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Table 163.Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1993-94

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                      |                                                  Total expenditures
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                      |             |                                               Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs                                                |   Other   |  Capital   | Interest
                      |    Total    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  current  |   outlay   |    on
       State or       |             |   Current   |             |                                       Student services                                            |           |             | expendi-  |            |  school
      other area      |             |expenditures | Instruction |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   Food    | Enterprise  | tures\1\  |            |   debt
                      |             | for public  |             |   Total    |Students\2\ | Instruc-  |  General  |   School   | Operation  |  Student  |   Other   | services  |operations\4\|           |            |
                      |             |   schools   |             |            |            | tional\3\ |  admini-  |  admini-   |    and     | transpor- |  support  |           |             |           |            |
                      |             |             |             |            |            |           | stration  |  stration  |maintenance |  tation   | services  |           |             |           |            |
----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------
          1           |      2      |      3      |      4      |     5      |     6      |     7     |     8     |     9      |     10     |    11     |    12     |    13     |     14      |    15     |     16     |    17
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   United States .....|$265,285,370 |$231,521,500 |$141,598,786 |$79,406,683 |$10,946,239 |$9,236,617 |$5,909,737 |$13,492,581 |$23,875,985 |$9,627,190 |$6,318,335 |$9,774,315 |    $741,715 |$4,681,799 |$23,747,022 |$5,335,049
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Alabama ..............|   3,140,345 |   2,809,713 |   1,757,077 |    830,470 |     92,628 |    93,780 |    63,555 |    163,638 |    247,788 |   113,563 |    55,519 |   222,166 |           0 |    49,200 |    239,011 |    42,422
Alaska ...............|   1,136,211 |   1,002,515 |     517,200 |    454,317 |    102,311 |    54,248 |    58,091 |     60,274 |    143,230 |    33,915 |     2,247 |    26,588 |       4,409 |     5,572 |     97,445 |    30,679
Arizona ..............|   3,820,218 |   2,911,304 |   1,680,405 |  1,040,554 |    125,023 |    96,949 |   117,957 |    157,368 |    333,866 |   114,757 |    94,633 |   156,046 |      34,299 |    19,447 |    710,338 |   179,130
Arkansas .............|   1,990,699 |   1,782,645 |   1,116,796 |    544,702 |     71,860 |    69,270 |    56,068 |    101,813 |    156,121 |    67,042 |    22,529 |   108,229 |      12,917 |    10,176 |    155,652 |    42,226
California ...........|  28,680,918 |  25,140,639 |  15,028,418 |  9,061,351 |  1,313,791 | 1,119,247 |   153,833 |  1,955,639 |  2,658,782 |   727,000 | 1,133,059 | 1,047,490 |       3,380 |   476,340 |  2,978,644 |    85,294
                      |             |             |             |            |            |           |           |            |            |           |           |           |             |           |            |
Colorado .............|   3,648,423 |   2,954,793 |   1,815,426 |  1,028,399 |    129,829 |    96,792 |    92,901 |    196,540 |    275,311 |    87,611 |   149,415 |   106,200 |       4,769 |    10,271 |    383,288 |   300,070
Connecticut ..........|   4,224,273 |   3,943,894 |   2,501,019 |  1,253,016 |    198,821 |   116,173 |    80,424 |    211,033 |    385,815 |   173,332 |    87,419 |   108,541 |      81,318 |   122,649 |     60,726 |    97,004
