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Table 165.Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1959-60 to 1993-94

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                      |                         Unadjusted dollars                                                             |                                     Constant 1992-93 dollars\1\
       State or       |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      other area      |1959-60 |1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|   1959-60|1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92| 1992-93 |1993-94
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          1           |    2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14   |     15   |  16   |  17   |  18   |  19   |  20   |  21   |  22   |  23   |  24   |  25   |   26    |   27
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   United States .....|   $375 |  $816 |$2,272 |$2,502 |$3,756 |$3,970 |$4,240 |$4,645 |$4,972 |$5,258 |$5,421 |$5,584 |$5,767 |   $1,867 |$3,158 |$4,279 |$4,223 |$5,046 |$5,219 |$5,352 |$5,604 |$5,725 |$5,741 |$5,736 |  $5,728 | $5,767
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Alabama ..............|    241 |   544 | 1,612 | 1,985 | 2,565 | 2,573 | 2,718 | 3,197 | 3,327 | 3,627 | 3,616 | 3,761 | 4,037 |    1,200 | 2,106 | 3,036 | 3,350 | 3,446 | 3,382 | 3,430 | 3,857 | 3,831 | 3,960 | 3,826 |   3,859 |  4,037
Alaska ...............|    546 | 1,123 | 4,728 | 5,688 | 8,304 | 8,010 | 7,971 | 7,716 | 8,431 | 8,330 | 8,450 | 8,735 | 8,882 |    2,719 | 4,345 | 8,904 | 9,601 |11,158 |10,530 |10,061 | 9,309 | 9,709 | 9,095 | 8,940 |   8,961 |  8,882
Arizona ..............|    404 |   720 | 1,971 | 2,258 | 3,336 | 3,544 | 3,744 | 3,902 | 4,053 | 4,309 | 4,381 | 4,510 | 4,611 |    2,008 | 2,787 | 3,712 | 3,812 | 4,483 | 4,659 | 4,726 | 4,708 | 4,667 | 4,705 | 4,635 |   4,627 |  4,611
Arkansas .............|    225 |   568 | 1,574 | 1,701 | 2,658 | 2,733 | 2,989 | 3,273 | 3,485 | 3,700 | 4,031 | 4,124 | 4,280 |    1,121 | 2,197 | 2,965 | 2,871 | 3,571 | 3,593 | 3,773 | 3,949 | 4,013 | 4,040 | 4,264 |   4,231 |  4,280
California ...........|\2\ 424 |   867 | 2,268 | 2,475 | 3,543 | 3,728 | 3,840 | 4,135 | 4,391 | 4,491 | 4,746 | 4,780 | 4,921 |\2\ 2,110 | 3,357 | 4,271 | 4,178 | 4,761 | 4,900 | 4,847 | 4,989 | 5,056 | 4,903 | 5,021 |   4,904 |  4,921
                      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
Colorado .............|    396 |   738 | 2,421 | 2,693 | 3,975 | 4,147 | 4,220 | 4,521 | 4,720 | 5,064 | 5,172 | 5,139 | 5,097 |    1,971 | 2,856 | 4,560 | 4,545 | 5,341 | 5,452 | 5,326 | 5,454 | 5,436 | 5,529 | 5,471 |   5,272 |  5,097
