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Table 164.Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1992-93

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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  |           |             |           |            |
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          1           |      2      |      3      |      4      |     5      |     6     |     7     |     8     |     9      |     10     |    11     |     12     |    13     |     14      |    15     |     16     |    17
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   United States .....|$252,934,872 |$220,948,052 |$134,971,088 |$75,915,646 |$9,760,087 |$9,241,929 |$5,851,983 |$12,777,815 |$22,823,758 |$9,252,300 | $6,207,775 |$9,263,181 |    $798,136 |$4,378,506 |$22,171,768 |$5,436,547
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Alabama ..............|   2,915,655 |   2,610,514 |   1,623,693 |    773,464 |    87,366 |    86,788 |    63,036 |    150,602 |    227,077 |   106,954 |     51,641 |   213,357 |           0 |    42,606 |    207,608 |    54,926
Alaska ...............|   1,097,909 |     967,765 |     495,869 |    441,461 |    97,054 |    50,492 |    59,142 |     58,432 |    141,442 |    32,691 |      2,208 |    26,281 |       4,154 |     5,978 |     81,731 |    42,435
Arizona ..............|   3,632,089 |   2,753,504 |   1,608,982 |    989,791 |   114,073 |    95,555 |   116,680 |    149,824 |    316,070 |   107,007 |     90,582 |   125,821 |      28,910 |    18,532 |    691,724 |   168,329
Arkansas .............|   1,898,548 |   1,703,621 |   1,069,642 |    519,521 |    67,792 |    67,346 |    52,761 |     97,407 |    144,125 |    65,081 |     25,009 |   101,443 |      13,015 |     9,145 |    144,012 |    41,770
California ...........|  26,990,569 |  24,219,792 |  14,515,129 |  8,693,446 | 1,246,422 | 1,059,248 |   147,393 |  1,866,020 |  2,551,495 |   709,647 |  1,113,221 | 1,008,592 |       2,625 |   463,528 |  2,238,315 |    68,933
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Colorado .............|   3,543,846 |   2,919,916 |   1,791,024 |  1,022,879 |   121,356 |   101,198 |   100,691 |    193,386 |    273,658 |    90,639 |    141,950 |   102,912 |       3,102 |     9,397 |    372,398 |   242,134
Connecticut ..........|   3,997,733 |   3,739,497 |   2,368,777 |  1,220,894 |   207,399 |   111,435 |    77,976 |    204,851 |    374,490 |   165,839 |     78,903 |    71,702 |      78,124 |   118,680 |     50,886 |    88,670
Delaware .............|     670,147 |     600,161 |     375,684 |    202,360 |    27,924 |     8,643 |     7,773 |     34,812 |     56,674 |    36,582 |     29,951 |    22,116 |           0 |    14,615 |     49,529 |     5,842
District of Columbia .|     727,525 |     670,677 |     339,266 |    302,282 |    58,319 |    30,681 |    30,872 |     34,057 |    114,036 |    13,510 |     20,806 |    27,492 |       1,637 |     5,645 |     40,189 |    11,014
Florida ..............|  11,694,573 |   9,661,012 |   5,609,755 |  3,566,770 |   428,607 |   528,175 |   130,282 |    664,988 |  1,124,811 |   385,346 |    304,562 |   484,487 |           0 |   344,125 |  1,430,981 |   258,454
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Georgia ..............|   6,108,216 |   5,273,143 |   3,324,729 |  1,630,161 |   182,533 |   251,044 |    83,256 |    321,169 |    467,770 |   197,853 |    126,536 |   312,905 |       5,349 |   153,162 |    597,124 |    84,787
Hawaii ...............|   1,087,683 |     946,074 |     580,597 |    304,362 |    54,159 |    40,745 |     8,119 |     54,350 |    103,341 |    20,243 |     23,404 |    61,115 |           0 |    34,614 |     82,431 |    24,564
