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Table 158. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03

[In thousands of dollars]
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                      |                                                                                                    Total expenditures
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                      |            |                                               Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs                                      |          |           |
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                      |            |             |            |                                       Student support services                                |           |        |          |           |
                      |            |             |            |_______________________________________________________________________________________________|           |  Enter-|     Other|           |
                      |            |      Current|            |            |           |   Instruc-|   General|     School|  Operation|    Student|      Other|           |   prise|   current|           |
                      |            |expenditures,|            |            |    Student|     tional|   admini-|    admini-|        and|  transpor-|    support|       Food|  opera-|  expendi-|    Capital|Interest on
State or jurisdiction |       Total|        total| Instruction|       Total| support\4\|   staff\5\|  stration|   stration|maintenance|     tation|   services|   services|tions\3\|  tures\1\|  outlay\2\|school debt
______________________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|___________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________
1                     |           2|            3|           4|           5|          6|          7|         8|          9|         10|         11|         12|         13|      14|        15|         16|         17
______________________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|___________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________
   United States .....|$454,905,783| $387,592,494|$237,731,734|$134,021,897|$19,992,229|$18,568,413|$7,960,378|$21,791,580|$36,830,517|$15,647,698|$13,231,082|$14,930,942|$907,921|$6,873,755|$48,940,374|$11,499,160
                      |____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|___________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________
Alabama ..............|   5,305,144|    4,657,643|   2,818,526|   1,521,337|    222,291|    190,115|   126,954|    285,766|    407,103|    199,517|     89,592|    317,780|       0|   106,661|    434,524|    106,315
Alaska ...............|   1,609,420|    1,326,226|     771,237|     510,329|     65,340|     84,263|    21,054|     75,782|    169,586|     52,234|     42,070|     38,347|   6,314|    11,051|    247,579|     24,565
Arizona ..............|   7,050,421|    5,891,105|   3,530,858|   2,082,411|    307,957|    149,316|    96,222|    293,770|    650,118|    200,114|    384,914|    277,836|       0|    42,109|    851,646|    265,562
Arkansas .............|   3,304,710|    2,923,401|   1,786,323|     990,294|    130,139|    150,834|    94,900|    164,478|    271,264|    103,594|     75,085|    146,727|      58|    23,798|    287,627|     69,884
California ...........|  56,542,273|   47,983,402|  29,170,269|  17,017,791|  2,156,449|  3,129,644|   433,897|  3,271,306|  4,573,190|  1,151,267|  2,302,037|  1,727,583|  67,759| 1,010,545|  6,988,779|    559,547
                      |            |             |            |            |           |           |          |           |           |           |           |           |        |          |           |
Colorado .............|   6,704,415|    5,551,506|   3,180,392|   2,180,040|    243,697|    269,246|    79,469|    377,689|    514,055|    165,272|    530,612|    171,400|  19,674|    53,074|    825,336|    274,499
Connecticut ..........|   7,334,520|    6,302,988|   4,019,659|   2,058,828|    348,879|    217,894|   130,653|    347,333|    567,680|    295,902|    150,486|    169,241|  55,261|   122,087|    768,133|    141,313
Delaware .............|   1,342,095|    1,127,745|     693,970|     381,184|     53,596|     15,143|    12,715|     62,829|    106,170|     62,821|     67,910|     52,592|       0|    17,846|    178,934|     17,569
District of Columbia .|   1,114,681|      902,318|     473,414|     406,079|     82,796|     91,583|    24,368|     36,058|    100,548|     47,649|     23,076|     22,825|       0|    16,422|    195,941|          0
Florida ..............|  20,161,939|   16,355,123|   9,616,720|   5,938,232|    830,144|  1,002,208|   184,552|    984,370|  1,745,187|    682,624|    509,148|    800,171|       0|   418,707|  2,918,212|    469,897
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Georgia ..............|  13,586,716|   11,630,576|   7,367,694|   3,678,590|    527,125|    624,317|   155,117|    713,453|    852,759|    436,957|    368,861|    573,344|  10,949|    61,048|  1,712,863|    182,229
Hawaii ...............|   1,657,914|    1,489,092|     888,473|     521,929|    162,114|     88,294|     9,395|     96,267|    106,427|     25,319|     34,113|     78,689|       0|    50,252|     64,161|     54,410
