Table 236.50.

Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state or jurisdiction: 2017-18 and 2018-19

State or jurisdiction	In thousands of unadjusted dollars1												In thousands of constant 2020-21 dollars2
	2017-18						2018-19						2017-18						2018-19
	Total	Salaries	Employee benefits	Purchased services3	Supplies	Tuition and other	Total	Salaries	Employee benefits	Purchased services3	Supplies	Tuition and other	Total	Salaries	Employee benefits	Purchased services3	Supplies	Tuition and other	Total	Salaries	Employee benefits	Purchased services3	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	$388,218,590	$241,516,114	$103,820,639	$19,758,914	$15,055,799	$8,067,124	$403,040,525	$247,799,019	$108,695,649	$20,436,610	$15,578,373	$10,530,875	$411,726,744	$256,140,859	$110,107,385	$20,955,393	$15,967,487	$8,555,620	$418,767,935	$257,468,609	$112,937,160	$21,234,085	$16,186,271	$10,941,810
Alabama	4,106,915	2,602,757	1,007,893	184,648	287,735	23,882	4,238,242	2,691,206	1,032,378	172,219	314,707	27,733	4,355,605	2,760,364	1,068,925	195,829	305,159	25,328	4,403,627	2,796,222	1,072,663	178,940	326,987	28,815
Alaska	1,261,661	716,027	410,909	61,475	61,585	11,665	1,281,961	726,700	418,290	65,817	60,558	10,596	1,338,059	759,385	435,791	65,198	65,314	12,371	1,331,985	755,057	434,613	68,385	62,922	11,009
Arizona	4,949,281	3,346,719	1,006,079	344,087	208,211	44,186	5,352,444	3,617,868	1,095,167	361,149	239,847	38,413	5,248,979	3,549,375	1,067,001	364,922	220,818	46,861	5,561,307	3,759,045	1,137,902	375,242	249,206	39,912
Arkansas	2,838,865	1,929,132	544,661	125,949	203,144	35,979	2,888,565	1,965,623	555,005	125,497	207,298	35,142	3,010,770	2,045,948	577,643	133,576	215,445	38,158	3,001,282	2,042,325	576,663	130,394	215,387	36,513
California4	47,164,985	29,160,238	12,500,256	2,360,463	2,150,274	993,753	50,911,363	29,651,048	15,630,317	2,408,237	2,175,303	1,046,459	50,021,009	30,926,005	13,257,196	2,503,399	2,280,481	1,053,928	52,898,021	30,808,088	16,240,242	2,502,211	2,260,188	1,087,293
Colorado	5,188,071	3,502,852	1,086,936	151,920	304,184	142,179	5,571,316	3,732,495	1,203,833	163,011	319,228	152,748	5,502,229	3,714,963	1,152,755	161,119	322,604	150,788	5,788,719	3,878,144	1,250,809	169,372	331,685	158,709
Connecticut	6,637,988	3,800,684	1,979,057	181,981	97,084	579,181	6,874,962	3,961,285	2,021,271	196,307	97,425	598,674	7,039,945	4,030,831	2,098,897	193,001	102,963	614,253	7,143,236	4,115,862	2,100,145	203,967	101,227	622,036
Delaware	1,292,908	778,192	423,578	16,628	55,594	18,916	1,360,870	815,044	451,261	16,939	58,591	19,035	1,371,198	825,315	449,227	17,634	58,960	20,062	1,413,973	846,848	468,870	17,600	60,877	19,778
District of Columbia	1,117,369	769,921	177,774	53,368	25,165	91,140	1,015,106	699,980	165,827	42,626	20,644	86,030	1,185,030	816,543	188,539	56,600	26,689	96,659	1,054,717	727,294	172,298	44,289	21,450	89,387
Florida	16,939,416	9,695,253	2,982,061	3,526,042	600,018	136,042	17,390,480	9,755,632	3,036,636	3,790,524	594,355	213,333	17,965,164	10,282,339	3,162,636	3,739,558	636,351	144,280	18,069,090	10,136,316	3,155,132	3,938,437	617,547	221,658
Georgia	11,598,419	7,475,744	3,124,257	310,470	628,637	59,311	11,959,427	7,593,629	3,353,486	360,512	593,935	57,866	12,300,749	7,928,430	3,313,443	329,271	666,703	62,902	12,426,107	7,889,947	3,484,345	374,580	617,111	60,124
