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Public school spending per pupil: U.S. states ranked (FY2024)

Measure: Public school spending per pupil ($). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Public school spending per pupil by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: FY2024.

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2026-11-09
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National value: 17,619 (United States).

Washington: 18,564Idaho: 11,060Montana: 13,656North Dakota: 17,102Minnesota: 17,098Michigan: 18,314Ohio: 17,257Pennsylvania: 21,091New York: 31,918Vermont: 28,818New Hampshire: 22,978Maine: 19,962Arizona: 12,003California: 20,791New Mexico: 17,664Texas: 12,895Louisiana: 15,581Mississippi: 12,324Alabama: 13,627Florida: 12,693Georgia: 15,833South Carolina: 15,060North Carolina: 12,995Virginia: 17,104District of Columbia: 31,529Maryland: 20,208Delaware: 22,201New Jersey: 27,234Connecticut: 26,316Rhode Island: 22,110Massachusetts: 24,429Oregon: 18,083Utah: 11,347Wyoming: 20,521Nevada: 14,812Colorado: 15,908South Dakota: 12,828Nebraska: 16,147Kansas: 15,558Oklahoma: 12,162Iowa: 14,369Missouri: 14,241Wisconsin: 15,952Illinois: 21,776Kentucky: 14,596Arkansas: 13,873Tennessee: 12,882West Virginia: 15,640Indiana: 13,622Alaska: 21,004Hawaii: 23,878

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • DC 31,529 $
  • RI 22,110 $
  • DE 22,201 $
  • CT 26,316 $
  • NJ 27,234 $
  • MD 20,208 $
  • MA 24,429 $
  • VT 28,818 $
  • NH 22,978 $
  • Lowest: 11,060 to 13,622 $
  • Group 2: 13,622 to 15,581 $
  • Group 3: 15,581 to 17,664 $
  • Group 4: 17,664 to 21,776 $
  • Highest: 21,776 to 31,918 $
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Census Bureau fiscal-year data for public school systems. Current spending excludes capital outlay and debt interest; the District of Columbia is a single city system.

1New York31,918
2District of Columbia31,529
3Vermont28,818
4New Jersey27,234
5Connecticut26,316
6Massachusetts24,429
7Hawaii23,878
8New Hampshire22,978
9Delaware22,201
10Rhode Island22,110
11Illinois21,776
12Pennsylvania21,091
13Alaska21,004
14California20,791
15Wyoming20,521
16Maryland20,208
17Maine19,962
18Washington18,564
19Michigan18,314
20Oregon18,083
21New Mexico17,664
22Ohio17,257
23Virginia17,104
24North Dakota17,102
25Minnesota17,098
26Nebraska16,147
27Wisconsin15,952
28Colorado15,908
29Georgia15,833
30West Virginia15,640
31Louisiana15,581
32Kansas15,558
33South Carolina15,060
34Nevada14,812
35Kentucky14,596
36Iowa14,369
37Missouri14,241
38Arkansas13,873
39Montana13,656
40Alabama13,627
41Indiana13,622
42North Carolina12,995
43Texas12,895
44Tennessee12,882
45South Dakota12,828
46Florida12,693
47Mississippi12,324
48Oklahoma12,162
49Arizona12,003
50Utah11,347
51Idaho11,060

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data, fiscal year 2024, summary Table 8 (per pupil amounts for current spending). Reference period: FY2024.

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U.S. states ranked by public school spending per pupil ($) (FY2024). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-public-school-spending-per-pupil/

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