Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 166.Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1994-95 [In thousands]

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                      |                                                  Total expenditures
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                      |             |                                               Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs                                             |   Other   |  Capital   | Interest
                      |    Total    |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|  current  | outlay\2\  |    on
       State or       |             |   Current   |             |                                       Student services                                            |            |         | expendi-  |            |  school
      other area      |             |expenditures | Instruction |___________________________________________________________________________________________________|    Food    | Enter-  | tures\1\  |            |   debt
                      |             | for public  |             |   Total    |Students\3\ | Instruc-  |  General  |   School   | Operation  |  Student  |   Other   |  services  |  prise  |           |            |
                      |             |   schools   |             |            |            | tional\4\ |  admini-  |  admini-   |    and     | transpor- |  support  |            | opera-  |           |            |
                      |             |             |             |            |            |           | stration  |  stration  |maintenance |  tation   | services  |            |tions\5\ |           |            |
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|___________|____________|____________|___________|___________|____________|_________|___________|____________|___________
          1           |      2      |      3      |      4      |     5      |     6      |     7     |     8     |     9      |     10     |    11     |    12     |     13     |   14    |    15     |     16     |    17
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|___________|____________|____________|___________|___________|____________|_________|___________|____________|___________
   United States .....|$278,965,657 |$243,844,646 |$150,521,920 |$82,355,354 |$11,679,338 |$9,654,714 |$5,731,462 |$14,149,344 |$24,543,091 |$9,889,137 |$6,708,268 |$10,266,321 |$701,051 |$5,148,505 |$24,453,851 |$5,518,655
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Alabama ..............|   3,372,114 |   3,026,287 |   1,906,471 |    887,965 |     95,915 |   101,461 |    67,361 |    178,661 |    257,876 |   125,387 |    61,304 |    231,851 |       0 |    55,454 |    247,086 |    43,287
Alaska ...............|   1,208,525 |   1,020,675 |     574,167 |    414,601 |     46,112 |    59,776 |    59,146 |     62,651 |    149,321 |    35,338 |     2,258 |     27,454 |   4,453 |     5,636 |    157,651 |    24,563
Arizona ..............|   4,071,643 |   3,144,540 |   1,811,054 |  1,122,492 |    136,819 |   101,247 |   127,861 |    172,402 |    355,175 |   121,234 |   107,755 |    169,981 |  41,012 |    26,014 |    725,588 |   175,501
Arkansas .............|   2,094,833 |   1,873,595 |   1,144,389 |    601,518 |     80,417 |    81,129 |    69,890 |    108,937 |    160,194 |    71,079 |    29,872 |    112,852 |  14,837 |    11,060 |    165,941 |    44,237
California ...........|  29,070,435 |  25,949,033 |  15,549,692 |  9,299,207 |  1,389,412 | 1,184,061 |   157,603 |  1,988,240 |  2,703,051 |   728,475 | 1,148,364 |  1,096,200 |   3,934 |   493,215 |  2,529,013 |    99,174
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Colorado .............|   3,867,788 |   3,232,976 |   1,970,908 |  1,138,810 |    134,882 |   105,180 |    95,407 |    212,746 |    288,364 |    91,328 |   210,903 |    112,961 |  10,297 |     8,237 |    458,354 |   168,220
