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Per-pupil Spending in Md. Varies Widely by County
By Capital News Service
Friday, March 25, 2005
WASHINGTON - All counties saw their per-pupil spending increase from
the 2001-2002 school year to 2002-2003, but Montgomery County continued to
spend the most and Harford County continued to spend the least, according
to the Census Bureau. Increases ranged from $148 per pupil in Queen Anne's
County to $829 in Worcester County.
|
County |
2002 Spending |
2003 Spending |
Change |
| Allegany |
8,572 |
8,813 |
241 |
| Anne Arundel |
8,140 |
8,361 |
221 |
| Baltimore City |
9,242 |
9,639 |
397 |
| Baltimore Co. |
8,459 |
8,744 |
285 |
| Calvert |
7,675 |
8,112 |
437 |
| Caroline |
7,339 |
7,964 |
625 |
| Carroll |
7,383 |
7,769 |
386 |
| Cecil |
7,496 |
7,879 |
383 |
| Charles |
7,606 |
7,955 |
349 |
| Dorchester |
8,351 |
8,913 |
562 |
| Frederick |
7,523 |
7,944 |
421 |
| Garrett |
8,517 |
8,815 |
298 |
| Harford |
7,306 |
7,641 |
335 |
| Howard |
9,035 |
9,420 |
385 |
| Kent |
9,668 |
10,189 |
521 |
| Montgomery |
10,005 |
10,580 |
575 |
| Prince George's |
8,052 |
8,621
|
569 |
| Queen Anne's |
7,877 |
8,025 |
148 |
| St. Mary's |
7,809 |
7,963 |
154 |
| Somerset |
8,931 |
9,623 |
692 |
| Talbot |
8,102 |
8,743 |
641 |
| Washington |
7,679 |
7,984 |
305 |
| Wicomico |
7,987 |
8,261 |
274 |
| Worcester |
9,256 |
10,085 |
829 |
| MARYLAND |
8,507 |
8,921 |
414 |
SOURCE: Census Bureau, Annual Survey of Local Government Finances.
Copyright ©
2005 University of Maryland
Philip Merrill College of
Journalism
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