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Table 236.50.Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state or jurisdiction: School years 2019-20 and 2020-21
State or jurisdictionIn thousands of unadjusted dollars1In thousands of constant 2022-23 dollars2
2019-202020-212019-202020-21
TotalSalariesEmployee benefitsPurchased services3SuppliesTuition and otherTotalSalariesEmployee benefitsPurchased services3SuppliesTuition and otherTotalSalariesEmployee benefitsPurchased services3SuppliesTuition and otherTotalSalariesEmployee benefitsPurchased services3SuppliesTuition and other
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
   United States$412,869,146$255,532,710$111,462,323$20,309,787$15,283,054$10,281,273$427,135,945$260,831,096$113,641,307$21,413,238$20,953,489$10,296,814$481,011,896$297,707,577$129,858,828$23,661,853$17,805,474$11,978,165$486,436,440$297,043,017$129,418,452$24,386,099$23,862,522$11,726,350
Alabama4,388,8592,794,3591,055,910148,936366,37423,2804,668,7952,869,7981,066,231177,186528,69126,8885,113,2263,255,5591,230,185173,517426,84227,1225,316,9773,268,2201,214,259201,786602,09130,621
Alaska1,287,501725,391438,13356,99258,8628,1251,352,330745,839441,75355,176103,2566,3061,500,000845,114510,44566,39868,5769,4661,540,078849,386503,08362,837117,5917,181
Arizona5,375,2183,690,8211,075,463344,168233,17731,5885,838,5593,945,3601,194,499394,118284,34920,2346,262,3814,299,9791,252,965400,972271,66236,8026,649,1434,493,1051,360,335448,834323,82623,043
Arkansas2,882,3021,989,765565,885106,662187,83232,1583,025,7622,072,793604,681109,800210,20128,2883,358,0172,318,170659,282124,266218,83337,4663,445,8372,360,565688,630125,044239,38432,215
California450,125,90830,097,47214,701,9682,343,6491,910,4111,072,40751,831,42330,578,20414,055,4582,577,6633,589,6091,030,48958,399,03035,064,96517,128,4812,730,4612,225,7191,249,40459,027,32634,823,46316,006,8172,935,5284,087,9641,173,555
 
Colorado5,804,3103,921,4801,273,817157,619328,122123,2725,840,1313,986,2961,233,160167,984332,589120,1026,762,2934,568,7081,484,056183,633382,278143,6186,650,9334,539,7251,404,363191,306378,763136,776
Connecticut6,753,3754,072,3122,039,652191,24599,635350,5316,995,8414,171,7202,113,711210,262151,104349,0457,867,9984,744,4342,376,290222,810116,080408,3857,967,0944,750,8922,407,163239,453172,082397,504
Delaware1,345,567803,767450,15141,23330,22920,1861,305,812799,714445,8893939,81020,3611,567,648936,427524,44748,03935,21823,5181,487,102910,740507,7934445,33723,188
District of Columbia1,081,517761,333186,05135,44621,85376,8341,134,852799,166205,07631,62626,25072,7341,260,018886,988216,75941,29625,45989,5151,292,407910,117233,54736,01629,89582,832
Florida18,068,71910,287,3813,209,0253,827,140560,335184,83818,346,22710,289,5043,419,3473,713,356698,505225,51521,050,90411,985,2813,738,6654,458,797652,816215,34520,893,28611,718,0253,894,0644,228,892795,481256,824
 
Georgia12,592,0808,029,8583,606,884340,508564,75950,07112,908,7718,293,5813,494,554355,527711,62053,48914,670,3639,355,1614,202,189396,708657,97058,33514,700,9339,445,0023,979,713404,886810,41760,915
Hawaii1,777,2991,060,292598,14149,00563,5616,3011,763,8881,076,211532,08249,45197,3688,7752,070,6371,235,290696,86257,09374,0527,3412,008,7731,225,624605,95256,317110,8869,994
Idaho1,558,2321,060,936370,76563,51060,8972,1241,692,2091,127,409384,79191,26286,4922,2551,815,4141,236,041431,95973,99370,9472,4741,927,1431,283,930438,213103,93298,5002,568
Illinois20,975,38610,991,9037,912,2831,121,889487,590461,72021,796,81911,272,2388,303,4691,196,244572,131452,73724,437,30712,806,0829,218,1811,307,054568,065537,92524,822,93312,837,1959,456,2631,362,322651,561515,591
Indiana6,498,0263,951,7182,147,949135,778247,92314,6576,766,4544,080,2692,183,926139,167344,54018,5537,570,5054,603,9372,502,461158,188288,84217,0767,705,8604,646,7442,487,126158,487392,37321,129
 
