Expenditure per pupil, average teacher salary, and pupil/teacher ratio, in public schools, from non-NAEP sources: By state, school years 2000–2001, 2002–03, and fall 2001
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In public elementary and secondary schools |
| State/jurisdiction |
Expenditure per pupil: 2000-2001 (unadjusted dollars) |
Estimated average annual salary of teachers: 2002-2003 (current dollars) |
Pupil/teacher ratio: Fall 2001 |
| Nation |
$7,376 |
$45,822 |
1 |
15.9 |
2 |
| Alabama |
5,885 |
38,246 |
|
15.8 |
2 |
| Alaska |
9,216 |
49,685 |
|
16.7 |
|
| Arizona |
5,278 |
40,894 |
1 |
20.0 |
|
| Arkansas |
5,568 |
37,753 |
1 |
13.6 |
|
| California |
6,987 |
56,283 |
1 |
20.5 |
2 |
| Colorado |
6,567 |
41,275 |
1 |
16.8 |
|
| Connecticut |
10,127 |
54,362 |
1 |
13.7 |
|
| Delaware |
8,958 |
50,772 |
|
15.3 |
|
| Florida |
6,170 |
39,465 |
|
18.6 |
|
| Georgia |
6,929 |
45,533 |
|
15.9 |
|
| Hawaii |
6,596 |
44,464 |
|
16.8 |
|
| Idaho |
5,725 |
40,148 |
|
17.8 |
|
| Illinois |
7,643 |
51,289 |
|
16.0 |
|
| Indiana |
7,630 |
45,097 |
|
16.7 |
|
| Iowa |
6,930 |
38,921 |
|
13.9 |
|
| Kansas |
6,925 |
38,123 |
|
14.2 |
|
| Kentucky |
6,079 |
38,981 |
|
16.2 |
|
| Louisiana |
6,037 |
36,878 |
1 |
16.6 |
|
| Maine |
8,232 |
38,121 |
|
12.3 |
|
| Maryland |
8,256 |
49,677 |
|
16.0 |
|
| Massachusetts |
9,509 |
52,043 |
|
14.1 |
|
| Michigan |
8,278 |
54,071 |
1 |
17.5 |
|
| Minnesota |
7,645 |
42,833 |
1 |
16.0 |
|
| Mississippi |
5,175 |
34,555 |
1 |
15.8 |
|
| Missouri |
6,657 |
38,826 |
|
13.9 |
|
| Montana |
6,726 |
35,754 |
|
14.6 |
|
| Nebraska |
7,223 |
37,896 |
|
13.5 |
|
| Nevada |
5,807 |
41,795 |
1 |
18.5 |
|
| New Hampshire |
7,286 |
40,519 |
1 |
14.1 |
|
| New Jersey |
11,248 |
54,166 |
|
12.9 |
|
| New Mexico |
6,313 |
36,687 |
|
14.7 |
|
| New York |
10,716 |
52,600 |
|
13.7 |
|
| North Carolina |
6,346 |
43,076 |
|
15.4 |
|
| North Dakota |
6,125 |
33,210 |
|
13.2 |
|
| Ohio |
7,571 |
45,452 |
|
15.0 |
|
| Oklahoma |
6,019 |
34,854 |
|
14.9 |
|
| Oregon |
7,528 |
47,600 |
|
19.4 |
|
| Pennsylvania |
8,210 |
51,800 |
|
15.4 |
|
| Rhode Island |
9,315 |
51,076 |
1 |
14.2 |
|
| South Carolina |
6,631 |
41,279 |
|
14.8 |
|
| South Dakota |
6,191 |
32,416 |
|
13.6 |
|
| Tennessee |
5,687 |
39,677 |
|
15.9 |
2 |
| Texas |
6,539 |
40,001 |
|
14.7 |
|
| Utah |
4,674 |
38,413 |
1 |
21.8 |
|
| Vermont |
9,153 |
41,603 |
|
11.8 |
|
| Virginia |
7,281 |
43,152 |
|
13.0 |
|
| Washington |
6,750 |
44,949 |
|
19.2 |
|
| West Virginia |
7,534 |
38,508 |
|
14.0 |
|
| Wisconsin |
8,243 |
42,871 |
|
14.4 |
|
| Wyoming |
7,835 |
37,876 |
|
12.5 |
|
| Other Jurisdictions |
|
|
|
|
|
| District of Columbia |
12,046 |
50,763 |
|
13.9 |
3 |
| DDESS4 |
— |
— |
|
13.2 |
|
| DoDDS5 |
— |
— |
|
14.2 |
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Last updated 11 October 2005 (FW)
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