Hawaii	1,636,072	987,241	485,325	66,149	86,871	10,485	1,700,085	1,022,139	545,496	52,305	71,563	8,582	1,735,142	1,047,022	514,714	70,154	92,132	11,120	1,766,426	1,062,024	566,783	54,346	74,356	8,917
Idaho	1,400,784	953,954	332,360	57,989	54,961	1,521	1,483,558	1,003,713	350,840	67,706	59,551	1,749	1,485,607	1,011,719	352,486	61,500	58,289	1,614	1,541,449	1,042,880	364,530	70,348	61,875	1,817
Illinois	19,732,696	10,338,166	7,528,405	1,022,301	448,125	395,699	19,796,139	10,670,903	7,146,275	1,080,614	483,051	415,295	20,927,588	10,964,182	7,984,280	1,084,205	475,260	419,660	20,568,622	11,087,302	7,425,136	1,122,782	501,901	431,501
Indiana	6,074,227	3,731,848	1,995,089	124,653	213,443	9,193	6,124,106	3,760,976	2,016,983	128,566	206,802	10,778	6,442,045	3,957,826	2,115,900	132,201	226,368	9,750	6,363,080	3,907,737	2,095,690	133,583	214,872	11,199
Iowa	3,610,701	2,530,215	841,619	92,288	106,871	39,708	3,678,798	2,570,959	863,583	101,082	105,682	37,492	3,829,343	2,683,429	892,583	97,876	113,343	42,112	3,822,351	2,671,283	897,281	105,027	109,806	38,955
Kansas	3,280,687	2,264,928	742,016	90,914	152,967	29,863	3,331,576	2,368,051	679,535	96,297	159,167	28,526	3,479,346	2,402,078	786,948	96,419	162,230	31,671	3,461,581	2,460,456	706,051	100,055	165,378	29,639
Kentucky	4,426,364	2,715,355	1,495,779	65,546	135,158	14,525	4,465,940	2,745,859	1,490,272	74,052	141,358	14,399	4,694,397	2,879,780	1,586,355	69,515	143,342	15,405	4,640,209	2,853,007	1,548,425	76,942	146,874	14,961
Louisiana	4,668,956	2,824,550	1,381,544	158,854	240,503	63,505	4,735,494	2,843,365	1,381,016	187,121	259,593	64,399	4,951,680	2,995,588	1,465,202	168,473	255,066	67,351	4,920,282	2,954,318	1,434,906	194,423	269,723	66,912
Maine	1,592,637	1,015,133	409,426	42,114	35,368	90,596	1,656,176	1,053,653	426,316	45,542	37,882	92,783	1,689,078	1,076,604	434,219	44,664	37,509	96,082	1,720,803	1,094,768	442,952	47,319	39,360	96,404
Maryland	8,596,164	5,339,718	2,401,863	328,427	199,606	326,551	8,842,283	5,498,252	2,457,792	357,979	217,879	310,381	9,116,695	5,663,059	2,547,305	348,314	211,692	346,325	9,187,325	5,712,805	2,553,700	371,948	226,381	322,492
Massachusetts	11,341,785	6,952,068	2,995,073	186,645	305,088	902,911	11,750,809	7,183,911	3,138,480	193,418	293,425	941,574	12,028,575	7,373,043	3,176,437	197,947	323,563	957,586	12,209,348	7,464,241	3,260,950	200,966	304,875	978,316
Michigan	10,159,182	5,259,198	3,589,952	1,018,067	271,397	20,567	10,314,393	5,347,331	3,574,813	1,061,062	309,771	21,415	10,774,360	5,577,663	3,807,337	1,079,715	287,832	21,813	10,716,880	5,555,994	3,714,309	1,102,467	321,859	22,250
Minnesota	7,402,029	4,996,778	1,676,801	387,836	234,733	105,882	7,651,398	5,158,196	1,745,491	392,534	237,402	117,775	7,850,251	5,299,352	1,778,338	411,320	248,947	112,294	7,949,970	5,359,478	1,813,603	407,852	246,666	122,371
Mississippi	2,407,924	1,659,642	547,079	75,550	104,672	20,981	2,471,563	1,691,727	559,153	80,852	114,603	25,227	2,553,733	1,760,140	580,206	80,125	111,010	22,252	2,568,008	1,757,741	580,972	84,008	119,076	26,212
Missouri	5,986,816	4,116,764	1,275,526	200,911	373,135	20,480	5,825,184	4,001,351	1,252,326	174,996	378,210	18,301	6,349,341	4,366,050	1,352,764	213,077	395,730	21,720	6,052,494	4,157,491	1,301,194	181,825	392,968	19,015