Iowa3,721,1602,608,716879,59496,085100,30436,4603,830,4012,657,111909,973101,147125,59136,5794,335,3253,039,2771,024,768111,944116,85942,4784,362,1873,026,0061,036,307115,189143,02741,658
Kansas3,523,7012,398,562850,69590,518157,20926,7163,674,4322,492,451853,368112,277187,71328,6244,105,2762,794,437991,100105,458183,15631,1254,184,5642,838,485971,843127,864213,77332,598
Kentucky4,599,3822,780,6691,551,90472,547173,97520,2884,728,2422,829,1851,559,46381,816244,27913,5005,358,4963,239,6091,808,04184,521202,68923,6365,384,6773,221,9691,775,96793,175278,19215,374
Louisiana4,777,2272,903,1961,376,242180,264256,47661,0485,037,2192,816,3721,410,411223,794439,531147,1125,565,6933,382,3591,603,387210,016298,80771,1245,736,5513,207,3771,606,222254,864500,552167,535
Maine1,703,1201,081,674442,75345,72935,58997,3751,828,2201,121,334486,77754,56269,29196,2571,984,2141,260,201515,82753,27641,463113,4472,082,0371,277,012554,35762,13778,910109,620
 
Maryland9,238,8375,741,2192,562,344355,840261,451317,9849,741,4425,889,8452,597,325406,661510,860336,75110,763,6786,688,7892,985,250414,570304,603370,46611,093,8756,707,5492,957,919463,119581,784383,503
Massachusetts12,181,3507,381,7863,333,707185,270304,505976,08112,741,5747,541,8003,526,821226,217460,454986,28414,191,8438,600,1273,883,924215,849354,7631,137,18014,510,5238,588,8494,016,459257,623524,3801,123,212
Michigan10,480,2545,456,3483,675,3391,059,767270,80517,99610,823,8225,460,3793,863,1281,130,740355,54214,03212,209,9876,356,9014,281,9421,234,678315,50120,96612,326,5236,218,4594,399,4571,287,724404,90315,981
Minnesota7,857,1175,302,8291,822,928371,381235,807124,1728,028,2825,432,9641,880,541352,288239,677122,8129,153,9096,178,0442,123,797432,676274,726144,6669,142,8716,187,2382,141,622401,197272,952139,863
Mississippi2,576,0851,761,415609,15572,033107,10426,3792,550,8111,766,181585,37975,104100,38923,7573,001,2602,052,131709,69483,922124,78130,7322,904,9472,011,385666,64985,531114,32727,055
 
Missouri5,849,7304,048,8211,293,134154,257339,25414,2656,022,4264,160,1471,323,146145,036377,22716,8706,815,2104,717,0661,506,561179,717395,24716,6196,858,5374,737,7121,506,842165,172429,59919,212
Montana1,061,898710,527220,67453,29266,90910,4961,143,904752,941231,67545,845106,5346,9091,237,161827,797257,09662,08877,95212,2281,302,715857,474263,83952,210121,3257,868
Nebraska2,616,8771,746,623667,45180,581113,8448,3772,764,7201,807,814701,099102,843146,9366,0293,048,7842,034,898777,61293,880132,6349,7603,148,5542,058,798798,434117,121167,3366,866
Nevada2,787,0091,793,179757,43445,443182,1218,8332,931,0981,836,425771,30446,145267,2819,9443,246,9962,089,137882,44652,944212,17910,2903,338,0312,091,381878,38652,552304,38811,324
New Hampshire1,966,3971,141,871552,24759,80436,806175,6682,022,9891,163,016569,25763,90049,994176,8222,290,9451,330,334643,39469,67542,881204,6622,303,8461,324,480648,28972,77156,935201,371
 
New Jersey18,093,20510,063,8195,746,850861,060519,062902,41518,963,32010,126,0886,380,955912,629655,568888,08021,079,43211,724,8216,695,3491,003,175604,7311,051,35621,596,05111,531,9217,266,8411,039,332746,5821,011,375
New Mexico2,190,9371,431,186490,994100,009168,1585892,202,4221,442,754499,21036,729222,7539752,552,5451,667,399572,031116,516195,9126872,508,1911,643,056568,51641,828253,6791,111
New York45,207,73026,040,43813,070,5532,446,603723,9902,926,14645,148,56925,947,64012,805,3462,580,185890,5472,924,85052,669,12430,338,33115,227,8072,850,408843,4823,409,09751,416,67329,550,02514,583,1482,938,4001,014,1853,330,915
North Carolina9,653,8406,475,3122,419,463314,326444,47926110,115,5316,594,8752,551,729298,549669,46891111,247,1767,544,0422,818,788366,204517,83830411,519,8997,510,4602,905,993339,997762,4121,037
North Dakota1,001,372670,899263,97527,95032,2046,3441,067,274712,519279,12032,30036,4666,8691,166,646781,629307,54332,56337,5197,3911,215,446811,440317,87136,78441,5297,822
 
