STATISTICS: EDUCATION


     EXPENDITURES PER PUPIL
            By State and Source
1969-70, 1979-80, 1989-90 and 1993-94


                                                       Revenue Sources for
           Expenditures per Pupil1                  1993-94 Pupil Expenditure2
                                     1993-94


State                  1969-70   1979-80   1989-90   1993-94  State Rank


Alabama.............      $544    $1,612    $3,327    $4,037
Alaska ...............1,123        4,728     8,431     8,882
Arizona..............     720      1,971     4,053     4,611
Arkansas.............     568      1,574     3,485     4,280
California............     867     2,268     4,391     4,921
Colorado.............     738      2,421     4,720     5,097
Connecticut ............ 951       2,420     7,601     8,473
Delaware ..............   900      2,861     5,694     6,621
District of Columbia ..  1,018     3,259     8,850    10,180
Florida ................ 732       1,889     4,997     5,516
Georgia..............     588      1,625     4,187     4,915
Hawaii ................   841      2,322     4,448     5,879
Idaho .................   603      1,659     3,078     3,844
ILLINOIS............      909      2,587     5,118     5,893
Indiana..............      728     1,882     4,549     5,630
IOWA...............       844      2,326     4,453     5,288
Kansas ................   771      2,173     4,752     5,659
Kentucky ..............   545      1,701     3,675     5,107
Louisiana .............. 648       1,792     3,855     4,519
Maine...............       692     1,824     5,373     6,069
Maryland ..............   918      2,598     6,196     6,958
Massachusetts .......      859     2,819     6,237     6,959
MICHIGAN ...........904            2,640     5,546     6,658
MINNESOTA .......          904     2,387     4,971     5,720
Mississippi ............. 501      1,664     3,094     3,660
Missouri.............      709     1,936     4,507     5,114
Montana.............       782     2,476     4,736     5,598
Nebraska ..............   736      2,150     4,842     5,651
Nevada..............       769     2,088     4,117     5,049
New Hampshire ......       723     1,916     5,304     5,723
New Jersey...........    1,016     3,191     7,983     9,677
New Mexico..........       707     2,034     3,515     4,261
New York............     1,327     3,462     8,062     9,175
North Carolina .......     612     1,754     4,236     4,894
North Dakota ........      690     1,920     4,189     4,674
Ohio................      730      2,075     5,045     5,971
Oklahoma............      604      1,926     3,508     4,697
Oregon..............       925     2,692     5,474     6,263
Pennsylvania ........      882     2,535     6,228     6,983
Rhode Island ........      891     2,601     6,249     7,333
South Carolina .......     613     1,752     4,081     4,761
South Dakota ........      690     1,908     3,731     4,586
Tennessee............      566     1,635     3,664     4,149
Texas .................   624      1,916     4,150     4,898
Utah................       626     1,657     2,764     3,439
Vermont ..............   .807      1,997     6,227     6,600
Virginia ............... 708       1,970     4,612     5,109
Washington ............   915      2,568     4,703     5,751
West Virginia ........     670     1,920     4,361     5,713
WISCONSIN .......          883     2,477     5,524     6,717
Wyoming ..............    856      2,527     5,577     5,899
   UNITED STATES ..       $816    $2,272    $4,962    $5,767


47
  3
  41
  44
  34
  32
  4
  11
NA
27
35
18
48
17
25
28
23
31
43
14
  8
  7
  10
  21
  49
  29
  26
  24
  33
  20
  1
  45
  2
  37
  40
  15
  39
  13
  6
  5
  38
  42
  46
  36
  50
  12
  30
  19
  22
  9
  16


Federal    State     Local
11.1%      59.3%     21.4%
11.9       67.1      18.8
  9.4      41.5      46.8
  8.8      57.8      28.6
  8.9      56.2      33.8
  5.5      43.5      47.5
  4.0      40.3      53.0
  7.8      64.4      26.1
  10.8      NA       88.7
  7.7      49.8      38.7
  7.8      50.7      39.7
  7.5      89.9       0.8
  8.4      60.4      29.2
  6.6      28.2      62.9
  5.1      52.3      39.5
  5.3      48.2      41.0
  5.5      57.8      34.1
  10.3     65.9      23.0
  12.2     53.0      32.2
  5.9      48.3      44.6
  5.2      38.9      52.8
  5.4      34.1      58.7
  6.4      28.7      62.9
  4.6      55.1      36.6
  16.3     54.5      25.5
  6.6      38.3      51.0
  9.6      51.4      34.9
  6.4      32.7      54.8
  4.6      32.8      58.9
  3.2       8.2      86.2
  3.6      40.4      53.5
  12.1     73.9      11.8
  6.2      38.2      54.6
  8.2      64.0      23.8
  11.9     42.8      40.0
  6.4      40.8      48.8
  8.6      58.8      28.3
  6.9      39.5      50.4
  5.7      40.3      52.0
  5.9      39.0      54.0
  9.2      46.2      40.2
  10.7     26.1      60.3
  9.5      46.8      36.8
  8.1      40.2      48.9
  7.1      54.9      32.6
  5.1      31.3      61.5
  6.0      30.8      59.6
  5.8      69.7      21.4
  8.0      64.6      25.9
  4.4      38.7      54.9
  5.8      52.2      40.5
  7.0%     45.2%     45.1%


NA - Not applicable.
1Based on average daily attendance.
2Detail may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education
Statistics 1996, Tables 156 and 165, November
   1996. Rank calculated by Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.


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