S&E Indicators 2006 - Chapter 8: State Indicators - Elementary and Secondary Education

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Table 8-9

Elementary and secondary public school current expenditures as share of gross state product, by state: 1994, 1999, and 2003

State	1994	1999	2003	1994	1999	2003	1994	1999	2003

	Public school expenditures ($ thousands)			GSP ($ millions)			School expenditures/ GSP (%)

United States	231,542,764	302,876,294	387,592,494	6,865,515	9,201,138	10,923,851	3.37	3.29	3.55
Alabama	2,809,713	3,880,188	4,657,643	88,581	111,777	130,792	3.17	3.47	3.56
Alaska	1,002,515	1,137,610	1,326,226	23,110	24,621	31,704	4.34	4.62	4.18
Arizona	2,911,304	3,963,455	5,891,105	95,292	147,871	183,272	3.06	2.68	3.21
Arkansas	1,782,645	2,241,244	2,923,401	50,179	65,174	74,540	3.55	3.44	3.92
California	25,140,639	34,379,878	47,983,402	862,481	1,183,578	1,438,134	2.91	2.90	3.34
Colorado	2,954,793	4,140,699	5,551,506	100,434	156,603	188,397	2.94	2.64	2.95
Connecticut	3,943,891	5,075,580	6,302,988	111,171	150,713	174,085	3.55	3.37	3.62
Delaware	643,915	872,786	1,127,745	25,128	39,752	50,486	2.56	2.20	2.23
District of Columbia	713,427	693,712	902,318	46,842	56,082	70,668	1.52	1.24	1.28
Florida	10,331,896	13,534,374	16,355,123	322,073	442,476	553,709	3.21	3.06	2.95
Georgia	5,643,843	8,537,177	11,630,576	184,256	277,324	321,199	3.06	3.08	3.62
Hawaii	998,143	1,143,713	1,489,092	36,256	38,702	46,671	2.75	2.96	3.19
Idaho	859,088	1,239,755	1,511,862	24,817	32,846	40,358	3.46	3.77	3.75
Illinois	10,076,889	13,602,965	17,271,301	343,363	443,718	499,731	2.93	3.07	3.46
Indiana	5,064,685	6,697,468	8,088,684	141,157	185,925	213,342	3.59	3.60	3.79
Iowa	2,527,434	3,110,585	3,652,022	69,150	86,531	102,400	3.66	3.59	3.57
Kansas	2,325,247	2,841,147	3,510,675	61,805	79,159	93,263	3.76	3.59	3.76
Kentucky	2,952,119	3,696,331	4,401,627	86,283	114,423	128,315	3.42	3.23	3.43
Louisiana	3,309,018	4,264,981	5,056,583	101,943	125,413	144,321	3.25	3.40	3.50
Maine	1,208,411	1,510,024	1,909,268	26,204	33,519	40,829	4.61	4.50	4.68
Maryland	4,783,023	6,165,934	7,933,055	132,052	171,046	213,073	3.62	3.60	3.72
Massachusetts	5,637,337	7,948,502	10,281,820	185,335	254,042	297,113	3.04	3.13	3.46
Michigan	9,816,830	12,785,480	15,674,698	246,064	326,731	359,440	3.99	3.91	4.36
Minnesota	4,328,093	5,836,186	6,867,403	124,733	173,303	210,184	3.47	3.37	3.27
Mississippi	1,725,386	2,293,188	2,853,531	50,642	62,934	71,872	3.41	3.64	3.97
Missouri	3,981,614	5,348,366	6,793,957	128,473	168,999	193,828	3.10	3.16	3.51
Montana	822,015	955,695	1,124,291	16,961	20,420	25,584	4.85	4.68	4.39
Nebraska	1,513,971	1,821,310	2,304,223	42,838	53,612	65,399	3.53	3.40	3.52
Nevada	1,099,685	1,738,009	2,251,044	44,855	69,470	89,711	2.45	2.50	2.51
New Hampshire	1,007,129	1,316,946	1,781,594	29,456	40,230	48,202	3.42	3.27	3.70
New Jersey	10,448,096	12,874,579	17,185,966	254,546	326,106	394,040	4.10	3.95	4.36
New Mexico	1,323,459	1,788,382	2,281,608	41,143	49,258	57,078	3.22	3.63	4.00
New York	22,059,949	26,885,444	34,546,965	569,398	725,709	838,035	3.87	3.70	4.12
North Carolina	5,145,416	7,097,882	8,766,968	179,574	257,604	315,456	2.87	2.76	2.78
North Dakota	522,377	625,428	716,007	14,036	17,168	21,597	3.72	3.64	3.32
Ohio	9,612,678	12,138,937	15,868,494	278,508	360,109	398,918	3.45	3.37	3.98
Oklahoma	2,680,113	3,332,697	3,804,570	67,137	83,896	101,168	3.99	3.97	3.76
Oregon	2,852,723	3,706,044	4,150,747	74,435	104,620	119,973	3.83	3.54	3.46
Pennsylvania	11,236,417	13,532,211	16,344,439	298,329	377,019	443,709	3.77	3.59	3.68
Rhode Island	990,094	1,283,859	1,647,587	24,375	31,019	39,363	4.06	4.14	4.19
South Carolina	2,790,878	3,759,042	4,888,250	81,033	109,231	127,963	3.44	3.44	3.82
South Dakota	584,894	696,785	851,429	17,014	21,681	27,337	3.44	3.21	3.11
Tennessee	3,305,579	4,638,924	5,674,773	128,905	169,373	203,071	2.56	2.74	2.79
Texas	16,193,722	22,430,153	30,399,603	478,143	667,644	821,943	3.39	3.36	3.70
Utah	1,511,205	2,025,714	2,366,897	42,218	64,143	76,674	3.58	3.16	3.09
Vermont	643,828	792,664	1,045,213	13,717	16,726	20,544	4.69	4.74	5.09
Virginia	5,441,384	7,137,419	9,208,329	177,008	241,909	304,116	3.07	2.95	3.03
Washington	4,892,690	6,098,008	7,359,566	146,726	214,223	245,143	3.33	2.85	3.00
West Virginia	1,663,868	1,986,562	2,349,833	34,855	41,306	46,726	4.77	4.81	5.03
Wisconsin	5,170,343	6,620,653	7,934,755	128,394	169,338	198,096	4.03	3.91	4.01
Wyoming	558,353	651,622	791,732	14,087	16,062	22,279	3.96	4.06	3.55

Puerto Rico	1,360,762	2,024,499	2,541,385	39,691	57,841	74,362	3.43	3.50	3.42

GSP = gross state product

NOTES: Public school expenditures for Missouri, Tennessee, and Washington for 2003 are affected by redistribution of reported values to correct for missing data items. GSP is reported in current dollars.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NCES Common Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Gross State Product data; and Government of Puerto Rico, Office of the Governor.