Mississippi Department of Education     1999 Annual Report
Average Salaries and Expenditures
Per Pupil in Southeastern States*
Instructional-Including
Principals & Supervisors
Classroom Teachers'
Average Salary
Current Expenditure
Per Pupil in ADA
1996-97
(Revised)
1997-98
(Estimates)
1996-97
(Revised)
1997-98
(Estimates)
1996-97
(Revised)
1997-98
(Estimates)
Alabama $33,744 $34,040 $32,549 $32,818 $5,478 $5,110
Arkansas $30,976 $31,852 $30,319 $30,578 $4,498 $5,222
Florida $34,980 $35,594 $33,889 $34,475 $5,988 $6,137
Georgia $37,344 $39,210 $35,596 $37,378 $6,459 $6,177
Kentucky $33,797 $34,525 $33,797 $34,525 $5,959 $6,283
Louisiana $30,499 $30,346 $29,025 $29,650 $5,092 $5,194
Mississippi** $28,715 $29,855 $27,662 $28,691 $4,491 $4,777
North Carolina $32,383 $34,584 $31,167 $33,315 $5,381 $5,830
South Carolina $34,421 $35,238 $32,830 $33,608 $5,357 $5,555
Tennessee $35,555 $36,700 $34,222 $35,340 $5,286 $5,591
Virginia $36,602 $37,458 $35,691 $36,654 $6,370 $6,569
West Virginia $34,345 $34,564 $33,257 $33,398 $6,769 $7,110
SOUTHEAST AVERAGE $34,238 $35,236 $33,065 $34,108 $5,726 $5,862

* Source: Research Division, National Education Association of the United Sates, 1997-98 Estimates of School Statistics.

** Mississippi data has been adjusted to reflect actual figures, not estimates.


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