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Table 166. Current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2002-03
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                      |                                                       Unadjusted dollars                                      |                                             In constant 2004-05 dollars\1\
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State or jurisdiction |1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1989-90|1990-91|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|   2000|2000-01|2001-02|2002-03|1969-70|1979-80|1980-81|1989-90|1990-91|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|   2000|2000-01|2001-02|2002-03
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1                     |      2|      3|      4|      5|      6|      7|      8|      9|     10|     11|     12|     13|     14|     15|     16|     17|     18|     19|     20|     21|     22|     23|     24|     25|     26|     27|     28|     29
______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   United States .....|   $751| $2,088| $2,307| $4,643| $4,902| $5,529| $5,689| $5,923| $6,189| $6,508| $6,912| $7,380| $7,727| $8,044| $3,812| $5,157| $5,106| $7,009| $7,017| $7,046| $7,059| $7,145| $7,335| $7,582| $7,827| $8,080| $8,313| $8,468
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Alabama ..............|    512|  1,520|  1,836|  3,144|  3,429|  4,109|  4,343|  4,595|  4,849|  5,188|  5,638|  5,885|  6,029|  6,300|  2,596|  3,754|  4,063|  4,746|  4,909|  5,237|  5,388|  5,542|  5,747|  6,044|  6,384|  6,443|  6,486|  6,631
Alaska ...............|  1,059|  4,267|  5,506|  7,577|  7,502|  8,033|  8,189|  8,231|  8,271|  8,404|  8,806|  9,216|  9,563|  9,870|  5,375| 10,536| 12,185| 11,439| 10,739| 10,238| 10,160|  9,929|  9,802|  9,790|  9,972| 10,090| 10,287| 10,390
Arizona ..............|    674|  1,865|  2,093|  3,717|  3,860|  4,264|  4,476|  4,413|  4,595|  4,672|  5,030|  5,521|  5,851|  6,282|  3,422|  4,605|  4,632|  5,612|  5,525|  5,435|  5,553|  5,324|  5,446|  5,443|  5,696|  6,045|  6,294|  6,613
Arkansas .............|    511|  1,472|  1,585|  3,229|  3,461|  4,186|  4,401|  4,535|  4,708|  4,956|  5,277|  5,568|  6,276|  6,482|  2,593|  3,634|  3,506|  4,875|  4,955|  5,335|  5,460|  5,471|  5,580|  5,773|  5,976|  6,095|  6,751|  6,823
California ...........|    833|  2,227|  2,438|  4,502|  4,595|  4,799|  4,937|  5,260|  5,644|  5,801|  6,314|  6,987|  7,405|  7,552|  4,229|  5,498|  5,394|  6,797|  6,578|  6,116|  6,126|  6,345|  6,690|  6,759|  7,150|  7,650|  7,966|  7,950
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Colorado .............|    686|  2,258|  2,509|  4,357|  4,603|  5,047|  5,121|  5,312|  5,656|  5,923|  6,215|  6,567|  6,941|  7,384|  3,481|  5,575|  5,552|  6,577|  6,588|  6,433|  6,353|  6,408|  6,704|  6,900|  7,038|  7,190|  7,467|  7,772
Connecticut ..........|    911|  2,167|  2,711|  7,463|  7,547|  8,380|  8,430|  8,580|  8,901|  9,318|  9,753| 10,127| 10,577| 11,057|  4,622|  5,351|  6,000| 11,266| 10,803| 10,681| 10,459| 10,350| 10,550| 10,856| 11,043| 11,087| 11,378| 11,639
