The Census Bureau compiles knowledge on schooling spending per pupil and elementary/secondary schooling revenues for every state.
Nationally, the newest knowledge signifies $11,762 is spent on public schooling per pupil. Significant variation exists throughout states; New York spends greater than $20,000 per pupil, whereas states like Utah and Idaho report spending a few third as a lot.
(NOTE: See the most up-to-date knowledge for the 2018 fiscal 12 months)
Many various factors and situations inside states affect schooling spending totals. Some of the extra outstanding components embody value of dwelling, class sizes and pupil demographics.
Expenditures proven within the following desk mirror present spending, which doesn’t embody capital outlays, curiosity on money owed and funds to different governments.
2016 Public School Spending Per Student By State
| State | Total Per Pupil Spending | Total Spending (in Ks) | Instruction Spending Per Pupil | Instruction Spending (in Ks) | Support Services Per Pupil | Support Services (in Ks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $11,762 | $587,004,677 | $7,160 | $357,578,738 | $4,107 | $199,467,318 |
| Alabama | $9,236 | $6,907,539 | $5,257 | $3,865,453 | $3,321 | $2,439,634 |
| Alaska | $17,510 | $2,327,151 | $9,449 | $1,251,738 | $7,427 | $983,877 |
| Arizona | $7,613 | $7,276,067 | $4,077 | $3,872,250 | $3,105 | $2,913,176 |
| Arkansas | $9,846 | $4,750,938 | $5,539 | $2,658,253 | $3,762 | $1,802,769 |
| California | $11,495 | $72,641,244 | $6,849 | $42,587,272 | $4,191 | $26,058,021 |
| Colorado | $9,575 | $8,519,780 | $5,423 | $4,786,838 | $3,785 | $3,333,043 |
| Connecticut | $18,958 | $9,798,789 | $11,656 | $6,110,631 | $6,621 | $3,307,162 |
| Delaware | $14,713 | $1,845,143 | $9,191 | $1,126,775 | $4,852 | $588,181 |
| District of Columbia | $19,159 | $1,007,280 | $10,758 | $594,396 | $7,637 | $369,131 |
| Florida | $8,920 | $25,339,845 | $5,478 | $15,212,112 | $2,984 | $8,286,140 |
| Georgia | $9,769 | $17,118,329 | $5,975 | $10,534,931 | $3,216 | $5,554,271 |
| Hawaii | $13,748 | $2,516,444 | $8,066 | $1,468,044 | $4,953 | $901,508 |
| Idaho | $7,157 | $1,971,800 | $4,262 | $1,171,313 | $2,508 | $689,190 |
| Illinois | $14,180 | $29,223,830 | $8,636 | $17,804,976 | $5,134 | $10,426,170 |
| Indiana | $9,856 | $9,959,771 | $5,706 | $5,730,602 | $3,653 | $3,663,349 |
| Iowa | $11,150 | $5,694,316 | $6,787 | $3,447,707 | $3,894 | $1,978,260 |
| Kansas | $9,960 | $4,941,714 | $6,063 | $3,006,786 | $3,401 | $1,685,306 |
| Kentucky | $9,863 | $6,834,081 | $5,708 | $3,917,968 | $3,533 | $2,425,472 |
| Louisiana | $11,038 | $7,305,990 | $6,199 | $4,095,916 | $4,222 | $2,789,031 |
| Maine | $13,278 | $2,491,632 | $7,587 | $1,437,164 | $5,216 | $938,187 |
| Maryland | $14,206 | $12,516,025 | $8,848 | $7,779,504 | $4,935 | $4,338,868 |
| Massachusetts | $15,593 | $15,466,496 | $9,713 | $9,991,819 | $5,396 | $4,970,289 |
| Michigan | $11,668 | $15,860,412 | $6,823 | $9,113,469 | $4,416 | $5,899,097 |
| Minnesota | $12,382 | $10,520,027 | $8,074 | $6,548,885 | $3,719 | $3,016,934 |
| Mississippi | $8,702 | $4,246,156 | $4,951 | $2,407,637 | $3,190 | $1,551,274 |
| Missouri | $10,313 | $9,417,531 | $6,156 | $5,488,433 | $3,700 | $3,298,811 |
