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Table 166. Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state: 1997-98 and 1998-99 [In thousands]

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                      |                                1997-98\1\                                  |                              1998-99
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        State         |             |             |            |           |           |           |             |             |            |           |           |
    or other area     |             |             |            |           |           |  Tuition  |             |             |            |           |           |  Tuition
                      |    Total    |  Salaries   |  Employee  | Purchased | Supplies  |    and    |    Total    |  Salaries   |  Employee  | Purchased | Supplies  |    and
                      |             |             |  benefits  |services\2\|           |   other   |             |             |  benefits  |services\2\|           |   other
______________________|_____________|_____________|____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|_____________|____________|___________|___________|___________
          1           |      2      |      3      |     4      |     5     |     6     |     7     |      8      |      9      |     10     |    11     |    12     |    13
______________________|_____________|_____________|____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|_____________|____________|___________|___________|___________
   United States .....|$176,521,719 |$128,329,486 |$32,628,651 |$4,856,464 |$8,175,671 |$2,531,448 |$186,756,251 |$135,570,688 |$34,033,307 |$5,498,994 |$8,593,120 |$3,060,142
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Alabama ..............|   2,219,708 |   1,619,273 |    403,385 |    36,273 |   153,106 |     7,671 |   2,400,979 |   1,826,339 |    362,776 |    50,303 |   150,818 |    10,742
Alaska ...............|     621,299 |     437,680 |    111,020 |    22,222 |    29,530 |    20,847 |     643,949 |     438,500 |    119,980 |    25,273 |    33,856 |    26,340
Arizona ..............|   2,163,072 |   1,782,425 |    277,108 |    22,593 |    40,375 |    40,572 |   2,380,620 |   1,705,675 |    298,811 |    37,387 |    42,473 |   296,274
Arkansas .............|   1,362,690 |   1,021,738 |    239,117 |    26,685 |    66,146 |     9,005 |   1,436,486 |   1,088,391 |    245,305 |    27,292 |    66,116 |     9,383
California ...........|  20,033,782 |  14,167,958 |  3,865,786 |   611,903 |   968,731 |   419,405 |  20,972,433 |  15,327,989 |  3,496,465 |   732,636 |   958,488 |   456,855
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Colorado .............|   2,247,424 |   1,686,162 |    313,782 |    58,181 |   141,002 |    48,296 |   2,410,400 |   1,786,895 |    323,137 |    44,076 |   154,337 |   101,955
Connecticut ..........|   3,031,206 |   2,193,508 |    516,912 |    71,878 |    85,068 |   163,840 |   3,225,862 |   2,302,192 |    555,164 |    89,154 |    97,713 |   181,638
Delaware .............|     514,269 |     346,624 |    116,540 |    11,889 |    28,099 |    11,116 |     534,174 |     367,553 |    113,047 |    13,052 |    27,233 |    13,289
District of Columbia .|     283,484 |     238,180 |     21,449 |     1,706 |    15,894 |     6,255 |     314,468 |     240,489 |     36,458 |     4,022 |    19,237 |    14,263
Florida ..............|   7,500,075 |   4,925,952 |  1,622,981 |   558,360 |   319,133 |    73,650 |   7,925,242 |   5,213,385 |  1,670,278 |   596,028 |   373,103 |    72,447
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Georgia ..............|   4,833,424 |   3,577,240 |    973,041 |    50,941 |   227,041 |     5,162 |   5,339,447 |   3,956,375 |  1,074,712 |    58,676 |   243,559 |     6,125
Hawaii ...............|     712,023 |     489,234 |    162,221 |    20,399 |    38,042 |     2,126 |     718,107 |     531,298 |    134,127 |    21,955 |    28,289 |     2,437
Idaho ................|     717,677 |     511,439 |    146,180 |    16,199 |    43,360 |       500 |     767,909 |     543,896 |    152,093 |    18,833 |    52,437 |       651