Idaho ................|   1,739,541|    1,511,862|     924,975|     521,688|     85,570|     70,355|    34,710|     86,824|    144,022|     69,454|     30,753|     65,199|       0|     4,894|    186,889|     35,895
Illinois .............|  20,658,276|   17,271,301|  10,320,227|   6,393,248|  1,066,937|    694,007|   609,402|    922,117|  1,733,174|    838,707|    528,905|    557,826|       0|   127,354|  2,728,064|    531,557
Indiana ..............|   9,688,103|    8,088,684|   4,951,003|   2,807,529|    356,994|    264,105|   146,868|    457,944|    874,645|    449,178|    257,796|    330,153|       0|    63,903|    840,802|    694,712
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Iowa .................|   4,203,671|    3,652,022|   2,174,018|   1,210,993|    232,374|    164,490|   102,444|    196,974|    306,030|    112,323|     96,358|    161,315| 105,695|    28,279|    459,040|     64,330
Kansas ...............|   3,910,054|    3,510,675|   2,078,415|   1,269,958|    197,924|    159,818|   124,905|    211,301|    349,014|    138,823|     88,173|    162,303|       0|    16,061|    250,127|    133,191
Kentucky .............|   4,687,217|    4,401,627|   2,686,505|   1,475,797|    177,949|    217,296|   126,747|    252,366|    370,485|    213,682|    117,272|    239,325|       0|    53,807|    133,703|     98,079
Louisiana ............|   5,630,084|    5,056,583|   3,069,994|   1,673,753|    214,353|    234,756|   119,820|    273,046|    464,025|    259,573|    108,181|    312,751|      86|    50,551|    411,074|    111,876
Maine ................|   2,124,554|    1,909,268|   1,281,073|     566,838|     64,323|     60,128|    43,560|    102,157|    181,045|     82,231|     33,394|     61,357|       0|    22,294|    148,847|     44,145
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Maryland .............|   8,734,564|    7,933,055|   4,934,017|   2,636,403|    308,603|    460,560|    71,390|    519,264|    682,697|    390,991|    202,898|    233,590| 129,044|    22,844|    686,976|     91,688
Massachusetts ........|  11,084,082|   10,281,820|   6,542,762|   3,426,551|    615,326|    491,848|   188,785|    449,711|    940,246|    430,126|    310,508|    312,507|       0|   227,367|    272,652|    302,243
Michigan .............|  19,291,044|   15,674,698|   8,929,871|   6,264,837|  1,070,029|    777,470|   353,302|  1,049,255|  1,642,459|    644,387|    727,934|    479,990|       0|   381,464|  2,565,279|    669,603
Minnesota ............|   8,720,326|    6,867,403|   4,404,702|   2,147,923|    230,704|    374,613|   178,970|    261,993|    520,771|    372,316|    208,556|    287,329|  27,450|   330,091|  1,165,500|    357,332
Mississippi ..........|   3,156,153|    2,853,531|   1,707,391|     968,645|    123,997|    128,418|    94,796|    159,968|    285,030|    122,650|     53,786|    177,084|     411|    24,716|    210,367|     67,539
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Missouri .............|   7,953,797|    6,793,957|   4,142,285|   2,358,352|    333,196|    304,635|   208,479|    401,895|    663,103|    321,703|    125,342|    293,320|       0|   158,259|    767,547|    234,034
Montana ..............|   1,220,956|    1,124,291|     690,810|     387,437|     53,843|     43,311|    35,445|     62,066|    113,591|     49,078|     30,104|     44,464|   1,579|     6,067|     78,735|     11,863
Nebraska .............|   2,678,767|    2,304,223|   1,470,002|     673,441|     96,433|     76,788|    81,112|    118,332|    194,619|     60,945|     45,212|     90,224|  70,556|     4,306|    315,737|     54,501
Nevada ...............|   3,012,227|    2,251,044|   1,408,570|     768,641|     83,396|     94,306|    41,179|    154,863|    224,695|     83,437|     86,765|     73,834|       0|    15,529|    577,105|    168,549
New Hampshire ........|   2,041,865|    1,781,594|   1,156,573|     570,229|    117,777|     53,942|    60,911|    100,161|    146,442|     77,928|     13,068|     54,792|       0|     6,285|    214,861|     39,124
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New Jersey ...........|  19,168,738|   17,185,966|  10,152,232|   6,504,334|  1,555,186|    583,395|   477,251|    891,817|  1,697,954|    950,926|    347,805|    399,469| 129,932|   183,107|  1,510,643|    289,021
New Mexico ...........|   2,734,668|    2,281,608|   1,266,008|     910,138|    231,168|    105,561|    70,742|    140,369|    220,775|    102,564|     38,960|    104,143|   1,319|    22,518|    393,838|     36,704
New York .............|  39,903,445|   34,546,965|  23,721,563|   9,989,057|  1,112,897|    938,890|   726,976|  1,430,721|  2,972,871|  1,697,933|  1,108,769|    836,345|       0| 1,442,295|  3,176,667|    737,518
North Carolina .......|  10,104,266|    8,766,968|   5,574,861|   2,703,000|    449,437|    307,743|   170,143|    555,571|    684,718|    316,768|    218,620|    489,107|       0|    46,078|  1,010,366|    280,854
North Dakota .........|     810,960|      716,007|     427,511|     232,465|     28,697|     21,916|    34,568|     35,681|     63,604|     32,817|     15,181|     34,039|  21,992|     6,226|     79,894|      8,834
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Ohio .................|  19,000,331|   15,868,494|   9,110,815|   6,232,340|    944,733|  1,000,770|   446,213|    965,122|  1,475,847|    705,157|    694,498|    523,749|   1,591|   440,362|  2,342,881|    348,594
