Table 5.    Current expenditures of public elementary and secondary school systems, by state: Fiscal year 2011
 
State [in thousands of dollars]
All functions1   Instruction and instruction-related12   Support services1   All other functions1,3
Total4   Salaries and wages Employee benefits Other5   Total   Salaries and wages Employee benefits Other5   Total   Salaries and wages Employee benefits Other5   Total5
United States $520,577,893 $311,883,022 $112,561,075 $96,133,796 $341,137,230 $225,593,905 $79,888,273 $35,655,052 $158,197,959 $76,679,264 $28,849,316 $52,669,379 $21,242,704
 
Alabama 6,582,496 3,798,075 1,571,349 1,213,072 4,139,434 2,680,427 1,050,898 408,109 1,998,147 938,397 419,496 640,254 444,915
Alaska 2,192,045 1,049,841 867,855 274,349 1,369,108 719,641 446,648 202,819 754,521 305,773 195,228 253,520 68,416
Arizona 8,157,006 5,127,757 1,175,659 1,853,590 4,652,081 3,355,387 773,020 523,674 3,140,212 1,652,447 364,587 1,123,178 364,713
Arkansas 4,495,309 2,708,750 748,171 1,038,388 2,968,004 1,955,872 533,188 478,944 1,288,087 659,420 186,702 441,965 239,218
California 56,784,812 34,787,671 12,518,422 9,478,719 37,551,147 24,644,686 8,332,982 4,573,479 16,973,260 8,688,367 3,611,588 4,673,305 2,260,405
 
Colorado 7,338,499 4,678,520 1,173,037 1,486,942 4,646,449 3,278,940 804,676 562,833 2,410,677 1,252,197 327,762 830,718 281,373
Connecticut 8,367,518 4,922,541 2,011,601 1,433,376 5,456,884 3,627,653 1,461,091 368,140 2,607,390 1,152,399 497,649 957,342 303,244
Delaware 1,615,778 904,425 391,219 320,134 1,033,983 656,610 287,452 89,921 515,241 214,400 96,879 203,962 66,554
District of Columbia 1,326,489 765,080 144,967 416,442 713,701 499,915 88,052 125,734 555,739 262,004 56,393 237,342 57,049
Florida 23,428,499 13,534,256 4,552,022 5,342,221 15,795,882 9,614,287 3,097,068 3,084,527 6,565,935 3,354,256 1,227,877 1,983,802 1,066,682
 
Georgia 15,465,308 9,768,833 2,998,313 2,698,162 10,385,812 7,117,041 2,352,182 916,589 4,231,876 2,352,519 575,123 1,304,234 847,620
Hawaii 2,156,001 1,199,952 410,968 545,081 1,325,746 865,420 277,832 182,494 714,072 282,658 114,415 316,999 116,183
Idaho 1,867,679 1,150,577 390,458 326,644 1,216,438 836,251 276,999 103,188 555,244 281,838 99,501 173,905 95,997
Illinois 24,525,567 13,868,714 5,850,150 4,806,703 15,523,084 9,988,069 4,055,785 1,479,230 8,228,198 3,603,340 1,673,274 2,951,584 774,285
Indiana 9,769,064 5,555,545 2,780,602 1,432,917 6,071,756 3,927,194 1,875,051 269,511 3,250,085 1,419,673 847,625 982,787 447,223
 
Iowa 4,839,681 3,091,743 991,355 756,583 3,226,748 2,237,642 706,978 282,128 1,407,692 761,837 256,476 389,379 205,241
Kansas 4,584,376 2,755,982 763,379 1,065,015 3,019,398 1,962,760 532,023 524,615 1,349,120 707,661 202,514 438,945 215,858
Kentucky 6,264,504 3,961,451 1,405,313 897,740 4,015,395 2,826,520 934,767 254,108 1,887,229 967,742 405,123 514,364 361,880
Louisiana 7,440,499 4,277,201 1,748,468 1,414,830 4,734,975 3,099,629 1,218,804 416,542 2,303,446 1,016,296 453,165 833,985 402,078
Maine 2,369,256 1,375,362 568,287 425,607 1,492,952 975,588 413,788 103,576 759,288 351,572 135,988 271,728 117,016
 
Maryland 11,818,032 7,016,052 3,008,721 1,793,259 7,872,366 5,115,250 2,225,978 531,138 3,483,596 1,787,105 729,282 967,209 462,070
Massachusetts 12,894,969 7,727,637 3,001,345 2,165,987 8,704,046 5,828,111 2,357,857 518,078 3,800,206 1,690,698 590,684 1,518,824 390,717
Michigan 16,728,164 8,607,739 4,419,886 3,700,539 10,556,138 6,108,667 3,103,505 1,343,966 5,594,603 2,363,844 1,250,889 1,979,870 577,423
Minnesota 8,907,505 5,605,109 1,762,140 1,540,256 6,236,313 4,211,750 1,332,242 692,321 2,264,120 994,647 315,876 953,597 407,072
Mississippi 3,888,831 2,320,973 728,217 839,641 2,435,094 1,628,582 494,155 312,357 1,196,282 583,679 189,394 423,209 257,455
 
