NEA: Jonathan Kozol extra, per-pupil spending

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By 1940, per pupil spending throughout many states with segregated schools was discernibly unequal:

State	White	Black
Alabama	$34.25	$12.20
Arkansas	$23.93	$11.17
Florida	$51.96	$23.09
Georgia	$40.50	$13.92
Louisiana	$51.78	$14.93
Mississippi	$31.33	$6.64
North Carolina	$34.63	$23.60
South Carolina	$42.00	$13.81
Texas	$53.09	$29.36
Nine-state average	$40.39	$16.52
In 1954 17 of 48 states had laws that required racial segregation. SOURCES: NEA Human and Civil Rights, Brown v. Board section.

The disparity in per pupil spending continues into the 21st Century. Here's a look at 2003 figures from the New York City area.

District	Spending per pupil	Percentage of Blacks, Hispanics
Manhasset	$22,311	9%
Jericho	$19,113	3%
Great Neck	$19,705	11%
Bronxville	$18,788	1%
Rye	$16,132	5%
Roosevelt	$12,834	100%
New York City	$11,627	83%
SOURCE: "Shame of the Nation," Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the Educational Status of the State's Schools, New York State Education Department, 2002-2003.