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| Table 169.—Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and | ||||||||||||||
| secondary schools, by state: 1969–70 to 1997–98—Continued | ||||||||||||||
| State or other area | In constant 1997–98 dollars | |||||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1985-86 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | |
| 1 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| United States | $3,216 | $4,351 | $4,308 | $5,172 | $5,748 | $5,914 | $5,920 | $5,879 | $5,855 | $5,893 | $5,945 | $5,956 | $5,923 | $6,189 |
| Alabama | $2,191 | $3,168 | $3,428 | $3,584 | $4,029 | $4,004 | $4,142 | $3,996 | $4,049 | $4,233 | $4,418 | $4,546 | $4,595 | $4,849 |
| Alaska | $4,535 | $8,890 | $10,281 | $11,330 | $9,263 | $9,652 | $9,061 | $9,189 | $8,966 | $8,805 | $8,639 | $8,573 | $8,231 | $8,271 |
| Arizona | $2,888 | $3,886 | $3,908 | $4,473 | $4,975 | $4,735 | $4,661 | $4,631 | $4,640 | $4,539 | $4,586 | $4,685 | $4,413 | $4,595 |
| Arkansas | $2,188 | $3,067 | $2,959 | $3,724 | $4,035 | $4,113 | $4,180 | $4,420 | $4,379 | $4,439 | $4,502 | $4,607 | $4,535 | $4,708 |
| California | $3,568 | $4,639 | $4,551 | $5,253 | $5,611 | $5,735 | $5,550 | $5,430 | $5,230 | $5,220 | $5,160 | $5,169 | $5,260 | $5,644 |
| Colorado | $2,937 | $4,704 | $4,684 | $5,449 | $5,539 | $5,550 | $5,559 | $5,435 | $5,409 | $5,229 | $5,428 | $5,361 | $5,312 | $5,656 |
| Connecticut | $3,900 | $4,515 | $5,062 | $6,898 | $8,647 | $9,506 | $9,115 | $8,917 | $8,688 | $8,790 | $9,012 | $8,825 | $8,580 | $8,904 |
| Delaware | $3,569 | $5,389 | $5,080 | $6,265 | $6,617 | $6,785 | $6,592 | $6,552 | $6,529 | $6,749 | $6,992 | $7,010 | $7,135 | $7,420 |
| District of Columbia | $4,054 | $5,857 | $5,508 | $6,945 | $9,192 | $10,027 | $9,697 | $9,834 | $9,404 | $9,782 | $8,915 | $8,909 | $8,048 | $8,393 |
| Florida | $2,923 | $3,821 | $4,125 | $4,845 | $5,619 | $5,856 | $5,869 | $5,641 | $5,533 | $5,600 | $5,613 | $5,523 | $5,360 | $5,552 |
| Georgia | $2,307 | $3,106 | $2,950 | $4,103 | $4,825 | $5,095 | $5,038 | $4,827 | $4,957 | $5,054 | $5,192 | $5,293 | $5,369 | $5,647 |
| Hawaii | $3,391 | $4,347 | $4,468 | $5,210 | $5,126 | $5,261 | $5,821 | $5,924 | $6,050 | $6,120 | $6,019 | $5,820 | $5,633 | $5,858 |
| Idaho | $2,454 | $3,226 | $3,242 | $3,505 | $3,545 | $3,721 | $3,872 | $3,943 | $3,940 | $4,014 | $4,255 | $4,391 | $4,447 | $4,721 |
| Illinois | $3,493 | $4,669 | $4,493 | $4,937 | $5,692 | $5,759 | $5,923 | $5,854 | $6,022 | $5,888 | $5,971 | $5,778 | $5,940 | $6,242 |
| Indiana | $2,831 | $3,559 | $3,358 | $4,386 | $5,249 | $5,440 | $5,541 | $5,558 | $5,668 | $5,802 | $5,819 | $5,885 | $6,161 | $6,318 |
| Iowa | $3,417 | $4,509 | $4,678 | $5,036 | $5,374 | $5,337 | $5,335 | $5,612 | $5,640 | $5,608 | $5,635 | $5,738 | $5,738 | $5,998 |
| Kansas | $2,992 | $4,089 | $4,308 | $5,157 | $5,357 | $5,464 | $5,356 | $5,330 | $5,590 | $5,621 | $5,616 | $5,626 | $5,508 | $5,727 |
| Kentucky | $2,149 | $3,244 | $3,057 | $3,313 | $4,016 | $4,310 | $4,707 | $4,909 | $4,891 | $4,984 | $4,887 | $5,032 | $5,155 | $5,213 |
