Sure, money isn't the answer to all the troubles plaguing urban schools. But to ignore the question of resources is naive. Given the compelling needs of so many city students and the push to hold schools more accountable for achievement, some argue that urban schools deserve a greater share of public resources. That argument has yet to persuade many policymakers. Average per-pupil spending in selected cities and their states.
Some urban districts spend more per student than their statewide average.
In other states, they spend less. Those figures are adjusted for regional differences in the cost of education and the added expense of educating more students with special needs. Average per-pupil spending in the United States and selected states. Some urban systems spend significantly less than the affluent suburban communities that surround them. Percent of schools reporting at least one inadequate structural feature or building .