States Ranked According to Per Pupil Elementary-Secondary Public School System Finance 

Amounts: 2008-09

(Dollars. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.) 

Elementary-secondary revenue Current spending

Instruction

US 12,250 US 1,159 US 5,725 US 5,367 US 10,499 US 6,369 US 4,333 US 1,452 US 200 US 579

1 NY 20,645 AK 2,401 VT 15,169 DC 16,358 NY 18,126 NY 12,524 NY 8,070 NY 3,474 ME 566 DC 1,730

2 WY 19,238 HI 2,189 HI 12,286 NJ 10,474 DC 16,408 NJ 9,337 NJ 6,504 AK 3,026 IL 453 VT 1,080

3 NJ 18,874 LA 1,868 WY 10,874 CT 10,042 NJ 16,271 VT 9,184 DC 6,321 MA 2,732 ND 438 MD 953

4 DC 18,069 DC 1,711 AK 10,425 NY 9,904 AK 15,552 CT 8,872 VT 6,190 CT 2,328 MN 434 AK 940

5 CT 17,373 ND 1,693 NY 9,555 MA 8,595 VT 15,175 MA 8,737 CT 6,017 RI 2,278 NH 424 CT 850

6 VT 17,108 SD 1,594 DE 8,967 RI 8,449 WY 14,573 AK 8,675 WY 5,799 NJ 2,192 VT 373 NJ 799

7 AK 16,576 NM 1,582 MN 8,207 PA 8,141 CT 14,531 WY 8,565 MD 5,589 VT 2,179 PA 365 WY 790

8 MA 16,270 IL 1,581 NM 7,956 MD 7,999 MA 14,118 MD 8,177 RI 5,530 DE 2,144 NJ 364 HI 766

9 MD 15,574 CA 1,581 NJ 7,653 NH 7,919 RI 13,707 RI 7,906 NH 5,060 MD 2,118 RI 356 NY 732

10 RI 15,312 RI 1,457 AR 7,442 IL 7,154 MD 13,449 HI 7,813 PA 5,035 WI 2,074 CT 336 DE 732

11 PA 15,023 WI 1,452 KS 7,001 WY 7,118 PA 12,512 PA 7,516 MA 5,020 WY 2,033 NE 312 RI 698

12 HI 14,987 MT 1,382 WA 6,897 NE 6,729 HI 12,399 DE 7,475 DE 4,843 ME 1,979 NY 302 NH 679

13 DE 14,335 MS 1,375 MD 6,752 ME 6,425 ME 12,304 DC 7,460 HI 4,839 MN 1,960 MO 295 ME 674

14 NH 13,725 IN 1,365 CT 6,594 VA 6,290 DE 12,257 NH 7,434 ME 4,802 NH 1,938 DC 292 VA 647

15 ME 13,666 MI 1,347 MI 6,512 OH 6,011 NH 11,932 MN 7,242 MN 4,669 HI 1,911 OH 287 CA 643

16 OH 12,811 WA 1,337 CA 6,501 ND 5,667 MN 11,098 ME 7,059 VA 4,645 WV 1,897 SD 287 OR 625

17 MN 12,664 ME 1,312 MA 6,407 FL 5,621 WI 11,078 WI 6,756 AK 4,637 MI 1,794 WI 285 MA 616

18 IL 12,457 MA 1,267 WV 6,363 WI 5,464 VA 10,930 VA 6,630 ND 4,357 PA 1,730 MT 284 NV 603

19 WI 12,435 WV 1,260 ME 5,929 IN 5,350 IL 10,835 NE 6,460 IL 4,338 OR 1,669 WY 282 CO 594

20 IN 12,360 WY 1,246 OH 5,914 MO 5,242 OH 10,560 IL 6,330 GA 4,322 VA 1,598 KS 264 MI 587

21 VA 12,146 OK 1,193 PA 5,814 IA 5,232 LA 10,533 WV 6,241 IA 4,278 IN 1,595 LA 263 KS 584

22 MI 11,987 NY 1,186 KY 5,778 GA 5,204 MI 10,483 KS 6,128 WI 4,266 IL 1,421 IA 256 NM 584

23 LA 11,967 OR 1,168 NC 5,667 SD 5,059 WV 10,367 ND 6,126 NE 4,240 LA 1,397 AK 239 OH 577

24 KS 11,939 VT 1,163 IN 5,645 TX 5,016 ND 10,151 LA 6,114 LA 4,183 NE 1,380 OK 238 LA 573

25 NE 11,796 AR 1,127 AL 5,580 CO 5,007 MT 10,059 MI 6,057 OH 4,129 OH 1,372 MS 238 GA 569

26 ND 11,664 KY 1,075 OR 5,547 LA 4,714 NE 10,045 GA 6,052 MO 4,082 AL 1,335 AL 232 IA 563

27 CA 11,588 PA 1,068 WI 5,519 SC 4,574 KS 9,951 MT 6,043 KS 4,044 WA 1,295 WV 224 WA 560

28 WA 11,510 AZ 1,064 ID 5,447 MT 4,480 OR 9,805 IA 5,977 MT 4,013 IA 1,281 KY 208 WI 559

29 IA 11,337 TX 1,057 RI 5,406 DE 4,429 IA 9,707 OH 5,940 TX 3,989 ND 1,276 AR 197 AL 558

30 NM 11,266 SC 1,028 MT 5,403 OR 4,147 CA 9,657 CA 5,776 NC 3,976 GA 1,238 NM 196 WV 553

