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Table 165  Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1996-97 [In thousands]

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                      |                                                  Total expenditures
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                      |             |                                               Current expenditures for elementary and secondary programs                                               |   Other   |  Capital   | Interest
                      |    Total    |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|  current  | outlay\2\  |    on
       State or       |             |   Current   |             |                                       Student support services                                      |            |         | expendi-  |            |  school
      other area      |             |expenditures | Instruction |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________|    Food    | Enter-  | tures\1\  |            |   debt
                      |             | for public  |             |   Total    |  Students  |  Instruc-  |  General  |   School   | Operation  |  Student   |   Other   |  services  |  prise  |           |            |
                      |             |   schools   |             |            | support\3\ |   tional   |  admini-  |  admini-   |    and     | transpor-  |  support  |            | opera-  |           |            |
                      |             |             |             |            |            |  staff\4\  | stration  |  stration  |maintenance |   tation   | services  |            |tions\5\ |           |            |
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|_________|___________|____________|___________
          1           |      2      |      3      |      4      |     5      |     6      |     7      |     8     |     9      |     10     |     11     |    12     |     13     |   14    |    15     |     16     |    17
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|_________|___________|____________|___________
   United States .....|$313,131,180 |$270,151,583 |$167,147,978 |$91,041,936 |$13,155,786 |$10,902,443 |$6,045,394 |$15,557,506 |$26,837,125 |$10,989,797 |$7,553,885 |$11,247,530 |$714,139 |$4,646,894 |$31,434,117 |$6,898,586
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Alabama ..............|   3,996,269 |   3,436,406 |   2,105,541 |  1,079,076 |    130,282 |    127,894 |    96,505 |    206,012 |    293,737 |    147,736 |    76,911 |    251,788 |       0 |   101,240 |    414,124 |    44,499
Alaska ...............|   1,237,774 |   1,069,379 |     606,333 |    427,264 |     52,157 |     60,754 |    60,782 |     64,506 |    149,669 |     37,072 |     2,323 |     31,070 |   4,713 |     5,190 |    142,402 |    20,803
Arizona ..............|   4,526,126 |   3,527,473 |   2,025,072 |  1,281,780 |    155,470 |    113,849 |   141,707 |    191,728 |    399,889 |    146,616 |   132,521 |    176,240 |  44,382 |    31,860 |    717,961 |   248,833
Arkansas .............|   2,331,749 |   2,074,113 |   1,293,081 |    656,551 |     88,053 |     79,751 |    73,486 |    118,565 |    185,923 |     77,577 |    33,196 |    106,666 |  17,815 |    12,738 |    195,971 |    48,927
California ...........|  33,737,356 |  29,909,168 |  18,121,365 | 10,529,510 |  1,566,384 |  1,338,224 |   174,874 |  2,268,884 |  3,062,800 |    812,747 | 1,305,596 |  1,251,171 |   7,122 |   567,526 |  3,119,984 |   140,677
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Colorado .............|   4,438,250 |   3,577,211 |   2,210,900 |  1,221,481 |    153,456 |    137,228 |    78,114 |    239,053 |    316,996 |    112,101 |   184,534 |    130,767 |  14,061 |    11,458 |    687,431 |   162,150
Connecticut ..........|   4,809,676 |   4,522,716 |   2,881,058 |  1,418,875 |    242,541 |    133,895 |    89,809 |    244,656 |    419,438 |    203,237 |    85,300 |    126,181 |  96,602 |    82,946 |     97,240 |   106,774
