Table 236.50.

Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state or jurisdiction: 2016-17 and 2017-18

State or jurisdiction	In thousands of current dollars												In thousands of constant 2019-20 dollars1
	2016-17						2017-18						2016-17						2017-18
	Total	Salaries	Employee benefits	Purchased services2	Supplies	Tuition and other	Total	Salaries	Employee benefits	Purchased services2	Supplies	Tuition and other	Total	Salaries	Employee benefits	Purchased services2	Supplies	Tuition and other	Total	Salaries	Employee benefits	Purchased services2	Supplies	Tuition and other
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
United States	$376,060,333	$236,757,580	$98,358,134	$18,480,831	$14,902,855	$7,560,932	$388,218,590	$241,516,114	$103,820,639	$19,758,914	$15,055,799	$8,067,124	$398,646,641	$250,977,319	$104,265,556	$19,590,796	$15,797,926	$8,015,044	$402,462,732	$250,377,590	$107,629,926	$20,483,889	$15,608,212	$8,363,115
Alabama	4,049,192	2,582,189	996,372	177,983	270,097	22,552	4,106,915	2,602,757	1,007,893	184,648	287,735	23,882	4,292,388	2,737,276	1,056,215	188,672	286,319	23,906	4,257,602	2,698,255	1,044,874	191,423	298,292	24,758
Alaska	1,266,042	721,744	414,054	61,383	57,179	11,682	1,261,661	716,027	410,909	61,475	61,585	11,665	1,342,081	765,092	438,922	65,070	60,613	12,383	1,307,953	742,299	425,986	63,731	63,844	12,093
Arizona	4,828,965	3,260,105	972,152	338,868	221,550	36,290	4,949,281	3,346,719	1,006,079	344,087	208,211	44,186	5,118,995	3,455,908	1,030,540	359,220	234,857	38,470	5,130,875	3,469,513	1,042,993	356,711	215,850	45,807
Arkansas	2,769,224	1,876,614	530,842	124,196	201,653	35,919	2,838,865	1,929,132	544,661	125,949	203,144	35,979	2,935,544	1,989,324	562,725	131,655	213,764	38,076	2,943,026	1,999,913	564,645	130,570	210,598	37,300
California	45,442,062	28,385,595	11,385,176	2,364,304	2,359,697	947,290	47,164,985	29,160,238	12,500,256	2,360,463	2,150,274	993,753	48,171,327	30,090,443	12,068,973	2,506,305	2,501,421	1,004,185	48,895,517	30,230,158	12,958,904	2,447,071	2,229,170	1,030,214
Colorado	4,989,814	3,421,045	1,004,243	135,159	298,385	130,982	5,188,071	3,502,852	1,086,936	151,920	304,184	142,179	5,289,504	3,626,514	1,064,558	143,277	316,306	138,849	5,378,426	3,631,375	1,126,817	157,494	315,345	147,395
Connecticut	6,722,928	3,963,987	1,899,984	217,458	103,922	537,577	6,637,988	3,800,684	1,979,057	181,981	97,084	579,181	7,126,709	4,202,065	2,014,098	230,519	110,163	569,864	6,881,543	3,940,135	2,051,671	188,658	100,647	600,432
Delaware	1,269,553	758,279	419,882	17,908	51,864	21,620	1,292,908	778,192	423,578	16,628	55,594	18,916	1,345,803	803,821	445,100	18,984	54,979	22,918	1,340,346	806,745	439,120	17,238	57,634	19,610
District of Columbia	1,039,933	709,164	167,435	48,003	22,171	93,159	1,117,369	769,921	177,774	53,368	25,165	91,140	1,102,392	751,757	177,492	50,886	23,503	98,754	1,158,367	798,171	184,297	55,326	26,089	94,484
Florida	16,305,281	9,375,840	2,907,840	3,366,298	529,449	125,854	16,939,416	9,695,253	2,982,061	3,526,042	600,018	136,042	17,284,582	9,938,956	3,082,486	3,568,479	561,248	133,413	17,560,941	10,050,982	3,091,476	3,655,416	622,033	141,034
Georgia	11,061,068	7,297,731	2,824,024	258,060	620,321	60,934	11,598,419	7,475,744	3,124,257	310,470	628,637	59,311	11,725,400	7,736,035	2,993,635	273,559	657,577	64,593	12,023,977	7,750,037	3,238,889	321,862	651,702	61,487