Connecticut ..........|    436 |   951 | 2,420 | 2,876 | 4,743 | 5,435 | 6,230 | 6,857 | 7,746 | 7,853 | 8,016 | 7,973 | 8,473 |    2,170 | 3,682 | 4,558 | 4,854 | 6,373 | 7,144 | 7,864 | 8,273 | 8,920 | 8,575 | 8,481 |   8,180 |  8,473
Delaware .............|    456 |   900 | 2,861 | 3,018 | 4,610 | 4,825 | 5,017 | 5,422 | 5,799 | 5,974 | 6,093 | 6,274 | 6,621 |    2,268 | 3,484 | 5,389 | 5,094 | 6,194 | 6,343 | 6,333 | 6,542 | 6,678 | 6,523 | 6,446 |   6,436 |  6,621
District of Columbia .|    431 | 1,018 | 3,259 | 3,441 | 5,337 | 5,742 | 6,132 | 7,850 | 8,850 | 9,377 | 9,549 | 9,419 |10,180 |    2,146 | 3,942 | 6,138 | 5,808 | 7,172 | 7,548 | 7,740 | 9,471 |10,191 |10,239 |10,103 |   9,663 | 10,180
Florida ..............|    318 |   732 | 1,889 | 2,401 | 3,529 | 3,794 | 4,092 | 4,563 | 4,997 | 5,276 | 5,243 | 5,314 | 5,516 |    1,581 | 2,835 | 3,558 | 4,053 | 4,742 | 4,987 | 5,165 | 5,505 | 5,755 | 5,761 | 5,547 |   5,452 |  5,516
                      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
Georgia ..............|    253 |   588 | 1,625 | 1,708 | 2,966 | 3,181 | 3,434 | 3,852 | 4,275 | 4,466 | 4,419 | 4,686 | 4,915 |    1,261 | 2,276 | 3,061 | 2,883 | 3,985 | 4,182 | 4,335 | 4,647 | 4,923 | 4,876 | 4,675 |   4,807 |  4,915
Hawaii ...............|    325 |   841 | 2,322 | 2,604 | 3,807 | 3,787 | 3,919 | 4,121 | 4,448 | 5,166 | 5,420 | 5,704 | 5,879 |    1,615 | 3,253 | 4,373 | 4,395 | 5,115 | 4,978 | 4,946 | 4,972 | 5,123 | 5,641 | 5,734 |   5,852 |  5,879
Idaho ................|    290 |   603 | 1,659 | 1,856 | 2,484 | 2,585 | 2,667 | 2,833 | 3,078 | 3,386 | 3,556 | 3,690 | 3,844 |    1,442 | 2,335 | 3,125 | 3,133 | 3,337 | 3,398 | 3,367 | 3,418 | 3,544 | 3,697 | 3,762 |   3,786 |  3,844
Illinois .............|    438 |   909 | 2,587 | 2,704 | 3,781 | 4,106 | 4,369 | 4,906 | 5,118 | 5,520 | 5,670 | 5,898 | 5,893 |    2,182 | 3,520 | 4,872 | 4,564 | 5,081 | 5,398 | 5,514 | 5,919 | 5,893 | 6,027 | 5,998 |   6,051 |  5,893
Indiana...............|    369 |   728 | 1,882 | 2,010 | 3,275 | 3,556 | 3,794 | 4,284 | 4,549 | 4,930 | 5,074 | 5,344 | 5,630 |    1,835 | 2,818 | 3,545 | 3,393 | 4,401 | 4,674 | 4,788 | 5,169 | 5,239 | 5,383 | 5,368 |   5,483 |  5,630
                      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
Iowa .................|    368 |   844 | 2,326 | 2,668 | 3,619 | 3,770 | 4,124 | 4,285 | 4,453 | 4,679 | 5,096 | 5,257 | 5,288 |    1,830 | 3,267 | 4,382 | 4,503 | 4,863 | 4,956 | 5,205 | 5,169 | 5,128 | 5,109 | 5,391 |   5,393 |  5,288