Delaware .............|    833|  2,587|  2,721|  5,326|  5,458|  6,502|  6,696|  7,135|  7,420|  7,706|  8,310|  8,958|  9,284|  9,693|  4,230|  6,387|  6,020|  8,041|  7,813|  8,286|  8,308|  8,606|  8,794|  8,977|  9,409|  9,807|  9,988| 10,204
District of Columbia .|    947|  2,811|  2,950|  7,872|  8,029|  8,290|  8,510|  8,048|  8,393|  9,650| 10,107| 12,046| 12,102| 11,847|  4,805|  6,942|  6,528| 11,884| 11,493| 10,566| 10,558|  9,708|  9,947| 11,242| 11,444| 13,188| 13,019| 12,470
Florida ..............|    683|  1,834|  2,209|  4,597|  4,859|  5,220|  5,275|  5,360|  5,552|  5,790|  5,831|  6,170|  6,213|  6,439|  3,464|  4,529|  4,889|  6,940|  6,955|  6,652|  6,545|  6,466|  6,580|  6,745|  6,603|  6,755|  6,684|  6,778
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Georgia ..............|    539|  1,491|  1,580|  4,000|  4,171|  4,828|  5,056|  5,369|  5,647|  6,092|  6,437|  6,929|  7,380|  7,774|  2,734|  3,682|  3,497|  6,038|  5,971|  6,154|  6,274|  6,476|  6,693|  7,098|  7,289|  7,585|  7,939|  8,184
Hawaii ...............|    792|  2,086|  2,393|  4,130|  4,820|  5,597|  5,560|  5,633|  5,858|  6,081|  6,530|  6,596|  7,306|  8,100|  4,019|  5,152|  5,296|  6,235|  6,899|  7,133|  6,898|  6,795|  6,943|  7,085|  7,394|  7,221|  7,860|  8,527
Idaho ................|    573|  1,548|  1,736|  2,921|  3,206|  3,957|  4,194|  4,447|  4,721|  5,066|  5,315|  5,725|  6,011|  6,081|  2,909|  3,823|  3,842|  4,410|  4,589|  5,043|  5,204|  5,364|  5,595|  5,902|  6,018|  6,267|  6,466|  6,401
Illinois .............|    816|  2,241|  2,406|  4,521|  4,904|  5,553|  5,519|  5,940|  6,242|  6,762|  7,133|  7,631|  7,956|  8,287|  4,139|  5,534|  5,325|  6,825|  7,020|  7,077|  6,848|  7,166|  7,398|  7,878|  8,077|  8,355|  8,559|  8,723
Indiana ..............|    661|  1,708|  1,798|  4,270|  4,588|  5,411|  5,621|  6,161|  6,318|  6,772|  7,192|  7,630|  7,734|  8,057|  3,355|  4,218|  3,979|  6,447|  6,567|  6,897|  6,975|  7,432|  7,488|  7,889|  8,144|  8,354|  8,320|  8,482
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Iowa .................|    798|  2,164|  2,505|  4,190|  4,418|  5,240|  5,481|  5,738|  5,998|  6,243|  6,564|  6,930|  7,338|  7,574|  4,050|  5,344|  5,544|  6,325|  6,323|  6,679|  6,801|  6,922|  7,109|  7,274|  7,433|  7,587|  7,894|  7,972
Kansas ...............|    699|  1,963|  2,307|  4,290|  4,434|  5,222|  5,374|  5,508|  5,727|  6,015|  6,294|  6,937|  7,339|  7,454|  3,546|  4,847|  5,106|  6,476|  6,348|  6,656|  6,667|  6,645|  6,788|  7,007|  7,126|  7,595|  7,895|  7,847
Kentucky .............|    502|  1,557|  1,637|  3,384|  3,897|  4,545|  4,807|  5,155|  5,213|  5,637|  5,921|  6,079|  6,523|  6,661|  2,547|  3,845|  3,623|  5,108|  5,579|  5,792|  5,964|  6,218|  6,178|  6,568|  6,704|  6,655|  7,018|  7,012
Louisiana ............|    589|  1,629|  2,273|  3,625|  3,853|  4,356|  4,447|  4,724|  5,187|  5,548|  5,804|  6,037|  6,567|  6,922|  2,991|  4,022|  5,031|  5,472|  5,515|  5,552|  5,517|  5,699|  6,147|  6,464|  6,572|  6,609|  7,064|  7,287
Maine ................|    649|  1,692|  1,804|  4,903|  4,978|  6,029|  6,151|  6,426|  6,742|  7,155|  7,667|  8,232|  8,818|  9,344|  3,294|  4,178|  3,992|  7,402|  7,125|  7,683|  7,632|  7,752|  7,990|  8,335|  8,682|  9,013|  9,486|  9,835
