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                      |              |                         Education expenditures per capita
                      |              |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      |  Total, all  |                        Elementary and
        State         |    direct    |        Total         secondary education   Higher education     Other education\2\
                      |   general    |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      | expenditures |          |  As a   |          |  As a   |          |  As a   |          |  As a
                      |per capita1\1\|  Amount  | percent |  Amount  | percent |  Amount  | percent |   Amount | percent
                      |              |          | of all  |          | of all  |          | of all  |          | of all
                      |              |          |functions|          |functions|          |functions|          |functions
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          1           |      2       |     3    |    4    |     5    |     6   |     7    |     8   |     9    |     10
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   United States .....|    $3,811.44 |$1,279.12 |    33.6 |  $896.57 |    23.5 |  $330.60 |     8.7 |   $51.95 |     1.4
                      |--------------|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------
Alabama ..............|     3,110.68 | 1,031.80 |    33.2 |   585.31 |    18.8 |   347.63 |    11.2 |    98.87 |     3.2
Alaska ...............|     9,893.08 | 2,324.66 |    23.5 | 1,713.81 |    17.3 |   504.59 |     5.1 |   106.26 |     1.1
Arizona ..............|     3,509.48 | 1,259.20 |    35.9 |   835.69 |    23.8 |   385.42 |    11.0 |    38.09 |     1.1
Arkansas .............|     2,750.56 | 1,106.23 |    40.2 |   705.09 |    25.6 |   319.48 |    11.6 |    81.67 |     3.0
California ...........|     4,214.59 | 1,274.76 |    30.2 |   868.44 |    20.6 |   358.52 |     8.5 |    47.79 |     1.1
                      |              |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
Colorado .............|     3,696.73 | 1,347.56 |    36.5 |   900.58 |    24.4 |   419.97 |    11.4 |    27.01 |     0.7
Connecticut ..........|     4,591.40 | 1,410.57 |    30.7 | 1,124.30 |    24.5 |   233.37 |     5.1 |    52.91 |     1.2
Delaware .............|     4,249.52 | 1,584.31 |    37.3 |   905.69 |    21.3 |   565.05 |    13.3 |   113.58 |     2.7
District of Columbia .|     7,561.24 | 1,269.90 |    16.8 | 1,066.24 |    14.1 |   203.66 |     2.7 |      --- |     ---
Florida ..............|     3,504.12 | 1,090.13 |    31.1 |   819.30 |    23.4 |   227.67 |     6.5 |    43.17 |     1.2
                      |              |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
Georgia ..............|     3,310.99 | 1,084.12 |    32.7 |   805.85 |    24.3 |   232.54 |     7.0 |    45.73 |     1.4
Hawaii ...............|     5,203.28 | 1,158.98 |    22.3 |   702.20 |    13.5 |   440.93 |     8.5 |    15.86 |     0.3
Idaho ................|     3,060.38 | 1,168.54 |    38.2 |   775.69 |    25.3 |   341.25 |    11.2 |    51.59 |     1.7
Illinois .............|     3,466.72 | 1,147.55 |    33.1 |   801.64 |    23.1 |   288.03 |     8.3 |    57.88 |     1.7
Indiana...............|     3,188.63 | 1,292.71 |    40.5 |   857.87 |    26.9 |   386.22 |    12.1 |    48.63 |     1.5
                      |              |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
Iowa .................|     3,620.82 | 1,418.67 |    39.2 |   917.11 |    25.3 |   444.88 |    12.3 |    56.69 |     1.6
Kansas ...............|     3,391.51 | 1,387.29 |    40.9 |   856.45 |    25.3 |   484.83 |    14.3 |    46.01 |     1.4
Kentucky .............|     3,183.59 | 1,068.51 |    33.6 |   654.64 |    20.6 |   317.38 |    10.0 |    96.50 |     3.0
Louisiana ............|     3,680.89 | 1,163.94 |    31.6 |   814.21 |    22.1 |   289.25 |     7.9 |    60.47 |     1.6
Maine ................|     3,761.99 | 1,297.19 |    34.5 |   962.73 |    25.6 |   288.66 |     7.7 |    45.81 |     1.2
                      |              |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
Maryland .............|     3,656.33 | 1,274.92 |    34.9 |   877.49 |    24.0 |   347.19 |     9.5 |    50.24 |     1.4
Massachusetts ........|     4,117.21 | 1,069.68 |    26.0 |   811.98 |    19.7 |   216.25 |     5.3 |    41.44 |     1.0
Michigan .............|     3,771.26 | 1,468.24 |    38.9 | 1,012.79 |    26.9 |   416.99 |    11.1 |    38.46 |     1.0
