Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2002–03, The Education Statistics Quarterly: Vol. 7, Issues 1 & 2, 2005

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Vol 7, Issues 1 & 2, Topic: Elementary and Secondary Education

Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2002–03

By: Jason Hill and Frank Johnson

This article was excerpted from the Introduction and Selected Findings of the E.D. TAB of the same name. The universe data are from the "National Public Education Financial Survey" (NPEFS), part of the Common Core of Data (CCD). Technical notes and definitions from the original report have been omitted.

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Table 1. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source, state, and outlying areas: School year 2002–03

State	[In thousands of dollars]
State	Total		Local		State	Federal
United States	$440,157,299	1	$188,363,983	1	$214,277,407	$37,515,909

Alabama	5,153,795		1,591,360		2,966,979	595,456
Alaska	1,468,276		373,952		834,259	260,064
Arizona	7,351,310	1	2,956,463	1	3,555,570	839,278
Arkansas	3,266,318		1,079,085		1,804,362	382,871
California	57,021,363		17,830,356		33,561,358	5,629,649

Colorado	6,299,536		3,174,971		2,715,206	409,359
Connecticut	7,087,302		4,065,646		2,652,212	369,444
Delaware	1,197,512		335,292		759,290	102,929
District of Columbia	1,114,021		960,776		†	153,246
Florida	18,984,106		8,699,188		8,285,654	1,999,264

Georgia	13,448,966		5,876,044		6,489,049	1,083,873
Hawaii	2,078,876		35,183		1,873,316	170,377
Idaho	1,698,503		528,369		1,003,508	166,626
Illinois	19,154,705		11,208,836		6,327,132	1,618,737
Indiana	7,926,062		2,656,914		4,663,625	605,523

Iowa	4,241,508		1,951,347		1,974,707	315,454
Kansas	4,071,712		1,374,386		2,326,819	370,506
Kentucky	4,764,253		1,460,287		2,799,254	504,713
Louisiana	5,549,582		2,092,810		2,723,938	732,835
Maine	2,161,238		1,040,061		927,774	193,403

Maryland	8,668,097		4,768,098		3,317,559	582,440
Massachusetts	11,801,318		6,267,814		4,827,630	705,875
Michigan	17,954,395		5,188,315		11,358,303	1,407,777
Minnesota	8,349,227		1,688,920		6,165,549	494,757
Mississippi	3,263,897		1,006,635		1,754,445	502,816

Missouri	7,662,199		4,302,867		2,743,289	616,043
Montana	1,204,497		471,698		558,114	174,685
Nebraska	2,550,525		1,447,099		877,657	225,769
Nevada	2,784,681		1,747,987		840,435	196,258
New Hampshire	1,957,267		897,514		957,850	101,904

New Jersey	18,905,028		9,869,241		8,230,289	805,498
New Mexico	2,685,725		346,541		1,936,713	402,471
New York	37,894,517		17,981,391		17,267,655	2,645,471
North Carolina	9,379,577		2,504,549		5,975,983	899,045
North Dakota	825,135		395,181		303,925	126,029

Ohio	18,143,062		8,843,542		8,132,703	1,166,816
Oklahoma	4,161,621		1,355,733		2,277,241	528,646
Oregon	4,599,717		1,841,006		2,342,430	416,281
Pennsylvania	18,751,160		10,430,431		6,867,531	1,453,198
Rhode Island	1,744,838		898,017		733,211	113,611

South Carolina	5,732,697		2,410,997		2,757,948	563,752
South Dakota	963,997		487,671		325,091	151,235
Tennessee	6,114,870		2,820,286		2,680,969	613,615
Texas	34,605,869		17,041,583		14,146,697	3,417,588
Utah	2,912,991		999,579		1,643,684	269,728
Vermont	1,149,920		290,683		779,215	80,022
Virginia	10,283,182		5,531,962		4,072,761	678,459
Washington	8,696,472		2,543,056		5,373,852	779,564
West Virginia	2,552,446		712,551		1,568,125	271,770
Wisconsin	8,858,181		3,594,201		4,727,338	536,643
Wyoming	961,248		387,510		489,201	84,536

Outlying areas
American Samoa	68,812		2,545		12,591	53,676
Guam	—		—		—	—
Northern Marianas	60,712		299		37,230	23,183
Puerto Rico	2,619,532		95		1,816,733	802,703
Virgin Islands	177,087		139,969		0	37,119

— Not available.

