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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: 2017-18
[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
Enterprise
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 $734,876,044 $639,951,946 $388,218,590 $226,137,124 $38,001,389 $30,551,511 $12,536,329 $36,376,344 $59,378,275 $26,211,145 $23,082,130 $24,334,228 $1,262,004 $8,221,932 $67,346,066 $19,356,101
Alabama 8,172,504 7,214,075 4,106,915 2,625,468 461,565 293,856 186,394 450,505 685,536 379,183 168,430 481,692 0 131,111 651,333 175,986
Alaska 2,531,430 2,355,261 1,261,661 1,006,985 181,229 190,825 34,556 145,396 280,580 81,786 92,612 76,728 9,887 7,689 134,121 34,359
Arizona 10,918,957 9,182,464 4,949,281 3,755,094 707,526 444,741 189,743 509,542 1,106,893 380,407 416,242 477,081 1,007 100,532 1,390,206 245,755
Arkansas 5,807,398 5,044,098 2,838,865 1,937,259 273,399 412,425 127,248 263,699 513,553 190,714 156,221 264,437 3,537 32,485 588,797 142,018
California 92,975,246 79,838,726 47,164,985 29,567,912 4,998,345 5,100,257 798,258 5,265,864 7,933,916 1,774,178 3,697,094 2,896,897 208,932 989,895 9,141,655 3,004,970

Colorado
11,786,908 9,319,502 5,188,071 3,773,593 547,539 532,323 147,255 719,456 856,161 276,983 693,876 308,065 49,773 81,346 1,842,885 543,175
Connecticut 11,522,173 10,703,917 6,637,988 3,759,006 723,276 362,981 242,255 625,658 906,655 526,858 371,323 226,824 80,098 146,991 562,897 108,368
Delaware 2,297,343 2,082,803 1,292,908 708,211 103,010 38,110 31,371 130,089 215,840 104,868 84,923 81,684 0 54,674 135,778 24,088
District of Columbia 2,626,484 2,021,822 1,117,369 832,012 90,653 68,174 152,852 138,917 192,259 123,110 66,047 72,386 54 14,990 441,371 148,301
Florida 30,925,476 27,371,046 16,939,416 9,089,775 1,219,435 1,667,661 255,563 1,498,834 2,671,066 1,058,530 718,686 1,341,855 0 571,472 2,329,903 653,055

Georgia
21,331,281 19,030,988 11,598,419 6,400,638 1,012,638 986,956 237,700 1,205,370 1,416,462 898,164 643,348 977,401 54,531 36,078 2,006,623 257,591
Hawaii 3,070,858 2,756,317 1,636,072 980,415 261,299 95,021 14,016 204,076 269,139 65,963 70,901 139,831 0 17,370 297,171 0
Idaho 2,705,905 2,363,037 1,400,784 850,642 137,294 128,781 58,269 136,973 217,744 105,606 65,974 110,397 1,214 4,694 275,144 63,029
Illinois 35,401,894 31,848,886 19,732,696 11,326,709 2,273,678 1,171,102 1,197,507 1,669,520 2,532,850 1,406,541 1,075,510 789,481 0 184,166 2,346,501 1,022,341
Indiana 12,179,743 10,576,789 6,074,227 4,004,728 562,726 428,007 225,861 698,393 1,187,482 650,264 251,996 497,834 0 173,381 1,140,702 288,870

Iowa
6,966,571 6,000,945 3,610,701 2,124,687 354,880 376,603 151,606 340,987 507,302 215,611 177,698 258,765 6,792 40,206 810,303 115,117
Kansas 6,648,092 5,515,083 3,280,687 1,982,611 359,630 233,090 147,054 321,910 542,825 226,618 151,484 251,785 0 4,786 879,323 248,900
Kentucky 8,540,572 7,546,109 4,426,364 2,635,993 369,553 414,419 165,709 440,290 635,968 411,366 198,687 463,974 19,779 77,388 728,602 188,473
Louisiana 9,036,863 8,321,373 4,668,956 3,218,585 516,079 416,909 215,457 547,320 806,116 472,941 243,762 433,697 135 17,623 584,276 113,591
Maine 2,953,371 2,719,621 1,592,637 1,020,062 189,536 139,423 91,453 143,607 284,382 135,374 36,287 106,650 271 29,125 158,999 45,627

Maryland
15,351,665 13,543,614 8,596,164 4,561,360 620,568 670,342 95,492 886,141 1,199,324 708,989 380,502 386,091 0 46,416 1,582,159 179,476
Massachusetts 18,530,322 17,682,658 11,341,785 5,837,697 1,330,303 776,340 281,173 764,872 1,460,641 785,545 438,821 503,176 0 76,980 528,218 242,466
Michigan 20,443,704 17,723,898 10,159,182 6,932,507 1,414,514 909,013 389,860 991,499 1,553,369 752,386 921,866 632,209 0 298,761 1,629,252 791,793
Minnesota 14,571,373 11,424,355 7,402,029 3,505,713 337,572 568,254 429,998 457,294 780,869 660,411 271,315 473,618 42,994 540,313 2,210,956 395,750
Mississippi 4,647,766 4,261,381 2,407,924 1,597,953 228,071 192,480 150,974 258,408 444,769 209,539 113,711 255,305 199 34,300 296,055 56,029