Minnesota ............|     4,494.03 | 1,495.19 |    33.3 | 1,060.85 |    23.6 |   371.39 |     8.3 |    62.95 |     1.4
Mississippi ..........|     2,869.54 | 1,019.49 |    35.5 |   639.56 |    22.3 |   325.89 |    11.4 |    54.04 |     1.9
                      |              |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
Missouri .............|     2,883.94 | 1,065.27 |    36.9 |   781.87 |    27.1 |   248.31 |     8.6 |    35.09 |     1.2
Montana ..............|     3,552.63 | 1,320.89 |    37.2 |   934.99 |    26.3 |   300.16 |     8.4 |    85.75 |     2.4
Nebraska .............|     3,442.55 | 1,401.05 |    40.7 |   924.51 |    26.9 |   430.23 |    12.5 |    46.31 |     1.3
Nevada ...............|     3,997.62 | 1,206.49 |    30.2 |   897.18 |    22.4 |   284.14 |     7.1 |    25.17 |     0.6
New Hampshire ........|     3,677.05 | 1,175.79 |    32.0 |   889.57 |    24.2 |   246.73 |     6.7 |    39.50 |     1.1
                      |              |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
New Jersey ...........|     4,693.27 | 1,583.82 |    33.7 | 1,263.17 |    26.9 |   279.77 |     6.0 |    40.89 |     0.9
New Mexico ...........|     3,787.72 | 1,351.94 |    35.7 |   827.45 |    21.8 |   475.03 |    12.5 |    49.46 |     1.3
New York .............|     5,642.40 | 1,569.77 |    27.8 | 1,224.39 |    21.7 |   280.41 |     5.0 |    64.97 |     1.2
North Carolina .......|     3,107.79 | 1,200.19 |    38.6 |   788.77 |    25.4 |   373.52 |    12.0 |    37.90 |     1.2
North Dakota .........|     3,897.90 | 1,482.61 |    38.0 |   832.42 |    21.4 |   582.16 |    14.9 |    68.03 |     1.7
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Ohio .................|     3,384.90 | 1,183.73 |    35.0 |   813.62 |    24.0 |   322.79 |     9.5 |    47.32 |     1.4
Oklahoma .............|     3,125.12 | 1,161.24 |    37.2 |   778.17 |    24.9 |   337.81 |    10.8 |    45.25 |     1.4
Oregon ...............|     3,952.97 | 1,391.45 |    35.2 |   956.96 |    24.2 |   394.45 |    10.0 |    40.04 |     1.0
Pennsylvania .........|     3,757.95 | 1,324.44 |    35.2 |   910.93 |    24.2 |   332.47 |     8.8 |    81.05 |     2.2
Rhode Island .........|     4,375.54 | 1,254.75 |    28.7 |   864.33 |    19.8 |   286.96 |     6.6 |   103.46 |     2.4
                      |              |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
South Carolina .......|     3,313.13 | 1,197.79 |    36.2 |   800.23 |    24.2 |   349.11 |    10.5 |    48.46 |     1.5
South Dakota .........|     3,178.73 | 1,128.70 |    35.5 |   819.08 |    25.8 |   258.34 |     8.1 |    51.27 |     1.6
Tennessee ............|     3,005.36 |   924.24 |    30.8 |   586.25 |    19.5 |   300.15 |    10.0 |    55.85 |     1.9
Texas ................|     3,150.63 | 1,238.64 |    39.3 |   885.47 |    28.1 |   324.72 |    10.3 |    28.45 |     0.9
Utah .................|     3,199.44 | 1,362.80 |    42.6 |   830.92 |    26.0 |   485.40 |    15.2 |    46.49 |     1.5
                      |              |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
Vermont ..............|     4,076.35 | 1,693.22 |    41.5 | 1,120.15 |    27.5 |   471.24 |    11.6 |   101.83 |     2.5
Virginia .............|     3,310.88 | 1,240.76 |    37.5 |   854.34 |    25.8 |   327.13 |     9.9 |    59.28 |     1.8
Washington ...........|     4,210.58 | 1,511.73 |    35.9 | 1,045.76 |    24.8 |   393.93 |     9.4 |    72.04 |     1.7
West Virginia ........|     3,212.93 | 1,234.02 |    38.4 |   865.80 |    26.9 |   304.23 |     9.5 |    63.99 |     2.0
Wisconsin ............|     3,963.88 | 1,501.13 |    37.9 | 1,015.96 |    25.6 |   426.86 |    10.8 |    58.30 |     1.5
Wyoming ..............|     5,281.93 | 1,923.07 |    36.4 | 1,328.26 |    25.1 |   524.36 |     9.9 |    70.45 |     1.3
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1 Includes state and local government expenditures for education services, social services and income maintenance, transportation, public safety, environment and housing, governmental administration, interest on general debt, and other general expenditures. Includes intergovernmental expenditure to the federal government.

2 Includes assistance and subsidies to individuals and private institutions for elementary, secondary, and higher education, as well as miscellaneous education expenditures.

---Not applicable.

NOTE.--Per capita amounts are based on population figures as of April 1, 1991, and are computed on the basis of amounts rounded to the nearest thousand. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Governments Division, Government Finances: 1991-92, Series GF/92-5. (This table was prepared April 1996.)