Oklahoma .............|   4,144,802|    3,804,570|   2,203,126|   1,349,256|    246,656|    122,864|   106,363|    204,830|    421,962|    122,324|    124,257|    208,897|  43,292|    15,948|    272,056|     52,228
Oregon ...............|   4,976,856|    4,150,747|   2,458,745|   1,550,553|    277,037|    162,021|    60,788|    266,887|    342,176|    182,290|    259,355|    140,087|   1,362|    34,179|    605,585|    186,345
Pennsylvania .........|  19,350,934|   16,344,439|  10,095,432|   5,609,932|    792,337|    608,640|   492,695|    723,616|  1,672,166|    806,993|    513,486|    573,134|  65,940|   375,346|  1,887,169|    743,981
Rhode Island .........|   1,746,150|    1,647,587|   1,064,304|     540,735|    131,530|     68,751|    22,482|     84,760|    129,039|     65,001|     39,173|     42,548|       0|    37,659|     31,616|     29,288
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South Carolina .......|   6,028,152|    4,888,250|   2,915,986|   1,711,287|    330,343|    314,023|    62,051|    287,430|    436,387|    151,811|    129,242|    243,952|  17,025|    72,231|    876,292|    191,379
South Dakota .........|     998,417|      851,429|     498,922|     307,100|     47,231|     43,115|    30,069|     43,979|     82,583|     27,710|     32,412|     43,225|   2,182|     2,762|    122,499|     21,727
Tennessee ............|   6,499,907|    5,674,773|   3,647,986|   1,748,705|    200,291|    308,643|   114,908|    301,753|    539,552|    197,764|     85,794|    278,082|       0|    42,072|    640,826|    142,236
Texas ................|  36,903,089|   30,399,603|  18,347,986|  10,516,120|  1,477,574|  1,722,541|   495,247|  1,670,719|  3,223,281|    821,658|  1,105,100|  1,535,497|       0|   276,742|  4,763,982|  1,462,762
Utah .................|   2,991,570|    2,366,897|   1,518,242|     714,894|     88,038|    111,885|    26,655|    144,324|    218,391|     73,833|     51,768|    126,070|   7,691|    71,100|    464,864|     88,710
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Vermont ..............|   1,110,930|    1,045,213|     671,163|     345,762|     74,200|     37,993|    26,839|     71,929|     80,908|     32,980|     20,914|     27,531|     758|     3,710|     46,598|     15,409
Virginia .............|  10,487,025|    9,208,329|   5,661,332|   3,184,354|    442,175|    576,194|   138,834|    545,011|    907,832|    434,769|    139,539|    360,124|   2,519|    63,288|  1,069,387|    146,022
Washington ...........|   8,927,605|    7,359,566|   4,381,186|   2,620,468|    513,675|    332,723|   168,301|    350,388|    729,430|    284,128|    241,823|    240,634| 117,277|    42,793|  1,201,292|    323,954
West Virginia ........|   2,557,190|    2,349,833|   1,444,689|     774,469|     81,166|     64,886|    63,881|    131,937|    242,176|    157,193|     33,231|    130,662|      13|    33,080|    163,741|     10,537
Wisconsin ............|   9,300,201|    7,934,755|   4,904,809|   2,775,318|    361,288|    412,789|   215,391|    410,334|    706,320|    308,661|    360,536|    254,517|     111|   182,299|    682,823|    500,324
Wyoming ..............|     911,017|      791,732|     474,108|     292,306|     46,318|     39,369|    17,860|     45,069|     82,368|     33,617|     27,705|     25,234|      83|     2,289|    110,315|      6,681
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  American Samoa .....|      54,744|       47,566|      24,662|      14,268|      2,037|      2,944|       617|      2,244|      4,523|        642|      1,262|      8,637|       0|     3,201|      3,976|          0
  Guam ...............|        --- |         --- |         ---|         ---|        ---|        ---|       ---|        ---|        ---|        ---|        ---|        ---|     ---|       ---|       --- |        ---
  Northern Marianas ..|      51,249|       50,843|      43,548|       4,922|        653|        163|     3,458|          0|          0|        103|        546|      2,372|       0|         1|        405|          0
  Puerto Rico ........|   2,632,580|    2,541,385|   1,876,195|     361,322|     51,684|     45,300|    14,901|          0|    131,068|     56,957|     61,412|    303,868|       0|    53,394|     19,386|     18,415
  Virgin Islands .....|     133,034|      125,405|      81,742|      39,754|      7,064|      3,941|     6,089|      7,113|      8,903|      4,389|      2,255|      3,143|     767|     1,710|      5,920|          0
______________________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|___________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________
---Not available.
\1\Includes expenditures for adult education, community colleges, private school programs funded by local and state education agencies, and community services.
\2\Includes expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
\3\Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time). Also includes small amounts for direct program support made by state education agencies for local school districts.
\4\Includes expenditures for health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
\5\Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 2002-03. (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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