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Table 167. Expenditures for instruction in public elementary and secondary schools, by subfunction and state: 1996-97 and 1997-98
[In thousands]
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                      |                                1996-97\1\                                  |                              1997-98
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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 .....|$167,148,760 |$121,173,303 |$31,977,911 |$4,303,176 |$7,132,494 |$2,561,876 |$176,522,907 |$128,331,230 |$32,628,852 |$4,856,212 |$8,175,638 |$2,530,975
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Alabama ..............|   2,105,541 |   1,568,113 |    367,166 |    36,235 |   128,932 |     5,093 |   2,219,708 |   1,619,273 |    403,385 |    36,273 |   153,106 |     7,671
Alaska ...............|     606,314 |     431,823 |    109,323 |    21,171 |    24,755 |    19,242 |     622,396 |     439,039 |    111,106 |    22,113 |    29,498 |    20,640
Arizona ..............|   2,025,068 |   1,669,137 |    262,790 |    22,107 |    36,829 |    34,205 |   2,163,076 |   1,782,425 |    277,108 |    22,596 |    40,375 |    40,572
Arkansas .............|   1,293,081 |     976,216 |    225,182 |    23,947 |    59,291 |     8,445 |   1,362,690 |   1,021,738 |    239,117 |    26,685 |    66,146 |     9,005
California ...........|  18,121,365 |  12,838,286 |  3,599,286 |   550,623 |   760,123 |   373,046 |  20,033,782 |  14,167,958 |  3,865,786 |   611,903 |   968,731 |   419,405
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Colorado .............|   2,210,900 |   1,687,180 |    334,446 |    83,720 |    94,882 |    10,673 |   2,247,424 |   1,686,162 |    313,782 |    58,181 |   141,002 |    48,296
Connecticut ..........|   2,881,058 |   2,108,462 |    480,981 |    59,355 |    74,916 |   157,345 |   3,031,206 |   2,193,508 |    516,912 |    71,878 |    85,068 |   163,840
Delaware .............|     487,517 |     329,146 |    112,231 |     9,874 |    25,459 |    10,807 |     514,269 |     346,624 |    116,540 |    11,889 |    28,099 |    11,116
District of Columbia .|     336,859 |     221,542 |     65,054 |     6,600 |    39,723 |     3,939 |     283,484 |     238,180 |     21,449 |     1,706 |    15,894 |     6,255
Florida ..............|   7,033,629 |   4,661,143 |  1,545,154 |   489,897 |   268,266 |    69,168 |   7,500,075 |   4,925,952 |  1,622,981 |   558,360 |   319,133 |    73,650
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Georgia ..............|   4,514,587 |   3,341,239 |    917,013 |    45,052 |   205,917 |     5,366 |   4,833,424 |   3,577,240 |    973,041 |    50,941 |   227,041 |     5,162
Hawaii ...............|     665,808 |     459,261 |    154,783 |    16,429 |    33,164 |     2,172 |     712,023 |     489,234 |    162,221 |    20,399 |    38,042 |     2,126
Idaho ................|     683,594 |     483,627 |    144,247 |    13,760 |    41,371 |       588 |     717,677 |     511,439 |    146,180 |    16,199 |    43,360 |       500
Illinois .............|   7,049,329 |   5,366,433 |  1,115,309 |   166,377 |   278,862 |   122,348 |   7,568,726 |   5,701,654 |  1,171,996 |   228,118 |   326,477 |   140,481
Indiana...............|   3,786,133 |   2,624,123 |    976,025 |    41,342 |   138,735 |     5,908 |   3,897,221 |   2,752,589 |    954,189 |    46,951 |   136,769 |     6,723
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Iowa .................|   1,766,300 |   1,266,089 |    304,268 |    58,535 |   115,657 |    21,751 |   1,842,537 |   1,320,588 |    319,745 |    55,512 |   118,322 |    28,370
Kansas ...............|   1,477,532 |   1,173,322 |    208,624 |    20,601 |    69,108 |     5,877 |   1,546,598 |   1,212,975 |    218,725 |    29,437 |    77,804 |     7,656