Connecticut ..........|   4,501,537 |   4,247,327 |   2,721,552 |  1,308,873 |    205,801 |   125,781 |    85,815 |    230,445 |    390,086 |   180,164 |    90,782 |    124,397 |  92,505 |    66,132 |     86,860 |   101,217
Delaware .............|     776,034 |     694,473 |     431,618 |    234,509 |     35,208 |    10,054 |     8,607 |     39,851 |     66,400 |    40,603 |    33,785 |     28,347 |       0 |    20,661 |     52,594 |     8,306
District of Columbia .|     706,728 |     666,938 |     336,543 |    301,372 |     68,249 |    35,583 |    24,128 |     35,772 |    100,787 |    14,673 |    22,179 |     26,953 |   2,071 |     9,183 |     27,400 |     3,206
Florida ..............|  13,756,867 |  11,019,735 |   6,395,934 |  4,085,932 |    493,124 |   621,024 |   124,221 |    751,327 |  1,284,882 |   461,045 |   350,308 |    537,869 |       0 |   398,246 |  2,077,463 |   261,424
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Georgia ..............|   7,394,767 |   6,136,689 |   3,779,713 |  1,980,428 |    243,585 |   308,258 |    92,699 |    390,256 |    541,410 |   236,703 |   167,517 |    372,965 |   3,583 |   245,749 |    899,069 |   113,260
Hawaii ...............|   1,185,571 |   1,028,729 |     636,952 |    328,578 |     56,477 |    47,903 |     8,317 |     61,235 |    109,945 |    20,932 |    23,769 |     63,199 |       0 |    33,858 |     94,706 |    28,277
Idaho ................|   1,110,948 |     951,350 |     602,232 |    304,596 |     47,883 |    27,869 |    22,736 |     57,616 |     88,963 |    44,129 |    15,399 |     44,522 |       0 |     1,699 |    134,626 |    23,273
Illinois .............|  12,102,804 |  10,640,279 |   6,367,082 |  3,913,546 |    598,430 |   414,320 |   346,332 |    567,303 |  1,176,403 |   488,953 |   321,805 |    359,650 |       0 |   387,113 |    835,313 |   240,099
Indiana...............|   6,297,458 |   5,243,761 |   3,262,523 |  1,746,052 |    220,704 |   150,548 |    97,521 |    286,489 |    571,228 |   296,455 |   123,106 |    235,186 |       0 |    40,278 |    644,345 |   369,075
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Iowa .................|   2,876,604 |   2,622,510 |   1,623,942 |    869,366 |    151,650 |   111,906 |    93,466 |    136,484 |    230,119 |    83,499 |    62,242 |    118,903 |  10,299 |    15,714 |    209,806 |    28,574
Kansas ...............|   2,651,153 |   2,406,580 |   1,387,198 |    901,603 |    122,448 |    96,919 |    97,200 |    163,849 |    267,158 |    99,645 |    54,384 |    117,778 |       0 |     3,238 |    186,381 |    54,954
Kentucky .............|   3,228,465 |   2,988,892 |   1,787,624 |  1,048,826 |    114,995 |    94,131 |   116,323 |    192,833 |    310,055 |   178,019 |    42,470 |    152,442 |       0 |     7,540 |    167,857 |    64,176
Louisiana ............|   3,811,767 |   3,475,926 |   2,071,476 |  1,092,851 |    129,617 |   134,672 |    79,512 |    191,691 |    301,605 |   198,378 |    57,375 |    262,485 |  49,114 |    22,939 |    219,307 |    93,594
Maine ................|   1,402,024 |   1,281,706 |     859,560 |    375,712 |     37,206 |    35,897 |    25,281 |     71,727 |    124,030 |    59,747 |    21,824 |     46,432 |       3 |    15,461 |     69,977 |    34,880
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Maryland .............|   5,616,288 |   5,083,380 |   3,127,996 |  1,714,032 |    204,542 |   205,561 |    28,724 |    407,145 |    508,935 |   258,942 |   100,184 |    161,657 |  79,695 |    20,811 |    458,718 |    53,379
Massachusetts ........|   6,255,672 |   6,062,303 |   3,994,523 |  1,867,028 |    280,004 |   193,981 |   154,586 |    262,665 |    607,195 |   260,916 |   107,680 |    200,752 |       0 |    22,046 |     56,327 |   114,995
Michigan .............|  11,864,469 |  10,440,206 |   6,228,315 |  3,905,033 |    646,546 |   440,927 |   216,139 |    621,034 |  1,106,729 |   443,303 |   430,355 |    306,858 |       0 |   396,602 |    779,103 |   248,558