Delaware .............|     892,909 |     788,715 |     487,517 |    261,787 |     36,596 |     10,488 |     8,454 |     43,685 |     77,390 |     45,121 |    40,053 |     39,411 |       0 |    13,472 |     79,909 |    10,813
District of Columbia .|     689,755 |     632,952 |     336,860 |    272,598 |     57,634 |     23,577 |    21,874 |     36,481 |     89,291 |     25,117 |    18,625 |     23,494 |       0 |     4,139 |     49,564 |     3,100
Florida ..............|  14,881,563 |  12,018,676 |   7,033,629 |  4,381,509 |    576,200 |    695,285 |   126,659 |    760,325 |  1,337,308 |    521,995 |   363,737 |    603,538 |       0 |   418,322 |  2,127,455 |   317,110
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Georgia ..............|   8,496,454 |   7,230,405 |   4,514,587 |  2,287,757 |    326,579 |    358,749 |   103,867 |    448,586 |    596,669 |    273,488 |   179,819 |    422,913 |   5,148 |    57,470 |  1,056,415 |   152,164
Hawaii ...............|   1,272,757 |   1,057,069 |     665,808 |    321,074 |     60,830 |     32,503 |     5,566 |     67,340 |     99,887 |     18,791 |    36,156 |     70,187 |       0 |    32,279 |    152,024 |    31,384
Idaho ................|   1,301,364 |   1,090,597 |     683,594 |    356,978 |     60,404 |     34,195 |    28,583 |     65,406 |    103,046 |     51,031 |    14,313 |     50,025 |       0 |     2,844 |    178,574 |    29,349
Illinois .............|  13,870,624 |  11,720,249 |   7,049,329 |  4,273,482 |    666,672 |    465,449 |   361,741 |    619,831 |  1,196,872 |    557,643 |   405,275 |    397,438 |       0 |    94,506 |  1,674,099 |   381,770
Indiana...............|   7,235,514 |   6,055,055 |   3,786,133 |  2,002,153 |    257,638 |    171,095 |   108,903 |    339,778 |    652,486 |    331,685 |   140,568 |    266,769 |       0 |    42,242 |    670,037 |   468,180
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Iowa .................|   3,236,618 |   2,885,943 |   1,766,300 |    978,025 |    181,486 |    135,005 |    83,167 |    148,255 |    252,722 |     90,257 |    87,133 |    131,770 |   9,848 |    17,745 |    295,558 |    37,373
Kansas ...............|   2,868,622 |   2,568,525 |   1,477,532 |    962,406 |    136,843 |    105,978 |    99,563 |    171,187 |    287,170 |    109,585 |    52,080 |    128,587 |       0 |     3,002 |    226,156 |    70,939
Kentucky .............|   3,662,579 |   3,382,062 |   2,053,842 |  1,155,004 |    126,672 |    140,908 |   123,788 |    196,073 |    322,997 |    193,686 |    50,881 |    173,215 |       0 |    34,373 |    176,023 |    70,121
Louisiana ............|   4,113,221 |   3,747,507 |   2,231,393 |  1,191,011 |    146,777 |    148,754 |    85,288 |    207,709 |    330,939 |    208,769 |    62,774 |    277,749 |  47,353 |    24,336 |    249,896 |    91,482
Maine ................|   1,467,364 |   1,351,500 |     922,055 |    401,351 |     41,148 |     39,236 |    26,304 |     78,216 |    130,548 |     62,761 |    23,139 |     28,045 |      50 |    15,368 |     66,231 |    34,264
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Maryland .............|   6,213,087 |   5,529,309 |   3,363,092 |  1,897,410 |    230,266 |    242,375 |    29,500 |    460,741 |    546,597 |    281,149 |   106,782 |    177,180 |  91,628 |    20,527 |    596,020 |    67,231
Massachusetts ........|   7,130,092 |   6,846,610 |   4,509,876 |  2,113,367 |    327,718 |    247,669 |   152,859 |    306,810 |    647,652 |    307,056 |   123,604 |    223,367 |       0 |    61,046 |     94,378 |   128,058
Michigan .............|  13,764,397 |  11,686,124 |   6,916,820 |  4,424,697 |    745,954 |    502,457 |   247,548 |    715,611 |  1,240,926 |    482,339 |   489,861 |    344,607 |       0 |   298,221 |  1,412,445 |   367,607
Minnesota ............|   6,522,281 |   5,087,353 |   3,265,753 |  1,611,327 |    161,936 |    271,009 |   100,025 |    214,770 |    439,501 |    262,925 |   161,161 |    210,273 |       0 |   226,753 |    997,647 |   210,527