Idaho ................|     903,040 |     804,231 |     504,461 |    260,672 |    37,051 |    24,502 |    22,950 |     47,873 |     79,020 |    38,753 |     10,524 |    39,097 |           0 |     1,222 |     81,511 |    16,076
Illinois .............|  10,976,188 |   9,942,737 |   5,886,997 |  3,695,575 |   534,742 |   356,710 |   290,981 |    515,804 |  1,088,552 |   455,744 |    453,043 |   360,165 |           0 |    90,978 |    692,343 |   250,130
Indiana...............|   5,613,875 |   4,797,946 |   2,984,096 |  1,598,786 |   197,079 |   136,164 |    88,408 |    264,241 |    539,048 |   264,354 |    109,493 |   215,063 |           0 |    37,128 |    483,802 |   295,000
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Iowa .................|   2,692,069 |   2,459,141 |   1,529,933 |    820,898 |    76,892 |   187,886 |    86,256 |    122,337 |    219,193 |    84,155 |     44,179 |   100,980 |       7,330 |     6,333 |    196,176 |    30,419
Kansas ...............|   2,468,279 |   2,224,080 |   1,304,668 |    816,085 |   109,169 |    86,060 |    86,501 |    141,011 |    261,228 |    92,880 |     39,236 |   103,327 |           0 |     2,974 |    205,927 |    35,298
Kentucky .............|   3,060,263 |   2,823,134 |   1,713,287 |    968,536 |   100,677 |    89,808 |   105,104 |    180,566 |    288,307 |   168,348 |     35,726 |   141,311 |           0 |     5,600 |    172,938 |    58,591
Louisiana ............|   3,497,435 |   3,199,919 |   1,906,733 |  1,007,563 |   112,580 |   121,832 |    81,771 |    174,447 |    282,204 |   184,084 |     50,645 |   243,342 |      42,281 |    20,752 |    173,163 |   103,600
Maine ................|   1,316,834 |   1,217,418 |     807,161 |    366,169 |    34,012 |    32,775 |    23,547 |     67,907 |    123,820 |    61,252 |     22,856 |    44,025 |          63 |    13,126 |     54,515 |    31,775
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Maryland .............|   4,948,882 |   4,556,266 |   2,772,443 |  1,561,968 |   167,925 |   200,624 |    24,240 |    324,479 |    503,218 |   249,855 |     91,627 |   152,962 |      68,894 |    21,205 |    327,484 |    43,926
Massachusetts ........|   5,472,560 |   5,281,067 |   3,239,997 |  1,868,806 |   225,205 |   161,142 |   348,585 |    227,194 |    559,329 |   224,114 |    123,238 |   157,011 |      15,253 |    43,596 |     59,431 |    88,466
Michigan .............|  11,273,173 |   9,532,994 |   5,535,516 |  3,722,486 |   622,004 |   420,455 |   212,200 |    604,814 |  1,071,120 |   422,081 |    369,811 |   274,991 |           0 |   436,190 |    933,898 |   370,092
Minnesota ............|   5,057,306 |   4,135,284 |   2,646,040 |  1,323,114 |   125,533 |   193,236 |   101,170 |    196,051 |    345,918 |   223,099 |    138,108 |   166,129 |           0 |   175,651 |    622,251 |   124,120
Mississippi ..........|   1,771,848 |   1,600,752 |     997,074 |    472,867 |    53,349 |    58,424 |    55,473 |     84,704 |    133,013 |    64,764 |     23,140 |   130,177 |         634 |    10,968 |    130,628 |    29,501
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Missouri..............|   4,289,248 |   3,710,426 |   2,253,749 |  1,292,890 |   144,207 |   140,200 |   120,647 |    219,033 |    360,106 |   230,153 |     78,543 |   163,786 |           0 |    61,384 |    400,361 |   117,078
Montana ..............|     860,640 |     785,159 |     487,327 |    265,132 |    32,541 |    25,378 |    28,631 |     42,077 |     84,533 |    35,544 |     16,427 |    32,283 |         417 |     2,535 |     61,811 |    11,135
