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Table 174. Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2004-05-Continued
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State or jurisdiction Constant 2006-07 dollars1 
1969-70 1979-80 1989-90 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
United States $4,060 $5,492 $7,464 $7,504 $7,517 $7,609 $7,811 $8,074 $8,335 $8,604 $8,853 $9,017 $9,116 $9,266
Alabama 2,765 3,998 5,054 5,577 5,738 5,902 6,120 6,436 6,798 6,861 6,907 7,062 7,220 7,532
Alaska 5,724 11,220 12,182 10,903 10,820 10,574 10,439 10,426 10,619 10,745 10,955 11,064 11,097 11,551
Arizona 3,644 4,904 5,976 5,788 5,914 5,670 5,800 5,797 6,065 6,437 6,703 7,043 6,581 6,586
Arkansas 2,761 3,870 5,191 5,682 5,815 5,826 5,942 6,148 6,364 6,491 7,190 7,266 7,505 8,156
California 4,504 5,855 7,239 6,513 6,524 6,757 7,124 7,198 7,614 8,147 8,483 8,466 8,417 8,418
                             
Colorado 3,707 5,937 7,005 6,850 6,766 6,824 7,139 7,348 7,494 7,657 7,951 8,277 8,203 8,334
Connecticut 4,922 5,698 11,998 11,374 11,138 11,022 11,235 11,561 11,760 11,807 12,117 12,395 12,545 13,059
Delaware 4,504 6,802 8,563 8,824 8,847 9,165 9,365 9,560 10,020 10,444 10,636 10,866 11,202 11,619
District of Columbia 5,117 7,393 12,655 11,252 11,244 10,339 10,593 11,972 12,187 14,045 13,865 13,280 14,216 14,214
Florida 3,689 4,823 7,391 7,084 6,970 6,886 7,008 7,183 7,031 7,194 7,118 7,218 7,452 7,683
                             
Georgia 2,912 3,921 6,431 6,553 6,681 6,897 7,127 7,558 7,762 8,078 8,455 8,715 8,493 8,589
Hawaii 4,280 5,486 6,640 7,597 7,346 7,236 7,393 7,545 7,874 7,690 8,370 9,080 9,361 9,581
Idaho 3,098 4,071 4,696 5,370 5,542 5,713 5,958 6,285 6,409 6,674 6,886 6,817 6,766 6,729
Illinois 4,408 5,893 7,268 7,537 7,292 7,631 7,878 8,390 8,601 8,897 9,115 9,289 9,441 9,473
Indiana 3,573 4,492 6,865 7,344 7,428 7,914 7,974 8,402 8,673 8,896 8,861 9,032 9,249 9,498
                             
Iowa 4,313 5,691 6,736 7,112 7,242 7,371 7,570 7,746 7,915 8,080 8,407 8,490 8,365 8,479
Kansas 3,776 5,161 6,897 7,088 7,100 7,076 7,228 7,462 7,589 8,088 8,408 8,356 8,530 8,440
Kentucky 2,713 4,095 5,440 6,168 6,351 6,622 6,579 6,994 7,140 7,087 7,473 7,467 7,530 7,595
Louisiana 3,185 4,283 5,828 5,912 5,876 6,069 6,546 6,883 6,999 7,038 7,523 7,760 7,976 8,167
Maine 3,508 4,449 7,883 8,182 8,128 8,255 8,509 8,877 9,246 9,598 10,102 10,474 10,691 11,014
                             
Maryland 4,373 6,029 8,960 8,723 8,712 8,677 8,878 9,089 9,323 9,630 9,958 10,260 10,348 10,682
Massachusetts 4,273 6,699 9,270 9,206 9,293 9,418 9,817 10,247 10,631 11,086 11,722 11,725 12,083 12,398
Michigan 4,547 6,562 8,183 8,775 8,965 8,906 8,898 9,221 9,779 9,651 9,913 9,843 9,975 9,947
Minnesota 4,620 6,039 7,553 7,636 7,665 7,714 8,062 8,454 8,670 8,913 8,863 9,090 9,220 9,284
Mississippi 2,468 4,124 4,716 5,154 5,220 5,189 5,412 5,663 6,046 6,033 6,133 6,493 6,800 6,973
                             
