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Education Spending by State - How does your state compare?

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Rank**	State	Spending per pupil ($'s)	Examine your state's representative
1	NY	$20,645	New York Governor's website
2	WY	$19,238	Wyoming Governor's website
3	NJ	$18,874	New Jersey Governor's website
4	DC	$18,069	Washington D.C. Mayor's website
5	CT	$17,373	Connecticut Governor's website
6	VT	$17,108	Vermont Governor's website
7	AK	$16,576	Alaska Governor's website
8	MA	$16,270	Massachusetts Governor's website
9	MD	$15,574	Maryland Governor's website
10	RI	$15,312	Rhode Island Governor's website
11	PA	$15,023	Pennsylvania Governor's website
12	HI	$14,987	Hawaii Governor's website
13	DE	$14,335	Delaware Governor's website
14	NH	$13,725	New Hampshire Governor's website
15	ME	$13,666	Maine Governor's website
16	OH	$12,811	Ohio Governor's website
17	MN	$12,664	Minnesota Governor's website
18	IL	$12,457	Illinois Governor's website
19	WI	$12,435	Wisconsin Governor's website
20	IN	$12,360	Indiana Governor's website
21	VA	$12,146	Virginia Governor's website
22	MI	$11,987	Michigan Governor's website
23	LA	$11,967	Louisiana Governor's website
24	KS	$11,939	Kansas Governor's website
25	NE	$11,796	Nebraska Governor's website
26	ND	$11,664	North Dakota Governor's website
27	CA	$11,588	California Governor's website
28	WA	$11,510	Washington Governor's website
29	IA	$11,337	Iowa Governor's website
30	NM	$11,266	New Mexico Governor's website
31	MT	$11,266	Montana Governor's website
32	WV	$10,984	West Virginia Governor's website
33	GA	$10,893	Georgia Governor's website
34	OR	$10,862	Oregon Governor's website
35	SC	$10,719	South Carolina Governor's website
36	NC	$10,613	North Carolina Governor's website
37	MO	$10,457	Missouri Governor's website
38	TX	$10,314	Texas Governor's website
39	NV	$10,305	Nevada Governor's website
40	CO	$10,171	Colorado Governor's website
41	FL	$10,098	Florida Governor's website
42	KY	$10,010	Kentucky Governor's website
43	AR	$9,976	Arkansas Governor's website
44	SD	$9,913	South Dakota Governor's website
45	AL	$9,636	Alabama Governor's website
46	OK	$9,353	Oklahoma Governor's website
47	MS	$8,919	Mississippi Governor's website
48	AZ	$8,882	Arizona Governor's website
49	TN	$8,324	Tennessee Governor's website
50	ID	$8,141	Idaho Governor's website
51	UT	$7,954	Utah Governor's website
For more information, see US Census Bureau.

**US Census Bureau - 2009 Public Education Finances: Rank Per Pupil Expenditures Per State for Elementary and Secondary Public Schools.

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