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Table 162. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and state: 1998-99 [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    |  Student   |  Instruc-  |  General  |   School   | Operation  |  Student   |   Other   |  services  |  prise  |           |            |
                      |             |   schools   |             |             | support\4\ |   tional   |  admini-  |  admini-   |    and     | transpor-  |  support  |            | opera-  |           |            |
                      |             |             |             |             |            |  staff\5\  | stration  |  stration  |maintenance |   tation   | services  |            |tions\3\ |           |            |
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|_________|___________|____________|___________
          1           |      2      |      3      |      4      |      5      |     6      |     7      |     8     |     9      |     10     |     11     |    12     |     13     |   14    |    15     |     16     |    17
______________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|_________|___________|____________|___________
   United States .....|$355,859,449 |$302,873,955 |$186,756,251 |$102,984,961 |$15,239,907 |$13,299,688 |$6,120,740 |$17,175,997 |$29,383,542 |$11,982,509 |$9,782,578 |$12,262,012 |$870,731 |$5,262,613 |$39,526,645 |$8,196,236
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Alabama ..............|   4,626,884 |   3,880,188 |   2,400,979 |   1,210,422 |    166,526 |    140,762 |   104,219 |    237,210 |    322,180 |    162,239 |    77,287 |    268,786 |       0 |   171,898 |    518,782 |    56,016
Alaska ...............|   1,264,525 |   1,137,610 |     643,949 |     456,525 |     58,958 |     76,369 |    57,881 |     67,174 |    153,257 |     40,575 |     2,311 |     31,727 |   5,409 |     4,925 |    104,780 |    17,210
Arizona ..............|   5,341,305 |   3,963,428 |   2,380,620 |   1,385,289 |    191,444 |    114,967 |    76,834 |    221,458 |    453,182 |    134,737 |   192,667 |    171,701 |  25,818 |    28,041 |  1,342,733 |     7,103
Arkansas .............|   2,480,435 |   2,241,244 |   1,436,486 |     649,836 |     95,067 |     87,535 |    73,766 |     52,553 |    210,317 |     90,178 |    40,420 |    133,189 |  21,732 |    15,724 |    175,046 |    48,421
California ...........|  39,973,279 |  34,379,878 |  20,972,433 |  12,034,782 |  1,790,834 |  1,729,249 |   207,722 |  2,513,028 |  3,395,541 |    886,406 | 1,512,002 |  1,362,268 |  10,394 |   663,236 |  4,688,499 |   241,666
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Colorado .............|   5,024,543 |   4,140,699 |   2,410,400 |   1,581,647 |    158,596 |    171,589 |    67,013 |    269,118 |    385,775 |    122,234 |   407,321 |    136,659 |  11,993 |    38,260 |    628,792 |   216,791
Connecticut ..........|   5,827,005 |   5,075,581 |   3,225,862 |   1,602,041 |    276,369 |    162,445 |    97,816 |    278,828 |    451,985 |    225,124 |   109,474 |    138,962 | 108,717 |    96,314 |    533,001 |   122,109
Delaware .............|     972,747 |     872,786 |     534,174 |     298,325 |     40,678 |     12,653 |    10,043 |     49,470 |     91,907 |     48,615 |    44,960 |     40,287 |       0 |    14,516 |     73,511 |    11,934
District of Columbia .|     755,576 |     693,716 |     314,468 |     351,290 |     59,335 |     98,935 |    12,309 |     46,825 |     80,096 |     28,488 |    25,302 |     27,958 |       0 |     1,784 |     43,842 |    16,235
Florida ..............|  16,615,626 |  13,534,374 |   7,925,242 |   4,945,464 |    683,444 |    812,964 |   151,878 |    832,576 |  1,475,807 |    564,554 |   424,241 |    663,668 |       0 |   459,476 |  2,099,396 |   522,379
