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Estimated Public School Spending Per Pupil ( SY 2020-21 )
Source : U . S . Census Bureau TABLE 41
Total Spending
Instruction
Support Services
Rank
Dollars
Dollars
Rank
Dollars
Rank
1 New York
26,571
18,402
1
7,713
5
2 Vermont
23,586
13,675
3
9,198
1
3 Connecticut
22,769
13,784
2
8,350
4
4 New Jersey
22,160
13,223
4
8,433
3
5 Massachusetts
20,376
12,725
5
7,200
6
6 Alaska
19,540
10,413
12
8,486
2
7 New Hampshire
19,443
12,134
6
6,942
10
8 Rhode Island
18,366
10,830
9
7,181
7
9 Illinois
18,316
11,215
7
6,690
12
10 Wyoming
18,144
10,677
10
6,870
11
11 Pennsylvania
17,884
11,167
8
6,175
13
12 Maine
17,671
10,034
13
7,125
8
13 Delaware
17,448
9,970
15
6,998
9
14 Hawaii
16,550
9,997
14
5,907
14
15 Maryland
16,417
10,644
11
5,455
19
16 Washington
15,570
9,370
16
5,838
15
17 North Dakota
15,140
9,280
18
4,887
26
18 California
14,985
8,882
19
5,604
16
19 Ohio
14,613
8,759
20
5,442
20
20 Minnesota
14,378
9,320
17
4,513
35
21 Michigan
14,085
8,075
24
5,575
17
22 Oregon
13,875
8,016
26
5,499
18
23 Virginia
13,835
8,432
22
4,965
24
24 Nebraska
13,826
8,591
21
4,690
29
25 Wisconsin
13,597
8,029
25
5,148
23
26 Kansas
13,449
8,260
23
4,681
30
27 Louisiana
13,397
7,461
31
5,245
22
28 Montana
13,299
7,867
27
4,882
27
29 West Virginia
13,059
7,607
28
4,660
31
30 Iowa
12,695
7,564
29
4,632
32
31 South Carolina
12,496
7,069
34
4,912
25
32 Colorado
12,255
6,645
37
5,256
21
33 Georgia
12,145
7,464
30
4,150
38
34 New Mexico
12,127
7,072
33
4,627
33
35 Kentucky
12,126
7,221
32
4,218
37
36 Missouri
11,865
6,771
36
4,738
28
37 Indiana
11,538
6,572
39
4,525
34
38 Arkansas
11,266
6,262
45
4,453
36
39 Texas
11,005
6,598
38
4,014
39
40 South Dakota
10,952
6,472
40
3,908
43
41 Alabama
10,683
6,348
42
4,013
40
42 North Carolina
10,655
6,816
35
3,419
48
43 Tennessee
10,507
6,397
41
3,634
47
44 Oklahoma
10,498
5,964
46
3,957
41
45 Nevada
10,450
6,295
44
3,847
44
46 Florida
10,401
6,301
43
3,643
46
47 Mississippi
10,170
5,853
47
3,782
45
48 Arizona
9,611
5,294
50
3,929
42
49 Utah
9,095
5,778
48
2,921
50
50 Idaho
9,053
5,484
49
3,212
49
Dist . of Columbia
24,535
12,342
11,711
United States
14,347
8,728
5,160
Washington ranked 16th in total public-school spending per pupil . It ranked 16th in spending on instruction and 15th in spending on support services .