Kansas ...............|    348 |   771 | 2,173 | 2,559 | 3,829 | 3,933 | 4,076 | 4,443 | 4,752 | 4,874 | 5,007 | 5,442 | 5,659 |    1,730 | 2,984 | 4,093 | 4,320 | 5,146 | 5,169 | 5,145 | 5,361 | 5,472 | 5,322 | 5,298 |   5,583 |  5,659
Kentucky .............|    233 |   545 | 1,701 | 1,784 | 2,486 | 2,733 | 3,011 | 3,347 | 3,745 | 4,354 | 4,719 | 4,872 | 5,107 |    1,160 | 2,110 | 3,204 | 3,011 | 3,341 | 3,593 | 3,800 | 4,038 | 4,313 | 4,754 | 4,992 |   4,998 |  5,107
Louisiana ............|    372 |   648 | 1,792 | 2,469 | 3,187 | 3,069 | 3,138 | 3,317 | 3,855 | 4,196 | 4,354 | 4,428 | 4,519 |    1,851 | 2,508 | 3,375 | 4,168 | 4,283 | 4,035 | 3,961 | 4,002 | 4,439 | 4,582 | 4,606 |   4,543 |  4,519
Maine ................|    283 |   692 | 1,824 | 1,934 | 3,472 | 3,850 | 4,258 | 4,744 | 5,373 | 5,458 | 5,652 | 6,073 | 6,069 |    1,407 | 2,680 | 3,434 | 3,264 | 4,665 | 5,060 | 5,375 | 5,723 | 6,187 | 5,959 | 5,979 |   6,230 |  6,069
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Maryland .............|    393 |   918 | 2,598 | 2,914 | 4,447 | 4,777 | 5,201 | 5,758 | 6,196 | 6,654 | 6,679 | 6,813 | 6,958 |    1,954 | 3,555 | 4,893 | 4,918 | 5,975 | 6,280 | 6,565 | 6,947 | 7,135 | 7,265 | 7,066 |   6,989 |  6,958
Massachusetts ........|    409 |   859 | 2,819 | 2,940 | 4,562 | 5,145 | 5,471 | 5,972 | 6,237 | 6,366 | 6,408 | 6,627 | 6,959 |    2,035 | 3,325 | 5,310 | 4,962 | 6,130 | 6,764 | 6,906 | 7,205 | 7,182 | 6,951 | 6,780 |   6,799 |  6,959
Michigan .............|    415 |   904 | 2,640 | 3,037 | 4,176 | 4,353 | 4,692 | 5,150 | 5,546 | 5,883 | 6,268 | 6,494 | 6,658 |    2,066 | 3,499 | 4,973 | 5,126 | 5,611 | 5,722 | 5,922 | 6,213 | 6,387 | 6,423 | 6,631 |   6,663 |  6,658
Minnesota ............|    425 |   904 | 2,387 | 2,673 | 3,941 | 4,180 | 4,386 | 4,755 | 4,971 | 5,239 | 5,409 | 5,554 | 5,720 |    2,116 | 3,498 | 4,495 | 4,512 | 5,295 | 5,495 | 5,536 | 5,737 | 5,724 | 5,720 | 5,722 |   5,698 |  5,720
Mississippi ..........|    206 |   501 | 1,664 | 1,605 | 2,362 | 2,350 | 2,548 | 2,861 | 3,094 | 3,187 | 3,245 | 3,382 | 3,660 |    1,025 | 1,939 | 3,134 | 2,710 | 3,173 | 3,089 | 3,216 | 3,451 | 3,562 | 3,479 | 3,433 |   3,470 |  3,660
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Missouri..............|    344 |   709 | 1,936 | 2,172 | 3,189 | 3,472 | 3,786 | 4,263 | 4,507 | 4,754 | 4,830 | 4,885 | 5,114 |    1,712 | 2,743 | 3,647 | 3,666 | 4,285 | 4,563 | 4,779 | 5,143 | 5,190 | 5,190 | 5,110 |   5,012 |  5,114
Montana ..............|    411 |   782 | 2,476 | 2,683 | 4,091 | 4,194 | 4,246 | 4,293 | 4,736 | 5,204 | 5,319 | 5,425 | 5,598 |    2,044 | 3,026 | 4,664 | 4,530 | 5,497 | 5,514 | 5,359 | 5,179 | 5,454 | 5,682 | 5,628 |   5,566 |  5,598