Delaware .............|     725,346 |     643,915 |     399,147 |    217,672 |     31,874 |     9,269 |     7,770 |     37,608 |     61,115 |    38,241 |    31,796 |    27,095 |           0 |    18,496 |     55,794 |     7,140
District of Columbia .|     748,228 |     713,427 |     351,028 |    332,951 |     66,083 |    35,503 |    29,120 |     37,893 |    122,422 |    15,810 |    26,120 |    27,735 |       1,713 |     6,045 |     22,589 |     6,167
Florida ..............|  12,724,793 |  10,331,896 |   5,970,755 |  3,856,344 |    458,470 |   579,523 |   116,306 |    704,821 |  1,239,701 |   427,224 |   330,297 |   504,797 |           0 |   381,405 |  1,775,752 |   235,740
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Georgia ..............|   6,685,598 |   5,643,843 |   3,473,765 |  1,823,252 |    209,112 |   287,043 |    89,073 |    356,813 |    514,002 |   217,646 |   149,563 |   343,116 |       3,710 |   234,256 |    722,879 |    84,621
Hawaii ...............|   1,174,178 |     998,143 |     615,270 |    322,735 |     56,024 |    46,622 |     8,321 |     59,276 |    107,415 |    20,557 |    24,521 |    60,138 |           0 |    33,528 |    114,779 |    27,728
Idaho ................|     977,726 |     859,088 |     543,377 |    273,726 |     40,615 |    25,725 |    20,973 |     50,263 |     81,687 |    41,006 |    13,457 |    41,985 |           0 |     1,489 |     99,974 |    17,174
Illinois .............|  11,116,627 |  10,076,889 |   6,064,603 |  3,670,213 |    554,917 |   390,663 |   327,040 |    536,535 |  1,116,712 |   464,380 |   279,965 |   342,073 |           0 |    93,801 |    692,578 |   253,360
Indiana...............|   6,010,771 |   5,064,685 |   3,121,188 |  1,721,595 |    208,933 |   144,927 |    95,039 |    276,985 |    568,362 |   284,551 |   142,797 |   221,901 |           0 |    38,286 |    563,058 |   344,742
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Iowa .................|   2,768,958 |   2,527,434 |   1,558,177 |    855,845 |     81,997 |   196,920 |    92,303 |    129,257 |    226,133 |    80,523 |    48,712 |   105,535 |       7,877 |    14,607 |    195,171 |    31,746
Kansas ...............|   2,553,527 |   2,325,247 |   1,345,121 |    865,968 |    116,836 |    91,872 |    90,459 |    154,565 |    271,427 |    96,045 |    44,764 |   114,158 |           0 |     3,117 |    181,352 |    43,811
Kentucky .............|   3,189,586 |   2,952,119 |   1,768,253 |  1,029,693 |    112,570 |    93,476 |   113,005 |    189,674 |    307,320 |   174,751 |    38,896 |   154,173 |           0 |     6,761 |    170,264 |    60,442
Louisiana ............|   3,610,627 |   3,309,020 |   1,967,293 |  1,044,538 |    119,028 |   128,684 |    75,256 |    181,027 |    295,414 |   191,596 |    53,533 |   253,175 |      44,014 |    20,720 |    197,619 |    83,268
Maine ................|   1,327,718 |   1,208,411 |     808,608 |    355,651 |     34,478 |    33,285 |    23,648 |     67,802 |    116,695 |    58,810 |    20,933 |    44,101 |          51 |    13,973 |     72,127 |    33,207
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Maryland .............|   5,240,357 |   4,783,023 |   2,890,971 |  1,649,605 |    179,302 |   207,282 |    27,162 |    359,987 |    524,649 |   258,431 |    92,792 |   161,420 |      81,028 |    26,751 |    382,831 |    47,752
Massachusetts ........|   5,822,837 |   5,637,337 |   3,398,730 |  2,042,430 |    252,617 |   173,536 |   451,396 |    243,151 |    569,361 |   237,490 |   114,879 |   181,654 |      14,523 |    45,279 |     42,055 |    98,166
Michigan .............|  11,410,269 |   9,816,830 |   5,691,574 |  3,839,812 |    641,895 |   435,048 |   207,455 |    622,566 |  1,099,403 |   429,437 |   404,009 |   285,444 |           0 |   402,149 |    865,393 |   325,897
Minnesota ............|   5,352,068 |   4,328,093 |   2,757,594 |  1,395,507 |    131,930 |   202,263 |   104,434 |    201,957 |    360,097 |   232,303 |   162,521 |   174,993 |           0 |   187,876 |    699,746 |   136,353