Hawaii	1,520,054	955,344	420,171	53,923	80,064	10,552	1,636,072	987,241	485,325	66,149	86,871	10,485	1,611,349	1,012,722	445,407	57,162	84,872	11,186	1,696,101	1,023,464	503,132	68,576	90,059	10,870
Idaho	1,323,118	902,280	316,921	50,903	51,567	1,448	1,400,784	953,954	332,360	57,989	54,961	1,521	1,402,585	956,471	335,956	53,960	54,664	1,535	1,452,181	988,955	344,554	60,116	56,977	1,577
Illinois	19,603,947	10,142,329	7,673,293	1,007,196	423,696	357,434	19,732,696	10,338,166	7,528,405	1,022,301	448,125	395,699	20,781,366	10,751,480	8,134,153	1,067,689	449,143	378,901	20,456,709	10,717,484	7,804,630	1,059,810	464,567	410,218
Indiana	5,939,926	3,687,499	1,911,384	113,159	218,550	9,334	6,074,227	3,731,848	1,995,089	124,653	213,443	9,193	6,296,680	3,908,972	2,026,182	119,956	231,676	9,895	6,297,097	3,868,774	2,068,291	129,227	221,275	9,530
Iowa	3,524,206	2,487,050	812,850	81,752	106,932	35,622	3,610,701	2,530,215	841,619	92,288	106,871	39,708	3,735,871	2,636,423	861,670	86,662	113,354	37,761	3,743,181	2,623,051	872,499	95,674	110,792	41,165
Kansas	3,074,527	2,173,096	633,067	94,200	147,246	26,919	3,280,687	2,264,928	742,016	90,914	152,967	29,863	3,259,184	2,303,613	671,089	99,857	156,089	28,535	3,401,059	2,348,030	769,241	94,250	158,580	30,959
Kentucky	3,954,611	2,678,619	1,061,769	63,738	136,607	13,878	4,426,364	2,715,355	1,495,779	65,546	135,158	14,525	4,192,127	2,839,498	1,125,539	67,567	144,812	14,712	4,588,772	2,814,984	1,550,661	67,951	140,117	15,058
Louisiana	4,551,131	2,786,079	1,331,232	152,312	215,036	66,472	4,668,956	2,824,550	1,381,544	158,854	240,503	63,505	4,824,474	2,953,412	1,411,187	161,460	227,951	70,464	4,840,265	2,928,186	1,432,234	164,682	249,327	65,835
Maine	1,545,474	993,471	386,470	42,733	35,655	87,145	1,592,637	1,015,133	409,426	42,114	35,368	90,596	1,638,296	1,053,139	409,682	45,299	37,796	92,379	1,651,073	1,052,380	424,449	43,659	36,665	93,920
Maryland	8,432,187	5,256,375	2,387,876	299,548	198,799	289,589	8,596,164	5,339,718	2,401,863	328,427	199,606	326,551	8,938,627	5,572,074	2,531,293	317,539	210,739	306,982	8,911,566	5,535,638	2,489,990	340,477	206,929	338,532
Massachusetts	10,912,548	6,823,131	2,863,534	99,994	273,503	852,386	11,341,785	6,952,068	2,995,073	186,645	305,088	902,911	11,567,959	7,232,931	3,035,519	105,999	289,930	903,580	11,757,927	7,207,146	3,104,965	193,493	316,282	936,040
Michigan	9,875,810	5,203,188	3,414,023	976,162	261,915	20,522	10,159,182	5,259,198	3,589,952	1,018,067	271,397	20,567	10,468,954	5,515,694	3,619,070	1,034,791	277,646	21,754	10,531,932	5,452,164	3,721,671	1,055,421	281,355	21,322
Minnesota	7,153,109	4,835,058	1,613,811	378,176	224,881	101,184	7,402,029	4,996,778	1,676,801	387,836	234,733	105,882	7,582,727	5,125,453	1,710,737	400,889	238,387	107,261	7,673,617	5,180,115	1,738,325	402,066	243,345	109,767
Mississippi	2,400,216	1,658,005	549,816	70,947	100,228	21,220	2,407,924	1,659,642	547,079	75,550	104,672	20,981	2,544,374	1,757,585	582,838	75,208	106,247	22,494	2,496,273	1,720,536	567,151	78,322	108,512	21,751
Missouri	5,767,922	3,973,411	1,213,296	185,357	365,050	30,808	5,986,816	4,116,764	1,275,526	200,911	373,135	20,480	6,114,345	4,212,055	1,286,167	196,489	386,975	32,658	6,206,478	4,267,812	1,322,326	208,282	386,826	21,231