Illinois .............|   7,568,726 |   5,701,654 |  1,171,996 |   228,118 |   326,477 |   140,481 |   8,240,926 |   6,107,325 |  1,373,171 |   250,251 |   356,895 |   153,284
Indiana...............|   3,897,221 |   2,752,589 |    954,189 |    46,951 |   136,769 |     6,723 |   4,183,169 |   2,879,356 |  1,111,766 |    50,395 |   135,434 |     6,217
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Iowa .................|   1,842,537 |   1,320,588 |    319,745 |    55,512 |   118,322 |    28,370 |   1,828,806 |   1,367,287 |    331,037 |    40,609 |    71,504 |    18,368
Kansas ...............|   1,546,598 |   1,212,975 |    218,725 |    29,437 |    77,804 |     7,656 |   1,632,547 |   1,287,017 |    230,970 |    25,281 |    81,148 |     8,130
Kentucky .............|   2,133,659 |   1,609,000 |    384,155 |    40,341 |    90,586 |     9,577 |   2,249,562 |   1,705,386 |    389,662 |    44,012 |   100,066 |    10,436
Louisiana ............|   2,415,114 |   1,766,451 |    477,122 |    33,796 |   132,596 |     5,150 |   2,576,840 |   1,874,022 |    511,994 |    36,619 |   150,072 |     4,134
Maine ................|     964,342 |     634,910 |    215,522 |    32,452 |    31,559 |    49,899 |   1,015,728 |     664,364 |    227,272 |    37,122 |    33,946 |    53,024
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Maryland .............|   3,661,049 |   2,455,991 |    865,351 |    79,498 |   110,953 |   149,257 |   3,791,102 |   2,554,767 |    857,653 |    82,328 |   126,535 |   169,818
Massachusetts ........|   4,899,352 |   3,301,154 |    876,602 |   384,022 |   152,010 |   185,564 |   5,295,485 |   3,542,334 |    940,814 |   455,084 |   160,049 |   197,205
Michigan .............|   7,044,614 |   4,950,039 |  1,611,958 |   146,707 |   295,323 |    40,587 |   7,432,224 |   5,208,818 |  1,665,960 |   190,415 |   324,976 |    42,055
Minnesota ............|   3,423,447 |   2,558,078 |    618,012 |    97,466 |   125,209 |    24,683 |   3,647,489 |   2,725,895 |    639,417 |   118,625 |   137,733 |    25,819
Mississippi ..........|   1,327,436 |     977,570 |    234,123 |    23,325 |    85,614 |     6,804 |   1,384,027 |   1,021,216 |    242,752 |    26,709 |    85,729 |     7,620
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Missouri..............|   3,108,316 |   2,350,141 |    429,395 |    70,767 |   248,116 |     9,896 |   3,293,321 |   2,483,246 |    459,945 |    79,659 |   258,828 |    11,644
Montana ..............|     580,901 |     414,316 |    109,929 |    16,993 |    37,056 |     2,606 |     597,772 |     426,127 |    111,694 |    18,141 |    39,408 |     2,402
Nebraska .............|   1,096,002 |     812,701 |    193,173 |    24,120 |    43,200 |    22,808 |   1,145,752 |     837,559 |    203,535 |    29,488 |    47,335 |    27,834
Nevada ...............|     944,837 |     699,627 |    193,498 |     8,901 |    41,507 |     1,303 |   1,040,680 |     762,628 |    215,977 |    13,446 |    46,887 |     1,741
New Hampshire ........|     810,097 |     583,864 |    120,741 |    22,671 |    27,220 |    55,602 |     858,974 |     612,662 |    127,787 |    26,836 |    28,130 |    63,560
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New Jersey ...........|   7,293,294 |   5,441,938 |  1,097,755 |    68,433 |   291,355 |   393,813 |   7,705,505 |   5,443,770 |  1,459,390 |    77,072 |   291,762 |   433,511
New Mexico ...........|     949,678 |     698,520 |    173,606 |    16,137 |    61,188 |       226 |   1,015,367 |     752,588 |    184,140 |    17,282 |    61,157 |       201
New York .............|  17,220,209 |  12,847,148 |  3,437,705 |   445,072 |   487,425 |     2,859 |  18,227,087 |  13,656,424 |  3,537,953 |   511,968 |   517,733 |     3,009
North Carolina .......|   4,072,780 |   3,062,158 |    714,753 |    71,913 |   219,690 |     4,267 |   4,458,396 |   3,386,533 |    753,989 |    77,116 |   236,910 |     3,847
North Dakota .........|     367,111 |     265,559 |     70,332 |    10,827 |    17,745 |     2,648 |     382,138 |     275,649 |     72,370 |    11,638 |    19,468 |     3,013
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Ohio .................|   6,752,805 |   4,926,994 |  1,276,454 |   144,044 |   305,682 |    99,631 |   7,198,914 |   5,178,270 |  1,376,472 |   169,726 |   336,077 |   138,369