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Georgia ..............|  10,113,816 |   8,537,177 |   5,339,447 |   2,726,325 |    412,249 |    474,475 |   112,642 |    510,681 |    685,685 |    311,183 |   219,409 |    464,880 |   6,524 |    44,952 |  1,354,965 |   176,722
Hawaii ...............|   1,400,063 |   1,143,713 |     718,107 |     350,077 |     77,903 |     37,588 |     7,256 |     74,965 |    100,916 |     20,731 |    30,718 |     75,529 |       0 |    32,952 |    183,164 |    40,235
Idaho ................|   1,420,733 |   1,239,755 |     767,909 |     417,679 |     68,225 |     52,260 |    30,135 |     72,969 |    115,051 |     56,220 |    22,819 |     54,167 |       0 |     3,507 |    148,922 |    28,549
Illinois .............|  16,255,656 |  13,602,965 |   8,240,926 |   4,889,281 |    773,720 |    536,087 |   458,073 |    715,459 |  1,404,090 |    624,746 |   377,108 |    472,759 |       0 |   121,406 |  2,241,468 |   289,817
Indiana...............|   8,111,363 |   6,697,468 |   4,183,169 |   2,229,545 |    291,828 |    206,426 |   119,207 |    377,460 |    720,014 |    355,968 |   158,643 |    284,755 |       0 |    53,115 |    813,218 |   547,562
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Iowa .................|   3,521,011 |   3,110,585 |   1,828,806 |   1,048,543 |    198,621 |    153,702 |    89,647 |    162,200 |    258,157 |     96,550 |    89,665 |    138,412 |  94,824 |    21,400 |    340,189 |    48,837
Kansas ...............|   3,155,418 |   2,841,147 |   1,632,547 |   1,066,511 |    156,478 |    130,343 |   105,258 |    185,698 |    297,631 |    115,328 |    75,776 |    142,090 |       0 |     3,089 |    226,510 |    84,673
Kentucky .............|   3,948,832 |   3,645,631 |   2,249,562 |   1,190,541 |    135,467 |    172,884 |    96,746 |    208,046 |    317,778 |    179,780 |    79,840 |    205,528 |       0 |    44,661 |    179,613 |    78,926
Louisiana ............|   4,801,137 |   4,264,981 |   2,576,840 |   1,343,988 |    169,484 |    186,293 |    91,349 |    234,233 |    356,503 |    222,082 |    84,044 |    290,415 |  53,738 |    17,627 |    418,660 |    99,868
Maine ................|   1,642,951 |   1,510,024 |   1,015,728 |     441,736 |     47,139 |     44,985 |    29,762 |     85,226 |    142,021 |     66,769 |    25,836 |     52,508 |      51 |    16,550 |     83,417 |    32,961
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Maryland .............|   7,182,797 |   6,165,934 |   3,791,102 |   2,092,027 |    256,360 |    334,700 |    37,248 |    436,912 |    574,526 |    301,689 |   150,593 |    189,185 |  93,621 |    20,903 |    928,053 |    67,906
Massachusetts ........|   8,368,976 |   7,948,502 |   5,295,485 |   2,406,210 |    405,269 |    254,134 |   158,366 |    353,541 |    713,594 |    356,282 |   165,024 |    246,807 |       0 |    83,754 |    154,450 |   182,270
Michigan .............|  15,604,340 |  12,785,480 |   7,432,224 |   4,980,257 |    823,394 |    574,583 |   306,938 |    808,357 |  1,358,512 |    514,848 |   593,625 |    372,999 |       0 |   320,671 |  2,034,936 |   463,254
Minnesota ............|   7,353,993 |   5,816,329 |   3,647,489 |   1,929,556 |    192,749 |    327,321 |    88,927 |    240,563 |    481,708 |    316,332 |   281,957 |    239,284 |       0 |   279,907 |    985,825 |   271,932
Mississippi ..........|   2,830,349 |   2,293,188 |   1,384,027 |     746,304 |     90,589 |     95,818 |    71,036 |    128,930 |    229,799 |     92,344 |    37,788 |    162,303 |     554 |    16,001 |    467,260 |    53,901
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Missouri..............|   6,242,701 |   5,348,366 |   3,293,321 |   1,826,265 |    246,808 |    223,756 |   157,786 |    321,179 |    512,893 |    273,187 |    90,657 |    228,780 |       0 |   105,770 |    615,064 |   173,501
