ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY Per-Pupil spending, 2004-05*
Salaries and Wages |
Employee Benefits |
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Rank |
State |
Total per-pupil spending
|
Rank |
Total |
Rank |
Total |
| 1 | NEW YORK | $14,119 | 1 | $6,508 | 1 | $2,457 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $13,800 | 2 | $5,506 | 3 | $1,770 |
| 3 | Vermont | $11,835 | 4 | $5,041 | 11 | $1,617 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $11,572 | 3 | $5,059 | 9 | $1,709 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $11,267 | 5 | $4,728 | 2 | $1,905 |
| 6 | Delaware | $10,910 | 7 | $4,383 | 4 | $1,761 |
| 7 | Alaska | $10,830 | 14 | $3,998 | 14 | $1,399 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $10,552 | 9 | $4,316 | 15 | $1,390 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $10,371 | 6 | $4,709 | 8 | $1,720 |
| 10 | Wyoming | $10,255 | 12 | $4,065 | 16 | $1,375 |
| 11 | Maine | $10,106 | 8 | $4,364 | 10 | $1,686 |
| 12 | Maryland | $9,815 | 11 | $4,182 | 13 | $1,446 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $9,744 | 16 | $3,864 | 6 | $1,746 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $9,448 | 10 | $4,199 | 17 | $1,363 |
| 15 | Michigan | $9,329 | 23 | $3,451 | 12 | $1,471 |
| 16 | Ohio | $9,260 | 18 | $3,695 | 19 | $1,168 |
| 17 | West Virginia | $9,005 | 30 | $3,328 | 5 | $1,748 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $8,997 | 20 | $3,634 | 21 | $1,148 |
| 19 | Illinois | $8,944 | 17 | $3,781 | 24 | $1,079 |
| 20 | Virginia | $8,891 | 15 | $3,935 | 22 | $1,138 |
| 21 | Indiana | $8,798 | 28 | $3,352 | 7 | $1,732 |
| 22 | Minnesota | $8,662 | 13 | $4,016 | 20 | $1,166 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $8,282 | 24 | $3,434 | 23 | $1,087 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $8,159 | 21 | $3,562 | 29 | $979 |
| 25 | Oregon | $8,115 | 42 | $3,009 | 18 | $1,237 |
| 26 | California | $8,067 | 29 | $3,343 | 25 | $1,044 |
| 27 | Montana | $8,058 | 31 | $3,283 | 32 | $915 |
| 28 | Georgia | $8,028 | 19 | $3,642 | 28 | $1,014 |
| 29 | Iowa | $7,972 | 22 | $3,478 | 26 | $1,042 |
| 30 | Colorado | $7,730 | 34 | $3,207 | 48 | $678 |
| 31 | Missouri | $7,717 | 25 | $3,399 | 40 | $799 |
| 32 | Kansas | $7,706 | 36 | $3,154 | 46 | $709 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $7,605 | 37 | $3,150 | 27 | $1,030 |
| 34 | New Mexico | $7,580 | 39 | $3,067 | 37 | $855 |
| 35 | Washington | $7,560 | 32 | $3,268 | 38 | $828 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $7,555 | 35 | $3,180 | 36 | $867 |
| 37 | Arkansas | $7,504 | 33 | $3,209 | 42 | $775 |
| 38 | Texas | $7,267 | 27 | $3,353 | 50 | $530 |
| 39 | Florida | $7,207 | 44 | $2,774 | 43 | $763 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $7,197 | 41 | $3,036 | 41 | $775 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $7,159 | 26 | $3,374 | 45 | $719 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $7,118 | 38 | $3,094 | 33 | $911 |
| 43 | Alabama | $7,066 | 45 | $2,769 | 30 | $932 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $6,729 | 40 | $3,039 | 39 | $802 |
| 45 | Nevada | $6,722 | 47 | $2,679 | 31 | $930 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $6,613 | 49 | $2,536 | 47 | $691 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $6,575 | 43 | $2,793 | 44 | $758 |
| 48 | Idaho | $6,283 | 46 | $2,735 | 35 | $871 |
| 49 | Arizona | $6,261 | 48 | $2,636 | 49 | $622 |
| 50 | Utah | $5,257 | 50 | $2,230 | 34 | $882 |
| United States | $8,701 | $3,677 | $1,135 | |||
| NYS % U.S. Average | 62% | 77% | 116% | |||
| Source: The U.S. Census
Bureau's Public
Education Finances: 2005 * Data for public schools |
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