,560,406 2,245,167 1,323,118 811,616 125,438 130,399 56,390 129,058 212,304 97,989 60,038 109,263 1,170 4,852 251,888 58,499
Illinois 34,588,140 31,449,028 19,603,947 11,068,443 2,214,977 1,134,511 1,182,158 1,638,178 2,440,415 1,334,997 1,123,207 776,639 0 162,530 2,018,535 958,047
Indiana 11,866,554 10,309,827 5,939,926 3,872,427 537,800 414,873 212,946 671,823 1,161,592 623,109 250,283 497,474 0 167,568 1,095,237 293,922

Iowa
6,809,987 5,840,808 3,524,206 2,050,887 341,231 364,865 148,834 330,146 484,172 205,084 176,556 258,951 6,764 38,180 813,457 117,542
Kansas 6,279,467 5,154,894 3,074,527 1,836,380 328,022 212,934 138,347 299,424 503,876 209,520 144,257 243,986 0 4,285 877,514 242,774
Kentucky 7,878,382 6,897,155 3,954,611 2,472,297 336,798 384,692 155,583 401,723 614,507 393,211 185,782 451,699 18,548 77,289 721,214 182,724
Louisiana 8,982,779 8,149,712 4,551,131 3,168,812 495,862 406,228 211,453 523,649 822,880 465,493 243,246 429,670 99 28,511 690,293 114,263
Maine 2,838,337 2,641,420 1,545,474 989,537 180,995 149,247 89,805 139,360 265,690 129,800 34,641 106,085 324 27,954 123,321 45,642

Maryland
14,669,628 13,233,589 8,432,187 4,424,391 595,713 610,473 128,514 893,341 1,116,465 691,807 388,078 377,011 0 39,956 1,237,379 158,705
Massachusetts 17,909,571 17,089,142 10,912,548 5,698,222 1,270,086 788,946 275,981 731,675 1,437,462 776,589 417,483 478,372 0 76,127 507,504 236,798
Michigan 19,612,463 17,206,122 9,875,810 6,695,573 1,360,804 871,777 386,016 960,612 1,510,634 720,147 885,583 634,739 0 290,037 1,393,502 722,803
Minnesota 14,127,456 11,056,128 7,153,109 3,388,197 323,867 565,322 415,002 444,288 746,716 625,079 267,924 467,516 47,304 513,373 2,160,797 397,158
Mississippi 4,673,532 4,229,767 2,400,216 1,570,271 224,419 196,756 142,223 257,398 433,815 202,096 113,565 259,057 223 29,715 360,550 53,501

Missouri
11,189,561 9,776,478 5,767,922 3,552,049 441,238 447,079 362,602 573,398 977,605 505,638 244,489 456,507 0 259,729 841,235 312,118
Montana 1,908,339 1,688,944 991,332 619,787 115,746 59,838 53,622 94,081 169,682 79,292 47,525 75,187 2,638 10,712 185,247 23,436
Nebraska 4,844,039 4,041,479 2,616,805 1,150,951 154,575 129,927 118,339 191,203 345,168 119,441 92,298 168,307 105,416 2,062 704,266 96,233
Nevada 4,987,380 4,320,504 2,554,828 1,597,247 237,070 238,700 69,977 317,085 400,038 169,077 165,299 168,244 185 25,125 477,784 163,967
New Hampshire 3,082,887 2,886,649 1,839,343 977,914 222,126 94,964 103,951 160,992 231,303 127,292 37,285 69,392 0 6,427 144,183 45,629

New Jersey
29,839,108 27,622,861 16,589,382 10,140,298 2,858,018 864,829 563,247 1,369,401 2,686,395 1,139,284 659,124 617,300 275,881 248,666 1,301,715 665,866
New Mexico 3,901,217 3,345,338 1,914,568 1,268,925 337,928 91,409 79,625 198,495 349,245 103,752 108,472 159,640 2,205 1,959 553,767 152
New York 66,428,663 60,905,055 42,389,679 17,303,620 1,950,611 1,567,910 984,799 2,332,684 5,600,964 3,073,409 1,793,244 1,211,757 0 1,470,521 2,587,767 1,465,319
North Carolina 15,389,536 13,943,070 8,718,633 4,488,163 758,525 479,501 241,840 826,515 1,146,436 568,542 466,805 736,274 0 65,366 1,359,657 21,444
North Dakota 1,824,684 1,510,292 906,313 491,975 60,781 51,919 65,204 78,090 129,557 60,165 46,259 70,245 41,759 11,520 270,221 32,651

