This indicator represents the amount that local, state, and federal governments spend on elementary and secondary education in a state, adjusted for the size of the student body. It is calculated by dividing the expenditures over the entire academic year for prekindergarten through grade 12 by the number of students in those grades in public schools. Expenditures include expenditures for instruction and instruction-related costs, student support services, administration, and operations and exclude funds for school construction and other capital outlays, debt service, and programs outside of public elementary and secondary education. The number of pupils enrolled in prekindergarten through grade 12 is determined during the fall of the academic year. Expenditures represent actual spending in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or for the cost of living in a state, which affects the amount of goods and services that can be purchased.
During the 2009–10 school year, 66.1% of expenses were used for instructional costs, 17.7% for operational costs, 10.7% for administrative costs, and 5.6% for student support services.
The year is the end date of the academic year. For example, data for 2010 represent costs for the 2009–10 academic year.
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Expenditures per pupil for elementary and secondary public schools, by state: 2000, 2005, and 2010 | |||||||||||
Public school expenditures ($thousands) |
Student enrollment |
Per-pupil expenditures ($) |
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State | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | ||
United States | 323,808,910 | 424,562,096 | 525,497,899 | 46,857,149 | 48,794,911 | 49,333,543 | 6,911 | 8,701 | 10,652 | ||
Alabama | 4,176,082 | 5,164,406 | 6,670,517 | 740,732 | 730,140 | 748,889 | 5,638 | 7,073 | 8,907 | ||
Alaska | 1,183,499 | 1,442,269 | 2,084,019 | 134,391 | 132,970 | 131,661 | 8,806 | 10,847 | 15,829 | ||
Arizona | 4,262,182 | 6,451,870 | 8,587,889* | 852,612 | 1,043,298 | 1,077,831 | 4,999 | 6,184 | 7,968 | ||
Arkansas | 2,380,331 | 3,546,999 | 4,459,910* | 451,034 | 463,115 | 480,559 | 5,277 | 7,659 | 9,281 | ||
California | 38,129,479 | 50,918,654 | 58,248,662* | 6,038,590 | 6,441,557 | 6,263,438 | 6,314 | 7,905 | 9,300 | ||
Colorado | 4,400,888 | 5,994,440 | 7,429,302 | 708,109 | 765,976 | 832,368 | 6,215 | 7,826 | 8,926 | ||
Connecticut | 5,402,868 | 7,080,396 | 8,853,337* | 553,993 | 577,390 | 563,968 | 9,753 | 12,263 | 15,698 | ||
Delaware | 937,630 | 1,299,349 | 1,549,812 | 112,836 | 119,091 | 126,801 | 8,310 | 10,911 | 12,222 | ||
District of Columbia | 780,192 | 1,023,952 | 1,451,870 | 77,194 | 76,714 | 69,433 | 10,107 | 13,348 | 20,910 | ||
Florida | 13,885,988 | 19,042,877 | 23,349,314* | 2,381,396 | 2,639,336 | 2,634,522 | 5,831 | 7,215 | 8,863 | ||
Georgia | 9,158,624 | 12,528,856 | 15,730,409* | 1,422,762 | 1,553,437 | 1,667,685 | 6,437 | 8,065 | 9,432 | ||
Hawaii | 1,213,695 | 1,648,086 | 2,110,864 | 185,860 | 183,185 | 180,196 | 6,530 | 8,997 | 11,714 | ||
Idaho | 1,302,817 | 1,618,215 | 1,961,857* | 245,136 | 256,084 | 276,299 | 5,315 | 6,319 | 7,100 | ||
Illinois | 14,462,773 | 18,658,428 | 24,695,773* | 2,027,600 | 2,097,503 | 2,103,813 | 7,133 | 8,896 | 11,739 | ||
Indiana | 7,110,930 | 9,108,931 | 9,921,243* | 988,702 | 1,021,348 | 1,046,661 | 7,192 | 8,919 | 9,479 | ||
Iowa | 3,264,336 | 3,808,200 | 4,794,308 | 497,301 | 478,319 | 491,842 | 6,564 | 7,962 | 9,748 | ||
Kansas | 2,971,814 | 3,718,153 | 4,731,676 | 472,188 | 469,136 | 474,489 | 6,294 | 7,926 | 9,972 | ||
Kentucky | 3,837,794 | 4,812,591 | 6,091,814 | 648,180 | 674,796 | 680,089 | 5,921 | 7,132 | 8,957 | ||
Louisiana | 4,391,214 | 5,554,766 | 7,393,452* | 756,579 | 724,281 | 690,915 | 5,804 | 7,669 | 10,701 | ||
Maine | 1,604,438 | 2,056,266 | 2,356,312* | 209,253 | 198,820 | 189,225 | 7,667 | 10,342 | 12,452 | ||