| Montana | $11,348 | $1,657,624 | $6,701 | $973,199 | $4,125 | $599,074 |
| Nebraska | $12,299 | $3,882,657 | $8,008 | $2,526,973 | $3,642 | $1,149,107 |
| Nevada | $8,960 | $3,978,436 | $5,183 | $2,288,790 | $3,409 | $1,505,591 |
| New Hampshire | $15,340 | $2,778,905 | $9,610 | $1,743,022 | $5,341 | $959,654 |
| New Jersey | $18,402 | $26,756,822 | $10,716 | $15,831,343 | $6,999 | $9,549,742 |
| New Mexico | $9,693 | $3,102,120 | $5,418 | $1,733,158 | $3,789 | $1,212,080 |
| New York | $22,366 | $61,447,337 | $15,746 | $43,964,520 | $6,130 | $15,883,500 |
| North Carolina | $8,792 | $12,917,195 | $5,513 | $8,060,544 | $2,806 | $4,102,549 |
| North Dakota | $13,373 | $1,460,308 | $8,005 | $867,650 | $4,380 | $474,679 |
| Ohio | $12,102 | $20,561,122 | $7,071 | $12,247,509 | $4,613 | $7,357,292 |
| Oklahoma | $8,097 | $5,474,468 | $4,528 | $3,047,217 | $2,989 | $2,011,100 |
| Oregon | $10,842 | $6,457,713 | $6,327 | $3,834,741 | $4,123 | $2,367,410 |
| Pennsylvania | $15,418 | $26,261,079 | $9,446 | $16,717,308 | $5,383 | $8,464,573 |
| Rhode Island | $15,532 | $2,242,317 | $9,035 | $1,340,088 | $6,065 | $811,796 |
| South Carolina | $10,249 | $7,746,894 | $5,629 | $4,274,682 | $4,054 | $3,013,294 |
| South Dakota | $9,176 | $1,248,905 | $5,360 | $730,176 | $3,287 | $440,580 |
| Tennessee | $8,810 | $8,886,616 | $5,406 | $5,401,812 | $2,917 | $2,915,193 |
| Texas | $9,016 | $45,886,733 | $5,514 | $27,862,199 | $3,002 | $15,169,007 |
| Utah | $6,953 | $4,095,444 | $4,467 | $2,591,600 | $2,098 | $1,217,100 |
| Vermont | $17,873 | $1,652,676 | $10,720 | $1,013,209 | $6,629 | $583,178 |
| Virginia | $11,432 | $14,752,819 | $6,966 | $8,944,614 | $4,024 | $5,164,699 |
| Washington | $11,534 | $12,569,546 | $6,538 | $7,087,365 | $4,525 | $4,904,575 |
| West Virginia | $11,291 | $3,167,977 | $6,507 | $1,804,235 | $4,073 | $1,127,255 |
| Wisconsin | $11,456 | $9,959,870 | $6,697 | $5,760,418 | $4,304 | $3,691,439 |
| Wyoming | $16,442 | $1,560,764 | $9,750 | $921,494 | $6,197 | $585,700 |
“Total spending” consists of non-personnel bills not proven.
Source: 2016 Annual Survey of School System Finances, U.S. Census Bureau
Fiscal Year 2016 Public Elementary-Secondary School Per Pupil Spending By Function
For most states, educational workers usually account for barely greater than half of whole schooling spending per pupil. Support employees and administrative bills additionally account for various bills. This chart illustrates how main elements of schooling spending per pupil range by state. (Also see FY 2015 chart or FY 2014 chart.)
NOTE: Adult schooling, group providers and different nonelementary-secondary program expenditures are excluded. Enrollments for state academic services and constitution faculties whose charters are held by nongovernmental entities are additionally not mirrored within the totals. “Other” spending consists of non-personnel associated bills, comparable to capital outlays and switch funds to municipal entities.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau 2016 Annual Survey of School System Finances
Historical State School Spending Data
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Page final up to date: June 1, 2018