Minnesota ............|   5,829,727 |   4,622,930 |   2,946,240 |  1,490,265 |    150,969 |   244,948 |   120,037 |    211,671 |    374,231 |   246,818 |   141,593 |    186,425 |       0 |   206,489 |    832,894 |   167,414
Mississippi ..........|   2,158,879 |   1,921,480 |   1,197,868 |    573,685 |     67,952 |    75,608 |    57,872 |    104,056 |    161,563 |    79,374 |    27,260 |    149,321 |     606 |    12,975 |    189,219 |    35,206
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Missouri..............|   4,970,915 |   4,275,217 |   2,597,027 |  1,491,719 |    177,983 |   172,595 |   135,644 |    250,535 |    414,091 |   252,573 |    88,297 |    186,472 |       0 |    72,886 |    527,098 |    95,714
Montana ..............|     917,118 |     844,257 |     525,617 |    283,019 |     38,085 |    28,041 |    28,878 |     44,106 |     88,928 |    36,971 |    18,010 |     35,335 |     286 |     3,446 |     58,245 |    11,170
Nebraska .............|   1,858,791 |   1,594,928 |     997,580 |    464,411 |     61,438 |    52,704 |    59,617 |     80,733 |    137,977 |    45,967 |    25,975 |     61,069 |  71,868 |     1,895 |    234,277 |    27,691
Nevada ...............|   1,382,856 |   1,186,132 |     706,132 |    439,092 |     44,003 |    34,017 |    19,791 |     85,859 |    124,105 |    52,440 |    78,878 |     40,907 |       0 |     7,831 |    126,517 |    62,377
New Hampshire ........|   1,165,598 |   1,053,966 |     679,046 |    337,455 |     57,185 |    29,372 |    37,333 |     59,972 |     95,545 |    47,868 |    10,180 |     37,465 |       0 |     3,853 |     80,403 |    27,376
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New Jersey ...........|  11,785,829 |  10,776,982 |   6,467,203 |  3,962,515 |    711,455 |   343,400 |   333,877 |    616,362 |  1,187,881 |   542,987 |   226,552 |    305,128 |  42,136 |   155,678 |    713,452 |   139,717
New Mexico ...........|   1,675,685 |   1,443,789 |     837,029 |    527,597 |    109,502 |    62,194 |    38,770 |     73,534 |    151,975 |    72,478 |    19,144 |     69,589 |   9,575 |     9,795 |    199,753 |    22,348
New York .............|  26,273,275 |  22,989,629 |  15,636,396 |  6,716,673 |    920,036 |   515,478 |   532,921 |    967,188 |  2,112,752 | 1,135,476 |   532,822 |    636,560 |       0 |   891,267 |  1,911,244 |   481,135
North Carolina .......|   6,206,915 |   5,440,426 |   3,387,680 |  1,700,284 |    275,299 |   203,004 |   109,618 |    360,519 |    452,060 |   202,679 |    97,104 |    352,461 |       0 |    34,895 |    602,044 |   129,550
North Dakota .........|     585,046 |     532,398 |     328,461 |    158,320 |     15,055 |    11,342 |    26,664 |     24,667 |     47,023 |    24,086 |     9,483 |     26,159 |  19,459 |     4,271 |     41,158 |     7,218
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Ohio .................|  11,711,711 |  10,030,956 |   5,960,083 |  3,696,226 |    494,237 |   491,446 |   256,871 |    600,742 |    976,449 |   267,937 |   608,545 |    372,258 |   2,390 |   693,248 |    709,604 |   277,903
Oklahoma .............|   3,064,964 |   2,763,721 |   1,662,373 |    932,702 |    146,932 |    80,318 |   111,885 |    153,770 |    281,658 |    89,730 |    68,410 |    146,101 |  22,545 |    10,678 |    271,306 |    19,259
Oregon ...............|   3,327,032 |   2,948,539 |   1,776,148 |  1,071,438 |    144,181 |   140,178 |    64,919 |    186,509 |    283,418 |   117,678 |   134,554 |     98,931 |   2,023 |     9,784 |    304,585 |    64,124
Pennsylvania .........|  13,135,222 |  11,587,027 |   7,460,973 |  3,674,151 |    520,141 |   360,427 |   323,749 |    531,342 |  1,191,240 |   464,772 |   282,480 |    442,456 |   9,448 |   284,200 |    994,217 |   269,779
Rhode Island .........|   1,059,316 |   1,017,554 |     669,274 |    319,313 |     63,298 |    35,542 |    23,123 |     51,408 |     86,956 |    47,007 |    11,979 |     28,967 |       0 |     6,645 |     17,978 |    17,140
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South Carolina .......|   3,353,682 |   2,920,230 |   1,727,214 |  1,007,017 |    188,416 |   164,710 |    50,323 |    185,744 |    265,137 |    91,002 |    61,685 |    175,774 |  10,225 |    61,754 |    293,549 |    78,150