Montana	991,332	660,424	201,945	59,733	63,835	5,395	1,011,460	673,529	208,789	59,194	64,089	5,859	1,050,871	700,089	214,074	63,321	67,669	5,719	1,048,571	698,241	216,450	61,366	66,441	6,074
Nebraska	2,616,805	1,679,453	660,061	134,212	119,991	23,089	2,669,170	1,740,123	652,225	143,611	106,502	26,710	2,773,971	1,780,321	699,705	142,273	127,197	24,476	2,767,105	1,803,970	676,156	148,880	110,409	27,690
Nevada	2,554,828	1,648,455	669,525	48,597	182,143	6,108	2,572,630	1,657,271	679,995	46,968	181,698	6,697	2,708,272	1,747,462	709,737	51,516	193,083	6,475	2,667,022	1,718,078	704,945	48,692	188,365	6,943
New Hampshire	1,839,343	1,085,209	510,293	50,275	35,204	158,362	1,897,108	1,105,558	534,918	55,085	35,773	165,774	1,949,814	1,150,387	540,941	53,295	37,318	167,873	1,966,715	1,146,122	554,545	57,106	37,086	171,857
New Jersey	16,589,382	9,803,635	4,888,507	660,988	443,100	793,153	16,999,311	9,612,215	5,191,036	846,957	484,275	864,828	17,585,746	10,392,444	5,182,112	700,687	469,713	840,790	17,623,033	9,964,897	5,381,500	878,032	502,044	896,560
New Mexico	1,914,568	1,282,898	450,510	74,019	106,860	280	1,883,065	1,255,125	442,362	76,444	108,927	208	2,029,558	1,359,949	477,568	78,465	113,278	297	1,952,157	1,301,177	458,592	79,249	112,923	215
New York	42,389,679	25,538,666	13,445,451	1,947,701	752,814	705,047	43,583,533	25,494,338	14,076,598	2,284,201	911,351	817,044	44,935,617	27,072,526	14,252,989	2,064,680	798,028	747,393	45,182,657	26,429,752	14,593,083	2,368,011	944,789	847,022
North Carolina	8,718,633	5,972,552	2,014,735	295,971	435,369	6	9,004,797	6,142,487	2,112,549	314,555	434,874	332	9,242,277	6,331,266	2,135,741	313,747	461,517	6	9,335,192	6,367,861	2,190,061	326,096	450,830	344
North Dakota	906,313	616,846	231,438	22,323	29,926	5,780	918,507	623,711	237,450	22,532	28,387	6,426	960,746	653,894	245,338	23,663	31,723	6,127	952,208	646,596	246,163	23,359	29,429	6,662
Ohio	12,703,608	7,852,213	2,868,220	934,872	475,638	572,665	13,021,843	8,049,164	2,978,669	965,258	453,543	575,209	13,466,591	8,323,820	3,040,486	991,020	504,205	607,060	13,499,628	8,344,496	3,087,960	1,000,675	470,184	596,314
Oklahoma	3,072,797	2,124,218	695,511	58,739	182,005	12,324	3,147,603	2,171,165	716,170	60,208	187,782	12,279	3,257,350	2,251,799	737,283	62,266	192,937	13,064	3,263,092	2,250,827	742,447	62,418	194,671	12,729
Oregon	3,807,508	2,239,094	1,186,291	139,382	202,781	39,959	4,041,853	2,323,165	1,321,895	160,861	195,388	40,544	4,036,188	2,373,575	1,257,540	147,754	214,961	42,359	4,190,153	2,408,404	1,370,397	166,763	202,557	42,032
Pennsylvania	16,871,795	9,396,615	5,724,229	833,924	541,482	375,546	17,539,543	9,648,426	6,057,829	891,767	525,995	415,526	17,885,121	9,960,978	6,068,029	884,009	574,003	398,101	18,183,087	10,002,437	6,280,097	924,487	545,294	430,772
Rhode Island	1,428,107	892,529	433,087	14,093	23,157	65,241	1,463,710	915,655	439,414	15,890	22,567	70,184	1,513,880	946,134	459,098	14,940	24,548	69,159	1,517,415	949,251	455,537	16,473	23,395	72,759
South Carolina	4,460,336	2,926,720	1,075,491	192,972	240,425	24,728	4,559,947	2,983,636	1,158,711	198,931	194,586	24,083	4,728,225	3,102,500	1,140,085	204,562	254,865	26,213	4,727,256	3,093,109	1,201,225	206,230	201,725	24,966
South Dakota	816,490	552,513	162,846	32,537	54,046	14,549	836,555	565,086	167,924	32,774	55,335	15,436	865,529	585,697	172,627	34,491	57,292	15,422	867,249	585,819	174,086	33,977	57,365	16,003