Missouri
11,516,658 10,101,337 5,986,816 3,652,821 449,535 437,960 403,384 583,082 1,007,028 532,188 239,643 461,700 0 187,636 909,486 318,200
Montana 2,067,731 1,720,717 1,011,460 630,958 120,093 62,424 51,883 96,062 169,828 82,337 48,330 75,951 2,348 10,880 294,918 41,217
Nebraska 4,745,649 4,148,386 2,669,170 1,199,055 155,459 139,748 117,413 199,638 365,207 121,458 100,131 171,198 108,963 2,443 489,729 105,090
Nevada 5,309,551 4,391,673 2,572,630 1,647,552 241,832 248,164 65,451 331,487 415,339 171,833 173,445 171,423 68 22,590 723,475 171,812
New Hampshire 3,192,776 2,976,514 1,897,108 1,009,891 231,282 95,020 105,010 168,009 237,891 133,401 39,279 69,514 0 6,320 165,108 44,835

New Jersey
30,784,568 28,607,598 16,999,311 10,727,765 2,991,166 1,068,059 577,413 1,426,790 2,766,393 1,207,864 690,081 618,853 261,669 272,551 1,211,240 693,179
New Mexico 3,850,923 3,330,970 1,883,065 1,281,238 344,120 86,283 89,907 189,835 354,222 107,489 109,383 164,489 2,177 1,884 517,926 143
New York 69,151,396 62,984,846 43,583,533 18,197,690 2,072,635 1,796,914 952,740 2,994,418 5,436,253 2,896,424 2,048,307 1,203,624 0 1,612,418 3,042,113 1,512,020
North Carolina 15,753,986 14,412,683 9,004,797 4,661,744 791,312 491,357 254,888 874,821 1,183,220 607,278 458,868 746,143 0 67,390 1,244,045 29,868
North Dakota 1,826,917 1,542,633 918,507 509,631 63,144 53,960 67,792 80,017 133,770 63,793 47,155 73,706 40,789 12,127 235,221 36,935

Ohio
25,025,023 21,975,446 13,021,843 8,242,940 1,528,502 851,239 681,735 1,180,562 1,883,873 1,058,850 1,058,178 709,697 966 454,387 1,967,395 627,795
Oklahoma 6,505,640 5,681,424 3,147,603 2,113,229 394,083 234,061 175,174 317,756 608,371 178,689 205,094 367,197 53,395 26,104 714,476 83,635
Oregon 8,430,770 6,911,762 4,041,853 2,633,219 539,764 273,272 95,907 441,929 537,444 313,325 431,578 232,683 4,007 31,965 1,060,419 426,624
Pennsylvania 31,818,793 28,279,577 17,539,543 9,691,642 1,612,421 1,018,115 819,343 1,249,428 2,561,861 1,350,019 1,080,455 900,456 147,936 574,999 2,018,606 945,612
Rhode Island 2,647,606 2,423,529 1,463,710 894,424 257,380 92,969 37,347 118,088 187,718 105,888 95,035 64,700 695 53,962 131,978 38,136

South Carolina
10,174,742 8,322,870 4,559,947 3,318,573 662,088 534,522 79,919 551,141 818,361 322,549 349,994 421,775 22,575 68,024 1,443,894 339,954
South Dakota 1,669,826 1,414,542 836,555 499,183 78,507 51,381 48,195 68,753 143,617 51,892 56,837 72,355 6,450 7,365 214,450 33,469
Tennessee 10,877,749 9,618,295 5,838,776 3,267,492 499,944 569,324 195,476 591,735 783,969 362,525 264,519 512,026 0 86,964 939,157 233,333
Texas 66,271,351 52,233,513 30,516,327 18,847,006 2,654,996 2,721,342 877,547 3,062,153 5,692,199 1,568,542 2,270,227 2,870,180 0 370,742 10,150,461 3,516,634
Utah 6,279,911 5,062,984 3,201,899 1,631,695 231,010 221,374 60,208 338,850 473,658 151,915 154,681 228,980 410 42,765 1,000,798 173,365

Vermont
1,869,464 1,773,661 1,121,404 602,788 142,283 73,044 35,971 112,025 136,593 59,002 43,870 46,954 2,515 11,933 74,487 9,383
Virginia 17,162,147 15,786,284 9,640,292 5,545,873 811,960 1,060,287 255,738 923,039 1,408,296 825,766 260,786 596,379 3,740 77,172 1,198,552 100,140
Washington 18,138,323 14,418,081 8,373,992 5,502,102 1,052,589 985,890 149,235 867,880 1,216,284 570,814 659,411 418,772 123,215 54,639 3,096,103 569,501
West Virginia 3,423,848 3,150,576 1,806,635 1,143,802 165,397 116,726 52,407 171,682 336,417 241,421 59,752 200,139 0 46,215 212,715 14,341
Wisconsin 12,707,694 10,712,520 6,250,940 4,078,338 541,826 573,013 239,323 540,223 1,165,860 451,154 566,938 383,166 75 400,536 1,395,080 199,558
Wyoming 1,729,104 1,520,759 904,788 570,861 93,742 76,971 29,299 82,317 152,900 72,796 62,838 44,303 807 5,150 201,004 2,191

Other jurisdictions
                               
American Samoa 73,358 61,354 30,144 13,861 27 6,630 784 4,650 0 488 1,282 17,349 0 1,620 10,384 0
Guam 342,043 298,181 141,531 135,980 29,919 17,675 5,451 17,268 36,218 7,564 21,885 20,670 0 0 30,211 13,651
Northern Marianas 97,855 92,550 42,234 38,583 8,756 9,609 3,181 6,551 6,757 1,791 1,939 11,733 0 3,401 1,903 0
Puerto Rico 2,401,794 2,312,618 936,666 1,069,201 266,250 95,182 58,476 98,688 409,265 59,526 81,813 306,752 0 65,099 24,077 0
U.S. Virgin Islands 169,524 168,300 103,864 55,180 13,632 4,307 8,530 9,711 4,751 9,035 5,213 8,864 392 1,224 0 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," 2017-18. (This table was prepared September 2021.)

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