Nebraska .............|    337 |   736 | 2,150 | 2,384 | 3,634 | 3,756 | 3,943 | 4,360 | 4,842 | 5,038 | 5,263 | 5,336 | 5,651 |    1,677 | 2,850 | 4,049 | 4,025 | 4,883 | 4,937 | 4,977 | 5,261 | 5,576 | 5,500 | 5,568 |   5,475 |  5,651
Nevada ...............|    430 |   769 | 2,088 | 2,078 | 3,440 | 3,440 | 3,623 | 3,871 | 4,117 | 4,653 | 4,926 | 5,066 | 5,049 |    2,142 | 2,978 | 3,933 | 3,507 | 4,622 | 4,522 | 4,573 | 4,670 | 4,741 | 5,081 | 5,211 |   5,197 |  5,049
New Hampshire ........|    347 |   723 | 1,916 | 2,265 | 3,542 | 3,933 | 4,457 | 4,807 | 5,304 | 5,685 | 5,790 | 5,644 | 5,723 |    1,728 | 2,799 | 3,608 | 3,824 | 4,759 | 5,170 | 5,626 | 5,800 | 6,108 | 6,207 | 6,126 |   5,791 |  5,723
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New Jersey ...........|    388 | 1,016 | 3,191 | 3,254 | 5,570 | 5,953 | 6,564 | 7,549 | 8,139 | 8,756 | 9,321 | 9,415 | 9,677 |    1,928 | 3,934 | 6,011 | 5,493 | 7,484 | 7,825 | 8,286 | 9,108 | 9,372 | 9,560 | 9,861 |   9,659 |  9,677
New Mexico ...........|    363 |   707 | 2,034 | 2,329 | 3,195 | 3,558 | 3,691 | 3,473 | 3,515 | 3,895 | 3,765 | 4,071 | 4,261 |    1,805 | 2,737 | 3,830 | 3,932 | 4,293 | 4,677 | 4,659 | 4,190 | 4,047 | 4,252 | 3,983 |   4,177 |  4,261
New York .............|    562 | 1,327 | 3,462 | 3,741 | 6,011 | 6,497 | 7,151 | 7,663 | 8,062 | 8,565 | 8,527 | 8,902 | 9,175 |    2,795 | 5,135 | 6,521 | 6,315 | 8,077 | 8,541 | 9,027 | 9,246 | 9,283 | 9,351 | 9,022 |   9,133 |  9,175
North Carolina .......|    237 |   612 | 1,754 | 2,001 | 2,948 | 3,129 | 3,368 | 3,874 | 4,236 | 4,548 | 4,556 | 4,763 | 4,894 |    1,181 | 2,370 | 3,304 | 3,378 | 3,961 | 4,113 | 4,251 | 4,674 | 4,878 | 4,966 | 4,820 |   4,886 |  4,894
North Dakota .........|    367 |   690 | 1,920 | 2,275 | 3,483 | 3,437 | 3,519 | 3,952 | 4,189 | 4,199 | 4,441 | 4,597 | 4,674 |    1,825 | 2,669 | 3,617 | 3,839 | 4,680 | 4,519 | 4,442 | 4,768 | 4,824 | 4,585 | 4,698 |   4,716 |  4,674
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Ohio .................|    365 |   730 | 2,075 | 2,303 | 3,527 | 3,673 | 3,998 | 4,686 | 5,045 | 5,245 | 5,694 | 5,754 | 5,971 |    1,817 | 2,826 | 3,907 | 3,887 | 4,739 | 4,828 | 5,046 | 5,654 | 5,809 | 5,726 | 6,024 |   5,903 |  5,971
Oklahoma .............|    311 |   604 | 1,926 | 2,199 | 3,146 | 3,099 | 3,093 | 3,379 | 3,508 | 3,843 | 4,078 | 4,355 | 4,697 |    1,549 | 2,340 | 3,628 | 3,711 | 4,227 | 4,074 | 3,904 | 4,077 | 4,039 | 4,196 | 4,314 |   4,468 |  4,697
Oregon ...............|    448 |   925 | 2,692 | 3,100 | 4,141 | 4,337 | 4,789 | 5,182 | 5,474 | 5,683 | 5,913 | 6,296 | 6,263 |    2,231 | 3,579 | 5,070 | 5,232 | 5,564 | 5,701 | 6,045 | 6,252 | 6,304 | 6,205 | 6,255 |   6,459 |  6,263