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Maryland .............|    809|  2,293|  2,581|  5,573|  5,930|  6,427|  6,593|  6,755|  7,034|  7,326|  7,731|  8,260|  8,692|  9,153|  4,106|  5,661|  5,711|  8,414|  8,488|  8,191|  8,180|  8,148|  8,337|  8,535|  8,754|  9,043|  9,351|  9,634
Massachusetts ........|    791|  2,548|  2,735|  5,766|  5,881|  6,783|  7,033|  7,331|  7,778|  8,260|  8,816|  9,509| 10,232| 10,460|  4,012|  6,291|  6,052|  8,705|  8,419|  8,645|  8,726|  8,844|  9,219|  9,623|  9,982| 10,410| 11,007| 11,010
Michigan .............|    841|  2,495|  2,892|  5,090|  5,394|  6,465|  6,785|  6,932|  7,050|  7,432|  8,110|  8,278|  8,653|  8,781|  4,270|  6,162|  6,399|  7,684|  7,721|  8,240|  8,419|  8,363|  8,355|  8,659|  9,183|  9,063|  9,308|  9,243
Minnesota ............|    855|  2,296|  2,519|  4,698|  4,946|  5,626|  5,801|  6,005|  6,388|  6,814|  7,190|  7,645|  7,736|  8,109|  4,338|  5,670|  5,575|  7,092|  7,079|  7,170|  7,198|  7,244|  7,570|  7,939|  8,141|  8,370|  8,322|  8,536
Mississippi ..........|    457|  1,568|  1,503|  2,934|  3,007|  3,798|  3,951|  4,039|  4,288|  4,565|  5,014|  5,175|  5,354|  5,792|  2,318|  3,873|  3,325|  4,429|  4,304|  4,840|  4,902|  4,873|  5,082|  5,318|  5,677|  5,666|  5,759|  6,097
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Missouri .............|    596|  1,724|  1,945|  4,071|  4,271|  4,866|  5,092|  5,304|  5,565|  5,855|  6,187|  6,657|  7,136|  7,495|  3,024|  4,257|  4,305|  6,145|  6,114|  6,202|  6,318|  6,398|  6,596|  6,821|  7,006|  7,288|  7,676|  7,889
Montana ..............|    728|  2,264|  2,449|  4,240|  4,706|  5,137|  5,249|  5,481|  5,724|  5,974|  6,314|  6,726|  7,062|  7,496|  3,692|  5,589|  5,420|  6,401|  6,737|  6,547|  6,512|  6,611|  6,784|  6,959|  7,149|  7,364|  7,597|  7,890
Nebraska .............|    700|  2,025|  2,243|  4,553|  4,735|  5,555|  5,688|  5,848|  5,958|  6,256|  6,683|  7,223|  7,741|  8,074|  3,551|  4,999|  4,964|  6,873|  6,777|  7,080|  7,057|  7,055|  7,061|  7,288|  7,567|  7,908|  8,328|  8,499
Nevada ...............|    706|  1,908|  1,925|  3,816|  4,294|  4,730|  4,892|  5,084|  5,295|  5,587|  5,760|  5,807|  6,079|  6,092|  3,581|  4,712|  4,260|  5,760|  6,146|  6,029|  6,070|  6,133|  6,275|  6,509|  6,522|  6,358|  6,539|  6,413
New Hampshire ........|    666|  1,732|  2,036|  4,786|  5,152|  5,567|  5,740|  5,920|  6,156|  6,433|  6,860|  7,286|  7,935|  8,579|  3,380|  4,277|  4,506|  7,225|  7,374|  7,095|  7,122|  7,141|  7,296|  7,495|  7,768|  7,976|  8,536|  9,030
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New Jersey ...........|    924|  2,825|  2,928|  7,546|  8,166|  9,178|  9,361|  9,588|  9,643| 10,145| 10,337| 11,248| 11,793| 12,568|  4,688|  6,976|  6,480| 11,392| 11,688| 11,697| 11,614| 11,566| 11,429| 11,820| 11,705| 12,315| 12,687| 13,229
New Mexico ...........|    665|  1,870|  2,066|  3,446|  3,757|  4,404|  4,604|  4,682|  5,005|  5,440|  5,825|  6,313|  6,882|  7,125|  3,375|  4,619|  4,571|  5,202|  5,378|  5,612|  5,712|  5,648|  5,931|  6,337|  6,596|  6,912|  7,404|  7,500
New York .............|  1,194|  2,950|  3,225|  7,051|  7,510|  8,311|  8,361|  8,525|  8,852|  9,344|  9,846| 10,716| 11,218| 11,961|  6,061|  7,285|  7,136| 10,644| 10,751| 10,592| 10,374| 10,284| 10,491| 10,886| 11,149| 11,731| 12,068| 12,591