Mississippi ..........|   2,332,632 |   2,035,675 |   1,249,098 |    634,860 |     74,231 |     83,949 |    62,175 |    114,232 |    183,597 |     85,532 |    31,142 |    151,052 |     665 |    13,538 |    243,876 |    39,543
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Missouri..............|   5,559,174 |   4,775,931 |   2,931,449 |  1,634,778 |    208,363 |    185,048 |   149,443 |    286,210 |    467,429 |    264,914 |    73,372 |    209,704 |       0 |    97,591 |    553,883 |   131,768
Montana ..............|     975,686 |     902,252 |     562,184 |    302,011 |     41,253 |     30,350 |    28,593 |     48,115 |     94,775 |     39,686 |    19,239 |     37,545 |     512 |     6,039 |     56,489 |    10,906
Nebraska .............|   1,932,209 |   1,707,455 |   1,074,270 |    503,687 |     67,832 |     57,455 |    61,680 |     88,024 |    149,961 |     48,687 |    30,047 |     68,041 |  61,457 |     2,854 |    192,490 |    29,409
Nevada ...............|   1,907,888 |   1,434,395 |     859,392 |    526,838 |     55,040 |     43,826 |    23,926 |    103,559 |    144,467 |     57,764 |    98,255 |     48,165 |       0 |     9,584 |    369,889 |    94,021
New Hampshire ........|   1,335,613 |   1,173,958 |     760,415 |    371,963 |     63,662 |     33,256 |    40,344 |     66,152 |    102,677 |     51,968 |    13,904 |     41,581 |       0 |     3,042 |    129,482 |    29,130
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New Jersey ...........|  12,960,158 |  11,771,941 |   7,229,567 |  4,172,008 |    783,936 |    353,069 |   339,186 |    643,636 |  1,230,202 |    589,814 |   232,166 |    325,410 |  44,956 |   148,697 |    870,281 |   169,239
New Mexico ...........|   1,865,172 |   1,557,376 |     894,288 |    585,614 |    128,211 |     70,303 |    41,289 |     77,647 |    162,017 |     82,631 |    23,516 |     76,239 |   1,234 |     7,771 |    272,498 |    27,527
New York .............|  27,796,103 |  24,237,291 |  16,375,194 |  7,186,590 |    970,185 |    573,245 |   506,305 |  1,010,844 |  2,244,876 |  1,224,635 |   656,500 |    675,506 |       0 |   942,989 |  2,030,594 |   585,229
North Carolina .......|   7,016,845 |   5,964,939 |   3,704,917 |  1,869,514 |    302,482 |    217,179 |   113,543 |    394,081 |    500,964 |    225,129 |   116,135 |    390,508 |       0 |    45,745 |    848,244 |   157,916
North Dakota .........|     638,208 |     577,498 |     353,165 |    175,106 |     18,287 |     13,494 |    28,470 |     26,936 |     52,188 |     25,442 |    10,288 |     29,396 |  19,832 |     4,751 |     47,851 |     8,108
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Ohio .................|  12,595,501 |  10,948,074 |   6,518,251 |  4,021,119 |    544,958 |    558,152 |   276,429 |    640,490 |  1,046,117 |    285,289 |   669,684 |    405,556 |   3,148 |   362,429 |  1,082,205 |   202,793
Oklahoma .............|   3,264,435 |   2,990,044 |   1,786,857 |  1,018,612 |    165,522 |     88,124 |   120,572 |    165,326 |    314,796 |     98,376 |    65,895 |    157,630 |  26,945 |    12,439 |    233,474 |    28,478
Oregon ...............|   3,717,851 |   3,184,100 |   1,927,857 |  1,141,621 |    145,073 |    139,208 |    71,807 |    210,680 |    308,001 |    130,703 |   136,149 |    112,130 |   2,492 |    15,362 |    420,027 |    98,363
Pennsylvania .........|  15,033,807 |  12,820,704 |   8,220,369 |  4,132,980 |    587,352 |    407,231 |   366,309 |    575,996 |  1,280,317 |    575,515 |   340,261 |    451,709 |  15,645 |   307,791 |  1,405,776 |   499,537
Rhode Island .........|   1,201,323 |   1,151,888 |     771,635 |    347,402 |     71,178 |     36,558 |    25,013 |     55,861 |     98,967 |     46,888 |    12,936 |     32,850 |       0 |     7,382 |     22,221 |    19,833
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South Carolina .......|   3,918,469 |   3,296,661 |   1,965,815 |  1,121,812 |    217,136 |    184,994 |    44,742 |    206,189 |    297,840 |     96,640 |    74,271 |    193,490 |  15,543 |    55,741 |    489,416 |    76,651