Nebraska .............|   1,586,049 |   1,430,039 |     885,848 |    422,808 |    52,843 |    46,547 |    55,328 |     74,644 |    128,978 |    42,492 |     21,976 |    54,372 |      67,012 |     1,601 |    133,084 |    21,325
Nevada ...............|   1,294,227 |   1,035,623 |     612,677 |    388,280 |    45,650 |    32,403 |    17,753 |     74,922 |    109,902 |    40,236 |     67,413 |    34,667 |           0 |     7,297 |    195,957 |    55,350
New Hampshire ........|   1,043,934 |     972,963 |     623,564 |    315,593 |    51,365 |    29,374 |    35,723 |     55,426 |     87,858 |    46,660 |      9,187 |    33,806 |           0 |     3,076 |     42,168 |    25,727
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New Jersey ...........|  10,710,608 |   9,915,482 |   5,851,174 |  3,797,394 |   165,405 |   752,012 |   562,957 |    469,618 |  1,165,546 |   483,412 |    198,445 |   266,915 |           0 |   138,362 |    552,556 |   104,208
New Mexico ...........|   1,429,889 |   1,240,310 |     727,371 |    451,556 |    65,160 |   105,523 |    49,054 |     40,666 |    121,201 |    67,891 |      2,061 |    60,478 |         905 |     4,020 |    159,550 |    26,009
New York .............|  23,709,998 |  20,898,267 |  14,035,286 |  6,254,766 |   812,349 |   446,333 |   526,690 |    878,872 |  1,955,478 | 1,135,189 |    499,855 |   608,215 |           0 |   775,817 |  1,609,676 |   426,238
North Carolina .......|   5,779,932 |   4,930,823 |   3,037,814 |  1,509,934 |   226,610 |   184,281 |   100,909 |    321,316 |    421,859 |   171,475 |     83,485 |   318,264 |      64,811 |    27,121 |    495,852 |   326,136
North Dakota .........|     564,658 |     511,095 |     312,211 |    155,299 |    14,170 |    10,346 |    28,062 |     23,624 |     45,117 |    23,469 |     10,511 |    26,266 |      17,318 |     3,048 |     42,782 |     7,734
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Ohio .................|  10,534,857 |   9,173,393 |   5,438,553 |  3,384,226 |   431,447 |   436,528 |   240,383 |    557,312 |    919,933 |   258,123 |    540,500 |   349,971 |         644 |   614,756 |    594,693 |   152,014
Oklahoma .............|   2,632,696 |   2,442,320 |   1,440,157 |    787,220 |   105,478 |    73,492 |   103,492 |    143,072 |    225,144 |    86,775 |     49,767 |   136,038 |      78,905 |     3,663 |    169,870 |    16,842
Oregon ...............|   3,121,655 |   2,849,009 |   1,701,141 |  1,053,453 |   136,031 |   148,805 |    61,951 |    183,725 |    279,163 |   109,660 |    134,117 |    93,264 |       1,152 |     8,465 |    217,462 |    46,719
Pennsylvania .........|  12,435,568 |  10,944,392 |   6,956,917 |  3,577,579 |   498,476 |   342,764 |   300,886 |    518,519 |  1,140,962 |   499,729 |    276,243 |   404,262 |       5,634 |   263,227 |    971,889 |   256,060
Rhode Island .........|     968,852 |     934,815 |     626,154 |    287,742 |    51,909 |    31,741 |    21,538 |     44,888 |     83,909 |    42,727 |     11,031 |    20,919 |           0 |     5,807 |     13,027 |    15,203
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South Carolina .......|   3,052,790 |   2,690,009 |   1,594,927 |    857,238 |   112,147 |   147,015 |    48,326 |    171,864 |    242,373 |    79,885 |     55,628 |   157,634 |      80,210 |    46,498 |    229,028 |    87,255
South Dakota .........|     619,106 |     553,005 |     339,207 |    182,691 |    21,840 |    18,640 |    17,541 |     31,775 |     56,727 |    23,174 |     12,994 |    29,835 |       1,273 |     1,270 |     55,483 |     9,348