Pennsylvania .........|    409 |   882 | 2,535 | 2,824 | 4,325 | 4,616 | 4,989 | 5,597 | 6,228 | 6,541 | 6,613 | 6,890 | 6,983 |    2,037 | 3,413 | 4,774 | 4,766 | 5,812 | 6,068 | 6,297 | 6,753 | 7,172 | 7,142 | 6,997 |   7,068 |  6,983
Rhode Island .........|    413 |   891 | 2,601 | 2,927 | 4,667 | 4,985 | 5,329 | 6,064 | 6,368 | 6,343 | 6,546 | 6,938 | 7,333 |    2,057 | 3,449 | 4,899 | 4,940 | 6,272 | 6,553 | 6,727 | 7,316 | 7,333 | 6,925 | 6,925 |   7,118 |  7,333
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South Carolina .......|    220 |   613 | 1,752 | 1,734 | 3,058 | 3,214 | 3,408 | 3,736 | 4,081 | 4,352 | 4,436 | 4,624 | 4,761 |    1,095 | 2,371 | 3,300 | 2,927 | 4,109 | 4,224 | 4,301 | 4,507 | 4,700 | 4,752 | 4,693 |   4,744 |  4,761
South Dakota .........|    347 |   690 | 1,908 | 1,991 | 3,051 | 3,097 | 3,249 | 3,585 | 3,731 | 3,965 | 4,173 | 4,357 | 4,586 |    1,726 | 2,670 | 3,593 | 3,360 | 4,100 | 4,071 | 4,101 | 4,325 | 4,296 | 4,329 | 4,415 |   4,470 |  4,586
Tennessee ............|    238 |   566 | 1,635 | 1,794 | 2,612 | 2,827 | 3,068 | 3,491 | 3,664 | 3,782 | 3,692 | 3,993 | 4,149 |    1,185 | 2,191 | 3,080 | 3,028 | 3,510 | 3,716 | 3,873 | 4,212 | 4,219 | 4,129 | 3,906 |   4,097 |  4,149
Texas ................|    332 |   624 | 1,916 | 2,006 | 3,298 | 3,409 | 3,608 | 3,877 | 4,151 | 4,438 | 4,632 | 4,670 | 4,898 |    1,654 | 2,416 | 3,608 | 3,386 | 4,432 | 4,482 | 4,554 | 4,678 | 4,780 | 4,846 | 4,901 |   4,791 |  4,898
Utah .................|    322 |   626 | 1,657 | 1,819 | 2,390 | 2,415 | 2,454 | 2,588 | 2,764 | 2,960 | 3,040 | 3,180 | 3,439 |    1,605 | 2,424 | 3,120 | 3,070 | 3,212 | 3,174 | 3,097 | 3,123 | 3,183 | 3,231 | 3,217 |   3,263 |  3,439
                      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
Vermont ..............|    344 |   807 | 1,997 | 2,475 | 4,031 | 4,399 | 5,207 | 5,481 | 6,227 | 6,738 | 6,671 | 6,411 | 6,600 |    1,711 | 3,124 | 3,761 | 4,177 | 5,416 | 5,783 | 6,573 | 6,613 | 7,170 | 7,357 | 7,057 |   6,577 |  6,600
Virginia .............|    274 |   708 | 1,970 | 2,179 | 3,520 | 3,780 | 4,149 | 4,539 | 4,612 | 4,902 | 4,880 | 4,980 | 5,109 |    1,365 | 2,740 | 3,710 | 3,678 | 4,730 | 4,969 | 5,237 | 5,477 | 5,311 | 5,352 | 5,162 |   5,109 |  5,109
Washington ...........|    420 |   915 | 2,568 | 2,542 | 3,881 | 3,964 | 4,164 | 4,359 | 4,702 | 5,000 | 5,270 | 5,614 | 5,751 |    2,092 | 3,543 | 4,837 | 4,291 | 5,215 | 5,210 | 5,255 | 5,260 | 5,415 | 5,459 | 5,576 |   5,759 |  5,751