Missouri 3,221 4,533 6,544 6,605 6,728 6,813 7,024 7,264 7,460 7,761 8,175 8,401 8,273 8,368
Montana 3,932 5,952 6,816 6,972 6,935 7,041 7,224 7,411 7,613 7,842 8,090 8,402 8,583 8,661
Nebraska 3,782 5,323 7,319 7,540 7,516 7,513 7,520 7,761 8,059 8,422 8,868 9,050 9,272 9,365
Nevada 3,814 5,018 6,134 6,420 6,464 6,531 6,683 6,932 6,945 6,770 6,964 6,829 7,032 7,246
New Hampshire 3,600 4,555 7,694 7,556 7,584 7,605 7,770 7,981 8,272 8,494 9,091 9,617 10,050 10,405
                             
New Jersey 4,992 7,429 12,131 12,457 12,368 12,316 12,171 12,587 12,465 13,114 13,511 14,088 14,632 15,033
New Mexico 3,594 4,918 5,540 5,977 6,083 6,015 6,316 6,749 7,024 7,360 7,885 7,987 8,306 8,342
New York 6,454 7,758 11,335 11,280 11,048 10,951 11,172 11,593 11,873 12,493 12,851 13,408 13,864 14,593
North Carolina 3,082 4,300 6,460 6,383 6,235 6,332 6,635 7,018 7,290 7,392 7,441 7,356 7,254 7,352
North Dakota 3,580 5,105 6,269 6,083 6,180 6,176 6,381 6,752 6,833 7,141 7,686 7,701 8,044 8,337
                             
Ohio 3,656 4,981 7,284 7,504 7,490 7,624 7,823 8,175 8,519 8,827 9,244 9,676 9,905 9,936
Oklahoma 2,993 4,758 5,294 6,152 6,011 6,188 6,352 6,579 6,505 7,018 7,136 6,829 6,751 7,039
Oregon 4,557 6,343 7,821 7,667 7,651 7,605 8,101 8,471 8,620 8,777 8,755 8,398 8,357 8,595
Pennsylvania 4,406 6,123 9,224 8,910 9,146 9,128 9,098 9,243 9,372 9,572 9,780 10,085 10,650 10,900
Rhode Island 4,360 6,154 9,499 9,671 9,651 9,779 10,007 10,290 10,737 10,860 11,115 11,601 12,152 12,425
                             
South Carolina 3,066 4,200 6,060 6,110 6,315 6,487 6,714 7,017 7,392 7,731 8,039 7,891 7,872 8,039
South Dakota 3,546 4,682 5,645 5,797 5,576 5,635 5,893 6,524 6,791 7,218 7,359 7,339 7,754 7,949
Tennessee 2,869 4,005 5,474 5,452 5,512 5,885 6,232 6,356 6,491 6,630 6,814 6,858 7,093 7,295
Texas 2,978 4,575 6,165 6,486 6,628 6,766 6,871 7,053 7,582 7,624 7,757 8,000 7,844 7,716
Utah 3,216 4,092 4,143 4,626 4,763 4,860 5,009 5,223 5,279 5,449 5,613 5,423 5,475 5,555
                             
Vermont 4,267 5,075 9,277 8,641 8,572 8,675 8,929 9,355 10,036 10,671 11,234 11,719 12,298 12,749
Virginia 3,537 4,797 7,540 7,357 7,304 7,435 7,655 7,878 8,249 8,489 8,587 8,768 9,016 9,463
Washington 4,610 6,277 7,046 7,433 7,451 7,366 7,623 7,580 7,689 7,870 8,064 8,130 8,108 8,218
West Virginia 3,358 4,598 6,463 7,687 7,770 7,806 7,981 8,284 8,624 8,784 8,986 9,326 9,421 9,609
Wisconsin 4,286 5,850 8,070 8,551 8,611 8,730 8,990 9,339 9,413 9,610 9,891 10,093 10,136 10,388
Wyoming 4,350 6,230 8,423 7,809 7,698 7,671 7,848 8,488 8,954 9,135 9,903 10,072 10,211 10,852
Other jurisdictions                            
American Samoa 2,864 2,691 2,754 2,939 2,745 2,832 3,303 3,018 3,329 3,336 3,832 3,841
Guam 4,142 6,137 6,808 6,346 6,023 6,563 6,341
Northern Marianas 5,396 7,247 6,605 7,551 7,714 6,590 6,174 5,728 5,084 5,066 4,652 5,361
Puerto Rico 2,581 3,281 3,511 3,612 4,052 4,092 4,104 4,296 4,082 4,776 4,549 5,302
Virgin Islands 9,715 7,166 7,106 7,012 7,487 8,663 7,812 7,504 6,548 7,668 7,941 8,932
— Not available.
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: Expenditures for state administration are excluded in all years except 1969-70 and 1979-80. 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 Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2004-05. (This table was prepared July 2007.)

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