Ohio
24,503,675 21,494,254 12,703,608 8,083,921 1,454,986 856,705 674,296 1,188,192 1,840,935 1,020,880 1,047,926 705,533 1,192 468,613 1,921,438 619,370
Oklahoma 6,228,822 5,496,402 3,072,797 2,004,138 374,211 221,748 164,623 306,275 576,296 173,226 187,759 363,634 55,833 28,946 637,138 66,337
Oregon 7,731,996 6,514,334 3,807,508 2,478,957 494,587 262,616 91,127 415,589 516,505 286,763 411,770 224,745 3,123 32,995 827,259 357,408
Pennsylvania 30,765,985 27,263,106 16,871,795 9,385,807 1,538,734 976,882 823,115 1,214,207 2,495,880 1,297,216 1,039,772 889,644 115,861 568,044 1,992,715 942,120
Rhode Island 2,591,928 2,362,463 1,428,107 869,618 248,744 90,506 35,431 112,808 183,344 102,335 96,450 64,216 522 57,258 132,829 39,378

South Carolina
9,726,417 8,040,125 4,460,336 3,147,018 619,625 497,997 78,239 520,441 788,674 303,877 338,165 412,078 20,694 61,891 1,286,658 337,743
South Dakota 1,571,670 1,379,026 816,490 484,102 76,803 48,890 46,268 66,995 143,576 49,059 52,510 71,486 6,948 7,171 152,374 33,099
Tennessee 10,418,228 9,260,615 5,613,242 3,130,772 455,136 546,464 192,701 560,273 768,054 347,912 260,232 516,601 0 82,703 849,531 225,379
Texas 64,601,315 51,033,537 29,431,662 18,755,366 2,515,067 2,622,675 750,018 2,926,014 5,379,370 1,485,564 3,076,659 2,846,509 0 349,734 9,830,252 3,387,792
Utah 5,813,157 4,754,714 3,019,473 1,485,927 185,373 190,712 53,508 312,558 432,719 140,222 170,835 238,818 10,496 10,557 929,100 118,786

Vermont
1,797,638 1,722,621 1,107,391 570,073 133,216 71,370 36,224 108,604 128,666 56,760 35,234 43,217 1,940 10,467 55,358 9,193
Virginia 16,798,809 15,296,646 9,313,749 5,390,585 774,800 1,013,488 247,977 897,282 1,365,285 787,814 303,939 588,958 3,354 77,176 1,328,791 96,197
Washington 16,007,632 13,188,097 7,646,339 5,018,087 967,929 854,897 225,675 800,156 1,118,968 493,731 556,730 401,398 122,273 50,814 2,329,122 439,599
West Virginia 3,487,741 3,216,323 1,842,144 1,167,027 166,921 127,203 55,147 172,428 346,891 238,828 59,608 207,152 0 46,028 210,863 14,527
Wisconsin 11,859,261 10,462,940 6,161,701 3,921,927 518,951 548,062 232,745 528,781 1,110,916 438,898 543,576 379,235 78 363,693 867,964 164,664
Wyoming 1,913,258 1,555,016 920,260 588,428 93,676 86,084 32,731 82,920 150,621 77,950 64,448 45,637 691 4,935 350,996 2,312

Other jurisdictions
                               
American Samoa 74,053 63,303 30,732 12,637 35 5,762 891 4,188 0 531 1,231 19,934 0 1,800 8,950 0
Guam 361,502 298,340 142,210 136,084 28,008 16,535 4,802 18,225 38,523 7,948 22,043 20,046 0 0 50,806 12,356
Northern Marianas 92,633 87,920 41,483 33,459 6,742 8,246 1,727 4,276 7,083 1,443 3,942 12,977 0 2,993 1,720 0
Puerto Rico 2,891,749 2,776,034 1,127,313 1,249,555 311,108 178,787 78,437 121,363 387,016 93,111 79,734 399,166 0 78,571 37,144 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 172,940 171,521 100,419 59,708 14,841 4,219 8,199 9,465 6,854 7,536 8,592 11,236 158 1,303 116 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.
6 Includes business support services concerned with paying, transporting, exchanging, and maintaining goods and services for local education agencies; central support services, including planning, research, evaluation, information, staff, and data processing services; and other support services.
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," 2016-17. (This table was prepared November 2020.)

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