Tennessee ............|   3,505,845 |   3,139,223 |   1,907,690 |  1,071,652 |   116,863 |   150,075 |    46,978 |    211,161 |    326,979 |   138,584 |     81,012 |   159,881 |           0 |    25,086 |    248,900 |    92,636
Texas ................|  19,192,686 |  15,121,655 |   8,890,632 |  5,248,579 |   687,962 |   741,977 |   654,200 |    868,640 |  1,738,440 |   447,197 |    110,161 |   919,133 |      63,311 |    68,034 |  3,429,724 |   573,273
Utah .................|   1,650,709 |   1,376,319 |     910,053 |    380,212 |    35,647 |    51,494 |    15,596 |     79,651 |    133,967 |    40,020 |     23,836 |    82,207 |       3,848 |    41,872 |    197,818 |    34,701
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Vermont ..............|     666,377 |     616,212 |     400,053 |    196,964 |    35,690 |    19,224 |    18,606 |     40,634 |     51,977 |    20,848 |      9,985 |    17,321 |       1,874 |     3,987 |     38,106 |     8,072
Virginia .............|   5,958,753 |   5,228,326 |   3,121,272 |  1,837,789 |   253,424 |   278,275 |    70,548 |    319,930 |    583,456 |   232,667 |     99,489 |   196,231 |      73,034 |    95,924 |    506,710 |   127,793
Washington ...........|   5,848,627 |   4,679,698 |   2,800,233 |  1,665,971 |   284,730 |   232,036 |   125,951 |    236,376 |    486,465 |   191,578 |    108,835 |   147,298 |      66,196 |    18,650 |    952,030 |   198,249
West Virginia.........|   1,844,445 |   1,626,005 |   1,007,685 |    523,330 |    50,505 |    45,094 |    38,997 |     98,899 |    164,401 |   103,030 |     22,404 |    94,767 |         223 |    25,464 |    179,865 |    13,111
Wisconsin ............|   5,606,762 |   4,954,900 |   3,143,002 |  1,662,810 |   205,869 |   234,106 |   144,330 |    255,899 |    460,073 |   214,069 |    148,465 |   149,088 |           0 |    44,220 |    504,295 |   103,347
Wyoming ..............|     609,717 |     547,938 |     334,840 |    193,622 |    32,544 |    17,298 |    11,738 |     33,947 |     60,249 |    22,840 |     15,006 |    19,476 |           0 |     1,573 |     48,076 |    12,130
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  Outlying areas      |             |             |             |            |           |           |           |            |            |           |            |           |             |           |            |
American Samoa .......|      27,503 |      23,636 |      10,792 |      8,916 |     2,554 |     1,386 |       467 |      1,610 |      1,408 |       602 |        888 |     3,929 |           0 |     1,538 |      2,329 |         0
Guam .................|     186,295 |     161,477 |      69,877 |     76,036 |    19,263 |     4,684 |     6,322 |      8,571 |     20,048 |    11,234 |      5,915 |    10,007 |       5,557 |       943 |     23,875 |         0
Northern Marianas ....|      42,774 |      38,784 |      28,814 |      6,777 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |          0 |         0 |      6,777 |     3,193 |           0 |       168 |      3,821 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,320,621 |   1,295,452 |     895,535 |    253,659 |    39,094 |         0 |    92,015 |      5,837 |     35,179 |    30,240 |     51,295 |   146,258 |           0 |    15,029 |     10,140 |         0
Virgin Islands .......|     139,591 |     120,510 |      68,564 |     45,905 |     6,140 |     7,744 |     9,253 |      6,858 |      6,994 |     3,147 |      5,769 |     6,010 |          30 |     1,550 |     17,531 |         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.--Some data revised from previously published figures. 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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