Montana	1,011,460	673,529	208,789	59,194	64,089	5,859	1,047,883	694,134	215,512	63,530	67,855	6,851	1,072,707	714,314	221,432	62,778	67,970	6,213	1,088,773	721,221	223,922	66,009	70,503	7,119
Nebraska	2,669,170	1,740,123	652,225	143,611	106,502	26,710	2,581,568	1,732,907	653,724	100,140	84,266	10,531	2,830,799	1,845,494	691,720	152,307	112,951	28,327	2,682,306	1,800,529	679,233	104,047	87,554	10,942
Nevada	2,572,630	1,657,271	679,995	46,968	181,698	6,697	2,626,269	1,695,136	697,557	49,194	177,486	6,896	2,728,412	1,757,625	721,171	49,812	192,701	7,103	2,728,751	1,761,283	724,777	51,114	184,412	7,166
New Hampshire	1,897,108	1,105,558	534,918	55,085	35,773	165,774	1,935,959	1,124,194	544,586	60,500	36,487	170,192	2,011,986	1,172,503	567,309	58,421	37,940	175,813	2,011,504	1,168,063	565,837	62,860	37,911	176,833
New Jersey	16,999,311	9,612,215	5,191,036	846,957	484,275	864,828	17,677,989	9,821,296	5,591,787	894,236	492,252	878,418	18,028,686	10,194,272	5,505,373	898,243	513,600	917,197	18,367,818	10,204,541	5,809,990	929,131	511,460	912,696
New Mexico	1,883,065	1,255,125	442,362	76,444	108,927	208	1,990,261	1,317,787	457,036	86,969	128,311	158	1,997,092	1,331,128	469,149	81,073	115,523	220	2,067,925	1,369,209	474,870	90,363	133,318	164
New York	43,583,533	25,494,338	14,076,598	2,284,201	911,351	817,044	45,071,063	25,646,667	13,529,567	2,146,232	836,804	2,911,793	46,222,686	27,038,120	14,928,991	2,422,519	966,537	866,520	46,829,822	26,647,449	14,057,517	2,229,982	869,458	3,025,417
North Carolina	9,004,797	6,142,487	2,112,549	314,555	434,874	332	9,513,255	6,424,002	2,328,926	324,325	435,544	458	9,550,072	6,514,439	2,240,472	333,602	461,208	352	9,884,480	6,674,679	2,419,805	336,981	452,540	476
North Dakota	918,507	623,711	237,450	22,532	28,387	6,426	959,672	648,879	246,068	27,483	30,502	6,739	974,126	661,479	251,829	23,897	30,106	6,815	997,120	674,199	255,671	28,556	31,692	7,002
Ohio	13,021,843	8,049,164	2,978,669	965,258	453,543	575,209	13,526,616	8,354,856	3,094,644	1,018,066	466,715	592,334	13,810,366	8,536,572	3,159,039	1,023,708	481,006	610,040	14,054,450	8,680,879	3,215,403	1,057,793	484,927	615,448
Oklahoma	3,147,603	2,171,165	716,170	60,208	187,782	12,279	3,627,722	2,502,462	799,933	72,560	239,901	12,865	3,338,203	2,302,637	759,537	63,854	199,152	13,022	3,769,283	2,600,113	831,148	75,392	249,262	13,367
Oregon	4,041,853	2,323,165	1,321,895	160,861	195,388	40,544	4,217,293	2,407,936	1,373,030	176,214	218,169	41,944	4,286,603	2,463,842	1,401,941	170,602	207,220	42,999	4,381,860	2,501,899	1,426,609	183,090	226,682	43,580
Pennsylvania	17,539,543	9,648,426	6,057,829	891,767	525,995	415,526	18,034,467	9,889,284	6,238,291	878,617	542,502	485,773	18,601,631	10,232,676	6,424,655	945,767	557,846	440,688	18,738,206	10,275,183	6,481,721	912,902	563,672	504,729
Rhode Island	1,463,710	915,655	439,414	15,890	22,567	70,184	1,513,624	937,637	459,361	16,645	23,133	76,848	1,552,343	971,101	466,023	16,852	23,933	74,434	1,572,689	974,225	477,286	17,295	24,036	79,847
South Carolina	4,559,947	2,983,636	1,158,711	198,931	194,586	24,083	4,704,829	3,037,153	1,241,634	216,234	186,707	23,102	4,836,070	3,164,307	1,228,876	210,977	206,369	25,541	4,888,421	3,155,669	1,290,085	224,671	193,992	24,003
