EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, SEPT. 18, 1997 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB97-151 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Sharon Meade 301-457-1574 New Jersey Spent Most Educating Students In 1994, Census Bureau Says In New State-By-State Report New Jersey, New York, Alaska and Connecticut led all states in the amount of money they spent per student on elementary and secondary education in 1994, according to a new 50-state tabulation released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. New Jersey spent the most on each student, spending $8,902, followed by New York, $8,162; Alaska, $7,890; and Connecticut, $7,629. The national average was $5,363. States spending the least per student were: Alabama, $3,777; Idaho, $3,602; Mississippi, $3,423; and Utah, $3,280. The public education finance tables from the 1994 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances provide financial statistics for public elementary- secondary education. Revenues, expenditures and debt data are shown for all of the largest individual public elementary-secondary school systems. Also included are state rankings on elementary-secondary revenues and expenditures per pupil and rankings based on the relation of elementary-secondary revenues and expenditures to state personal income. The statistics are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for price and wage changes occurring through the years. The Internet address for this information is http://www.census.gov/govs/school/index.html, or call the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030 for a paper copy of selected tables.-X-The Census Bureau--pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries, and institutions.
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