Rankings. Estimates. A Report of School Statistics UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS BASED ON REPORTS THROUGH AUGUST 2005 ABOUT THIS REPORT

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1 ings & Estimates A Report of School Statistics UPDATE ABOUT THIS REPORT This report is an update of data from NEA Research s report, ings & Estimates: ings of the States 2004 and Estimates of School Statistics 2005, based on the latest information provided from state departments of education. NEA Research collects, analyzes, and maintains data on issues and trends affecting the nation s public education systems and their employees. Direct questions and comments about this report to ingsestimates@nea.org. HIGHLIGHTS BASED ON REPORTS THROUGH AUGUST 2005 Measure % change Average teacher salary ($) 46,735 47, Public school enrollment 48,070,309 48,367, Number of teachers 3,046,554 3,096, Student teacher ratio (not class size) Current expenditures per student ($) 8,308 8, Current expenditures ($ 000) 399,391, ,839, Total expenditures ($ 000) a 467,832, ,687, Total revenue ($ 000) b 457,726, ,569, a Includes capital and interest. b Local, state, and federal; excludes nonrevenue receipts.

2 WHAT S INSIDE? TABLES WITH ANSWERS ON 10 KEY EDUCATION TRENDS FOR PUBLIC K 12 SCHOOLS, 2003 VERSUS 2004 How much, on average, did teachers in each state earn per year?... Table 1 How many students were enrolled in each state?... Table 2 How many teachers were working in each state?... Table 3 What was the student teacher ratio in each state?... Table 4 How much money, on average, did each state spend per student?... Table 5 How much money did each state spend for operating schools, including salaries, books, heating buildings, and so on?... Table 6 How much money did each state spend in total for schools, including operating expenses, capital outlay, and interest on school debt?... Table 7 How much revenue did school districts receive from state governments?... Table 8 How much revenue did school districts receive from local governments?... Table 9 What were school districts total revenues?... Table 10 GLOSSARY Average Salary. The arithmetic mean of the salaries of the group described. That figure is the average gross salary before deductions for Social Security, retirement, health insurance, and so on. Capital Outlay. An expenditure that results in the acquisition of fixed assets or additions to fixed assets, which are presumed to have benefits for more than one year. It is an expenditure for land or existing buildings, improvements of grounds, construction of buildings, additions to buildings, remodeling of buildings, or initial, additional, and replacement equipment. Classroom Teacher. A staff member assigned the professional activities of instructing pupils in self-contained classes or courses, or in classroom situations. Usually