Montana ..............|   1,052,773 |     955,695 |     597,772 |     318,994 |     44,102 |     35,939 |    29,090 |     50,623 |     96,651 |     41,402 |    21,187 |     38,139 |     790 |     6,426 |     79,177 |    11,475
Nebraska .............|   2,086,536 |   1,821,310 |   1,145,752 |     538,485 |     73,898 |     64,765 |    61,516 |     91,518 |    160,088 |     51,298 |    35,404 |     74,646 |  62,427 |     2,631 |    228,909 |    33,686
Nevada ...............|   2,301,747 |   1,738,009 |   1,040,680 |     643,224 |     65,571 |     69,151 |    26,115 |    126,090 |    170,011 |     69,629 |   116,658 |     54,105 |       0 |    11,776 |    449,203 |   102,758
New Hampshire ........|   1,430,462 |   1,316,946 |     858,974 |     412,145 |     71,601 |     36,143 |    49,442 |     73,990 |    110,295 |     58,421 |    12,253 |     45,827 |       0 |     3,305 |     84,178 |    26,033
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New Jersey ...........|  14,250,489 |  12,874,579 |   7,705,505 |   4,790,297 |  1,062,690 |    381,918 |   370,834 |    712,644 |  1,319,881 |    674,909 |   267,422 |    319,721 |  59,057 |   165,775 |  1,003,338 |   206,797
New Mexico ...........|   2,116,905 |   1,788,382 |   1,015,367 |     686,625 |    162,053 |     87,897 |    48,345 |     93,308 |    177,066 |     89,682 |    28,273 |     85,053 |   1,337 |    10,971 |    286,883 |    30,669
New York .............|  30,357,364 |  26,885,444 |  18,227,087 |   7,930,135 |    997,953 |    724,357 |   565,464 |  1,108,114 |  2,439,996 |  1,348,261 |   745,989 |    728,221 |       0 | 1,010,219 |  1,787,147 |   674,555
North Carolina .......|   8,712,151 |   7,097,882 |   4,458,396 |   2,220,444 |    366,070 |    254,854 |   147,209 |    474,763 |    564,587 |    254,225 |   158,738 |    419,042 |       0 |    54,456 |  1,367,815 |   191,999
North Dakota .........|     711,740 |     625,428 |     382,138 |     192,382 |     22,007 |     16,403 |    30,289 |     29,831 |     53,081 |     27,462 |    13,310 |     31,066 |  19,842 |     4,800 |     73,784 |     7,728
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Ohio .................|  14,006,167 |  12,207,147 |   7,198,914 |   4,565,168 |    622,258 |    673,098 |   287,163 |    721,527 |  1,140,213 |    285,098 |   835,810 |    439,540 |   3,525 |   369,125 |  1,208,148 |   221,747
Oklahoma .............|   3,668,577 |   3,332,697 |   2,000,616 |   1,116,721 |    191,951 |    100,727 |   118,462 |    175,052 |    345,276 |    101,466 |    83,786 |    183,295 |  32,065 |    10,464 |    290,924 |    34,491
Oregon ...............|   4,173,853 |   3,706,044 |   2,195,694 |   1,383,787 |    179,456 |    195,824 |    85,110 |    233,680 |    359,698 |    150,863 |   179,156 |    120,451 |   6,112 |    25,653 |    342,512 |    99,643
Pennsylvania .........|  16,343,516 |  13,532,211 |   8,575,108 |   4,453,339 |    622,772 |    485,729 |   403,535 |    599,413 |  1,345,381 |    634,077 |   362,433 |    480,510 |  23,253 |   325,740 |  1,862,114 |   623,451
Rhode Island .........|   1,341,549 |   1,283,859 |     851,859 |     396,871 |     83,602 |     51,750 |    26,658 |     62,829 |    101,507 |     52,875 |    17,650 |     35,129 |       0 |     7,885 |     29,026 |    20,779
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South Carolina .......|   4,612,674 |   3,759,042 |   2,242,844 |   1,292,082 |    247,162 |    217,591 |    50,068 |    231,424 |    340,626 |    114,653 |    90,559 |    205,459 |  18,657 |    45,706 |    708,276 |    99,649
