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 4. Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools, by function, state, and outlying areas: School year 2002-03

State	Within-state percentage distribution
State	Instruction	Support services	Noninstruction

United States¹	61.3	34.6	4.1

Alabama	60.5	32.7	6.8
Alaska	58.2	38.5	3.4
Arizona	59.9	35.3	4.7
Arkansas	61.1	33.9	5.0
California	60.8	35.5	3.7

Colorado	57.3	39.3	3.4
Connecticut	63.8	32.7	3.6
Delaware	61.5	33.8	4.7
District of Columbia	52.5	45.0	2.5
Florida	58.8	36.3	4.9

Georgia	63.3	31.6	5.0
Hawaii	59.7	35.1	5.3
Idaho	61.2	34.5	4.3
Illinois	59.8	37.0	3.2
Indiana	61.2	34.7	4.1

Iowa	59.5	33.2	7.3
Kansas	59.2	36.2	4.6
Kentucky	61.0	33.5	5.4
Louisiana	60.7	33.1	6.2
Maine	67.1	29.7	3.2

Maryland	62.2	33.2	4.6
Massachusetts	63.6	33.3	3.0
Michigan	57.0	40.0	3.1
Minnesota	64.1	31.3	4.6
Mississippi	59.8	33.9	6.2

Missouri¹	61.0	34.7	4.3
Montana	61.4	34.5	4.1
Nebraska	63.8	29.2	7.0
Nevada	62.6	34.1	3.3
New Hampshire	64.9	32.0	3.1

New Jersey	59.1	37.8	3.1
New Mexico	55.5	39.9	4.6
New York	68.7	28.9	2.4
North Carolina	63.6	30.8	5.6
North Dakota	59.7	32.5	7.8

Ohio	57.4	39.3	3.3
Oklahoma	57.9	35.5	6.6
Oregon	59.2	37.4	3.4
Pennsylvania	61.8	34.3	3.9
Rhode Island	64.6	32.8	2.6

South Carolina	59.7	35.0	5.3
South Dakota	58.6	36.1	5.3
Tennessee¹	64.3	30.8	4.9
Texas	60.4	34.6	5.1
Utah	64.1	30.2	5.7

Vermont	64.2	33.1	2.7
Virginia	61.5	34.6	3.9
Washington1	59.5	35.6	4.9
West Virginia	61.5	33.0	5.6
Wisconsin	61.8	35.0	3.2
Wyoming	59.9	36.9	3.2

Outlying areas
American Samoa	51.8	30.0	18.2
Guam	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	85.7	9.7	4.7
Puerto Rico	73.8	14.2	12.0
Virgin Islands	65.2	31.7	3.1

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¹ Distribution affected by redistribution of reported values to correct for missing 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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Table 5. Student membership and current expenditures per pupil in membership for public elementary and secondary schools, by function, state, and outlying areas: School year 2002-03

State	Fall 2002 student membership		Current expenditures per pupil in membership
State	Fall 2002 student membership		Total		Instruction		Support services		Noninstruction

United States	48,183,086	¹	$8,044	¹,²	$4,934	¹,²	$2,782	¹	$329

Alabama	739,366	¹	6,300	¹	3,812	¹	2,058	¹	430
Alaska	134,364		9,870		5,740		3,798		332
Arizona	937,755		6,282		3,765		2,221		296
Arkansas	450,985		6,482		3,961		2,196		325
California	6,353,667	¹	7,552	¹	4,591	¹	2,678	¹	283

Colorado	751,862		7,384		4,230		2,900		254
Connecticut	570,023		11,057		7,052		3,612		394
Delaware	116,342		9,693		5,965		3,276		452
District of Columbia	76,166		11,847		6,216		5,331		300
Florida	2,539,929		6,439		3,786		2,338		315

Georgia	1,496,012		7,774		4,925		2,459		391
Hawaii	183,829		8,100		4,833		2,839		428
Idaho	248,604		6,081		3,721		2,098		262
Illinois	2,084,187		8,287		4,952		3,068		268
Indiana	1,003,875		8,057		4,932		2,797		329

Iowa	482,210		7,574		4,508		2,511		554
Kansas	470,957		7,454		4,413		2,697		345
Kentucky	660,782		6,661		4,066		2,233		362
Louisiana	730,464		6,922		4,203		2,291		428
Maine	204,337		9,344		6,269		2,774		300

Maryland	866,743		9,153		5,693		3,042		418
Massachusetts	982,989		10,460		6,656		3,486		318
Michigan	1,785,160		8,781		5,002		3,509		269
Minnesota	846,891		8,109		5,201		2,536		372
Mississippi	492,645		5,792		3,466		1,966		360

Missouri	906,499	¹	7,495	¹,²	4,570	¹,²	2,602	¹	324
Montana	149,995		7,496		4,606		2,583		307
Nebraska	285,402		8,074		5,151		2,360		563
Nevada	369,498		6,092		3,812		2,080		200
New Hampshire	207,671		8,579		5,569		2,746		264

New Jersey	1,367,438		12,568		7,424		4,757		387
New Mexico	320,234		7,125		3,953		2,842		329
New York	2,888,233		11,961		8,213		3,459		290
North Carolina	1,335,954		6,562		4,173		2,023		366
North Dakota	104,225		6,870		4,102		2,230		538

Ohio	1,838,285		8,632		4,956		3,390		286
Oklahoma	624,548		6,092		3,528		2,160		404
Oregon	554,071		7,491		4,438		2,798		255
Pennsylvania	1,816,747		8,997		5,557		3,088		352
Rhode Island	159,205	¹	10,349		6,685		3,396		267

South Carolina	694,389		7,040		4,199		2,464		376
South Dakota	130,048		6,547		3,836		2,361		349
Tennessee	927,608	¹	6,118	¹,²	3,933	¹,²	1,885	¹	300
Texas	4,259,823		7,136		4,307		2,469		360
Utah	489,262		4,838		3,103		1,461		273

Vermont	99,978		10,454		6,713		3,458		283
Virginia	1,177,229		7,822		4,809		2,705		308
Washington	1,014,798		7,252	²	4,317	²	2,582		353
West Virginia	282,455		8,319		5,115		2,742		463
Wisconsin	881,231		9,004		5,566		3,149		289
Wyoming	88,116		8,985		5,381		3,317		287

Outlying areas
American Samoa	15,984		2,976		1,543		893		540
Guam	—		—		—		—		—
Northern Marianas	11,251		4,519		3,871		437		211
Puerto Rico	596,502		4,260		3,145		606		509
Virgin Islands	18,333		6,840		4,459		2,168		213

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¹ Prekindergarten students were imputed, affecting total student count and per pupil expenditure calculation. In Tennessee, prekindergarten students were imputed and tuition expenditures (included in Instruction) were redistributed.

² Value affected by redistribution of reported expenditure values to correct for missing data 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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