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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: School year 2019-20
[In thousands of dollars]
State or jurisdictionTotal expenditures
TotalCurrent expenditures for elementary and secondary programsCurrent expenditures for other programs1Capital outlay2Interest on school debt
Elementary/secondary current expenditures, totalInstructionSupport servicesFood servicesEnterprise operations3
Support services, totalStudent support4Instructional staff5General administrationSchool administrationOperation and maintenanceStudent transportationOther support services6
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   United States$794,004,945$682,555,528$412,869,146$244,468,489$43,034,967$34,442,514$13,283,112$38,996,334$61,910,342$26,219,512$26,581,709$24,109,114$1,108,779$8,728,670$81,292,797$21,427,950
Alabama8,442,6547,546,6804,388,8592,761,404502,999314,431194,210476,990720,306372,877179,591396,4170107,322613,846174,806
Alaska2,605,2532,417,6411,287,5011,042,160190,918198,52735,383149,062291,86876,66999,73177,71610,2637,163153,29827,151
Arizona11,853,1309,830,6635,375,2183,985,541795,716492,084188,388542,1921,134,313372,913459,935468,6841,219115,0831,559,645347,738
Arkansas6,062,9585,152,4682,882,3022,004,462289,707414,303131,426270,783545,155184,398168,690262,5813,12430,552735,239144,699
California7101,119,63285,303,20950,125,90831,993,8585,710,7815,332,9321,334,1995,680,8897,968,4321,811,7054,154,9202,951,153232,2901,077,80911,353,8103,384,805
 
Colorado13,289,27610,636,1505,804,3104,476,927710,864646,327193,718804,780980,904309,046831,289306,39648,51783,0911,944,849625,186
Connecticut12,095,66910,939,4326,753,3753,907,527812,863388,624253,262626,609929,209519,378377,582202,28176,249269,575783,643103,018
Delaware2,542,3362,347,5771,345,567924,883252,30886,35223,531122,543236,952124,93478,26376,8762527,498163,42523,836
District of Columbia2,862,0002,134,9961,081,5171,002,427193,34799,484121,431155,151198,121128,849106,04550,82422919,475535,368172,162
Florida33,867,71429,455,33618,068,71910,032,1781,412,5121,863,086278,5771,593,6433,054,0221,045,869784,4691,354,4390505,1883,267,046640,144
 
Georgia23,263,87520,680,20412,592,0807,071,7001,193,3831,078,684274,6811,346,5901,563,053924,780690,529965,93050,49535,6902,305,632242,349
Hawaii3,214,4912,999,5781,777,2991,085,079311,16197,23811,120218,453297,09355,90594,109137,199017,662197,2510
Idaho3,044,9502,593,4941,558,232922,397156,714143,49962,787148,614232,300104,21174,272111,1671,6986,250372,67372,533
Illinois38,332,12433,895,71120,975,38612,131,5092,543,5261,281,1981,276,2781,770,7842,671,8621,385,5961,202,264788,8170205,5913,188,3211,042,501
Indiana12,913,45811,352,7726,498,0264,360,784639,253509,340230,962769,1571,261,362589,556361,154493,962091,7111,131,856337,120
 
Iowa7,526,0686,200,5333,721,1602,212,068376,617386,393160,739358,632530,300209,656189,732259,8927,41340,3491,149,811135,374
Kansas7,416,8415,955,8573,523,7012,172,682422,525251,061159,664356,014575,191232,849175,379259,47404,7081,194,524261,752
Kentucky8,990,7547,868,1454,599,3822,753,116405,506418,817168,968471,206654,689419,347214,582492,38123,26581,903840,084200,622
Louisiana9,222,6958,531,6924,777,2273,300,938543,523449,396230,595565,270799,935467,576244,644453,29922915,215548,898126,890
Maine3,201,1812,896,7541,703,1201,102,859206,273141,979105,195156,768318,366135,97338,30690,47829831,251218,73154,445
 
Maryland16,470,20214,482,7169,238,8374,871,380693,135786,724105,683894,0551,265,614722,843403,327372,499038,3831,757,039192,064
Massachusetts20,103,63518,945,44112,181,3506,249,1401,529,988903,851369,896821,9151,497,516770,910355,063514,951075,911719,758362,525
Michigan21,520,06918,434,00010,480,2547,274,8861,565,357988,103396,2941,038,0041,582,925719,803984,400678,8600299,5391,943,985842,545
Minnesota15,602,72112,060,0387,857,1173,697,119369,303593,478443,001487,402789,273705,448309,216479,44326,359557,5912,532,299452,794
Mississippi5,098,6334,480,0712,576,0851,658,464244,677206,091154,041271,277458,866202,580120,931245,33818332,738518,26067,564
 
