| Table 11 Estimated Percent of Revenue
for Public Elementary and Secondary
Schools from Federal
Government, 1996-97 |
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Rank | | State | Percentage |
| | | |
1 | | District of Columbia.............................. | 14.2 |
2 | | Mississippi................................................. | 13.5 |
3 | | Louisiana.................................................... | 12.7 |
4 | | Alaska......................................................... | 12.6 |
5 | | North Dakota.......................................... | 11.8 |
6 | | Alabama.................................................... | 10.2 |
7 | | South Dakota........................................... | 9.8 |
8 | | New Mexico............................................ | 9.7 |
9 | | Montana.................................................... | 9.6 |
10 | | Oklahoma.................................................. | 8.9 |
11 | | Arizona...................................................... | 8.6 |
12 | | California................................................... | 8.4 |
| | Tennessee.................................................. | 8.4 |
| | West Virginia.................................................. | 8.4 |
15 | | Arkansas................................................... | 8.3 |
16 | | Hawaii........................................................ | 8.1 |
17 | | Kentucky................................................... | 8.0 |
18 | | South Carolina......................................... | 7.9 |
19 | | Texas........................................................... | 7.8 |
20 | | Illinois.......................................................... | 7.5 |
21 | | Delaware.................................................. | 7.1 |
| | North Carolina........................................ | 7.1 |
| | Oregon....................................................... | 7.1 |
24 | | Florida......................................................... | 7.0 |
25 | | Georgia...................................................... | 6.9 |
26 | | Idaho.......................................................... | 6.8 |
| | Maine.......................................................... | 6.8 |
28 | | Michigan.................................................... | 6.6 |
29 | | Wyoming................................................... | 6.5 |
30 | | Washington............................................... | 6.3 |
31 | | Missouri..................................................... | 6.2 |
| | Utah............................................................. | 6.2 |
33 | | Ohio............................................................. | 5.9 |
34 | | New York................................................. | 5.8 |
35 | | Colorado................................................... | 5.6 |
| | Maryland................................................... | 5.6 |
| | Pennsylvania............................................ | 5.6 |
38 | | Kansas........................................................ | 5.5 |
39 | | Massachusetts........................................ | 5.4 |
| | Virginia....................................................... | 5.4 |
| | | |
41 | | RHODE ISLAND | 5.1 |
| | | |
42 | | Indiana........................................................ | 5.0 |
| | Iowa............................................................ | 5.0 |
| | Vermont.................................................... | 5.0 |
45 | | Wisconsin.................................................. | 4.4 |
| | Connecticut.............................................. | 4.4 |
47 | | Nevada....................................................... | 4.3 |
48 | | Nebraska................................................... | 4.1 |
49 | | Minnesota................................................. | 4.0 |
50 | | New Jersey.............................................. | 3.7 |
51 | | New Hampshire..................................... | 3.0 |
| | | |
| | U.S. Average | 6.8 |
| | | |
| | Source: National Education Association,
Rankings of the States - 1997, Table F-12. | |