South Dakota .........|     840,515 |     696,785 |     424,211 |     235,257 |     36,643 |     25,970 |    24,383 |     36,854 |     66,778 |     24,865 |    19,766 |     35,840 |   1,476 |     1,454 |    125,967 |    16,309
Tennessee ............|   5,432,316 |   4,638,924 |   3,032,953 |   1,372,663 |    154,165 |    248,593 |    88,931 |    240,764 |    419,748 |    157,887 |    62,574 |    233,308 |       0 |    24,753 |    670,141 |    98,497
Texas ................|  27,496,479 |  22,430,153 |  13,571,196 |   7,671,526 |  1,083,912 |  1,191,090 |   402,609 |  1,244,078 |  2,446,417 |    586,383 |   717,036 |  1,187,430 |       0 |   157,648 |  3,955,227 |   953,452
Utah .................|   2,536,260 |   2,025,714 |   1,328,807 |     574,738 |     67,306 |     86,421 |    21,548 |    118,955 |    182,391 |     58,701 |    39,416 |    110,589 |  11,579 |    59,763 |    372,519 |    78,265
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Vermont ..............|     853,705 |     792,664 |     512,432 |     258,060 |     50,953 |     25,846 |    21,851 |     53,373 |     62,409 |     26,719 |    16,910 |     21,521 |     652 |     2,272 |     44,142 |    14,626
Virginia .............|   8,376,912 |   7,137,421 |   4,340,680 |   2,423,409 |    342,628 |    414,716 |    70,659 |    425,557 |    707,392 |    309,694 |   152,763 |    274,129 |  99,203 |   131,782 |    920,445 |   187,264
Washington ...........|   7,449,610 |   6,098,036 |   3,646,974 |   2,154,875 |    409,600 |    286,716 |   130,139 |    296,933 |    604,203 |    239,208 |   188,077 |    199,490 |  96,698 |    33,210 |  1,046,791 |   271,573
West Virginia.........|   2,207,537 |   1,986,562 |   1,230,925 |     638,769 |     64,389 |     54,535 |    50,317 |    111,145 |    205,667 |    126,321 |    26,395 |    116,821 |      47 |    29,321 |    177,663 |    13,992
Wisconsin ............|   7,928,144 |   6,620,653 |   4,138,977 |   2,277,038 |    311,494 |    331,548 |   177,293 |    340,510 |    600,434 |    264,472 |   251,286 |    204,560 |      78 |    85,286 |    956,796 |   265,409
Wyoming ..............|     735,411 |     651,622 |     391,091 |     237,459 |     38,136 |     25,286 |    13,853 |     38,367 |     74,823 |     26,750 |    20,244 |     22,514 |     558 |     1,753 |     71,424 |    10,612
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American Samoa .......|      43,864 |      35,092 |      15,014 |      13,238 |      4,711 |      2,506 |       608 |      1,875 |      1,516 |        583 |     1,439 |      6,840 |       0 |     2,965 |      5,807 |         0
Guam .................|         --- |         --- |         --- |         --- |        --- |        --- |       --- |        --- |        --- |        --- |       --- |        --- |     --- |       --- |        --- |       ---
Northern Marianas ....|      55,463 |      50,450 |      40,667 |       6,456 |        190 |         24 |     5,999 |          0 |         79 |         88 |        75 |      3,327 |       0 |       230 |      4,784 |         0
Puerto Rico ..........|   2,090,530 |   2,024,499 |   1,386,049 |     406,614 |     65,900 |     19,467 |    41,280 |          0 |    195,885 |     34,981 |    49,101 |    231,835 |       0 |    43,518 |      3,868 |    18,645
Virgin Islands .......|     152,211 |     146,474 |      89,700 |      49,828 |      9,532 |      6,236 |     8,672 |      5,688 |      9,073 |      5,348 |     5,279 |      6,848 |      98 |     1,737 |      4,000 |         0
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---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 building 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).
\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 due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared May 2001.)


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