expressed in full-time equivalents. Current Expenditures. The expenditures for operating local public schools, excluding capital outlay and interest on school debt. These expenditures include such items as salaries for school personnel, fixed charges, student transportation, schoolbooks and materials, and energy costs. Current Expenditures per Pupil. The expenditures for operating local public schools, excluding capital outlay and interest on the school debt, divided by the fall enrollment. Elementary School. A school classified as elementary by state and local practice and composed of any span of grades not above grade 8. A preschool or kindergarten school is included under this heading only if it is an integral part of an elementary school or a regularly established school system. Fall Enrollment (ENR). Student enrollment on or about October 1. Includes elementary and secondary pupils as well as prekindergarten and kindergarten students whose programs are part of the regular school system and are financed by the school district. Does not include pupils enrolled in grades 13 or 14 (community college). Interest on School Debt. The amount spent by and for local education agencies for interest payments on bonds and short- and long-term loans. School housing authority interest payments are also included. K 12. Kindergarten through 12th grade; comprises Elementary School and Secondary School, as defined in this glossary. Note that the term K 12 is used for convenience of abbreviation in the tables. No change in the meaning of the data is implied. Thus, as is the case for Elementary School, K 12 here may include preschool and/or kindergarten but only if it is an integral part of an elementary school or a regularly established school system. 2 (GLOSSARY continues on page 8)

3 Table 1. Average Salaries ($) of Public School Teachers, and (Revised) CONNECTICUT 58, , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 58,456 * , CALIFORNIA 57,876 * , MICHIGAN 56,973 * ,503 * NEW JERSEY 56,682 * ,344 * NEW YORK 56, , ILLINOIS 55, , MASSACHUSETTS 54, , PENNSYLVANIA 53,258 * ,590 * RHODE ISLAND 53,473 * ,261 * ALASKA 52, , MARYLAND 52, , DELAWARE 50, , OREGON 48, , OHIO 48,692 * , GEORGIA 46, , INDIANA 46, , HAWAII 46, , WASHINGTON 45, , MINNESOTA 46, , COLORADO 43, , NORTH CAROLINA 43, , WISCONSIN 44, , NEW HAMPSHIRE 43, , NEVADA 43, , VERMONT 44, , ARIZONA 42,905 * ,843 * VIRGINIA 44, , SOUTH CAROLINA 42,207 * , IDAHO 42,122 * ,080 * FLORIDA 41, , TEXAS 41, , TENNESSEE 42, , KENTUCKY 40, , MAINE 39, , WYOMING 40, , ARKANSAS 40,495 * ,314 * UTAH 39,965 * , KANSAS 39, , WEST VIRGINIA 38, , IOWA 39, , NEBRASKA 39, , ALABAMA 38, , MISSOURI 38,971 * , LOUISIANA 38,880 * , NEW MEXICO 39, , MONTANA 38, , MISSISSIPPI 36,590 * ,684 * NORTH DAKOTA 36, , OKLAHOMA 37, , SOUTH DAKOTA 34, ,236 U.S. AND D.C. 47,808 * ,735 * Table 2. Enrollment, Fall and (Revised) CALIFORNIA 6,322, ,298, TEXAS 4,383, ,311, NEW YORK 2,822, ,826, FLORIDA 2,630, ,591, ILLINOIS 2,097, ,060, OHIO 1,846,763 * 0.1 1,845, PENNSYLVANIA 1,815, ,821, MICHIGAN 1,726,204 * 0.7 1,715, GEORGIA 1,553, ,522, NEW JERSEY 1,392, ,380, NORTH CAROLINA 1,345, ,323, VIRGINIA 1,204, ,192, WASHINGTON 1,024, ,021, INDIANA 1,020, ,010, MASSACHUSETTS 975, , ARIZONA 986,221 * ,003 * TENNESSEE 928, , MISSOURI 892,194 * , WISCONSIN 881,480 * , MARYLAND 865, , MINNESOTA 837, , COLORADO 766, , ALABAMA 731, , LOUISIANA 724, , SOUTH CAROLINA 670,080 * , KENTUCKY 636, , OKLAHOMA 629, , CONNECTICUT 576, , OREGON 552, , MISSISSIPPI 485,094 * ,812 * UTAH 494, , IOWA 478, , KANSAS 468, , ARKANSAS 452,057 * , NEVADA 400, , NEW MEXICO 324, , NEBRASKA 284, , WEST VIRGINIA 279, , IDAHO 249,984 * ,743 * NEW HAMPSHIRE 206, , MAINE 199, , HAWAII 183, , RHODE ISLAND 160,574 * ,825 * MONTANA 146, , ALASKA 132, , SOUTH DAKOTA 121, , DELAWARE 119, , NORTH DAKOTA 99, , VERMONT 95, , WYOMING 83, , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 62, ,099 U.S. AND D.C. 48,367,410 * ,070,309 *

4 Table 3. Number of Teachers in Public K 12 Schools, and (Revised) CALIFORNIA 318,386 * , TEXAS 294, , NEW YORK 223, , FLORIDA 158, , ILLINOIS 131, , PENNSYLVANIA 121,120 * ,870 * OHIO 114, , NEW JERSEY 109, , GEORGIA 104, , VIRGINIA 102,391 * , MICHIGAN 96,749 * ,955 * NORTH CAROLINA 90, , MASSACHUSETTS 66, , MISSOURI 67,255 * , WISCONSIN 60, , INDIANA 60, , TENNESSEE 59, , MARYLAND 56, , WASHINGTON 53, , MINNESOTA 52, , LOUISIANA 48, , ALABAMA 46, , ARIZONA 45,894 * ,532 * SOUTH CAROLINA 46,024 * , COLORADO 45, , CONNECTICUT 43, , KENTUCKY 40, , OKLAHOMA 40, , IOWA 34, , KANSAS 32, , ARKANSAS 32,732 * ,976 * MISSISSIPPI 30,707 * ,692 * OREGON 27, , UTAH 21,820 * , NEW MEXICO 21, , NEBRASKA 20, , NEVADA 20, , WEST VIRGINIA 19, , MAINE 16, , NEW HAMPSHIRE 15, , IDAHO 14,190 * ,071 * RHODE ISLAND 14,171 * ,664 * HAWAII 11, , MONTANA 10, , SOUTH DAKOTA 8, , VERMONT 8, , ALASKA 7, , DELAWARE 7, , NORTH DAKOTA 7, , WYOMING 6, , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5,011 * ,676 U.S. AND D.C. 3,096,286 * 1.6 3,046,554 * Table 4. Student-Teacher Ratio in Public K 12 Schools, Fall and (Revised) UTAH 22.6 * ARIZONA 21.5 * * CALIFORNIA 19.9 * OREGON WASHINGTON NEVADA MICHIGAN 17.8 * * IDAHO 17.6 * * FLORIDA ALASKA INDIANA COLORADO HAWAII MINNESOTA KENTUCKY OKLAHOMA MISSISSIPPI 15.8 * * ILLINOIS MARYLAND TENNESSEE ALABAMA OHIO 16.2 * PENNSYLVANIA 15.0 * * DELAWARE NORTH CAROLINA MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH CAROLINA 14.6 * NEW MEXICO TEXAS GEORGIA WISCONSIN 14.7 * LOUISIANA KANSAS MONTANA ARKANSAS 13.8 * * WEST VIRGINIA IOWA SOUTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA MISSOURI 13.3 * NEW HAMPSHIRE CONNECTICUT NORTH DAKOTA WYOMING MAINE NEW JERSEY NEW YORK VIRGINIA 11.8 * RHODE ISLAND 11.3 * * DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12.4 * VERMONT U.S. AND D.C * *

