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Source : U . S . Census Bureau TABLE 41
Estimated Public School Spending Per Pupil ( SY 2021-22 )
Total Spending
Instruction
Support Services
Rank
Dollars
Dollars
Rank
Dollars
Rank
1 New York
29,873
20,533
1
8,762
4
2 New Jersey
25,099
15,018
2
9,347
2
3 Vermont
24,608
14,153
4
9,682
1
4 Connecticut
24,453
14,754
3
8,870
3
5 Massachusetts
21,906
13,526
6
8,006
8
6 New Hampshire
21,605
13,748
5
7,323
9
7 Alaska
20,191
10,764
12
8,729
5
8 Rhode Island
19,962
11,407
8
8,026
7
9 Delaware
19,357
10,605
13
8,121
6
10 Pennsylvania
19,186
11,746
7
6,766
13
11 Illinois
18,927
11,298
9
7,101
12
12 Wyoming
18,529
10,788
11
7,125
10
13 Maine
17,885
10,171
14
7,106
11
14 Maryland
17,753
11,170
10
6,103
20
15 Hawaii
17,420
10,140
15
6,369
16
16 Washington
17,119
9,971
16
6,623
14
17 California
17,049
9,925
17
6,504
15
18 North Dakota
15,843
9,507
19
5,143
26
19 Oregon
15,754
8,922
22
6,369
17
20 Michigan
15,719
8,814
24
6,344
18
21 Ohio
15,583
9,133
20
5,941
21
22 Minnesota
15,441
9,832
18
4,925
32
23 Virginia
15,059
8,992
21
5,504
24
24 Louisiana
14,928
7,887
31
6,253
19
25 Wisconsin
14,505
8,344
26
5,611
23
26 Kansas
14,408
8,716
25
5,057
28
27 Nebraska
14,285
8,873
23
4,774
37
28 West Virginia
13,858
8,011
28
5,004
30
29 Georgia
13,619
8,223
27
4,707
38
30 Montana
13,582
8,004
29
4,963
31
31 Kentucky
13,549
7,936
30
4,827
36
32 Colorado
13,422
7,235
36
5,706
22
33 South Carolina
13,387
7,536
35
5,207
25
34 New Mexico
13,260
7,672
34
5,022
29
35 Iowa
13,259
7,832
32
4,884
34
36 Missouri
12,631
7,011
37
5,064
27
37 Indiana
12,322
6,892
39
4,885
33
38 North Carolina
12,298
7,765
33
3,959
47
39 Arkansas
12,159
6,656
44
4,847
35
40 Alabama
11,819
6,659
43
4,415
40
41 Texas
11,803
6,930
38
4,329
41
42 Nevada
11,677
6,719
42
4,564
39
43 South Dakota
11,564
6,723
41
4,188
44
44 Tennessee
11,317
6,737
40
4,005
46
45 Florida
11,076
6,634
45
3,907
48
46 Mississippi
10,984
6,208
46
4,102
45
47 Oklahoma
10,890
5,955
48
4,274
42
48 Arizona
10,315
5,586
50
4,213
43
49 Idaho
9,670
5,718
49
3,517
49
50 Utah
9,552
6,047
47
3,069
50
Dist . of Columbia
27,425
13,594
12,879
United States
15,633
9,348
5,697
Washington ranked 16th in total public-school spending per pupil . It ranked 16th in spending on instruction and 14th in spending on support services .