| Louisiana | $2,524 | $3,394 | $4,245 | $4,400 | $4,187 | $4,617 | $4,654 | $4,698 | $4,551 | $4,572 | $4,684 | $4,655 | $4,724 | $5,188 |
| Maine | $2,780 | $3,525 | $3,368 | $4,967 | $5,779 | $6,246 | $6,012 | $6,064 | $6,383 | $6,160 | $6,483 | $6,440 | $6,426 | $6,742 |
| Maryland | $3,465 | $4,777 | $4,818 | $5,830 | $6,790 | $7,099 | $7,162 | $6,935 | $6,877 | $6,848 | $6,911 | $6,902 | $6,755 | $7,034 |
| Massachusetts | $3,385 | $5,308 | $5,106 | $5,992 | $7,320 | $7,345 | $7,103 | $6,965 | $6,969 | $7,105 | $7,294 | $7,363 | $7,331 | $7,778 |
| Michigan | $3,603 | $5,199 | $5,399 | $5,736 | $6,317 | $6,484 | $6,514 | $6,724 | $6,746 | $6,790 | $6,953 | $7,103 | $6,932 | $7,050 |
| Minnesota | $3,660 | $4,784 | $4,704 | $5,560 | $6,026 | $5,984 | $5,973 | $5,956 | $5,912 | $5,909 | $6,050 | $6,073 | $6,005 | $6,388 |
| Mississippi | $1,956 | $3,268 | $2,806 | $3,338 | $3,622 | $3,737 | $3,631 | $3,566 | $3,585 | $3,773 | $4,084 | $4,136 | $4,039 | $4,288 |
| Missouri | $2,552 | $3,592 | $3,633 | $4,258 | $5,123 | $5,185 | $5,159 | $5,014 | $4,900 | $5,084 | $5,233 | $5,331 | $5,304 | $5,565 |
| Montana | $3,115 | $4,716 | $4,573 | $5,486 | $5,195 | $5,401 | $5,684 | $5,647 | $5,569 | $5,578 | $5,524 | $5,495 | $5,481 | $5,724 |
| Nebraska | $2,996 | $4,218 | $4,188 | $5,099 | $5,473 | $5,799 | $5,718 | $5,782 | $5,746 | $5,874 | $5,974 | $5,955 | $5,848 | $5,958 |
| Nevada | $3,022 | $3,976 | $3,594 | $4,750 | $4,754 | $4,860 | $5,186 | $5,320 | $5,271 | $5,159 | $5,087 | $5,121 | $5,084 | $5,295 |
| New Hampshire | $2,852 | $3,609 | $3,802 | $4,826 | $5,776 | $6,096 | $6,222 | $6,128 | $6,092 | $6,010 | $5,987 | $6,009 | $5,920 | $6,156 |
| New Jersey | $3,955 | $5,886 | $5,468 | $7,638 | $9,025 | $9,612 | $9,862 | $10,187 | $9,953 | $10,039 | $9,870 | $9,800 | $9,588 | $9,643 |
| New Mexico | $2,847 | $3,897 | $3,857 | $4,327 | $4,452 | $4,389 | $4,538 | $4,596 | $4,459 | $4,542 | $4,735 | $4,819 | $4,682 | $5,005 |
| New York | $5,114 | $6,147 | $6,021 | $7,760 | $8,881 | $8,981 | $9,071 | $8,756 | $8,817 | $8,926 | $8,937 | $8,753 | $8,525 | $8,852 |
| North Carolina | $2,442 | $3,407 | $3,492 | $4,094 | $4,797 | $5,119 | $5,118 | $4,969 | $5,023 | $5,023 | $5,058 | $4,940 | $4,929 | $5,257 |
| North Dakota | $2,836 | $4,045 | $4,061 | $4,757 | $4,851 | $4,967 | $4,721 | $4,857 | $4,885 | $4,851 | $4,820 | $4,896 | $4,808 | $5,056 |
| Ohio | $2,897 | $3,947 | $3,959 | $4,853 | $5,616 | $5,772 | $5,733 | $5,986 | $5,799 | $5,883 | $5,945 | $5,935 | $5,935 | $6,198 |
| Oklahoma | $2,371 | $3,770 | $3,856 | $4,369 | $4,216 | $4,195 | $4,396 | $4,514 | $4,642 | $4,908 | $4,874 | $4,762 | $4,817 | $5,033 |
| Oregon | $3,610 | $5,026 | $5,195 | $5,521 | $6,137 | $6,196 | $6,274 | $6,165 | $6,338 | $6,108 | $6,075 | $6,062 | $5,920 | $6,419 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,491 | $4,851 | $4,846 | $5,961 | $6,899 | $7,308 | $7,305 | $7,170 | $7,231 | $7,127 | $7,060 | $7,247 | $7,106 | $7,209 |
| Rhode Island | $3,454 | $4,876 | $4,956 | $6,324 | $7,471 | $7,526 | $7,166 | $7,129 | $7,377 | $7,518 | $7,663 | $7,647 | $7,612 | $7,928 |