Maryland | 6,545,135 | 8,682,586 | 11,883,677* | 846,582 | 865,561 | 848,412 | 7,731 | 10,031 | 14,007 | ||
Massachusetts | 8,511,065 | 11,357,857 | 14,067,276* | 971,425 | 975,574 | 957,053 | 8,761 | 11,642 | 14,699 | ||
Michigan | 13,994,294 | 16,353,921 | 17,227,515 | 1,725,639 | 1,750,919 | 1,649,082 | 8,110 | 9,340 | 10,447 | ||
Minnesota | 6,140,442 | 7,310,284 | 8,927,288* | 854,034 | 838,503 | 837,053 | 7,190 | 8,718 | 10,665 | ||
Mississippi | 2,510,376 | 3,243,888 | 3,990,876* | 500,716 | 495,376 | 492,481 | 5,014 | 6,548 | 8,104 | ||
Missouri | 5,655,531 | 7,115,207 | 8,923,448* | 914,110 | 905,449 | 917,982 | 6,187 | 7,858 | 9,721 | ||
Montana | 994,770 | 1,193,182 | 1,498,252 | 157,556 | 146,705 | 141,807 | 6,314 | 8,133 | 10,565 | ||
Nebraska | 1,926,500 | 2,512,914 | 3,247,970 | 288,261 | 285,761 | 283,414 | 6,683 | 8,794 | 11,460 | ||
Nevada | 1,875,467 | 2,722,264 | 3,592,994 | 325,610 | 400,083 | 428,947 | 5,760 | 6,804 | 8,376 | ||
New Hampshire | 1,418,503 | 2,021,144 | 2,576,956 | 206,783 | 206,852 | 197,140 | 6,860 | 9,771 | 13,072 | ||
New Jersey | 13,327,645 | 19,669,576 | 24,261,392 | 1,289,256 | 1,393,347 | 1,396,029 | 10,337 | 14,117 | 17,379 | ||
New Mexico | 1,890,274 | 2,554,638 | 3,217,328 | 324,495 | 326,102 | 334,419 | 5,825 | 7,834 | 9,621 | ||
New York | 28,433,240 | 38,866,853 | 50,251,461* | 2,887,776 | 2,836,337 | 2,766,052 | 9,846 | 13,703 | 18,167 | ||
North Carolina | 7,713,293 | 9,567,000 | 12,200,362 | 1,275,925 | 1,385,754 | 1,483,397 | 6,045 | 6,904 | 8,225 | ||
North Dakota | 638,946 | 786,870 | 1,000,095 | 112,751 | 100,513 | 95,073 | 5,667 | 7,829 | 10,519 | ||
Ohio | 12,974,575 | 17,167,866 | 19,801,670 | 1,836,554 | 1,840,032 | 1,764,297 | 7,065 | 9,330 | 11,224 | ||
Oklahoma | 3,382,581 | 4,161,024 | 5,192,124 | 627,032 | 629,476 | 654,802 | 5,395 | 6,610 | 7,929 | ||
Oregon | 3,896,287 | 4,458,028 | 5,401,667 | 545,033 | 552,322 | 582,839 | 7,149 | 8,071 | 9,268 | ||
Pennsylvania | 14,120,112 | 18,711,100 | 22,733,518 | 1,816,716 | 1,828,089 | 1,785,993 | 7,772 | 10,235 | 12,729 | ||
Rhode Island | 1,393,143 | 1,825,900 | 2,136,582* | 156,454 | 156,498 | 145,118 | 8,904 | 11,667 | 14,723 | ||
South Carolina | 4,087,355 | 5,312,739 | 6,566,165 | 666,780 | 703,736 | 723,143 | 6,130 | 7,549 | 9,080 | ||
South Dakota | 737,998 | 916,563 | 1,115,861 | 131,037 | 122,798 | 123,713 | 5,632 | 7,464 | 9,020 | ||
Tennessee | 4,931,734 | 6,446,691 | 7,894,661 | 916,202 | 941,091 | 972,549 | 5,383 | 6,850 | 8,117 | ||
Texas | 25,098,703 | 31,919,107 | 42,621,886 | 3,991,783 | 4,405,215 | 4,850,210 | 6,288 | 7,246 | 8,788 | ||
Utah | 2,102,655 | 2,627,022 | 3,635,085 | 480,255 | 503,607 | 563,361 | 4,378 | 5,216 | 6,452 | ||
Vermont | 870,198 | 1,177,478 | 1,463,792 | 104,559 | 98,352 | 91,451 | 8,323 | 11,972 | 16,006 | ||
Virginia | 7,757,598 | 10,705,162 | 13,193,633 | 1,133,994 | 1,204,739 | 1,245,340 | 6,841 | 8,886 | 10,594 | ||
Washington | 6,399,883 | 7,870,979 | 9,832,913 | 1,003,714 | 1,020,005 | 1,035,347 | 6,376 | 7,717 | 9,497 | ||
West Virginia | 2,086,937 | 2,527,767 | 3,315,648 | 291,811 | 280,129 | 282,662 | 7,152 | 9,024 | 11,730 | ||
Wisconsin | 6,852,178 | 8,435,359 | 9,918,809 | 877,753 | 864,757 | 866,072 | 7,806 | 9,755 | 11,453 | ||
Wyoming | 683,918 | 863,423 | 1,334,655 | 92,105 | 84,733 | 87,621 | 7,425 | 10,190 | 15,232 | ||
Puerto Rico | 2,086,414 | 2,865,945 | 3,464,044* | 613,019 | 575,648 | 493,393 | 3,404 | 4,979 | 7,021 | ||
* = value is affected by the redistribution of reported values to correct for missing data items and/or to distribute state direct-support expenditures. SOURCES: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NCES Common Core of Data, State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education (various years); National Public Education Financial Survey (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 |
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