South Dakota .........|     695,692 |     612,825 |     376,116 |    203,434 |     25,030 |    20,853 |    18,149 |     34,923 |     59,110 |    24,625 |    20,743 |     31,867 |   1,408 |     1,194 |     69,492 |    12,181
Tennessee ............|   4,027,607 |   3,540,682 |   2,285,884 |  1,063,138 |    107,096 |   184,306 |    77,382 |    193,446 |    326,088 |   128,713 |    46,107 |    191,660 |       0 |    16,785 |    395,526 |    74,614
Texas ................|  20,352,717 |  17,572,269 |  10,753,150 |  5,793,863 |    818,794 |   756,747 |   657,189 |    983,347 |  1,956,723 |   485,709 |   135,354 |    993,076 |  32,180 |    87,311 |  2,148,179 |   544,958
Utah .................|   2,050,021 |   1,618,047 |   1,089,195 |    433,062 |     46,035 |    59,045 |    16,309 |     91,455 |    147,363 |    45,359 |    27,497 |     91,662 |   4,128 |    48,035 |    337,844 |    46,095
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Vermont ..............|     727,870 |     665,559 |     434,933 |    209,344 |     39,133 |    20,037 |    19,726 |     43,535 |     53,494 |    22,184 |    11,236 |     19,129 |   2,154 |     3,502 |     49,269 |     9,540
Virginia .............|   6,637,550 |   5,750,318 |   3,483,576 |  1,959,196 |    276,456 |   310,885 |    63,440 |    343,478 |    604,534 |   253,327 |   107,077 |    221,934 |  85,611 |   110,016 |    631,622 |   145,594
Washington ...........|   6,172,350 |   5,138,931 |   3,075,785 |  1,824,722 |    324,236 |   248,340 |   137,716 |    258,070 |    530,680 |   206,454 |   119,226 |    165,327 |  73,097 |    24,984 |    785,663 |   222,772
West Virginia.........|   1,945,379 |   1,758,557 |   1,090,056 |    564,738 |     56,646 |    47,696 |    45,205 |    103,189 |    174,973 |   113,597 |    23,432 |    103,652 |     111 |    28,917 |    141,023 |    16,882
Wisconsin ............|   6,030,769 |   5,422,264 |   3,441,286 |  1,816,370 |    227,651 |   255,756 |   152,683 |    282,766 |    493,584 |   229,896 |   174,034 |    164,608 |       0 |    47,641 |    455,293 |   105,571
Wyoming ..............|     638,647 |     577,144 |     358,131 |    198,676 |     32,069 |    17,539 |    12,896 |     35,055 |     63,640 |    22,485 |    14,992 |     20,336 |       0 |     1,643 |     48,913 |    10,947
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American Samoa .......|      34,511 |      28,643 |      11,796 |     11,453 |      3,314 |     2,397 |       471 |      1,568 |      1,614 |       834 |     1,254 |      5,394 |       0 |     2,901 |      2,967 |         0
Guam .................|     158,302 |     157,913 |      79,336 |     68,478 |     19,120 |     4,585 |     2,207 |      9,681 |     16,199 |    10,608 |     6,078 |     10,099 |       0 |       169 |        219 |         0
Northern Marianas ....|      41,546 |      38,427 |      35,613 |          0 |          0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |          0 |         0 |         0 |      2,814 |       0 |       261 |      2,858 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,551,369 |   1,501,485 |   1,093,038 |    219,007 |     34,985 |         0 |    94,633 |     15,904 |     38,081 |    34,259 |     1,144 |    189,440 |       0 |    20,351 |     28,709 |       824
Virgin Islands .......|     137,020 |     122,094 |      69,349 |     45,951 |      6,171 |     7,677 |     9,289 |      6,801 |      7,020 |     3,214 |     5,780 |      6,731 |      64 |     1,485 |     13,441 |         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 property and for building and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.

\3\Includes expenditures for health, attendance, and speech pathology services.

\4\Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.

\5\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 1997.)



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