Education Spending by State – How does your state compare?

Find out where your state stacks up in terms of overall education funding per pupil. Educate yourself, and learn whether your state representatives share your dedication toward education and the success of future generations. Do they deserve to continue representing you and your interests? Does your governor’s stated priorities match up with his/her actions? Find out how their voting history matches up to their rhetoric – VoteSmart.org.

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