| HOW MUCH Would School Vouchers Cost on a State-by-State | ||||||
| Basis BEFORE A SINGLE STUDENT transfers from | ||||||
| a public school to a private school under the voucher program? | ||||||
| Latest Department of Education state-by-state statistics for public vs. private enrollment -- Fall of 1995 | ||||||
| Example: California- In the Fall of 1995, there were 6,164,750 students in California, of which 11.37% | ||||||
| (629,344) were in private schools and 88.63% (5,536,406) were in public schools. | ||||||
| Voucher costs for vouchers of $1,000, $1,500 and $4,600 are shown. | ||||||
| State | Number of Public Schools Students | Number of Private School Students | % Private | x $1,000 | x $1,500 | x $4,600 |
| Alabama | 746,149 | 66,958 | 8.97% | $66,958,000 | $100,437,000 | $308,006,800 |
| Alaska | 127,618 | 6,113 | 4.79% | $6,113,000 | $9,169,500 | $28,119,800 |
| Arizona | 743,566 | 44,134 | 5.94% | $44,134,000 | $66,201,000 | $203,016,400 |
| Arkansas | 453,257 | 27,454 | 6.06% | $27,454,000 | $41,181,000 | $126,288,400 |
| California | 5,536,406 | 629,344 | 11.37% | $629,344,000 | $944,016,000 | $2,894,982,400 |
| Colorado | 656,279 | 48,977 | 7.46% | $48,977,000 | $73,465,500 | $225,294,200 |
| Connecticut | 517,935 | 70,605 | 13.63% | $70,605,000 | $105,907,500 | $324,783,000 |
| Delaware | 108,461 | 25,528 | 23.54% | $25,528,000 | $38,292,000 | $117,428,800 |
| District of Columbia | 79,802 | 17,468 | 21.89% | $17,468,000 | $26,202,000 | $80,352,800 |
| Florida | 2,176,222 | 253,831 | 11.66% | $253,831,000 | $380,746,500 | $1,167,622,600 |
| Georgia | 1,311,126 | 97,807 | 7.46% | $97,807,000 | $146,710,500 | $449,912,200 |
| Hawaii | 187,180 | 34,541 | 18.45% | $34,541,000 | $51,811,500 | $158,888,600 |
| Idaho | 243,097 | 9,210 | 3.79% | $9,210,000 | $13,815,000 | $42,366,000 |
| Illinois | 1,943,623 | 300,981 | 15.49% | $300,981,000 | $451,471,500 | $1,384,512,600 |
| Indiana | 977,263 | 99,258 | 10.16% | $99,258,000 | $148,887,000 | $456,586,800 |
| Iowa | 502,343 | 49,461 | 9.85% | $49,461,000 | $74,191,500 | $227,520,600 |
| Kansas | 463,008 | 39,306 | 8.49% | $39,306,000 | $58,959,000 | $180,807,600 |
| Kentucky | 659,821 | 67,181 | 10.18% | $67,181,000 | $100,771,500 | $309,032,600 |
| Louisiana | 797,366 | 147,147 | 18.45% | $147,147,000 | $220,720,500 | $676,876,200 |
| Maine | 213,569 | 16,896 | 7.91% | $16,896,000 | $25,344,000 | $77,721,600 |
| Maryland | 805,544 | 125,092 | 15.53% | $125,092,000 | $187,638,000 | $575,423,200 |
| Massachusetts | 915,007 | 125,696 | 13.74% | $125,696,000 | $188,544,000 | $578,201,600 |
| Michigan | 1,641,456 | 189,065 | 11.52% | $189,065,000 | $283,597,500 | $869,699,000 |
| Minnesota | 835,166 | 86,477 | 10.35% | $86,477,000 | $129,715,500 | $397,794,200 |
| Mississippi | 506,272 | 50,166 | 9.91% | $50,166,000 | $75,249,000 | $230,763,600 |
| Missouri | 889,881 | 126,985 | 14.27% | $126,985,000 | $190,477,500 | $584,131,000 |
| Montana | 165,547 | 8,458 | 5.11% | $8,458,000 | $12,687,000 | $38,906,800 |
| Nebraska | 289,744 | 41,320 | 14.26% | $41,320,000 | $61,980,000 | $190,072,000 |
| Nevada | 265,041 | 12,251 | 4.62% | $12,251,000 | $18,376,500 | $56,354,600 |
| New Hampshire | 194,171 | 22,633 | 11.66% | $22,633,000 | $33,949,500 | $104,111,800 |
| New Jersey | 1,197,381 | 207,275 | 17.31% | $207,275,000 | $310,912,500 | $953,465,000 |
| New Mexico | 329,640 | 22,893 | 6.94% | $22,893,000 | $34,339,500 | $105,307,800 |
| New York | 2,813,230 | 466,239 | 16.57% | $466,239,000 | $699,358,500 | $2,144,699,400 |
| North Carolina | 1,183,090 | 81,437 | 6.88% | $81,437,000 | $122,155,500 | $374,610,200 |
| North Dakota | 119,100 | 7,321 | 6.15% | $7,321,000 | $10,981,500 | $33,676,600 |
| Ohio | 1,836,015 | 255,277 | 13.90% | $255,277,000 | $382,915,500 | $1,174,274,200 |
| Oklahoma | 616,393 | 24,653 | 4.00% | $24,653,000 | $36,979,500 | $113,403,800 |
| Oregon | 527,914 | 43,501 | 8.24% | $43,501,000 | $65,251,500 | $200,104,600 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,787,533 | 346,800 | 19.40% | $346,800,000 | $520,200,000 | $1,595,280,000 |
| Rhode Island | 149,799 | 23,543 | 15.72% | $23,543,000 | $35,314,500 | $108,297,800 |
| South Carolina | 645,586 | 50,162 | 7.77% | $50,162,000 | $75,243,000 | $230,745,200 |
| South Dakota | 144,685 | 10,056 | 6.95% | $10,056,000 | $15,084,000 | $46,257,600 |
| Tennessee | 893,770 | 80,701 | 9.03% | $80,701,000 | $121,051,500 | $371,224,600 |
| Texas | 3,748,167 | 229,353 | 6.12% | $229,353,000 | $344,029,500 | $1,055,023,800 |
| Utah | 477,121 | 12,840 | 2.69% | $12,840,000 | $19,260,000 | $59,064,000 |
| Vermont | 105,565 | 9,669 | 9.16% | $9,669,000 | $14,503,500 | $44,477,400 |
| Virginia | 1,079,854 | 86,507 | 8.01% | $86,507,000 | $129,760,500 | $397,932,200 |
| Washington | 956,572 | 74,890 | 7.83% | $74,890,000 | $112,335,000 | $344,494,000 |
| West Virginia | 307,112 | 13,241 | 4.31% | $13,241,000 | $19,861,500 | $60,908,600 |
| Wisconsin | 870,175 | 143,231 | 16.46% | $143,231,000 | $214,846,500 | $658,862,600 |
| Wyoming | 99,859 | 2,272 | 2.28% | $2,272,000 | $3,408,000 | $10,451,200 |
| 44,840,481 | 5,032,204 | 11.22% | $5,032,204,000 | $7,548,306,000 | $23,148,138,400 | |
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