Datafile Name: Educational Spending
Reference: Moore, David S., and George P. McCabe (1989). Introduction to the Practice of Statistics. Original source: data compiled by the National Education Association and reported in The New York Times, November 8, 1986.
Authorization:
Description: Average salary paid to teachers and expenditures per pupil on education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Number of cases: 51
Variable Names:
- State: State
- Region: Region
- Pay: Amount of pay in thousands
- Spend: Average amount spent per student in thousands
The Data:
State Region Pay Spend
Maine NE 19.6 3.35
Vt. NE 20.3 3.55
R.I. NE 29.5 4.67
N.Y. MA 30.7 5.71
Pa. MA 25.9 4.17
Ind. ENC 24.3 3.16
Mich. ENC 30.2 3.78
Minn. WNC 27.4 3.98
Mo. WNC 22 3.16
S.Dak WNC 18.1 2.97
Kan. WNC 27.6 3.91
Md. SA 27.2 4.35
Va. SA 23.4 3.59
N.C. SA 22.8 3.37
Ga. SA 22.1 2.98
Ky. ESC 20.9 2.85
Ala. ESC 22.9 2.73
Ark. WSC 19.5 2.64
Okla. WSC 21.4 2.75
Mont. MN 22.5 3.95
Wyo. MN 27.2 5.44
N.Mex. MN 22.6 3.4
Utah MN 22.3 2.3
Wash. PA 26 3.71
Calif. PA 29.1 3.61
Hawaii PA 25.8 3.77
N.H. NE 20.3 3.11
Mass. NE 26.8 4.64
Conn. NE 26.6 4.89
N.J. MA 27.2 5.54
Ohio ENC 24.5 3.55
Ill. ENC 27.2 3.62
Wis. ENC 26.5 4.25
Iowa WNC 21.7 3.57
N.Dak WNC 20.8 3.06
Neb. WNC 20.9 3.29
Del. SA 24.6 4.52
D.C. SA 34 5.02
W.Va. SA 20.6 2.82
S.C. SA 21.6 2.92
Fla. SA 22.3 3.73
Tenn. ESC 21.8 2.53
Miss. ESC 18.4 2.31
La. WSC 20.5 3.12
Tex. WSC 25.2 3.43
Idaho MN 21 2.51
Colo. MN 25.9 4.04
Ariz. MN 26.6 2.83
Nev. MN 25.6 2.93
Oreg. PA 25.8 4.12
Alaska PA 41.5 8.35