Kentucky .............|   2,053,842 |   1,589,031 |    334,217 |    28,544 |    93,613 |     8,437 |   2,133,659 |   1,609,000 |    384,155 |    40,341 |    90,586 |     9,577
Louisiana ............|   2,231,393 |   1,649,704 |    452,963 |    25,564 |    98,599 |     4,563 |   2,415,114 |   1,766,451 |    477,122 |    33,796 |   132,596 |     5,150
Maine ................|     922,055 |     610,811 |    202,724 |    28,506 |    29,538 |    50,475 |     964,342 |     634,910 |    215,522 |    32,452 |    31,559 |    49,899
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Maryland .............|   3,363,092 |   2,269,913 |    804,919 |    66,270 |   103,160 |   118,829 |   3,661,049 |   2,455,991 |    865,351 |    79,498 |   110,953 |   149,257
Massachusetts ........|   4,509,876 |   3,074,104 |    826,907 |   315,230 |   125,389 |   168,245 |   4,899,352 |   3,301,154 |    876,602 |   384,022 |   152,010 |   185,564
Michigan .............|   6,916,820 |   4,781,478 |  1,721,660 |   120,647 |   262,782 |    30,254 |   7,044,614 |   4,950,039 |  1,611,958 |   146,707 |   295,323 |    40,587
Minnesota ............|   3,265,753 |   2,411,758 |    620,399 |    95,065 |   114,916 |    23,615 |   3,423,447 |   2,558,078 |    618,012 |    97,466 |   125,209 |    24,683
Mississippi ..........|   1,249,098 |     928,940 |    220,042 |    21,478 |    72,723 |     5,915 |   1,327,436 |     977,570 |    234,123 |    23,325 |    85,614 |     6,804
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Missouri..............|   2,931,449 |   2,220,236 |    405,756 |    64,189 |   230,872 |    10,396 |   3,108,316 |   2,350,141 |    429,395 |    70,620 |   248,116 |    10,043
Montana ..............|     562,184 |     402,397 |    106,151 |    16,689 |    34,194 |     2,752 |     580,901 |     414,316 |    109,929 |    16,993 |    37,056 |     2,606
Nebraska .............|   1,074,269 |     787,056 |    192,752 |    23,948 |    42,214 |    28,299 |   1,096,437 |     813,085 |    193,225 |    24,120 |    43,200 |    22,808
Nevada ...............|     859,392 |     634,560 |    175,260 |     6,642 |    42,031 |       899 |     944,837 |     699,627 |    193,498 |     8,901 |    41,507 |     1,303
New Hampshire ........|     760,469 |     551,332 |    110,126 |    19,024 |    24,355 |    55,631 |     810,161 |     583,864 |    120,805 |    22,671 |    27,220 |    55,602
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New Jersey ...........|   7,229,567 |   5,224,906 |  1,304,453 |    59,963 |   256,140 |   384,105 |   7,293,294 |   5,441,938 |  1,097,755 |    68,433 |   291,355 |   393,813
New Mexico ...........|     894,288 |     668,092 |    164,673 |    13,428 |    47,996 |        99 |     949,678 |     698,520 |    173,606 |    16,137 |    61,188 |       226
New York .............|  16,375,194 |  11,967,128 |  3,568,924 |   402,029 |   434,400 |     2,713 |  17,220,209 |  12,847,148 |  3,437,705 |   445,072 |   487,425 |     2,859
North Carolina .......|   3,704,917 |   2,778,288 |    669,422 |    61,165 |   192,586 |     3,456 |   4,072,780 |   3,062,158 |    714,753 |    71,913 |   219,690 |     4,267
North Dakota .........|     353,165 |     257,293 |     64,702 |     9,831 |    18,084 |     3,255 |     367,111 |     265,559 |     70,332 |    10,827 |    17,745 |     2,648
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Ohio .................|   6,518,251 |   4,778,744 |  1,242,563 |   128,344 |   272,674 |    95,926 |   6,752,805 |   4,926,994 |  1,276,454 |   144,044 |   305,682 |    99,631
Oklahoma .............|   1,786,857 |   1,305,663 |    321,368 |    33,251 |   113,520 |    13,055 |   1,860,769 |   1,339,600 |    328,419 |    35,636 |   144,707 |    12,407
