Elementary and Secondary School Spending, 2006-2007
Instruction
Support Services
Total Spending
Total Instructional Spending
Salaries and Wages
Employee Benefits
Total Support Services Spending
Pupil support
General Administration
Rank
Total
Total
Rank
Total
Rank
Total
Rank
Total
Rank
Total
Rank
Total
Rank
United States
$9,666
$5,867
$4,003
$1,316
$3,410
$516
$182
36
Alabama
$8,391
$4,911
39
$3,199
43
$1,193
25
$2,925
37
$445
29
$220
22
8
Alaska
$12,300
$7,014
11
$4,232
15
$1,969
8
$4,886
4
$770
10
$180
29
47
Arizona
$7,196
$4,102
48
$2,924
47
$791
48
$2,739
44
$491
22
$106
46
39
Arkansas
$8,284
$4,920
37
$3,399
38
$882
43
$2,952
33
$390
38
$202
25
22
California
$9,152
$5,508
25
$3,735
24
$1,125
28
$3,315
23
$430
30
$87
48
40
Colorado
$8,167
$4,748
42
$3,385
39
$782
49
$3,124
28
$370
42
$140
37
5
Connecticut
$12,979
$7,988
4
$5,550
4
$1,974
7
$4,503
7
$810
7
$268
13
9
Delaware
$11,829
$7,149
9
$4,637
11
$2,067
4
$4,200
9
$610
14
$131
38
35
Florida
$8,514
$5,074
33
$3,234
41
$944
38
$3,063
30
$395
37
$82
49
24
Georgia
$9,127
$5,816
18
$3,991
18
$1,365
21
$2,869
41
$419
33
$117
42
13
Hawaii
$11,060
$6,517
14
$4,137
16
$1,469
19
$4,053
12
$1,333
3
$111
45
49
Idaho
$6,625
$4,066
49
$2,854
49
$905
39
$2,245
48
$364
43
$145
36
20
Illinois
$9,555
$5,627
22
$4,013
17
$1,087
30
$3,605
18
$612
13
$314
7
29
Indiana
$8,938
$5,326
28
$3,425
37
$1,736
14
$3,239
24
$409
36
$166
31
31
Iowa
$8,769
$5,294
29
$3,792
23
$1,147
27
$3,064
29
$502
21
$238
19
28
Kansas
$8,988
$5,547
23
$3,694
26
$901
41
$3,025
31
$414
34
$241
18
38
Kentucky
$8,309
$4,926
36
$3,550
30
$1,100
29
$2,905
39
$359
44
$187
27
30
Louisiana
$8,928
$5,179
31
$3,480
36
$1,256
24
$3,232
25
$384
40
$223
21
11
Maine
$11,387
$7,268
8
$4,717
9
$1,955
9
$3,673
16
$452
28
$233
20
10
Maryland
$11,724
$7,082
10
$4,896
8
$1,739
13
$4,114
10
$510
19
$116
43
6
Massachusetts
$12,738
$7,846
5
$5,129
7
$2,340
3
$4,495
8
$889
5
$175
30
17
Michigan
$9,912
$5,650
21
$3,549
31
$1,659
15
$3,952
13
$742
11
$198
26
21
Minnesota
$9,539
$6,163
17
$4,329
14
$1,279
23
$2,940
35
$262
48
$288
8
45
Mississippi
$7,473
$4,372
46
$3,028
46
$904
40
$2,624
46
$341
46
$215
24
34
Missouri
$8,529
$5,174
32
$3,707
25
$899
42
$2,990
32
$410
35
$264
15
25
Montana
$9,078
$5,502
26
$3,632
28
$1,039
34
$3,212
26
$507
20
$271
12
23
Nebraska
$9,141
$5,776
19
$3,822
22
$1,190
26
$2,920
38
$423
31
$321
6
41
Nevada
$7,993
$4,842
41
$3,047
45
$1,050
32
$2,876
40
$284
47
$152
33
14
New Hampshire
$10,723
$6,701
12
$4,648
10
$1,659
16
$3,695
15
$775
8
$382
2
2
New Jersey
$15,691
$9,137
2
$6,011
2
$2,427
2
$6,058
1
$1,598
1
$356
3
32
New Mexico
$8,635
$4,912
38
$3,480
35
$995
35
$3,365
21
$825
6
$183
28
1
New York
$15,981
$11,042
1
$7,229
1
$2,980
1
$4,587
6
$470
25
$277
10
NYS % +/- US Average
65%
88%
81%
127%
35%
-9%
52%
43
North Carolina
$7,883
$4,935
35
$3,635
27
$860
46
$2,530
47
$463
26
$126
39
26
North Dakota
$9,022
$5,423
27
$3,891
20
$1,079
31
$2,939
36
$371
41
$410
1
18
Ohio
$9,799
$5,517
24
$3,873
21
$1,279
22
$3,941
14
$604
16
$272
11
46
Oklahoma
$7,420
$4,208
47
$2,906
48
$816
47
$2,711
45
$489
24
$215
23
27
Oregon
$9,000
$5,280
30
$3,213
42
$1,465
20
$3,401
20
$629
12
$125
40
12
Pennsylvania
$11,098
$6,608
13
$4,388
12
$1,569
17
$4,058
11
$560
17
$336
4
7
Rhode Island
$12,612
$7,334
7
$5,161
6
$2,062
5
$4,949
3
$1,519
2
$159
32
33
South Carolina
$8,533
$4,908
40
$3,500
33
$977
37
$3,167
27
$607
15
$113
44
42
South Dakota
$7,944
$4,736
43
$3,297
40
$870
45
$2,830
42
$423
32
$278
9
48
Tennessee
$7,113
$4,572
45
$3,142
44
$877
44
$2,192
49
$253
49
$145
35
44
Texas
$7,818
$4,666
44
$3,605
29
$581
50
$2,762
43
$386
39
$119
41
50
Utah
$5,683
$3,604
50
$2,370
50
$990
36
$1,729
50
$200
50
$65
50
3
Vermont
$13,471
$8,269
3
$5,553
3
$2,011
6
$4,829
5
$1,044
4
$334
5
16
Virginia
$10,210
$6,248
16
$4,361
13
$1,476
18
$3,554
19
$490
23
$147
34
37
Washington
$8,377
$5,018
34
$3,492
34
$1,048
33
$2,951
34
$555
18
$100
47
19
West Virginia
$9,611
$5,717
20
$3,504
32
$1,760
12
$3,345
22
$346
45
$246
17
15
Wisconsin
$10,267
$6,271
15
$3,969
19
$1,940
10
$3,615
17
$458
27
$264
16
4
Wyoming
$13,217
$7,782
6
$5,246
5
$1,861
11
$5,040
2
$775
9
$267
14