Mississippi ..........|   1,928,072 |   1,725,386 |   1,066,080 |    521,331 |     60,017 |    63,291 |    59,269 |     93,119 |    150,559 |    69,814 |    25,261 |   137,010 |         966 |    10,673 |    161,552 |    30,461
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Missouri..............|   4,601,996 |   3,981,614 |   2,415,629 |  1,389,998 |    158,051 |   160,103 |   126,432 |    233,880 |    388,138 |   243,243 |    80,151 |   175,987 |           0 |    65,905 |    444,127 |   110,349
Montana ..............|     898,790 |     822,015 |     514,036 |    273,001 |     35,340 |    26,517 |    28,945 |     43,460 |     85,088 |    36,323 |    17,328 |    34,687 |         291 |     4,026 |     59,778 |    12,972
Nebraska .............|   1,709,853 |   1,513,971 |     941,383 |    443,860 |     57,153 |    49,708 |    56,920 |     76,189 |    134,511 |    44,734 |    24,645 |    57,910 |      70,818 |     2,381 |    165,295 |    28,207
Nevada ...............|   1,345,394 |   1,099,058 |     654,369 |    407,307 |     39,699 |    34,083 |    18,682 |     78,997 |    117,104 |    46,788 |    71,954 |    37,382 |           0 |     7,653 |    184,464 |    54,219
New Hampshire ........|   1,071,273 |   1,007,129 |     646,681 |    324,847 |     53,290 |    28,760 |    36,194 |     57,490 |     92,694 |    47,086 |     9,334 |    35,601 |           0 |     5,016 |     34,262 |    24,865
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New Jersey ...........|  11,324,207 |  10,448,096 |   6,260,952 |  3,852,523 |    681,251 |   344,008 |   321,334 |    603,959 |  1,177,387 |   508,433 |   216,150 |   301,037 |      33,584 |   153,411 |    604,357 |   118,343
New Mexico ...........|   1,515,025 |   1,323,459 |     775,050 |    471,933 |     93,399 |    64,781 |    34,966 |     47,405 |    145,044 |    69,160 |    17,179 |    68,610 |       7,865 |     6,045 |    165,597 |    19,925
New York .............|  24,980,871 |  22,059,949 |  14,884,460 |  6,549,494 |    875,668 |   477,834 |   518,700 |    929,531 |  2,053,189 | 1,186,347 |   508,224 |   625,996 |           0 |   861,366 |  1,598,019 |   461,537
North Carolina .......|   5,844,299 |   5,145,420 |   3,161,009 |  1,592,366 |    244,921 |   196,158 |   104,393 |    336,188 |    438,048 |   183,532 |    89,125 |   332,545 |      59,500 |    30,251 |    535,061 |   133,566
North Dakota .........|     585,115 |     522,377 |     320,294 |    157,071 |     15,435 |    10,396 |    26,899 |     23,781 |     46,234 |    23,862 |    10,464 |    27,015 |      17,997 |     2,638 |     51,684 |     8,416
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Ohio .................|  11,067,854 |   9,612,678 |   5,717,214 |  3,540,689 |    461,622 |   451,671 |   273,479 |    574,627 |    958,447 |   255,039 |   565,803 |   352,451 |       2,326 |   642,813 |    662,350 |   150,013
Oklahoma .............|   2,874,700 |   2,659,460 |   1,551,744 |    884,472 |    119,030 |    79,164 |   110,220 |    149,531 |    282,874 |    88,957 |    54,695 |   141,204 |      82,040 |     7,353 |    189,791 |    18,095
Oregon ...............|   3,160,049 |   2,852,723 |   1,708,679 |  1,047,136 |    143,722 |   137,178 |    61,734 |    185,260 |    274,914 |   115,801 |   128,527 |    94,822 |       2,087 |     9,189 |    243,419 |    54,719
Pennsylvania .........|  12,679,566 |  11,236,417 |   7,144,739 |  3,664,768 |    500,757 |   345,105 |   313,539 |    522,116 |  1,185,990 |   519,714 |   277,546 |   421,528 |       5,382 |   268,369 |    941,072 |   233,708
Rhode Island .........|   1,028,196 |     990,094 |     659,748 |    304,999 |     56,472 |    36,676 |    21,883 |     48,212 |     86,555 |    43,882 |    11,319 |    25,346 |           0 |     6,324 |     15,285 |    16,493
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South Carolina .......|   3,182,916 |   2,790,878 |   1,651,858 |    963,310 |    187,650 |   150,825 |    51,899 |    177,589 |    251,875 |    82,780 |    60,692 |   167,239 |       8,471 |    51,268 |    258,683 |    82,086
South Dakota .........|     665,531 |     584,894 |     360,621 |    191,974 |     23,651 |    19,941 |    17,913 |     33,804 |     58,480 |    24,295 |    13,889 |    31,071 |       1,228 |     1,134 |     64,254 |    15,249
