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U.S. Public Schools Spent Average of $17,619 per Student in 2024
New York recorded the highest per-student spending at $31,918 while Idaho recorded the lowest at $11,060. State and local governments supplied nearly 90 percent of the nearly $995 billion total.
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U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of School System Finances. 8 billion.
York recorded the highest per-student spending at $31,918.
Idaho recorded the lowest at $11,060. The remaining states ranged between these two figures, with Utah at $11,347, Arizona at $12,003, and Oklahoma at $12,162 near the bottom of the list.
The survey covers public pre-K through 12th grade and excludes capital outlay and debt service. Student enrollment figures reflect fall 2023 counts. Median household income data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey are listed alongside each state's spending figure but are not adjusted for cost-of-living differences.
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