West Virginia.........|    258 |   670 | 1,920 | 2,146 | 3,528 | 3,784 | 3,858 | 3,883 | 4,360 | 4,911 | 5,078 | 5,527 | 5,713 |    1,286 | 2,593 | 3,617 | 3,622 | 4,741 | 4,974 | 4,870 | 4,685 | 5,021 | 5,362 | 5,372 |   5,670 |  5,713
Wisconsin ............|    413 |   883 | 2,477 | 2,738 | 4,168 | 4,523 | 4,747 | 5,266 | 5,524 | 5,871 | 6,139 | 6,475 | 6,717 |    2,055 | 3,417 | 4,665 | 4,622 | 5,600 | 5,945 | 5,992 | 6,353 | 6,361 | 6,411 | 6,495 |   6,643 |  6,717
Wyoming ..............|    450 |   856 | 2,527 | 2,967 | 5,114 | 5,201 | 5,051 | 5,375 | 5,577 | 5,638 | 5,812 | 5,822 | 5,899 |    2,241 | 3,313 | 4,759 | 5,009 | 6,872 | 6,837 | 6,376 | 6,485 | 6,423 | 6,156 | 6,148 |   5,973 |  5,899
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  Outlying areas      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |
American Samoa .......|    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | 1,387 | 1,846 | 1,908 | 1,988 | 1,908 | 2,033 | 2,085 | 1,670 | 1,785 |      --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | 1,863 | 2,427 | 2,408 | 2,399 | 2,197 | 2,219 | 2,206 |   1,714 |  1,785
Guam .................|    236 |   820 |   --- |   --- | 3,383 | 3,344 | 3,295 | 4,067 | 4,440 | 4,596 | 5,231 | 5,309 | 5,178 |    1,176 | 3,173 |   --- |   --- | 4,545 | 4,396 | 4,159 | 4,907 | 5,112 | 5,018 | 5,534 |   5,446 |  5,178
Northern Marianas ....|    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | 2,552 | 3,099 | 3,366 | 2,414 | 3,007 | 4,425 | 5,247 | 5,288 | 5,451 |      --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | 3,429 | 4,073 | 4,248 |   --- | 3,463 | 4,831 | 5,551 |   5,425 |  5,451
Puerto Rico ..........|    106 |   --- |   --- |   --- | 1,325 | 1,384 | 1,504 | 1,692 | 1,750 | 1,913 | 2,162 | 2,364 | 2,414 |      529 |   --- |   --- |   --- | 1,780 | 1,820 | 1,899 | 2,041 | 2,015 | 2,089 | 2,287 |   2,425 |  2,414
Virgin Islands .......|    271 |   --- |   --- |   --- | 3,223 | 4,277 | 4,036 | 5,281 | 6,767 | 6,002 | 5,935 | 5,843 | 5,918 |    1,347 |   --- |   --- |   --- | 4,331 | 5,623 | 5,095 | 6,372 | 7,793 | 6,554 | 6,279 |   5,995 |  5,918
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\1\Based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. These data do not reflect differences in inflation rates from state to state.

\2\Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics.

---Data not available or not applicable.

NOTE.--Beginning in 1980-81, state administration expenditures are excluded. Beginning in 1988-89, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems; and Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared June 1996.)


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