South Dakota	836,555	565,086	167,924	32,774	55,335	15,436	848,868	575,516	171,222	32,123	54,053	15,954	887,211	599,304	178,093	34,759	58,685	16,371	881,992	597,973	177,903	33,377	56,162	16,577
Tennessee	5,838,776	3,892,122	1,306,081	140,570	483,104	16,899	6,043,983	3,965,062	1,367,138	159,548	531,000	21,235	6,192,337	4,127,805	1,385,169	149,082	512,358	17,923	6,279,831	4,119,787	1,420,486	165,774	551,721	22,063
Texas	30,516,327	23,247,113	4,079,416	1,107,105	1,710,614	372,079	31,177,269	23,645,309	4,203,231	1,152,282	1,783,611	392,835	32,364,210	24,654,816	4,326,441	1,174,145	1,814,198	394,610	32,393,865	24,567,994	4,367,249	1,197,247	1,853,211	408,164
Utah	3,201,899	1,946,799	885,401	99,543	258,499	11,657	3,396,880	2,069,794	924,842	102,715	287,648	11,881	3,395,786	2,064,685	939,016	105,571	274,152	12,363	3,529,432	2,150,562	960,931	106,723	298,872	12,344
Vermont	1,121,404	620,192	316,834	58,579	21,439	104,360	1,153,171	630,036	321,239	60,867	23,982	117,047	1,189,310	657,747	336,019	62,126	22,737	110,680	1,198,170	654,621	333,775	63,242	24,917	121,614
Virginia	9,640,292	6,355,683	2,711,606	228,171	337,541	7,289	9,894,906	6,575,382	2,727,374	202,988	379,915	9,247	10,224,049	6,740,545	2,875,805	241,988	357,981	7,731	10,281,024	6,831,966	2,833,802	210,909	394,740	9,608
Washington	8,373,992	5,418,813	2,080,378	543,076	264,686	67,039	9,626,392	6,235,936	2,339,262	619,418	360,662	71,115	8,881,070	5,746,943	2,206,353	575,962	280,714	71,099	10,002,033	6,479,274	2,430,544	643,589	374,736	73,890
West Virginia	1,806,635	1,086,170	566,421	37,058	109,775	7,211	1,888,329	1,134,809	573,501	37,152	136,501	6,366	1,916,034	1,151,942	600,720	39,302	116,422	7,648	1,962,015	1,179,091	595,880	38,602	141,828	6,615
Wisconsin	6,250,940	3,951,359	1,701,750	104,716	251,445	241,671	6,399,181	4,025,544	1,748,823	110,656	252,189	261,969	6,629,459	4,190,629	1,804,798	111,057	266,671	256,305	6,648,889	4,182,629	1,817,065	114,974	262,029	272,191
Wyoming	904,788	574,135	254,896	29,584	43,095	3,078	910,839	576,404	255,519	30,948	44,349	3,619	959,576	608,901	270,331	31,376	45,705	3,264	946,382	598,896	265,490	32,156	46,080	3,760
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	30,144	21,998	4,581	625	1,345	1,595	32,641	23,611	4,915	1,030	1,060	2,026	31,969	23,330	4,858	663	1,426	1,692	33,915	24,532	5,107	1,070	1,102	2,105
Guam	141,531	104,538	36,111	19	864	0	139,795	103,826	34,588	218	1,163	0	150,101	110,868	38,297	20	916	0	145,250	107,878	35,937	226	1,208	0
Northern Marianas	42,234	27,578	6,821	4,298	2,323	1,213	41,914	28,537	7,369	5,038	20	950	44,791	29,248	7,234	4,559	2,464	1,286	43,550	29,650	7,657	5,235	21	987
Puerto Rico	936,666	792,368	109,252	26,207	8,557	282	1,025,384	868,398	102,974	23,789	29,287	935	993,385	840,349	115,868	27,794	9,075	299	1,065,397	902,285	106,993	24,718	30,430	972
U.S. Virgin Islands	103,864	70,779	29,727	2,168	1,190	0	110,667	74,685	33,608	1,249	1,124	0	110,154	75,065	31,527	2,300	1,262	0	114,986	77,599	34,920	1,298	1,168	0

1 Unadjusted (or "current") dollars have not been adjusted to compensate for inflation.

2 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/Economic/TeacherWage.

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

4 Excludes prekindergarten expenditures in 2018-19.

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 and 2018-19. (This table was prepared September 2021.)