2026 Competitiveness Redbook | Page 49

Estimated Public School Spending Per Pupil( SY 2022-23)
Total Spending
Instruction
Support Services
Rank
Dollars
Dollars
Rank
Dollars
Rank
1 New York
$ 30,012
$ 20,183
1
$ 9,197
5
2 Vermont
$ 26,345
$ 14,752
4
$ 10,650
1
3 New Jersey
$ 26,280
$ 15,587
2
$ 9,921
2
4 Connecticut
$ 25,081
$ 14,764
3
$ 9,452
3
5 Massachusetts
$ 22,947
$ 13,985
5
$ 8,553
8
6 New Hampshire
$ 21,731
$ 13,271
6
$ 7,935
9
7 Delaware
$ 21,340
$ 11,351
12
$ 9,289
4
8 Rhode Island
$ 21,182
$ 11,899
9
$ 8,707
7
9 Alaska
$ 20,340
$ 10,534
16
$ 9,092
6
10 Illinois
$ 20,253
$ 11,894
10
$ 7,813
10
11 Pennsylvania
$ 20,056
$ 12,141
7
$ 7,187
14
12 Hawaii
$ 20,056
$ 11,599
11
$ 7,467
12
13 Wyoming
$ 19,324
$ 11,275
13
$ 7,452
13
14 Maryland
$ 18,887
$ 11,912
8
$ 6,458
19
15 California
$ 18,798
$ 10,928
14
$ 7,167
15
16 Maine
$ 18,797
$ 10,455
17
$ 7,654
11
17 Washington
$ 18,181
$ 10,555
15
$ 7,043
18
18 Michigan
$ 17,535
$ 9,800
19
$ 7,132
17
19 Oregon
$ 17,161
$ 9,516
22
$ 7,138
16
20 Ohio
$ 16,476
$ 9,564
21
$ 6,396
21
21 Minnesota
$ 16,117
$ 10,179
18
$ 5,237
32
22 North Dakota
$ 16,114
$ 9,595
20
$ 5,268
31
23 Virginia
$ 16,098
$ 9,447
23
$ 6,038
23
24 New Mexico
$ 15,693
$ 8,975
25
$ 6,073
22
25 Nebraska
$ 15,200
$ 9,309
24
$ 5,228
33
26 Wisconsin
$ 14,882
$ 8,411
29
$ 5,891
25
27 Colorado
$ 14,858
$ 7,944
33
$ 6,407
20
28 Kansas
$ 14,847
$ 8,902
26
$ 5,302
29
29 Louisiana
$ 14,645
$ 7,943
34
$ 5,935
24
30 Kentucky
$ 14,633
$ 8,536
28
$ 5,221
34
31 West Virginia
$ 14,575
$ 8,288
30
$ 5,366
28
32 Georgia
$ 14,414
$ 8,570
27
$ 5,104
37
33 South Carolina
$ 13,957
$ 7,636
36
$ 5,643
26
34 Iowa
$ 13,792
$ 8,019
32
$ 5,193
35
35 Montana
$ 13,771
$ 8,025
31
$ 5,133
36
36 Missouri
$ 13,472
$ 7,458
37
$ 5,451
27
37 Indiana
$ 13,121
$ 7,224
38
$ 5,283
30
38 Alabama
$ 12,765
$ 7,141
40
$ 4,814
39
39 Arkansas
$ 12,738
$ 6,934
43
$ 5,080
38
40 North Carolina
$ 12,492
$ 7,764
35
$ 4,130
48
41 Texas
$ 12,304
$ 7,144
39
$ 4,572
41
42 Tennessee
$ 12,197
$ 7,119
41
$ 4,455
45
43 Mississippi
$ 12,093
$ 6,890
45
$ 4,488
44
44 South Dakota
$ 12,005
$ 6,922
44
$ 4,413
46
45 Florida
$ 11,862
$ 7,083
42
$ 4,191
47
46 Nevada
$ 11,673
$ 6,716
46
$ 4,563
42
47 Arizona
$ 11,297
$ 5,956
49
$ 4,791
40
48 Oklahoma
$ 11,155
$ 5,930
50
$ 4,550
43
49 Utah
$ 10,333
$ 6,469
47
$ 3,412
50
50 Idaho
$ 10,247
$ 5,992
48
$ 3,835
49
Dist. of Columbia
$ 31,629
$ 16,422
$ 14,349
United States
$ 16,526
$ 9,762
$ 6,132
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Source: U. S. Census Bureau
Washington ranked 17th in total public-school spending per pupil. It ranked 15th in spending on instruction and 18th in spending on support services.