5 Table 5. Current Expenditures per Student in Public K 12 Schools, Fall and (Revised) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 15,073 * , NEW JERSEY 13,370 * ,215 * NEW YORK 12,879 * ,325 * CONNECTICUT 11,893 * , MASSACHUSETTS 11,681 * , VERMONT 11,608 * , DELAWARE 11,016 * ,571 * RHODE ISLAND 10,641 * ,258 * MAINE 10,723 * , ALASKA 10,042 * 2.4 9, WYOMING 10,198 * 5.4 9, PENNSYLVANIA 9,638 * 4.1 9,261 * WISCONSIN 9,619 * 3.9 9, ILLINOIS 9,591 * 4.4 9,189 * MARYLAND 9,762 * 6.3 9, NEW HAMPSHIRE 9,642 * 6.5 9,053 * OHIO 9,557 * 5.8 9,035 * WEST VIRGINIA 9,448 * 4.8 9, MINNESOTA 9,249 * 4.3 8, MICHIGAN 8,909 * 2.7 8,671 * HAWAII 8,622 * 1.2 8, INDIANA 8,723 * 3.4 8,437 * COLORADO 8,337 * 0.9 8, VIRGINIA 8,577 * 4.8 8,182 * GEORGIA 8,451 * 4.2 8,109 * NEW MEXICO 8,236 * 4.4 7, OREGON 7,842 * 1.8 7,701 * MONTANA 8,025 * 4.4 7,688 * CALIFORNIA 7, , KENTUCKY 7,906 * 5.5 7, WASHINGTON 7,858 * 6.9 7, NEBRASKA 7,608 * 3.9 7, KANSAS 7,558 * 3.4 7, IOWA 7,477 * 2.7 7, LOUISIANA 7,589 * 4.5 7, TEXAS 7,142 * 1.0 7, SOUTH DAKOTA 7,618 * 6.9 7,129 * NORTH CAROLINA 7,350 * 4.1 7,060 * SOUTH CAROLINA 8,161 * , MISSOURI 7,451 * 7.3 6, FLORIDA 7,035 * 4.9 6, NORTH DAKOTA 7,033 * 5.2 6, ALABAMA 6,886 * 3.1 6,681 * TENNESSEE 6,856 * 5.5 6,501 * NEVADA 6,525 * 1.9 6, IDAHO 6,743 * 5.8 6,372 * MISSISSIPPI 6,452 * 5.1 6,137 * ARKANSAS 6,202 * 3.3 6,005 * OKLAHOMA 6,269 * 4.9 5,976 * ARIZONA 5,474 * 2.4 5,347 * UTAH 5,245 * 3.0 5,091 U.S. AND D.C. 8,618 * 3.7 8,308 * Table 6. Current Expenditures ($'000) for Public K 12 Schools, and (Revised) CALIFORNIA 49,409, ,771, NEW YORK 36,344,791 * ,832,335 * TEXAS 31,310, ,101, ILLINOIS 20,117, ,930, NEW JERSEY 18,614, ,248, FLORIDA 18,504, ,379, PENNSYLVANIA 17,495,394 * ,866,346 * OHIO 17,648,889 * ,673, MICHIGAN 16,858,734 * ,208,120 * GEORGIA 13,127,904 * ,347, MASSACHUSETTS 11,395, ,824, VIRGINIA 10,333,248 * 5.9 9,756, NORTH CAROLINA 9,886, ,344, INDIANA 8,904,028 * 4.4 8,524, WISCONSIN 8,478,671 * 4.1 8,143, MARYLAND 8,452,000 * 5.9 7,983,350 * WASHINGTON 8,050, ,511, MINNESOTA 7,748, ,468, CONNECTICUT 6,856, ,784, COLORADO 6,392, ,260, MISSOURI 6,648,451 * 7.2 6,203, TENNESSEE 6,366, ,980, LOUISIANA 5,494, ,282, ARIZONA 5,398,853 * 4.7 5,154,154 * ALABAMA 5,034, ,872, SOUTH CAROLINA 5,468, ,766, KENTUCKY 5,035, ,736, OREGON 4,331, ,246, OKLAHOMA 3,944,107 * 5.5 3,739, IOWA 3,576, ,502, KANSAS 3,540, ,434, MISSISSIPPI 3,129,764 * 4.5 2,993,762 * ARKANSAS 2,803,750 * 3.3 2,714,653 * NEW MEXICO 2,676, ,545, WEST VIRGINIA 2,640, ,530, UTAH 2,591,586 * 4.5 2,479, NEVADA 2,614, ,468, NEBRASKA 2,164, ,081, MAINE 2,136, ,031, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1,994,498 * 6.2 1,877, RHODE ISLAND 1,708,667 * 4.2 1,639,540 * IDAHO 1,685,569 * 6.3 1,585, HAWAII 1,579, ,563, ALASKA 1,335,243 * 1.6 1,313,676 * DELAWARE 1,312,073 * 5.4 1,245, MONTANA 1,177,310 * 3.2 1,140,564 * VERMONT 1,104, ,052, SOUTH DAKOTA 926,510 * , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 939,166 * , WYOMING 852,880 * , NORTH DAKOTA 698, ,852 U.S. AND D.C. 416,839,227 * ,391,340 *

