Figure H
Public education expenditures vary widely across states: Per-student expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools, by state, 2017–2018
| Jurisdiction | Total spending |
|---|---|
| United States | $13120 |
| Alabama | 11660 |
| Alaska | 17530 |
| Arizona | 8990 |
| Arkansas | 12360 |
| California | 11380 |
| Colorado | 10420 |
| Connecticut | 19690 |
| Delaware | 16040 |
| District of Columbia | 20680 |
| Florida | 9960 |
| Georgia | 11990 |
| Hawaii | 13380 |
| Idaho | 8790 |
| Illinois | 16820 |
| Indiana | 11650 |
| Iowa | 13630 |
| Kansas | 12780 |
| Kentucky | 13080 |
| Louisiana | 13540 |
| Maine | 15620 |
| Maryland | 14490 |
| Massachusetts | 17320 |
| Michigan | 13110 |
| Minnesota | 13730 |
| Mississippi | 10740 |
| Missouri | 12880 |
| Montana | 12790 |
| Nebraska | 14840 |
| Nevada | 9610 |
| New Hampshire | 16220 |
| New Jersey | 18280 |
| New Mexico | 11340 |
| New York | 21100 |
| North Carolina | 10480 |
| North Dakota | 15770 |
| Ohio | 15120 |
| Oklahoma | 9590 |
| Oregon | 12210 |
| Pennsylvania | 17410 |
| Rhode Island | 17700 |
| South Carolina | 12180 |
| South Dakota | 12100 |
| Tennessee | 11070 |
| Texas | 10360 |
| Utah | 8130 |
| Vermont | 20280 |
| Virginia | 12420 |
| Washington | 12490 |
| West Virginia | 13660 |
| Wisconsin | 14040 |
| Wyoming | 18040 |
Note: Amounts are in 2019–2020 dollars using the consumer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS-CPI 2021) and rounded to the closest $10. Amounts are adjusted for each state’s cost-of living using the historical Regional Price Parities (RPPs) from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA 2021).
Source: National Center for Education Statistics’ Digest of Education Statistics (NCES 2020c).
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