Oklahoma .............|   1,860,769 |   1,339,600 |    328,419 |    35,636 |   144,707 |    12,407 |   2,000,616 |   1,440,562 |    325,114 |    50,583 |   172,909 |    11,447
Oregon ...............|   2,072,977 |   1,392,312 |    460,913 |    84,291 |   118,289 |    17,172 |   2,195,694 |   1,429,889 |    490,771 |   120,429 |   136,365 |    18,240
Pennsylvania .........|   8,338,422 |   5,976,297 |  1,683,304 |   287,549 |   276,356 |   114,916 |   8,575,108 |   6,205,356 |  1,628,216 |   311,648 |   306,662 |   123,226
Rhode Island .........|     815,847 |     573,429 |    177,355 |    18,586 |    19,265 |    27,212 |     851,859 |     601,340 |    177,242 |    22,380 |    20,986 |    29,911
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South Carolina .......|   2,087,547 |   1,553,530 |    374,287 |    33,276 |   101,518 |    24,936 |   2,242,844 |   1,652,753 |    403,978 |    43,587 |   115,097 |    27,428
South Dakota .........|     409,201 |     296,637 |     65,385 |    13,523 |    24,973 |     8,683 |     424,211 |     305,161 |     66,126 |    18,100 |    28,345 |     6,479
Tennessee ............|   2,867,088 |   2,085,760 |    411,565 |    46,889 |   316,031 |     6,844 |   3,032,953 |   2,188,784 |    479,007 |    49,196 |   307,980 |     7,986
Texas ................|  13,013,001 |  10,255,001 |  1,336,755 |   365,176 |   931,035 |   125,034 |  13,571,196 |  10,708,524 |  1,422,926 |   383,827 |   919,530 |   136,388
Utah .................|   1,265,282 |     864,858 |    302,586 |    27,921 |    60,442 |     9,476 |   1,328,807 |     906,680 |    322,064 |    27,930 |    65,157 |     6,977
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Vermont ..............|     486,174 |     341,020 |     81,461 |    21,758 |    15,986 |    25,949 |     512,432 |     358,295 |     85,990 |    22,745 |    18,036 |    27,366
Virginia .............|   4,108,526 |   3,039,035 |    813,721 |    67,618 |   182,822 |     5,331 |   4,340,680 |   3,205,919 |    877,515 |    60,407 |   192,772 |     4,067
Washington ...........|   3,521,141 |   2,473,464 |    718,747 |   138,166 |   161,098 |    29,666 |   3,646,974 |   2,528,413 |    745,395 |   155,780 |   186,227 |    31,158
West Virginia.........|   1,181,952 |     811,348 |    318,935 |    14,828 |    36,485 |       357 |   1,230,925 |     836,669 |    328,141 |    16,431 |    49,381 |       302
Wisconsin ............|   3,966,885 |   2,725,570 |    947,426 |    81,183 |   149,796 |    62,911 |   4,138,977 |   2,844,762 |    992,455 |    94,025 |   157,523 |    50,211
Wyoming ..............|     366,647 |     260,248 |     73,429 |    13,333 |    17,934 |     1,703 |     391,091 |     275,360 |     80,293 |    13,416 |    20,709 |     1,313
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  Outlying areas      |             |             |            |           |           |           |             |             |            |           |           |
American Samoa .......|      14,030 |      10,577 |      2,045 |       364 |       783 |       261 |      15,014 |      10,599 |      2,049 |       625 |     1,454 |       286
Guam .................|      88,743 |      73,179 |     15,408 |         2 |       141 |        13 |         --- |         --- |        --- |       --- |       --- |       ---
Northern Marianas ....|      43,060 |      29,233 |      7,957 |     2,648 |     3,167 |        55 |      40,667 |      29,473 |      7,867 |     2,064 |     1,206 |        57
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,385,170 |   1,157,938 |    154,123 |     6,130 |    18,594 |    48,386 |   1,386,049 |   1,124,301 |    154,021 |     6,808 |    36,998 |    63,921
Virgin Islands .......|      78,688 |      60,833 |     15,292 |       629 |       903 |     1,030 |      89,700 |      69,083 |     18,114 |       617 |     1,246 |       639
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\1\Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
\2\Includes purchased professional services of teachers or others who provide instruction for students and travel for instructional staff.

NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared November 2001.)


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