Public school spending per pupil by state

Name: Public school spending per pupil by state (United States)
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Current spending per pupil by public elementary and secondary school systems in fiscal year 2024, in dollars: total, instruction, support services, and general and school administration. Values as published by the Census Bureau (Table 8 of the school finance summary tables); capital outlay and debt interest are not included in current spending.

Reference period: FY2024
Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

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Current spending per pupil ($), FY2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Current spending per pupil ($). Highest: New York (32k); lowest: Idaho (11k); national value 18k. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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United States	17,619	10,346	6,582	351	946
Alabama	13,627	7,452	5,319	413	775
Alaska	21,004	10,742	9,504	292	1,204
Arizona	12,003	6,191	5,213	198	549
Arkansas	13,873	7,547	5,565	344	673
California	20,791	11,959	8,031	364	1,263
Colorado	15,908	8,497	6,788	257	1,151
Connecticut	26,316	15,165	10,243	604	1,470
Delaware	22,201	11,858	9,608	184	1,050
District of Columbia	31,529	15,764	14,706	1,521	2,371
Florida	12,693	7,574	4,484	145	644
Georgia	15,833	9,380	5,643	233	935
Hawaii	23,878	13,872	8,960	66	1,479
Idaho	11,060	6,588	4,020	217	628
Illinois	21,776	12,761	8,413	636	1,098
Indiana	13,622	7,487	5,469	262	816
Iowa	14,369	8,308	5,416	374	830
Kansas	15,558	9,236	5,637	428	817
Kentucky	14,596	8,355	5,343	348	822
Louisiana	15,581	8,495	6,222	428	884
Maine	19,962	10,993	8,199	827	1,077
Maryland	20,208	12,513	7,131	155	1,299
Massachusetts	24,429	14,724	9,279	382	1,092
Michigan	18,314	9,993	7,611	298	933
Minnesota	17,098	10,887	5,432	646	650
Mississippi	12,324	6,937	4,661	408	657
Missouri	14,241	7,820	5,830	855	789
Montana	13,656	6,191	5,162	475	773
Nebraska	16,147	9,919	5,511	450	790
Nevada	14,812	8,937	5,474	145	1,179
New Hampshire	22,978	13,888	8,541	849	1,291
New Jersey	27,234	15,858	10,540	471	1,209
New Mexico	17,664	10,068	6,814	391	942
New York	31,918	21,571	9,695	689	1,383
North Carolina	12,995	8,017	4,330	141	767
North Dakota	17,102	10,118	5,614	681	856
Ohio	17,257	9,940	6,761	503	848
Oklahoma	12,162	6,513	4,917	359	671
Oregon	18,083	9,951	7,573	277	1,149
Pennsylvania	21,091	12,628	7,672	543	892
Rhode Island	22,110	12,368	9,153	369	1,061
South Carolina	15,060	8,171	6,123	129	947
South Dakota	12,828	7,418	4,681	450	633
Tennessee	12,882	7,535	4,688	259	769
Texas	12,895	7,421	4,831	187	699
Utah	11,347	7,108	3,739	118	716
Vermont	28,818	15,895	11,877	566	2,039
Virginia	17,104	9,983	6,447	295	980
Washington	18,564	10,740	7,197	182	1,059
West Virginia	15,640	8,871	5,780	228	812
Wisconsin	15,952	9,157	6,161	332	813
Wyoming	20,521	11,951	7,930	427	1,029

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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Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset: Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024
Table: Public school spending per pupil by state
Data last updated: 2026-11-09
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Public school spending per pupil by state (United States, FY2024). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-school-spending/