Per Pupil spending and revenue, 2003-04
Rank |
State |
Total per-pupil spending |
State revenue rank |
Per-pupil school revenue from state
sources |
Local revenue rank |
Per-pupil revenue from local sources |
1 |
New Jersey | $12,981 | 4 | $6,418 | 1 | $8,058 |
2 |
New York | $12,930 | 6 | $6,269 | 3 | $7,039 |
3 |
Vermont | $11,128 | 1 | $8,448 | 35 | $2,970 |
4 |
Connecticut | $10,788 | 24 | $4,514 | 2 | $7,645 |
5 |
Massachusetts | $10,693 | 16 | $4,911 | 4 | $6,611 |
6 |
Delaware | $10,228 | 2 | $7,417 | 30 | $3,240 |
7 |
Alaska | $10,114 | 8 | $6,082 | 36 | $2,851 |
8 |
Pennsylvania | $9,979 | 28 | $4,082 | 5 | $6,380 |
9 |
Rhode Island | $9,903 | 21 | $4,712 | 6 | $6,089 |
10 |
Maine | $9,534 | 26 | $4,332 | 10 | $5,354 |
11 |
Wyoming | $9,363 | 9 | $5,834 | 18 | $4,250 |
12 |
Wisconsin | $9,226 | 11 | $5,410 | 17 | $4,324 |
13 |
Maryland | $9,212 | 32 | $3,954 | 7 | $5,866 |
14 |
Michigan | $9,072 | 5 | $6,341 | 33 | $3,069 |
15 |
Ohio | $8,963 | 23 | $4,531 | 11 | $5,080 |
16 |
New Hampshire | $8,860 | 20 | $4,762 | 12 | $5,048 |
17 |
Illinois | $8,656 | 42 | $3,485 | 8 | $5,499 |
18 |
Hawaii | $8,533 | NA | NA | ||
19 |
West Virginia | $8,475 | 10 | $5,514 | 38 | $2,639 |
20 |
Minnesota | $8,359 | 3 | $7,272 | 44 | $2,303 |
21 |
Indiana | $8,280 | 15 | $5,016 | 14 | $4,457 |
22 |
Virginia | $8,225 | 41 | $3,561 | 13 | $5,004 |
23 |
Nebraska | $8,032 | 47 | $3,069 | 9 | $5,456 |
24 |
Montana | $7,763 | 36 | $3,785 | 28 | $3,446 |
25 |
California | $7,748 | 14 | $5,080 | 31 | $3,183 |
26 |
Georgia | $7,733 | 27 | $4,160 | 16 | $4,333 |
27 |
North Dakota | $7,727 | 45 | $3,307 | 21 | $4,049 |
28 |
Iowa | $7,631 | 30 | $4,059 | 23 | $4,000 |
29 |
Oregon | $7,619 | 17 | $4,855 | 27 | $3,517 |
30 |
Kansas | $7,518 | 19 | $4,791 | 24 | $3,805 |
31 |
Colorado | $7,412 | 39 | $3,747 | 19 | $4,246 |
32 |
New Mexico | $7,331 | 7 | $6,158 | 48 | $1,157 |
33 |
Missouri | $7,331 | 37 | $3,777 | 20 | $4,089 |
34 |
Washington | $7,243 | 13 | $5,306 | 41 | $2,548 |
35 |
Louisiana | $7,209 | 35 | $3,799 | 34 | $3,028 |
36 |
South Carolina | $7,184 | 33 | $3,936 | 26 | $3,728 |
37 |
Texas | $7,104 | 46 | $3,094 | 15 | $4,438 |
38 |
South Dakota | $6,949 | 49 | $2,742 | 22 | $4,032 |
39 |
Kentucky | $6,888 | 25 | $4,471 | 43 | $2,347 |
40 |
Florida | $6,784 | 40 | $3,700 | 25 | $3,799 |
41 |
Arkansas | $6,740 | 12 | $5,360 | 49 | $1,145 |
42 |
North Carolina | $6,702 | 22 | $4,573 | 40 | $2,566 |
43 |
Alabama | $6,553 | 29 | $4,068 | 42 | $2,405 |
44 |
Tennessee | $6,504 | 48 | $3,010 | 32 | $3,164 |
45 |
Nevada | $6,399 | 18 | $4,802 | 39 | $2,576 |
46 |
Mississippi | $6,237 | 34 | $3,873 | 46 | $2,138 |
47 |
Oklahoma | $6,176 | 38 | $3,772 | 37 | $2,664 |
48 |
Arizona | $6,036 | 43 | $3,411 | 29 | $3,293 |
49 |
Idaho | $6,028 | 31 | $3,999 | 45 | $2,172 |
50 |
Utah | $5,008 | 44 | $3,395 | 47 | $2,133 |
| United States | $8,287 | $4,553 | $4,244 | |||
| NYS =/+ average | 56% | 38% | 66% | |||
| Source: The Census Bureau | ||||||