† Not applicable.

¹ Value affected by redistribution of reported values to correct for missing data items.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. National totals do not include outlying areas. Local revenues include intermediate revenues. Both the District of Columbia and Hawaii have only one school district each; therefore, neither is comparable to other states. Local revenues in Hawaii consist almost entirely of student fees and charges for services, such as food services, summer school, and student activities.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “National Public Education Financial Survey,” 2002–03.

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Table 2. Percentage distribution of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools, by source, state, and outlying areas: School year 2002–03

State	Within-state percentage distribution
State	Local	State	Federal
United States¹	42.8	48.7	8.5

Alabama	30.9	57.6	11.6
Alaska	25.5	56.8	17.7
Arizona¹	40.2	48.4	11.4
Arkansas	33.0	55.2	11.7
California	31.3	58.9	9.9

Colorado	50.4	43.1	6.5
Connecticut	57.4	37.4	5.2
Delaware	28.0	63.4	8.6
District of Columbia	86.2	†	13.8
Florida	45.8	43.6	10.5

Georgia	43.7	48.2	8.1
Hawaii	1.7	90.1	8.2
Idaho	31.1	59.1	9.8
Illinois	58.5	33.0	8.5
Indiana	33.5	58.8	7.6

Iowa	46.0	46.6	7.4
Kansas	33.8	57.1	9.1
Kentucky	30.7	58.8	10.6
Louisiana	37.7	49.1	13.2
Maine	48.1	42.9	8.9

Maryland	55.0	38.3	6.7
Massachusetts	53.1	40.9	6.0
Michigan	28.9	63.3	7.8
Minnesota	20.2	73.8	5.9
Mississippi	30.8	53.8	15.4

Missouri	56.2	35.8	8.0
Montana	39.2	46.3	14.5
Nebraska	56.7	34.4	8.9
Nevada	62.8	30.2	7.0
New Hampshire	45.9	48.9	5.2

New Jersey	52.2	43.5	4.3
New Mexico	12.9	72.1	15.0
New York	47.5	45.6	7.0
North Carolina	26.7	63.7	9.6
North Dakota	47.9	36.8	15.3

Ohio	48.7	44.8	6.4
Oklahoma	32.6	54.7	12.7
Oregon	40.0	50.9	9.1
Pennsylvania	55.6	36.6	7.7
Rhode Island	51.5	42.0	6.5

South Carolina	42.1	48.1	9.8
South Dakota	50.6	33.7	15.7
Tennessee	46.1	43.8	10.0
Texas	49.2	40.9	9.9
Utah	34.3	56.4	9.3

Vermont	25.3	67.8	7.0
Virginia	53.8	39.6	6.6
Washington	29.2	61.8	9.0
West Virginia	27.9	61.4	10.6
Wisconsin	40.6	53.4	6.1
Wyoming	40.3	50.9	8.8

Outlying areas
American Samoa	3.7	18.3	78.0
Guam	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	0.5	61.3	38.2
Puerto Rico	0.0	69.4	30.6
Virgin Islands	79.0	0.0	21.0

— Not available.

† Not applicable.

¹ Distribution affected by redistribution of reported values to correct for missing items.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “National Public Education Financial Survey,” 2002–03.