Tennessee	5,613,242	3,752,602	1,258,410	126,009	461,240	14,980	5,838,776	3,892,122	1,306,081	140,570	483,104	16,899	5,950,375	3,977,985	1,333,991	133,577	488,943	15,879	6,053,007	4,034,927	1,354,002	145,728	500,830	17,519
Texas	29,431,662	22,537,224	3,794,495	1,058,061	1,687,197	354,685	30,516,327	23,247,113	4,079,416	1,107,105	1,710,614	372,079	31,199,337	23,890,817	4,022,393	1,121,608	1,788,531	375,988	31,636,003	24,100,073	4,229,094	1,147,726	1,773,378	385,731
Utah	3,019,473	1,831,170	846,311	105,540	217,834	18,617	3,201,899	1,946,799	885,401	99,543	258,499	11,657	3,200,824	1,941,151	897,141	111,879	230,917	19,735	3,319,380	2,018,229	917,888	103,196	267,983	12,084
Vermont	1,107,391	613,350	317,302	58,196	20,116	98,428	1,121,404	620,192	316,834	58,579	21,439	104,360	1,173,901	650,187	336,359	61,691	21,324	104,339	1,162,550	642,948	328,459	60,728	22,226	108,190
Virginia	9,313,749	6,256,908	2,499,818	206,591	342,165	8,266	9,640,292	6,355,683	2,711,606	228,171	337,541	7,289	9,873,135	6,632,700	2,649,958	218,999	362,716	8,762	9,994,004	6,588,880	2,811,098	236,543	349,926	7,557
Washington	7,646,339	5,000,463	1,826,380	471,563	283,814	64,118	8,373,992	5,418,813	2,080,378	543,076	264,686	67,039	8,105,581	5,300,793	1,936,073	499,885	300,860	67,969	8,681,242	5,617,635	2,156,709	563,002	274,397	69,499
West Virginia	1,842,144	1,104,748	558,286	38,753	132,865	7,492	1,806,635	1,086,170	566,421	37,058	109,775	7,211	1,952,784	1,171,100	591,817	41,080	140,845	7,942	1,872,923	1,126,022	587,203	38,418	113,803	7,476
Wisconsin	6,161,701	3,897,893	1,667,888	104,735	250,452	240,734	6,250,940	3,951,359	1,701,750	104,716	251,445	241,671	6,531,775	4,132,001	1,768,062	111,025	265,494	255,193	6,480,294	4,096,338	1,764,189	108,558	260,670	250,538
Wyoming	920,260	583,957	259,585	31,325	42,383	3,010	904,788	574,135	254,896	29,584	43,095	3,078	975,531	619,030	275,176	33,206	44,928	3,191	937,985	595,200	264,248	30,670	44,676	3,191
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	30,732	22,500	4,691	516	1,193	1,831	30,144	21,998	4,581	625	1,345	1,595	32,578	23,852	4,973	547	1,265	1,941	31,250	22,805	4,749	648	1,394	1,654
Guam	142,210	104,755	36,469	479	507	0	141,531	104,538	36,111	19	864	0	150,751	111,047	38,659	508	537	0	146,724	108,373	37,436	20	895	0
Northern Marianas	41,483	24,861	6,288	3,828	4,502	2,004	42,234	27,578	6,821	4,298	2,323	1,213	43,974	26,354	6,666	4,058	4,772	2,124	43,783	28,590	7,071	4,456	2,408	1,257
Puerto Rico	1,127,313	836,793	225,101	50,442	14,652	326	936,666	792,368	109,252	26,207	8,557	282	1,195,020	887,051	238,621	53,471	15,532	345	971,033	821,440	113,261	27,169	8,871	292
U.S. Virgin Islands	100,419	66,997	28,139	2,249	3,034	0	103,864	70,779	29,727	2,168	1,190	0	106,451	71,021	29,829	2,384	3,217	0	107,675	73,376	30,818	2,248	1,234	0

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. For more information about adjusting for differences in the cost of living from state to state, see the American Community Survey Comparable Wage Index for Teachers (ACS-CWIFT) at https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Docs/EDGE_ACS_CWIFT2015_FILEDOC.pdf.

2 Includes purchased professional services of teachers or others who provide instruction for students.

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 and 2017-18. (This table was prepared October 2020.)