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Table 167.Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1993-94 [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\ | | |
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 United States .....|$265,306,634 |$231,542,764 |$141,620,474 |$79,406,310 |$10,946,191 |$9,236,588 |$5,909,692 |$13,492,502 |$23,875,871 |$9,627,155 |$6,318,312 |$9,774,315 |$741,665 |$4,681,798 |$23,747,021 |$5,335,050
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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 | 1,040,553 | 125,023 | 96,951 | 117,957 | 157,366 | 333,866 | 114,758 | 94,632 | 156,046 | 34,299 | 19,447 | 710,338 | 179,130
Arkansas .............| 1,990,699 | 1,782,645 | 1,116,796 | 544,703 | 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
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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 ..........| 4,224,269 | 3,943,891 | 2,501,019 | 1,253,016 | 198,821 | 116,173 | 80,424 | 211,033 | 385,815 | 173,332 | 87,419 | 108,541 | 81,315 | 122,648 | 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 .| 748,227 | 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 | 1,768,270 | 1,029,675 | 112,570 | 93,476 | 113,005 | 189,656 | 307,320 | 174,751 | 38,896 | 154,173 | 0 | 6,761 | 170,264 | 60,442
Louisiana ............| 3,610,624 | 3,309,018 | 1,967,293 | 1,044,538 | 119,028 | 128,684 | 75,256 | 181,027 | 295,414 | 191,596 | 53,533 | 253,175 | 44,011 | 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 .............| 5,240,358 | 4,783,023 | 2,890,997 | 1,649,604 | 179,302 | 207,282 | 27,162 | 359,987 | 524,648 | 258,431 | 92,792 | 161,420 | 81,002 | 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 | 941,392 | 443,860 | 57,153 | 49,708 | 56,920 | 76,189 | 134,511 | 44,734 | 24,645 | 57,910 | 70,809 | 2,381 | 165,295 | 28,207
Nevada ...............| 1,346,021 | 1,099,685 | 654,996 | 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 | 36,193 | 57,490 | 92,694 | 47,086 | 9,334 | 35,601 | 0 | 5,016 | 34,262 | 24,866
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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 .......| 5,844,294 | 5,145,416 | 3,161,009 | 1,592,366 | 244,921 | 196,158 | 104,393 | 336,188 | 438,048 | 183,532 | 89,125 | 332,545 | 59,496 | 30,251 | 535,060 | 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 .............| 2,895,353 | 2,680,113 | 1,572,751 | 884,117 | 118,982 | 79,133 | 110,176 | 149,472 | 282,760 | 88,921 | 54,673 | 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 .............| 6,276,202 | 5,441,384 | 3,275,030 | 1,883,594 | 263,523 | 281,134 | 67,118 | 330,525 | 597,978 | 239,101 | 104,216 | 207,043 | 75,716 | 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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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 .................| 161,708 | 160,797 | 86,713 | 65,406 | 14,999 | 4,509 | 2,494 | 7,453 | 16,935 | 10,903 | 8,113 | 8,677 | 0 | 912 | 0 | 0
Northern Marianas ....| 34,662 | 32,824 | 29,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,865 | 0 | 498 | 1,340 | 0
Puerto Rico ..........| 1,396,575 | 1,360,762 | 972,817 | 203,994 | 26,763 | 0 | 88,311 | 12,653 | 39,147 | 36,582 | 538 | 183,890 | 61 | 15,744 | 20,069 | 0
Virgin Islands .......| 146,950 | 120,556 | 68,548 | 45,795 | 6,143 | 7,653 | 9,204 | 6,797 | 7,014 | 3,209 | 5,774 | 6,213 | 0 | 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 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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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