Table 45
Public School Expenditures Per Pupil, 1999
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	New Jersey	$10,153		27	Kentucky	$5,866
2	Connecticut	9,427		28	California	5,856
3	NEW YORK	$9,192		29	Kansas	5,800
4	Alaska	8,607		30	Colorado	5,766
5	Massachusetts	8,083		31	Louisiana	5,698
6	Rhode Island	8,001		32	New Mexico	5,692
7	Wisconsin	7,765		33	Georgia	5,594
8	Pennsylvania	7,700		34	Florida	5,585
9	Delaware	7,434		35	South Carolina	5,572
10	Michigan	7,139		36	Hawaii	5,569
11	Wyoming	7,097		37	Missouri	5,529
12	Illinois	7,077		38	North Carolina	5,509
13	New Hampshire	7,046		39	North Dakota	5,504
14	West Virginia	6,978		40	Texas	5,488
15	Maryland	6,972		41	Nevada	5,371
16	Minnesota	6,934		42	Oklahoma	5,167
17	Vermont	6,680		43	South Dakota	4,936
18	Maine	6,652		44	Alabama	4,786
19	Indiana	6,589		45	Tennessee	4,773
20	Oregon	6,357		46	Idaho	4,634
21	Washington	6,352		47	Arizona	4,599
22	Nebraska	6,332		48	Arkansas	4,596
23	Iowa	6,253		49	Mississippi	4,528
24	Ohio	6,185		50	Utah	3,732
25	Virginia	6,031		U.S. average		$6,407
26	Montana	5,869		N.Y.S. % above avg.		43.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
Most New York school districts, even those considered low-wealth, spend more than the national average on a per-pupil basis.