31 MT 11,266 FL 1,027 LA 5,385 KS 4,132 GA 9,650 WA 5,775 CA 3,942 NV 1,215 IN 187 SC 549

32 WV 10,984 NE 1,019 NV 5,273 MI 4,128 WA 9,550 MO 5,759 WA 3,915 CA 1,201 MA 183 MT 548

33 GA 10,893 UT 1,005 IA 5,221 NV 4,046 MO 9,529 OR 5,690 MI 3,875 KY 1,179 VA 174 IL 547

34 OR 10,862 GA 997 SC 5,116 NC 3,997 NM 9,439 NM 5,498 WV 3,847 NM 1,176 MI 167 MO 544

35 SC 10,719 NV 986 VA 5,115 AZ 3,942 IN 9,369 NC 5,470 SC 3,831 MT 1,143 TN 156 IN 529

36 NC 10,613 AL 977 NH 5,064 AK 3,750 SC 9,277 IN 5,389 NM 3,786 UT 1,109 ID 151 NE 523

37 MO 10,457 NC 949 MS 4,752 MN 3,741 AL 8,870 SC 5,330 KY 3,730 SC 1,096 GA 143 NC 521

38 TX 10,314 DE 939 GA 4,691 TN 3,513 FL 8,760 FL 5,293 CO 3,641 MO 1,094 CO 141 PA 519

39 NV 10,305 TN 896 OK 4,678 CA 3,507 KY 8,756 KY 5,178 IN 3,627 KS 1,055 DE 137 FL 500

40 CO 10,171 OH 886 CO 4,473 OK 3,483 CO 8,718 TX 5,142 AR 3,516 FL 1,011 NV 137 ND 495

41 FL 10,098 IA 884 MO 4,370 WV 3,360 AR 8,712 AL 5,142 SD 3,499 MS 990 OR 135 KY 492

42 KY 10,010 MO 844 ND 4,304 WA 3,275 NC 8,587 SD 5,097 OR 3,468 TN 986 TX 122 TX 474

43 AR 9,976 MD 823 TX 4,241 KY 3,157 TX 8,540 AR 5,089 TN 3,421 ID 981 MD 115 MS 465

44 SD 9,913 ID 816 UT 4,177 AL 3,078 SD 8,507 CO 5,047 FL 3,357 NC 973 SC 109 AR 460

45 AL 9,636 KS 806 NE 4,048 MS 2,791 NV 8,422 NV 4,979 AL 3,326 SD 940 WA 107 TN 454

46 OK 9,353 NJ 747 TN 3,915 UT 2,771 MS 8,075 TN 4,954 NV 3,302 AR 921 AZ 104 MN 443

47 MS 8,919 NH 742 AZ 3,877 ID 1,877 TN 7,897 MS 4,719 MS 3,243 OK 907 NC 94 OK 430

48 AZ 8,882 VA 740 IL 3,722 NM 1,728 OK 7,885 OK 4,401 AZ 3,105 AZ 880 CA 91 SD 409

49 TN 8,324 CT 737 FL 3,449 AR 1,407 AZ 7,813 AZ 4,376 ID 3,019 CO 841 FL 79 ID 404

50 ID 8,141 MN 717 SD 3,260 VT 776 ID 7,092 ID 4,320 OK 2,989 DC 685 UT 75 AZ 384

51 UT 7,954 CO 690 DC - HI 512 UT 6,356 UT 4,075 UT 2,682 TX 654 HI 65 UT 379

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Includes amounts not shown separately. 

 Note: See Appendix B for a description of state-specific reporting anomalies. Revenue from and payments to other school systems are excluded to avoid double counting. Expenditure for adult 

education, community services, and other nonelementary-secondary programs are also excluded. Some data appear under local sources for Hawaii's state-operated school system for consistency with 

data presented for all other school systems. Enrollments used to calculate per pupil amounts represent fall 2008 memberships collected by NCES on the CCD Agency file - "Local Education Agency

(School District) Universe Survey: 2008-09." Enrollments for private charter schools, state educational facilities, and federal school systems have been excluded. 

SOURCE: 2009 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances - School Systems. Data are not subject to sampling error, but for information on nonsampling error 

and definitions, see introductory text. Data users who create their own estimates from these tables should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original data only. 

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Survey of Local Government Finances - School Systems 11 U.S. Census Bureau