Measures of School Spending, 2006-2007
Rank
State
Spending per $1,000
personal income
Per-pupil
property taxes
Rank
United States
$ 26.25
$ 3,207
25
Alabama
$ 25.80
$ 1,203
38
3
Alaska
$ 35.76
$ -
N/A
50
Arizona
$ 19.94
$ 2,850
24
10
Arkansas
$ 29.28
$ 665
40
42
California
$ 23.99
$ 2,230
31
49
Colorado
$ 19.99
$ 3,751
14
28
Connecticut
$ 25.62
$ -
N/A
31
Delaware
$ 25.04
$ 3,389
17
48
Florida
$ 20.16
$ 4,450
10
7
Georgia
$ 31.58
$ 3,285
18
33
Hawaii
$ 24.88
$ -
N/A
40
Idaho
$ 24.09
$ 1,322
37
39
Illinois
$ 24.15
$ 5,797
3
16
Indiana
$ 27.36
$ 2,904
22
23
Iowa
$ 26.33
$ 3,214
19
17
Kansas
$ 27.35
$ 2,913
21
26
Kentucky
$ 25.67
$ 2,045
33
35
Louisiana
$ 24.62
$ 1,463
36
4
Maine
$ 34.42
$ 2,446
27
36
Maryland
$ 24.53
$ -
N/A
19
Massachusetts
$ 26.99
$ -
N/A
11
Michigan
$ 28.89
$ 3,178
20
30
Minnesota
$ 25.12
$ 1,867
35
15
Mississippi
$ 27.55
$ 1,886
34
32
Missouri
$ 24.89
$ 3,659
15
18
Montana
$ 27.03
$ 2,386
28
14
Nebraska
$ 27.68
$ 5,029
6
46
Nevada
$ 21.21
$ 2,770
25
21
New Hampshire
$ 26.86
$ 5,668
4
5
New Jersey
$ 32.76
$ 7,971
1
13
New Mexico
$ 28.32
$ 1,037
39
1
New York
$ 37.16
$ 5,130
5
NYS % +/- US Average
42%
60%
37
North Carolina
$ 24.48
$ -
43
29
North Dakota
$ 25.53
$ 4,112
12
20
Ohio
$ 26.98
$ 4,911
8
43
Oklahoma
$ 23.01
$ 2,248
30
38
Oregon
$ 24.21
$ 2,860
23
24
Pennsylvania
$ 26.31
$ 5,842
2
9
Rhode Island
$ 29.52
$ 621
41
22
South Carolina
$ 26.80
$ 3,592
16
45
South Dakota
$ 22.57
$ 3,993
13
44
Tennessee
$ 22.92
$ -
N/A
27
Texas
$ 25.63
$ 4,606
9
41
Utah
$ 24.03
$ 2,150
32
2
Vermont
$ 36.65
$ 18
42
34
Virginia
$ 24.86
$ -
N/A
47
Washington
$ 20.95
$ 2,352
29
6
West Virginia
$ 31.86
$ 2,688
26
12
Wisconsin
$ 28.45
$ 4,347
11
8
Wyoming
$ 29.76
$ 5,023
7