Music Advocacy Facts

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In the 2001-2002 school year, the per capita state and local government capital spending for PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS were:

TOP FIVE
1. ALASKA - $ 337
2. NEVADA - $ 279
3. MINNESOTA - $ 252
4. NEW YORK - $ 252
5. TEXAS - $ 247

BOTTOM FIVE
47. KANSAS - $ 85
48. HAWAII - $ 84
49. MONTANA - $ 77
50. RHODE ISLAND - $ 41
51. KENTUCKY - $ 36

U.S. average - $ 185

From: Rankings & Estimates - Rankings of the States 2004 and Estimates of School Statistics 2005; NEA Research June 2005

Available here: National Education Association http://www.nea.org