6 Table 7. Total Expenditures ($'000) for Public K 12 Schools, and (Revised) CALIFORNIA 61,571, ,751,940 * NEW YORK 40,962,188 * ,309,397 * TEXAS 37,992, ,738, FLORIDA 23,224, ,868, ILLINOIS 22,701, ,767, PENNSYLVANIA 21,162,588 * ,007,503 * OHIO 20,101,305 * ,064, NEW JERSEY 19,272, ,016, MICHIGAN 19,286,721 * ,725,327 * GEORGIA 15,162,925 * ,299, VIRGINIA 12,885,724 * ,073, MASSACHUSETTS 12,325, ,706, NORTH CAROLINA 10,913, ,382, INDIANA 10,686,242 * ,374,920 * WISCONSIN 10,587,174 * ,041, WASHINGTON 11,033, ,573, MINNESOTA 9,762, ,416, MARYLAND 9,352,000 * 4.2 8,970,963 * COLORADO 7,627, ,471, CONNECTICUT 7,677, ,469, MISSOURI 7,855,950 * 6.6 7,366, ARIZONA 6,620,538 * 4.3 6,345,980 * TENNESSEE 6,767, ,309, LOUISIANA 6,389, ,144, SOUTH CAROLINA 6,750, ,898, ALABAMA 5,888, ,483, KENTUCKY 5,505, ,202, OREGON 5,132, ,926, KANSAS 4,412, ,197, IOWA 4,212, ,139, OKLAHOMA 4,287,736 * 5.1 4,078, MISSISSIPPI 3,547,588 * 4.5 3,394,484 * NEVADA 3,420, ,219, ARKANSAS 3,278,734 * 3.8 3,159,697 * UTAH 3,240,015 * 4.4 3,103, NEW MEXICO 3,201, ,020, WEST VIRGINIA 2,905, ,785, NEBRASKA 2,427, ,333, MAINE 2,355, ,260, NEW HAMPSHIRE 2,236,563 * 6.4 2,102, HAWAII 1,789, ,771, RHODE ISLAND 1,786,975 * 4.2 1,715,155 * IDAHO 1,796,687 * 5.7 1,700, DELAWARE 1,571,978 * 6.9 1,470, ALASKA 1,439,552 * 1.6 1,417,529 * VERMONT 1,266, ,206, MONTANA 1,236,776 * 2.6 1,205,076 * DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1,145,266 * 9.9 1,042, SOUTH DAKOTA 1,067,055 * 4.9 1,016, WYOMING 985, , NORTH DAKOTA 873, ,419 U.S. AND D.C. 489,687,594 * ,832,082 * Table 8. Total Revenues ($'000) for Public K 12 Schools from State Governments, and (Revised) CALIFORNIA 40,702, ,401, NEW YORK 17,900, ,500, TEXAS 13,354, ,792, MICHIGAN 12,936,525 * ,401,904 * FLORIDA 9,784, ,195, OHIO 9,063,054 * 7.0 8,471, NEW JERSEY 7,312, ,944, PENNSYLVANIA 7,126,038 * 1.7 7,006,563 * GEORGIA 6,661,920 * 5.2 6,335, MINNESOTA 6,067, ,137, NORTH CAROLINA 6,373, ,035, ILLINOIS 5,840, ,777, WASHINGTON 5,603, ,456, INDIANA 5,125,130 * 0.3 5,139, MASSACHUSETTS 5,085, ,772, WISCONSIN 4,916,276 * 3.6 4,747, VIRGINIA 4,522,644 * 5.4 4,289, ARIZONA 3,854,582 * 7.4 3,589,488 * MARYLAND 3,537,308 * 2.3 3,457, KENTUCKY 3,192, ,030, ALABAMA 3,139, ,973, CONNECTICUT 3,008, ,966, COLORADO 2,897, ,838, LOUISIANA 2,923, ,811, TENNESSEE 3,049, ,803, SOUTH CAROLINA 2,851, ,768, OREGON 2,450, ,654, MISSOURI 2,689,718 * 4.4 2,577, OKLAHOMA 2,438,842 * 3.4 2,357, KANSAS 2,300, ,121, NEW MEXICO 2,106, ,001, IOWA 2,005, ,964, HAWAII 1,948, ,929, MISSISSIPPI 1,951,277 * 4.4 1,869,242 * ARKANSAS 1,920,276 * 3.7 1,851,418 * UTAH 1,827,701 * 4.1 1,756, WEST VIRGINIA 1,669, ,641, IDAHO 1,004,000 * 0.4 1,000, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1,109,647 * , NEVADA 1,045, , MAINE 902, , DELAWARE 894,148 * , NEBRASKA 882, , ALASKA 829,259 * ,753 * VERMONT 1,066, , MONTANA 608,383 * ,381 * RHODE ISLAND 563,222 * ,057 * WYOMING 518, , SOUTH DAKOTA 358,856 * , NORTH DAKOTA 305, , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 * n.a. 0 U.S. AND D.C. 230,227,411 * ,758,911 *