North Carolina .......|    570|  1,635|  1,870|  4,018|  4,237|  4,703|  4,719|  4,929|  5,257|  5,656|  6,045|  6,340|  6,495|  6,562|  2,894|  4,038|  4,139|  6,066|  6,065|  5,994|  5,855|  5,946|  6,230|  6,590|  6,845|  6,941|  6,987|  6,908
North Dakota .........|    662|  1,941|  2,175|  3,899|  3,909|  4,482|  4,677|  4,808|  5,056|  5,442|  5,667|  6,125|  6,709|  6,870|  3,362|  4,794|  4,813|  5,887|  5,595|  5,712|  5,803|  5,799|  5,992|  6,340|  6,417|  6,705|  7,217|  7,231
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Ohio .................|    677|  1,894|  2,120|  4,531|  4,747|  5,529|  5,669|  5,935|  6,198|  6,590|  7,065|  7,571|  8,069|  8,632|  3,433|  4,678|  4,692|  6,840|  6,795|  7,046|  7,033|  7,159|  7,346|  7,677|  7,999|  8,289|  8,680|  9,087
Oklahoma .............|    554|  1,810|  2,065|  3,293|  3,639|  4,533|  4,549|  4,817|  5,033|  5,303|  5,395|  6,019|  6,229|  6,092|  2,810|  4,468|  4,570|  4,972|  5,209|  5,777|  5,644|  5,811|  5,964|  6,178|  6,108|  6,590|  6,701|  6,412
Oregon ...............|    843|  2,412|  2,782|  4,864|  5,195|  5,649|  5,790|  5,920|  6,419|  6,828|  7,149|  7,528|  7,642|  7,491|  4,279|  5,956|  6,157|  7,344|  7,436|  7,200|  7,184|  7,141|  7,607|  7,954|  8,095|  8,242|  8,221|  7,886
Pennsylvania .........|    815|  2,328|  2,595|  5,737|  6,048|  6,565|  6,922|  7,106|  7,209|  7,450|  7,772|  8,210|  8,537|  8,997|  4,137|  5,750|  5,743|  8,661|  8,657|  8,367|  8,589|  8,572|  8,544|  8,679|  8,801|  8,988|  9,184|  9,470
Rhode Island .........|    807|  2,340|  2,654|  5,908|  5,934|  7,126|  7,304|  7,612|  7,928|  8,294|  8,904|  9,315|  9,703| 10,349|  4,094|  5,779|  5,874|  8,919|  8,493|  9,082|  9,063|  9,182|  9,397|  9,663| 10,083| 10,198| 10,438| 10,893
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South Carolina .......|    567|  1,597|  1,625|  3,769|  4,009|  4,501|  4,779|  5,050|  5,320|  5,656|  6,130|  6,631|  7,017|  7,040|  2,879|  3,944|  3,595|  5,691|  5,739|  5,737|  5,930|  6,092|  6,305|  6,589|  6,941|  7,260|  7,548|  7,410
South Dakota .........|    656|  1,781|  1,885|  3,511|  3,726|  4,271|  4,220|  4,387|  4,669|  5,259|  5,632|  6,191|  6,424|  6,547|  3,330|  4,397|  4,171|  5,301|  5,334|  5,443|  5,236|  5,292|  5,534|  6,127|  6,377|  6,778|  6,910|  6,892
Tennessee ............|    531|  1,523|  1,675|  3,405|  3,521|  4,017|  4,172|  4,581|  4,937|  5,123|  5,383|  5,687|  5,948|  6,118|  2,694|  3,761|  3,707|  5,140|  5,040|  5,120|  5,176|  5,527|  5,852|  5,969|  6,095|  6,226|  6,398|  6,440
Texas ................|    551|  1,740|  1,831|  3,835|  4,048|  4,779|  5,016|  5,267|  5,444|  5,685|  6,288|  6,539|  6,771|  7,136|  2,797|  4,296|  4,052|  5,789|  5,795|  6,090|  6,224|  6,354|  6,452|  6,623|  7,120|  7,159|  7,284|  7,512
Utah .................|    595|  1,556|  1,710|  2,577|  2,767|  3,409|  3,604|  3,783|  3,969|  4,210|  4,378|  4,674|  4,900|  4,838|  3,020|  3,842|  3,784|  3,890|  3,961|  4,344|  4,472|  4,564|  4,704|  4,905|  4,958|  5,117|  5,271|  5,092
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Vermont ..............|    790|  1,930|  2,347|  5,770|  6,255|  6,367|  6,488|  6,753|  7,075|  7,541|  8,323|  9,153|  9,806| 10,454|  4,007|  4,766|  5,194|  8,711|  8,954|  8,115|  8,049|  8,146|  8,385|  8,785|  9,424| 10,021| 10,549| 11,005