South Dakota .........|     704,000 |     627,109 |     384,756 |    208,437 |     24,740 |     21,099 |    18,510 |     35,670 |     63,612 |     24,295 |    20,511 |     31,796 |   2,119 |       931 |     63,867 |    12,092
Tennessee ............|   4,727,737 |   4,145,380 |   2,687,981 |  1,242,078 |    133,262 |    221,030 |    89,047 |    218,403 |    378,918 |    143,468 |    57,950 |    215,321 |       0 |    18,942 |    480,355 |    83,060
Texas ................|  23,959,347 |  20,167,238 |  12,426,613 |  6,655,923 |    919,348 |    901,450 |   732,153 |  1,104,693 |  2,280,354 |    558,790 |   159,136 |  1,081,951 |   2,751 |   104,718 |  2,999,594 |   687,797
Utah .................|   2,260,779 |   1,822,725 |   1,205,721 |    511,223 |     62,613 |     71,117 |    18,683 |    106,834 |    166,877 |     51,611 |    33,489 |     99,834 |   5,947 |    54,245 |    328,711 |    55,098
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Vermont ..............|     832,392 |     718,092 |     467,336 |    229,343 |     43,868 |     21,120 |    20,093 |     47,120 |     60,498 |     23,935 |    12,708 |     20,951 |     462 |     3,750 |     96,267 |    14,283
Virginia .............|   7,471,397 |   6,343,766 |   3,852,822 |  2,154,071 |    301,239 |    351,967 |    66,380 |    379,849 |    651,311 |    282,070 |   121,255 |    251,402 |  85,471 |   127,167 |    832,101 |   168,364
Washington ...........|   6,725,638 |   5,587,808 |   3,351,236 |  1,970,285 |    351,717 |    268,298 |   147,050 |    281,060 |    568,505 |    221,186 |   132,471 |    180,297 |  85,989 |    27,085 |    872,467 |   238,278
West Virginia.........|   2,044,610 |   1,847,560 |   1,144,463 |    591,395 |     59,282 |     49,277 |    48,094 |    106,436 |    184,857 |    119,304 |    24,145 |    111,571 |     131 |    28,734 |    153,115 |    15,201
Wisconsin ............|   6,967,802 |   5,975,122 |   3,771,582 |  2,019,452 |    252,324 |    286,190 |   163,882 |    313,316 |    557,284 |    249,482 |   196,974 |    183,971 |     117 |    56,342 |    777,166 |   159,172
Wyoming ..............|     690,006 |     591,488 |     363,275 |    206,738 |     32,998 |     19,127 |    12,712 |     35,938 |     65,264 |     25,555 |    15,145 |     21,475 |       0 |     1,631 |     84,231 |    12,657
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American Samoa .......|      41,139 |      33,780 |      13,590 |     12,268 |      3,864 |      2,658 |       619 |      1,655 |      1,482 |        539 |     1,450 |      7,922 |       0 |     2,968 |      4,391 |         0
Guam .................|     157,243 |     156,561 |      85,529 |     61,896 |     17,082 |      2,859 |     1,355 |      8,342 |     18,785 |      7,585 |     5,889 |      9,136 |       0 |       345 |         27 |       310
Northern Marianas ....|      55,399 |      53,140 |      42,777 |      7,555 |        161 |        118 |     6,588 |          0 |        166 |        419 |       102 |      2,809 |       0 |       179 |      2,081 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   1,823,503 |   1,740,074 |   1,259,605 |    295,035 |     64,217 |          0 |    22,420 |     18,039 |    148,024 |     36,762 |     5,574 |    185,434 |       0 |    33,779 |     30,741 |    18,910
Virgin Islands .......|     128,430 |     122,188 |      69,435 |     45,967 |      6,177 |      7,695 |     9,302 |      6,795 |      7,011 |      3,216 |     5,771 |      6,725 |      61 |     1,545 |      4,697 |         0
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\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 building and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
\3\Includes expenditures for health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
\4\Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
\5\Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time). NOTE.
--Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared June 1999.)


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