7 Table 9. Total Revenues ($'000) for Public K 12 Schools from Local Governments, and (Revised) CALIFORNIA 16,259, ,691, NEW YORK 19,000, ,600, TEXAS 18,327, ,879, ILLINOIS 12,442, ,953, NEW JERSEY 11,445, ,902, PENNSYLVANIA 11,238,656 * ,838,649 * FLORIDA 10,677, ,745, OHIO 9,413,220 * 5.7 8,908, GEORGIA 6,734,748 * 6.6 6,320, MASSACHUSETTS 6,526, ,196, VIRGINIA 6,462,213 * 5.8 6,105, MICHIGAN 5,802,111 * 7.0 5,423,600 * MARYLAND 5,263,361 * 6.3 4,952, MISSOURI 4,862,190 * 3.5 4,697,687 * INDIANA 4,371,889 * 2.5 4,263, CONNECTICUT 4,196, ,054, WISCONSIN 3,892,241 * 3.7 3,751, COLORADO 3,325, ,256, ARIZONA 3,084,887 * 6.1 2,907,476 * TENNESSEE 2,801, ,678, SOUTH CAROLINA 2,782, ,595, WASHINGTON 2,556, ,472, NORTH CAROLINA 2,479, ,370, LOUISIANA 2,272, ,185, IOWA 2,015, ,973, NEVADA 2,013, ,939, OREGON 2,033, ,936, MINNESOTA 2,065, ,930, KANSAS 1,707, ,788, ALABAMA 1,685, ,711, KENTUCKY 1,620, ,545, OKLAHOMA 1,511,748 * 5.5 1,432, ARKANSAS 1,364,828 * 5.6 1,292,552 * NEBRASKA 1,279, ,230, MISSISSIPPI 1,106,741 * 5.1 1,053,469 * MAINE 1,099, ,011, NEW HAMPSHIRE 897,541 * , UTAH 1,041,089 * , RHODE ISLAND 919,094 * ,841 * WEST VIRGINIA 810, , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 746,422 * , MONTANA 525,739 * ,455 * SOUTH DAKOTA 513,206 * , IDAHO 507,500 * , NORTH DAKOTA 427, , NEW MEXICO 370, , WYOMING 393, , DELAWARE 382,565 * , ALASKA 312,399 * ,586 * VERMONT 76, , HAWAII 51, ,929 U.S. AND D.C. 203,695,861 * ,658,359 * Table 10. Total Revenue Receipts ($'000) for Public K 12 Schools, and (Revised) CALIFORNIA 63,853, ,594,596 * NEW YORK 39,500, ,500, TEXAS 35,841, ,602, FLORIDA 22,928, ,161, NEW JERSEY 19,388, ,575, PENNSYLVANIA 20,024,552 * ,374,264 * ILLINOIS 19,975, ,280, MICHIGAN 20,228,105 * ,214,931 * OHIO 19,712,163 * ,546, GEORGIA 14,743,183 * ,882, MASSACHUSETTS 12,381, ,750, VIRGINIA 11,850,319 * ,189, INDIANA 10,184,727 * 7.5 9,471, NORTH CAROLINA 10,019, ,421, WISCONSIN 9,448,344 * 4.0 9,087, MARYLAND 9,487,269 * 4.6 9,073,760 * WASHINGTON 9,097, ,758, MINNESOTA 8,724, ,611, MISSOURI 8,312,309 * 4.3 7,972, CONNECTICUT 7,664, ,457, ARIZONA 7,521,813 * 6.7 7,049,375 * COLORADO 6,688, ,551, TENNESSEE 6,660, ,191, SOUTH CAROLINA 6,367, ,004, LOUISIANA 6,009, ,778, ALABAMA 5,473, ,323, KENTUCKY 5,458, ,195, OREGON 4,990, ,057, OKLAHOMA 4,548,154 * 4.7 4,343, IOWA 4,339, ,250, KANSAS 4,358, ,246, ARKANSAS 3,703,559 * 4.8 3,535,264 * MISSISSIPPI 3,599,875 * 4.8 3,436,084 * NEVADA 3,309, ,073, UTAH 