Virginia .............|    654|  1,824|  2,024|  4,690|  4,965|  5,421|  5,528|  5,788|  6,065|  6,350|  6,841|  7,281|  7,496|  7,822|  3,321|  4,504|  4,480|  7,080|  7,107|  6,909|  6,859|  6,982|  7,188|  7,398|  7,746|  7,971|  8,064|  8,234
Washington ...........|    853|  2,387|  2,365|  4,382|  4,652|  5,477|  5,639|  5,734|  6,040|  6,110|  6,376|  6,750|  7,039|  7,252|  4,329|  5,894|  5,233|  6,616|  6,659|  6,980|  6,997|  6,917|  7,158|  7,118|  7,220|  7,390|  7,572|  7,634
West Virginia ........|    621|  1,749|  1,968|  4,020|  4,571|  5,663|  5,881|  6,076|  6,323|  6,677|  7,152|  7,534|  7,844|  8,319|  3,153|  4,318|  4,356|  6,069|  6,543|  7,218|  7,296|  7,330|  7,494|  7,779|  8,098|  8,249|  8,439|  8,757
Wisconsin ............|    793|  2,225|  2,452|  5,020|  5,382|  6,301|  6,517|  6,796|  7,123|  7,527|  7,806|  8,243|  8,634|  9,004|  4,025|  5,493|  5,426|  7,578|  7,703|  8,030|  8,086|  8,198|  8,442|  8,769|  8,839|  9,024|  9,288|  9,478
Wyoming ..............|    805|  2,369|  2,758|  5,239|  5,310|  5,753|  5,826|  5,971|  6,218|  6,842|  7,425|  7,835|  8,645|  8,985|  4,085|  5,850|  6,104|  7,909|  7,600|  7,333|  7,229|  7,203|  7,370|  7,971|  8,408|  8,578|  9,300|  9,458
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  American Samoa .....|   --- |   --- |   --- |  1,781|  2,002|  1,983|  2,084|  2,288|  2,175|  2,283|  2,739|  2,588|  2,906|  2,976|   --- |   --- |   --- |  2,689|  2,865|  2,527|  2,586|  2,760|  2,578|  2,660|  3,102|  2,834|  3,126|  3,132
  Guam ...............|    766|   --- |   --- |  3,817|  4,411|  5,016|  4,803|  4,688|  5,200|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |  3,890|   --- |   --- |  5,763|  6,314|  6,393|  5,959|  5,656|  6,163|   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
  Northern Marianas ..|   --- |   --- |   --- |  3,356|  4,159|  5,340|  4,999|  5,878|  6,112|  5,312|  5,120|  4,913|  4,438|  4,519|   --- |   --- |   --- |  5,067|  5,953|  6,805|  6,203|  7,090|  7,244|  6,188|  5,798|  5,379|  4,774|  4,757
  Puerto Rico ........|   --- |   --- |  1,000|  1,605|  1,773|  2,417|  2,657|  2,812|  3,211|  3,298|  3,404|  3,685|  3,563|  4,260|   --- |   --- |  2,213|  2,423|  2,537|  3,081|  3,297|  3,392|  3,805|  3,842|  3,854|  4,034|  3,833|  4,485
  Virgin Islands .....|   --- |   --- |   --- |  6,043|  5,515|  5,280|  5,378|  5,458|  5,932|  6,983|  6,478|  6,437|  5,716|  6,840|   --- |   --- |   --- |  9,123|  7,894|  6,729|  6,673|  6,585|  7,031|  8,135|  7,335|  7,047|  6,149|  7,200
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\1\Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. The CPI does not account for differences in inflation rates from state to state.
NOTE: Beginning in 1980-81, expenditures for state administration are excluded. Beginning in 1989-90, survey was expanded and coverage of state expenditures for public school districts was improved. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 1969-70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1979-80 and 1980-81; and The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2002-03. (This table was prepared February 2006.)


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