Ohio13,860,9828,624,9093,218,606919,758473,025624,68414,274,8258,813,3443,272,837959,978612,041616,62416,148,69310,048,4233,749,8261,071,562551,096727,78616,256,63910,036,9253,727,2151,093,255697,012702,232
Oklahoma3,782,1802,629,816840,66897,721204,3559,6204,033,7972,717,194857,089149,896298,53211,0864,406,4173,063,859979,417113,850238,08311,2074,593,8213,094,430976,081170,706339,97812,626
Oregon4,350,1152,457,4581,514,478157,950179,95440,2754,480,7002,532,8001,561,619149,022197,51539,7445,068,0882,863,0531,764,438184,019209,65546,9225,102,7682,884,4351,778,423169,711224,93745,262
Pennsylvania18,436,83110,146,6226,421,247869,902538,793460,26718,908,66410,315,1376,586,159866,471700,751440,14621,479,77211,821,2897,481,0541,013,477627,719536,23321,533,80811,747,2177,500,534986,766798,038501,252
Rhode Island1,557,744960,789475,14315,47323,40282,9381,586,685966,086489,12419,44032,94079,0951,814,8451,119,364553,56318,02727,26496,6271,806,9691,100,210557,03022,13937,51390,076
 
South Carolina4,889,0103,198,8171,329,182161,465181,09718,4495,272,4793,354,4861,377,279219,686310,12610,9035,695,9263,726,7721,548,560188,114210,98621,4946,004,4723,820,1981,568,491250,185353,18112,416
South Dakota857,582586,088175,79328,81851,60215,281915,981617,323177,95630,56874,66115,473999,123682,820204,80733,57460,11917,8031,043,149703,027202,66234,81285,02617,621
Tennessee6,087,6564,055,7071,370,511157,464483,70720,2666,314,9464,225,6901,400,136180,830489,58018,7097,092,4044,725,0891,596,710183,453563,54223,6117,191,6684,812,3541,594,521205,935557,55021,307
Texas33,307,80325,152,1064,650,3391,144,2102,024,654336,49335,173,85826,238,5734,838,3781,256,0682,520,593320,24638,805,15129,303,3825,417,8631,333,0592,358,817392,03040,057,14429,881,3495,510,1031,430,4522,870,534364,707
Utah3,578,2762,216,389982,25990,096282,8156,7163,890,5342,405,5271,037,924111,887329,1606,0354,168,8592,582,1971,144,378104,966329,4937,8254,430,6672,739,4931,182,022127,420374,8596,873
 
Vermont1,212,924652,219371,18253,92322,182113,4191,233,142646,346387,89562,13828,798107,9641,413,113759,865432,44562,82225,843132,1381,404,342736,081441,74870,76532,796122,953
Virginia10,201,4856,813,3352,808,560218,111351,6659,81510,578,3346,859,0892,922,564233,028557,2406,41211,885,2087,937,8543,272,103254,109409,70611,43512,046,9547,811,3563,328,312265,380634,6037,303
Washington9,818,0956,405,8702,489,436583,042293,59446,15410,194,6906,537,6962,619,377690,869315,06431,68411,438,5417,463,1392,900,310679,271342,05153,77111,610,0487,445,3432,983,033786,784358,80636,083
West Virginia1,916,2681,175,304564,73538,755130,1277,3471,947,5561,172,685541,18042,877172,20618,6072,232,5421,369,284657,94345,151151,6048,5602,217,9401,335,492616,31448,830196,11421,191
Wisconsin6,474,6234,093,5551,758,682106,297247,056269,0336,703,7944,162,6641,823,110112,152315,316290,5527,543,2394,769,1832,048,947123,841287,831313,4367,634,5004,740,5782,076,217127,722359,092330,890
Wyoming936,045585,849271,98730,26043,4164,534991,387606,514284,02630,70166,3513,7951,090,536682,541316,87735,25450,5825,2831,129,024690,718323,45934,96375,5634,322
 
Other jurisdictions
  American Samoa33,21720,4793,24307,6351,86127,66522,1403,4913742501,41138,69923,8593,77808,8952,16831,50625,2143,9754262851,606
  Guam139,463103,21134,6554431,1530136,61299,00835,661901,8530162,481120,24640,3755161,3430155,578112,75340,6121022,1100
  Northern Marianas32,82123,4016,5223471172,43340,99530,4459,286386087938,23827,2637,5994051372,83446,68734,67210,57543901,001
  Puerto Rico888,600725,20299,81819,43943,395746902,596669,26884,13870,27778,868451,035,261844,895116,29222,64850,5578691,027,906762,18495,81980,03489,81851
  U.S. Virgin Islands107,66373,04932,8721,0766650115,60766,56133,2234,61311,2100125,43285,10638,2981,2547750131,65775,80237,8365,25312,7660
1Unadjusted (or "current") dollars have not been adjusted to compensate for inflation.
2Constant 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.
3Includes purchased professional services of teachers or others who provide instruction for students.
4Excludes prekindergarten expenditures in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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. 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," 2019-20 and 2020-21. (This table was prepared September 2023.)

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