3,168,699 * 4.9 3,021, NEW MEXICO 3,021, ,897, WEST VIRGINIA 2,815, ,727, NEBRASKA 2,334, ,243, HAWAII 2,235, ,212, MAINE 2,213, ,114, NEW HAMPSHIRE 2,140,649 * 3.2 2,074, IDAHO 1,671,550 * 1.3 1,650, RHODE ISLAND 1,535,220 * 2.6 1,495,660 * DELAWARE 1,419,171 * 4.8 1,353, ALASKA 1,305,183 * 1.5 1,285,435 * MONTANA 1,291,163 * 3.2 1,251,118 * VERMONT 1,241, ,182, SOUTH DAKOTA 1,043,458 * 3.7 1,005, WYOMING 1,008, , NORTH DAKOTA 854, , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 875,869 * ,929 U.S. AND D.C. 476,569,463 * ,726,671 *

8 (GLOSSARY, continued from page 2) Nonrevenue Receipts. The amount received by local education agencies from the sale of bonds and real property and equipment, loans, and proceeds from insurance adjustments. Pupils Enrolled per Classroom Teacher. The number of students in the fall enrollment divided by the number of classroom teachers. This ratio of students to teachers must not be confused with Average Class Size, which is the number of students assigned to a classroom for instructional purposes. Revenue Receipts. Additions to assets that do not incur an obligation that must be met at some future date and do not represent exchanges of property for money. Assets must be available for expenditures. School District. An education agency at the local level that exists primarily to operate public schools or to contract for public school services. Synonyms are local basic administrative unit and local education agency. Secondary School. A school comprising any span of grades beginning with the next grade following an elementary or middle school (usually 7, 8, or 9) and ending with or below grade 12. Both junior high schools and senior high schools are included. Student Teacher Ratio. The number of students in the fall enrollment divided by the number of classroom teachers and other instructional staff. This ratio of students to teachers must not be confused with Average Class Size, which is the number of students assigned to a classroom for instructional purposes. Total Expenditures. Includes all current expenditures, capital outlay, and interest on the school debt. STATE NOTES California. Tables 8 and 9 show adjustments to California state and local revenue accounts designed to compensate for prior year transfers. Combined state and local revenue increased 5.3%, from $54.1 billion to $57.0 billion. Nevada. Nevada s average teacher salary reporting does not include the % employee portion of retirement payments as required for Nevada legislative reporting. New Hampshire. School revenues became more state-based and less local-based between 2004 and See Tables 8 and 9. New York. In Table 1, Average Salaries ($) of Public School Teachers, and (Revised), New York state DOE reports median salary. Vermont. School revenues became more state-based and less local-based between 2004 and See Tables 8 and 9.