| South Carolina | $2,429 | $3,328 | $3,034 | $4,186 | $4,592 | $4,802 | $4,842 | $4,784 | $4,766 | $4,796 | $4,841 | $5,003 | $5,050 | $5,320 |
| South Dakota | $2,809 | $3,710 | $3,519 | $4,315 | $4,501 | $4,473 | $4,501 | $4,609 | $4,663 | $4,530 | $4,593 | $4,418 | $4,387 | $4,669 |
| Tennessee | $2,273 | $3,174 | $3,128 | $3,636 | $4,335 | $4,337 | $4,252 | $4,015 | $4,166 | $4,220 | $4,320 | $4,367 | $4,581 | $4,937 |
| Texas | $2,360 | $3,625 | $3,419 | $4,577 | $4,780 | $4,885 | $4,890 | $4,969 | $4,845 | $4,964 | $5,139 | $5,251 | $5,267 | $5,444 |
| Utah | $2,548 | $3,242 | $3,193 | $3,341 | $3,231 | $3,283 | $3,342 | $3,325 | $3,367 | $3,546 | $3,666 | $3,773 | $3,783 | $3,969 |
| Vermont | $3,381 | $4,021 | $4,383 | $5,707 | $6,935 | $7,350 | $7,555 | $7,306 | $7,095 | $6,931 | $6,847 | $6,792 | $6,753 | $7,075 |
| Virginia | $2,802 | $3,801 | $3,780 | $4,888 | $5,639 | $5,974 | $5,997 | $5,751 | $5,750 | $5,757 | $5,829 | $5,787 | $5,788 | $6,067 |
| Washington | $3,653 | $4,973 | $4,415 | $5,358 | $5,417 | $5,582 | $5,619 | $5,733 | $5,924 | $5,909 | $5,889 | $5,904 | $5,734 | $6,040 |
| West Virginia | $2,661 | $3,643 | $3,675 | $4,837 | $4,778 | $5,120 | $5,521 | $5,496 | $5,797 | $5,854 | $6,090 | $6,156 | $6,076 | 6,323 |
| Wisconsin | $3,396 | $4,635 | $4,579 | $5,599 | $6,353 | $6,394 | $6,500 | $6,604 | $6,779 | $6,776 | $6,775 | $6,822 | $6,796 | $7,123 |
| Wyoming | $3,447 | $4,936 | $5,150 | $7,066 | $6,713 | $6,673 | $6,413 | $6,258 | $6,199 | $6,121 | $6,187 | $6,099 | $5,971 | $6,218 |
| Outlying area | ||||||||||||||
| American Samoa | $2,531 | $2,269 | $2,417 | $2,362 | $1,917 | $1,922 | $2,132 | $2,182 | $2,288 | $2,175 | ||||
| Guam | $3,282 | $4,483 | $4,836 | $4,862 | $5,327 | $5,472 | $6,093 | $5,753 | $5,394 | $5,028 | $4,688 | $5,200 | ||
| Northern Marianas | $3,539 | $4,275 | $5,023 | $5,360 | $5,443 | $4,434 | $5,742 | $5,233 | $5,878 | $6,112 | ||||
| Puerto Rico | $1,867 | $1,824 | $2,078 | $2,045 | $2,141 | $2,199 | $2,308 | $2,384 | $2,600 | $2,782 | $2,812 | $3,211 | ||
| Trust Territories | ||||||||||||||
| Virgin Islands | $4,483 | $6,349 | $7,697 | $6,661 | $6,371 | $5,975 | $5,861 | $5,677 | $5,630 | $5,458 | $5,932 | |||
| NOTE: Constant 1997–98 dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by | ||||||||||||||
| the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school year | ||||||||||||||
| basis. These data do not reflect differences in inflation rates from state to state. Begin-ning | ||||||||||||||
| in 1980–81, expenditures for state administration are excluded. Beginning in 1988– | ||||||||||||||
| 89, survey was expanded and coverage of state expenditures for public school districts | ||||||||||||||
| was improved. Some data revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, | ||||||||||||||
| Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, various | ||||||||||||||
| years; Statistics of State School Systems, various years; and Common Core of Data sur-veys. | ||||||||||||||
| (This table was prepared May 2000.) | ||||||||||||||