Tennessee ............|   3,686,856 |   3,305,579 |   2,125,274 |    998,576 |     94,205 |   166,326 |    79,312 |    183,930 |    316,043 |   122,434 |    36,324 |   181,729 |           0 |    13,993 |    287,270 |    80,015
Texas ................|  19,918,597 |  16,193,722 |   9,602,153 |  5,620,902 |    765,429 |   769,606 |   706,820 |    929,964 |  1,841,570 |   480,076 |   127,437 |   967,578 |       3,088 |    65,937 |  3,123,644 |   535,294
Utah .................|   1,848,240 |   1,511,205 |   1,013,630 |    405,340 |     41,501 |    55,714 |    15,212 |     84,626 |    139,647 |    42,932 |    25,707 |    88,117 |       4,117 |    44,324 |    247,982 |    44,729
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Vermont ..............|     717,553 |     643,828 |     419,909 |    202,607 |     37,508 |    19,656 |    19,195 |     42,195 |     53,629 |    20,491 |     9,932 |    18,734 |       2,578 |     3,515 |     61,388 |     8,823
Virginia .............|   6,276,207 |   5,441,388 |   3,275,030 |  1,883,594 |    263,523 |   281,134 |    67,118 |    330,525 |    597,978 |   239,101 |   104,216 |   207,043 |      75,721 |   100,079 |    606,991 |   127,749
Washington ...........|   5,960,965 |   4,892,690 |   2,921,122 |  1,745,781 |    303,844 |   235,649 |   131,373 |    245,833 |    510,994 |   200,251 |   117,836 |   156,434 |      69,353 |    22,535 |    844,008 |   201,731
West Virginia.........|   1,864,725 |   1,663,868 |   1,034,956 |    534,640 |     52,898 |    45,415 |    43,133 |     98,841 |    167,345 |   105,943 |    21,064 |    93,977 |         294 |    26,439 |    160,754 |    13,664
Wisconsin ............|   5,848,843 |   5,170,343 |   3,285,249 |  1,730,242 |    217,354 |   242,137 |   150,022 |    270,778 |    476,128 |   218,358 |   155,466 |   154,852 |           0 |    45,467 |    508,229 |   124,803
Wyoming ..............|     619,376 |     558,353 |     345,120 |    193,577 |     31,903 |    16,681 |    12,561 |     34,263 |     62,690 |    21,791 |    13,687 |    19,655 |           0 |     1,501 |     48,644 |    10,878
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  Outlying areas      |             |             |             |            |            |           |           |            |            |           |           |           |             |           |            |
American Samoa .......|      31,145 |      25,161 |      11,582 |     10,792 |      3,416 |     2,084 |       440 |      1,523 |      1,405 |       849 |     1,075 |     2,787 |           0 |     2,362 |      3,622 |         0
Guam .................|     165,099 |     164,187 |      86,713 |     65,406 |     14,999 |     4,509 |     2,494 |      7,453 |     16,935 |    10,903 |     8,113 |     8,677 |       3,390 |       912 |          0 |         0
Northern Marianas ....|      41,513 |      39,675 |      29,959 |      6,851 |          0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |          0 |         0 |     6,851 |     2,865 |           0 |       498 |      1,340 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,456,393 |   1,420,580 |     972,817 |    263,873 |     26,763 |         0 |    88,311 |     12,653 |     39,147 |    36,582 |    60,417 |   183,890 |           0 |    15,744 |     20,069 |         0
Virgin Islands .......|     147,011 |     120,617 |      68,548 |     45,795 |      6,143 |     7,653 |     9,204 |      6,797 |      7,014 |     3,209 |     5,774 |     6,213 |          61 |     1,481 |     24,914 |         0
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\1\Includes expenditures for adult education, community colleges, private school programs funded by local and state education agencies, and community services.

\2\Includes expenditures for health, attendance, and speech pathology services.

\3\Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.

\4\Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time).

NOTE.--Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared May 1996.)


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