Oregon ...............|   1,927,857 |   1,297,343 |    426,372 |    67,420 |   126,479 |    10,242 |   2,072,977 |   1,392,312 |    460,913 |    84,291 |   118,289 |    17,172
Pennsylvania .........|   8,220,369 |   5,832,843 |  1,753,694 |   279,749 |   257,091 |    96,992 |   8,338,422 |   5,976,297 |  1,683,304 |   287,549 |   276,356 |   114,916
Rhode Island .........|     771,635 |     544,864 |    166,137 |    17,918 |    17,309 |    25,408 |     815,847 |     573,429 |    177,355 |    18,586 |    19,265 |    27,212
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South Carolina .......|   1,965,815 |   1,461,789 |    358,496 |    29,991 |    92,086 |    23,453 |   2,087,547 |   1,553,530 |    374,287 |    33,276 |   101,518 |    24,936
South Dakota .........|     385,513 |     282,510 |     60,945 |    11,508 |    21,841 |     8,709 |     409,201 |     296,637 |     65,385 |    13,523 |    24,973 |     8,683
Tennessee ............|   2,687,981 |   1,973,322 |    421,699 |    42,601 |   243,859 |     6,499 |   2,867,088 |   2,085,760 |    411,565 |    46,889 |   316,031 |     6,844
Texas ................|  12,426,613 |   9,622,021 |  1,290,863 |   317,977 |   794,480 |   401,272 |  13,013,001 |  10,255,001 |  1,336,755 |   365,176 |   931,035 |   125,034
Utah .................|   1,205,721 |     822,503 |    289,069 |    24,202 |    62,731 |     7,216 |   1,265,282 |     864,858 |    302,586 |    27,921 |    60,442 |     9,476
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Vermont ..............|     467,336 |     328,134 |     82,576 |    20,852 |    14,354 |    21,421 |     486,174 |     341,020 |     81,461 |    21,758 |    15,986 |    25,949
Virginia .............|   3,852,822 |   2,890,147 |    734,300 |    62,460 |   158,471 |     7,443 |   4,108,526 |   3,039,035 |    813,721 |    67,618 |   182,822 |     5,331
Washington ...........|   3,351,232 |   2,360,404 |    700,994 |   126,212 |   137,613 |    26,010 |   3,520,728 |   2,473,464 |    718,747 |   138,166 |   161,098 |    29,254
West Virginia.........|   1,144,463 |     803,424 |    287,653 |    13,562 |    39,322 |       501 |   1,181,952 |     811,348 |    318,935 |    14,828 |    36,485 |       357
Wisconsin ............|   3,771,582 |   2,600,217 |    901,462 |    70,542 |   140,840 |    58,522 |   3,966,885 |   2,725,570 |    947,426 |    81,183 |   149,796 |    62,911
Wyoming ..............|     363,275 |     257,206 |     71,785 |    12,752 |    20,239 |     1,292 |     366,647 |     260,248 |     73,429 |    13,333 |    17,934 |     1,703
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  Outlying areas      |             |             |            |           |           |           |             |             |            |           |           |
American Samoa .......|      13,590 |       9,335 |      1,805 |       744 |     1,468 |       240 |      14,030 |      10,577 |      2,045 |       364 |       783 |       261
Guam .................|      85,529 |      66,763 |     14,490 |         2 |     4,271 |         3 |      92,318 |      73,179 |     15,408 |         2 |     3,716 |        13
Northern Marianas ....|      42,777 |      26,869 |      7,568 |     3,740 |     4,533 |        67 |      45,236 |      30,710 |      8,359 |     2,782 |     3,327 |        58
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,259,605 |   1,037,051 |    148,862 |     2,904 |    20,610 |    50,177 |   1,385,170 |   1,157,938 |    154,123 |     6,130 |    18,594 |    48,386
Virgin Islands .......|      69,435 |      55,611 |     11,270 |       550 |       605 |     1,398 |      78,688 |      60,833 |     15,292 |       629 |       903 |     1,030
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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 May 2000.)


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