Missouri12,167,46610,376,1415,849,7304,091,473717,380403,176589,802609,7321,037,238505,147228,998434,9370189,6411,279,748321,936
Montana2,188,3811,808,7631,061,898668,097120,69962,45358,745104,447185,36882,21254,17276,2422,52610,857315,75653,005
Nebraska4,949,6694,233,7482,616,8771,440,027229,878132,99499,786214,938395,746114,797251,890172,6634,1813,207579,683133,031
Nevada5,770,8744,744,4972,787,0091,776,370274,634296,48264,498358,421431,336170,858180,141180,99112723,956801,801200,620
New Hampshire3,275,7703,085,9861,966,3971,053,830248,98999,185111,977176,320245,541129,16842,65165,75805,836141,23342,715
 
New Jersey32,775,80430,193,90918,093,20511,300,0993,213,9151,130,279620,5611,505,6362,905,5741,171,819752,314548,563252,041301,2751,581,320699,300
New Mexico4,529,1523,847,7552,190,9371,479,768402,63798,162111,582217,273385,192124,663140,260177,049013,121593,46174,816
New York73,773,17466,108,40545,207,73019,715,5172,056,6743,096,432349,5493,065,0455,498,8313,007,4112,641,5751,185,129281,793,5034,084,5821,786,683
North Carolina17,075,12415,452,3679,653,8405,044,919879,019521,488284,484972,0521,269,297611,183507,396753,608068,5491,524,71129,496
North Dakota1,976,7681,655,9221,001,372539,89967,92359,07570,09188,137140,04665,36349,26378,44736,20418,246267,82734,772
 
Ohio26,884,06223,199,55113,860,9828,652,5741,691,658892,388742,5621,240,7771,935,2951,048,2601,101,634685,144850469,2792,675,464539,767
Oklahoma7,492,1736,611,6573,782,1802,405,946457,633249,157200,152370,905689,240182,807256,052378,12045,41129,493762,61388,410
Oregon10,035,3757,480,2334,350,1152,897,958630,484286,144104,952487,724581,721324,568482,366229,7172,44336,9161,949,319568,906
Pennsylvania33,798,43329,748,92418,436,83110,297,9151,791,6441,094,253865,1011,371,8282,685,3491,310,0271,179,713851,359162,819542,1382,507,919999,452
Rhode Island2,786,8202,544,5391,557,744925,971279,80093,85639,150120,624192,02991,026109,48660,37145359,695144,06038,527
 
South Carolina10,679,1318,788,1254,889,0103,466,839688,135549,39683,184603,793890,411254,921396,999413,72718,54865,6901,446,904378,412
South Dakota1,749,9481,454,403857,582515,77483,52754,07951,18973,070146,84850,75856,30374,6576,3895,986249,73439,826
Tennessee11,299,95810,121,1926,087,6563,524,301548,785637,190212,972648,185801,750364,934310,485509,235084,693848,060246,013
Texas72,961,26957,118,70333,307,80320,966,3303,053,5753,027,524827,4013,368,7116,009,3331,614,6053,065,1802,844,5700472,40211,520,3523,849,812
Utah7,125,8285,673,8153,578,2761,849,989299,912259,51169,402386,518493,122159,267182,256245,05449661,5951,189,404201,014
 
Vermont2,002,3871,919,4771,212,924652,106155,44076,67636,515118,989139,83162,44962,20751,5842,86210,49562,7759,641
Virginia18,489,95816,785,04710,201,4855,974,224899,1191,195,181293,834981,7171,464,821836,413303,139600,8058,53375,8631,520,538108,510
Washington20,880,86316,608,5089,818,0956,364,7291,305,4921,225,008162,130980,2991,256,153603,189832,459343,67082,01480,4083,533,704658,242
West Virginia3,663,3463,332,3371,916,2681,191,662184,242121,28852,668183,050343,874241,31365,227224,407052,210264,50514,295
Wisconsin13,249,95410,943,5826,474,6234,084,586581,223632,047246,176566,1781,069,433424,998564,531384,3730492,1691,539,920274,284
Wyoming1,760,9391,576,787936,045592,09599,59677,08830,62185,184159,33273,68566,58847,8757734,198178,1141,840
 
Other jurisdictions
  American Samoa76,93672,54933,21726,8484,5288,2387049,4691385063,26512,48403424,0460
  Guam328,794323,486139,463161,83329,62324,6974,52117,33655,8787,38922,38922,191002,5432,764
  Northern Marianas90,33182,28632,82134,0997,9639,1973,0262,5242,6071,6877,09515,36606,5241,5210
  Puerto Rico2,221,3212,112,889888,600981,053313,15348,30462,55184,660325,57355,17091,642243,236056,17352,2580
  U.S. Virgin Islands171,356171,190107,66353,48812,7275,1356,71410,6775,2195,1187,8979,75528516700
1Includes expenditures for adult education, community colleges, private school programs funded by local and state education agencies, and community services.
2Includes expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
3Includes 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.
4Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
5Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
6Includes 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.
7Excludes prekindergarten expenditures.
NOTE: Includes expenditures paid from funds authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2021, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) of 2021. Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 2019-20. (This table was prepared August 2023.)

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