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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
Largest Annual Spike in Public School Spending in Over 20 Years
Average U.S. public school spending per pupil in elementary and secondary schools rose 8.9% to $15,633 in fiscal year (FY) 2022 from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent Annual Survey of School System Finances data.
While statistics are not adjusted for inflation or cost-of-living differences, this change marks the largest year-to-year percentage increase in over two decades.
All nine states in the Northeast region ranked in the top 14 for current per pupil spending and seven were in the top 10.
Sixteen of the 20 states with the lowest per pupil spending were in the South or West. Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and South Dakota were the remaining four states.
Continue reading to explore which states have the highest and lowest per pupil spending.
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