Missouri 8,664,338 5,437,120 1,589,426 1,637,792 5,604,855 3,858,590 1,084,506 661,759 2,687,348 1,357,629 413,227 916,492 372,135
Montana 1,506,467 876,258 266,251 363,958 960,590 631,398 185,927 143,265 482,907 225,355 71,864 185,688 62,970
Nebraska 3,222,194 1,826,539 617,608 778,047 2,203,931 1,348,797 465,708 389,426 849,924 420,536 136,140 293,248 168,339
Nevada 3,712,313 2,234,855 839,437 638,021 2,391,143 1,548,702 570,360 272,081 1,196,460 647,712 254,944 293,804 124,710
New Hampshire 2,502,899 1,431,885 598,814 472,200 1,658,746 1,084,731 460,092 113,923 773,851 318,700 130,388 324,763 70,302
 
New Jersey 22,686,943 13,616,190 5,389,220 3,681,533 13,833,327 9,416,190 3,445,519 971,618 8,082,573 3,935,613 1,624,215 2,522,745 771,043
New Mexico 3,045,075 1,836,621 577,753 630,701 1,850,029 1,261,133 396,441 192,455 1,057,723 531,593 165,022 361,108 137,323
New York 51,203,701 29,026,336 13,487,815 8,689,550 36,944,094 22,696,550 10,930,746 3,316,798 13,220,909 5,671,762 2,473,293 5,075,854 1,038,698
North Carolina 12,335,701 7,974,829 2,314,520 2,046,352 8,178,108 5,770,875 1,650,841 756,392 3,522,742 1,920,702 568,324 1,033,716 634,851
North Dakota 1,099,271 665,241 201,151 232,879 696,525 479,278 148,092 69,155 324,537 158,619 47,011 118,907 78,209
 
Ohio 19,673,291 11,610,423 4,360,091 3,702,777 12,377,855 8,173,109 2,913,271 1,291,475 6,617,132 3,100,224 1,286,350 2,230,558 678,304
Oklahoma 5,001,641 2,874,596 923,949 1,203,096 3,032,960 1,991,003 647,367 394,590 1,626,793 782,543 242,801 601,449 341,888
Oregon 5,418,357 2,966,195 1,460,739 991,423 3,367,956 2,042,642 977,084 348,230 1,851,542 858,593 446,301 546,648 198,859
Pennsylvania 23,541,287 13,424,334 4,950,313 5,166,640 15,174,448 9,821,743 3,567,219 1,785,486 7,484,998 3,262,965 1,261,490 2,960,543 881,841
Rhode Island 2,059,636 1,211,667 502,003 345,966 1,312,403 881,770 351,588 79,045 694,847 327,095 148,947 218,805 52,386
                                       
South Carolina 6,455,918 3,922,097 1,239,566 1,294,255 4,060,290 2,825,816 863,557 370,917 2,044,633 978,275 323,998 742,360 350,995
South Dakota 1,105,964 668,682 187,332 249,950 706,969 482,199 131,904 92,866 343,973 165,510 48,856 129,607 55,022
Tennessee 7,977,696 4,965,750 1,616,433 1,395,513 5,456,257 3,750,304 1,219,967 485,986 2,126,125 1,010,797 332,158 783,170 395,314
Texas 42,782,827 29,205,734 5,083,144 8,493,949 28,007,667 21,316,415 3,576,891 3,114,361 12,578,935 7,029,034 1,264,650 4,285,251 2,196,225
Utah 3,600,074 2,036,024 904,091 659,959 2,436,277 1,478,693 663,877 293,707 945,901 492,711 212,347 240,843 217,896
 
Vermont 1,404,710 833,939 306,222 264,549 913,233 599,612 222,635 90,986 450,653 214,787 77,392 158,474 40,824
Virginia 12,964,134 8,408,818 2,682,191 1,873,125 8,719,202 6,091,405 1,885,225 742,572 3,740,219 2,074,635 709,191 956,393 504,713
Washington 9,890,471 6,250,482 2,038,368 1,601,621 6,405,764 4,374,988 1,380,256 650,520 3,028,702 1,665,943 580,885 781,874 456,005
West Virginia 3,342,238 1,752,882 1,137,213 452,143 2,144,523 1,236,785 774,892 132,846 1,026,096 451,501 319,942 254,653 171,619
Wisconsin 10,175,521 5,430,544 2,970,141 1,774,836 6,640,041 4,081,367 2,110,808 447,866 3,167,138 1,201,274 789,399 1,176,465 368,342
Wyoming 1,397,339 835,195 335,380 226,764 917,103 587,918 230,479 98,706 437,032 230,387 96,691 109,954 43,204
1 Interschool system transactions are excluded to prevent double counting.
2 Includes instruction and instructional staff support services current expenditures.
3 Includes food services and enterprise operations current expenditures.
4 Funds spent operating local public schools and local education agencies, including such expenses as salaries for school personnel, student transportation, school books and materials, and energy costs, but excluding capital outlay, interest on school debt, payments to private schools, and payments to public charter schools.
5 Includes purchased services, supplies, and other miscellaneous current expenditures.
NOTE: All local education agencies reported in the School District Finance Survey (F-33) are included in this table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal year 2011, Provisional Version 1a.