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Table 236.75.Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by function and state or jurisdiction: School year 2022-23
State or jurisdiction Current expenditures, capital outlay and interest on school debt per pupil
Total1 Current expenditures Capital outlay2 Interest on school debt
Total Instruction Support services Food services Enterprise operations3
Total Student support4 Instructional staff5 General administration School administration Operation and maintenance Student transportation Other support services6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
   United States $18,905 $16,560 $9,748 $6,178 $1,108 $893 $323 $920 $1,581 $672 $680 $608 $26 $1,893 $452
Alabama 14,409 12,590 7,013 4,779 953 604 340 723 1,247 599 313 799 0 1,590 229
Alaska 22,219 20,340 10,534 9,092 1,527 2,207 302 1,177 2,388 610 880 625 88 1,750 129
Arizona 13,803 11,431 6,124 4,811 1,012 630 213 614 1,303 443 595 482 15 2,036 337
Arkansas 14,768 12,764 6,918 5,138 720 1,092 339 633 1,467 464 424 700 8 1,699 305
California7 21,221 18,568 10,695 7,191 1,372 1,211 294 1,210 1,767 375 962 646 37 2,020 633

Colorado		 18,429 14,884 7,928 6,429 1,112 874 256 1,117 1,395 425 1,251 454 73 2,752 793
Connecticut 26,749 24,837 14,874 9,130 1,992 940 568 1,401 2,115 1,288 826 625 207 1,654 258
Delaware 22,296 20,577 11,103 8,808 2,290 828 190 972 2,746 1,082 701 665 # 1,554 165
District of Columbia 37,940 31,037 15,496 14,665 3,223 1,566 1,631 2,184 2,699 1,455 1,907 871 4 5,024 1,879
Florida 14,290 12,602 7,555 4,465 645 819 154 645 1,433 440 329 582 0 1,483 206

Georgia		 16,048 14,361 8,710 4,928 765 804 234 874 1,090 647 514 672 52 1,538 149
Hawaii 21,701 20,056 11,599 7,467 1,795 588 54 1,292 2,777 347 615 990 0 1,645 0
Idaho 11,704 10,345 6,071 3,865 595 674 252 577 995 460 314 404 5 1,151 207
Illinois 23,601 20,548 12,353 7,694 1,652 824 594 1,040 1,828 945 810 502 0 2,445 607
Indiana 15,076 13,113 7,282 5,228 804 623 275 856 1,546 684 440 603 0 1,592 372

Iowa		 16,871 13,850 8,023 5,192 854 902 356 795 1,320 518 447 616 19 2,719 302
Kansas 15,735 14,196 8,265 5,286 1,042 611 389 788 1,470 592 395 644 0 1,071 468
Kentucky 16,920 14,623 8,528 5,222 796 771 320 833 1,295 767 441 826 47 1,971 326
Louisiana 16,392 14,822 8,045 6,035 899 867 376 933 1,691 807 462 740 1 1,373 198
Maine 20,928 19,731 11,309 7,738 1,476 922 780 1,020 2,272 977 291 681 3 899 299

Maryland		 21,650 19,349 12,310 6,522 942 1,047 140 1,052 1,798 992 551 517 0 2,078 223
Massachusetts 25,979 24,850 15,527 8,649 2,135 1,269 501 1,026 2,090 1,161 467 674 0 783 346
Michigan 19,356 16,379 9,062 6,742 1,464 919 350 875 1,472 630 1,032 575 0 2,404 573
Minnesota 19,034 16,001 10,079 5,231 590 844 639 617 1,115 999 426 671 19 2,458 575
Mississippi 14,053 12,238 6,998 4,552 709 592 402 665 1,253 559 372 687 # 1,663 152

Missouri		 16,250 13,712 7,576 5,571 959 552 826 764 1,429 718 323 565 0 2,165 372
Montana 15,688 13,803 8,020 5,138 925 439 448 757 1,444 664 462 622 23 1,536 349
Nebraska 17,481 15,109 9,242 5,203 827 444 359 753 1,400 421 998 647 17 1,953 419
Nevada 12,661 11,956 6,822 4,701 739 934 172 770 1,062 431 594 431 1 315 390
New Hampshire 23,539 21,668 13,439 7,718 1,798 758 772 1,200 1,792 1,064 335 511 0 1,621 250

New Jersey		 28,830 26,942 15,811 10,378 2,782 1,367 530 1,287 2,552 1,202 658 573 180 1,537 352
New Mexico 18,414 15,767 9,026 6,102 1,727 390 499 832 1,726 388 540 639 0 2,431 215
New York 31,676 29,588 19,280 9,659 888 1,390 199 1,507 2,742 1,626 1,308 649 # 1,325 763
North Carolina 13,636 12,379 7,601 4,207 737 418 299 744 1,062 505 441 571 0 1,227 29
North Dakota 19,626 16,152 9,608 5,270 699 574 675 800 1,387 647 489 826 448 3,111 363

Ohio		 18,273 16,340 9,524 6,313 1,270 684 549 829 1,389 769 824 502 1 1,635 298
Oklahoma 12,699 11,051 5,896 4,475 850 478 358 598 1,456 329 406 604 76 1,498 149
Oregon 20,957 17,092 9,527 7,061 1,574 842 251 1,071 1,344 759 1,219 500 4 2,917 949
Pennsylvania 22,714 20,086 12,225 7,151 1,304 758 536 907 1,829 983 834 609 101 2,037 592
Rhode Island 23,155 21,743 12,555 8,576 2,493 983 353 1,026 1,651 1,027 1,043 608 4 1,057 355

South Carolina		 16,174 13,573 7,422 5,499 1,117 840 127 905 1,355 524 632 622 30 2,162 438
South Dakota 15,704 12,149 7,012 4,425 737 445 417 595 1,278 490 463 656 56 3,231 325
Tennessee 13,870 11,942 6,788 4,531 765 960 246 722 986 460 391 622 0 1,685 242
Texas 15,735 12,382 7,098 4,645 692 704 178 699 1,360 366 646 639 0 2,555 799
Utah 12,335 10,265 6,415 3,433 605 530 118 684 881 289 325 416 1 1,749 322

Vermont		 28,813 27,469 16,842 9,814 2,495 1,282 461 1,592 2,077 916 990 781 32 1,234 109
Virginia 17,743 16,122 9,469 6,040 918 1,269 263 921 1,505 839 326 606 7 1,535 86
Washington 21,023 18,244 10,569 7,057 1,550 1,265 176 1,063 1,447 722 835 511 107 2,179 600
West Virginia 16,634 14,909 8,452 5,522 921 576 210 759 1,609 1,122 324 935 0 1,670 54
Wisconsin 17,353 15,242 8,727 5,937 914 967 340 764 1,499 638 814 578 0 1,767 344
Wyoming 21,182 19,332 11,291 7,445 1,326 960 369 991 1,936 942 920 589 7 1,841 8

Other jurisdictions
  American Samoa --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  Guam --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  Northern Marianas 15,671 14,610 6,263 6,739 1,315 2,668 1,032 196 715 181 633 1,607 0 1,061 0
  Puerto Rico 14,710 14,475 6,551 6,460 2,249 344 378 740 1,795 305 650 1,464 0 235 0
  U.S. Virgin 
     Islands		 20,088 20,088 13,117 5,975 1,313 732 664 1,073 863 274 1,056 996 0 0 0
---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
1Excludes "Other current expenditures," such as community services, private school programs, adult education, and other programs not allocable to expenditures per pupil in public schools.
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).
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 and prekindergarten enrollment.
NOTE: The United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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," 2022-23. (This table was prepared March 2026.)

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