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Table 3. Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools, by function, state, and outlying areas: School year 2002–03

State	[In thousands of dollars]
State	Total		Instruction		Support services	Noninstruction
United States	$387,592,494	¹	$237,731,734	¹	$134,021,897	$15,838,863

Alabama	4,657,643		2,818,526		1,521,337	317,780
Alaska	1,326,226		771,237		510,329	44,661
Arizona	5,891,105		3,530,858		2,082,411	277,836
Arkansas	2,923,401		1,786,323		990,294	146,784
California	47,983,402		29,170,269		17,017,791	1,795,342

Colorado	5,551,506		3,180,392		2,180,040	191,074
Connecticut	6,302,988		4,019,659		2,058,828	224,501
Delaware	1,127,745		693,970		381,184	52,592
District of Columbia	902,318		473,414		406,079	22,825
Florida	16,355,123		9,616,720		5,938,232	800,171

Georgia	11,630,576		7,367,694		3,678,590	584,293
Hawaii	1,489,092		888,473		521,929	78,689
Idaho	1,511,862		924,975		521,688	65,199
Illinois	17,271,301		10,320,227		6,393,248	557,826
Indiana	8,088,684		4,951,003		2,807,529	330,153

Iowa	3,652,022		2,174,018		1,210,993	267,011
Kansas	3,510,675		2,078,415		1,269,958	162,303
Kentucky	4,401,627		2,686,505		1,475,797	239,325
Louisiana	5,056,583		3,069,994		1,673,753	312,837
Maine	1,909,268		1,281,073		566,838	61,357

Maryland	7,933,055		4,934,017		2,636,403	362,635
Massachusetts	10,281,820		6,542,762		3,426,551	312,507
Michigan	15,674,698		8,929,871		6,264,837	479,990
Minnesota	6,867,403		4,404,702		2,147,923	314,779
Mississippi	2,853,531		1,707,391		968,645	177,495

Missouri	6,793,957	¹	4,142,285	¹	2,358,352	293,320
Montana	1,124,291		690,810		387,437	46,044
Nebraska	2,304,223		1,470,002		673,441	160,780
Nevada	2,251,044		1,408,570		768,641	73,834
New Hampshire	1,781,594		1,156,573		570,229	54,792

New Jersey	17,185,966		10,152,232		6,504,334	529,401
New Mexico	2,281,608		1,266,008		910,138	105,462
New York	34,546,965		23,721,563		9,989,057	836,345
North Carolina	8,766,968		5,574,861		2,703,000	489,107
North Dakota	716,007		427,511		232,465	56,031

Ohio	15,868,494		9,110,815		6,232,340	525,340
Oklahoma	3,804,570		2,203,126		1,349,256	252,188
Oregon	4,150,747		2,458,745		1,550,553	141,449
Pennsylvania	16,344,439		10,095,432		5,609,932	639,074
Rhode Island	1,647,587		1,064,304		540,735	42,548

South Carolina	4,888,250		2,915,986		1,711,287	260,977
South Dakota	851,429		498,922		307,100	45,407
Tennessee	5,674,773	¹	3,647,986	¹	1,748,705	278,082
Texas	30,399,603		18,347,986		10,516,120	1,535,497
Utah	2,366,897		1,518,242		714,894	133,760

Vermont	1,045,213		671,163		345,762	28,289
Virginia	9,208,329		5,661,332		3,184,354	362,643
Washington	7,359,566	¹	4,381,186	¹	2,620,468	357,911
West Virginia	2,349,833		1,444,689		774,469	130,675
Wisconsin	7,934,755		4,904,809		2,775,318	254,628
Wyoming	791,732		474,108		292,306	25,317
Outlying areas
American Samoa	47,566		24,662		14,268	8,637
Guam	—		—		—	—
Northern Marianas	50,843		43,548		4,922	2,372
Puerto Rico	2,541,385		1,876,195		361,322	303,868
Virgin Islands	125,405		81,742		39,754	3,910

— Not available.

¹ Value affected by redistribution of reported values to correct for missing data items.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. National totals do not include outlying areas. Both the District of Columbia and Hawaii have only one school district each; therefore, neither is comparable to other states.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “National Public Education Financial Survey,” 2002–03.

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