ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY Per-Pupil spending, 2005-06*
| Rank, total per-pupil spending |
State | Total | Rank, per-pupil salaries and wages |
Salary and Wages |
Rank, employee benefits |
Employee Benefits |
| 1 | NEW YORK | $ 14,884 | 1 | $ 8,992 | 1 | $ 3,412 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $ 14,630 | 2 | $ 8,773 | 2 | $ 3,115 |
| 3 | Vermont | $ 12,614 | 4 | $ 7,602 | 10 | $ 2,539 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $ 12,323 | 3 | $ 7,625 | 6 | $ 2,766 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $ 11,981 | 6 | $ 7,255 | 4 | $ 2,855 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $ 11,769 | 5 | $ 7,267 | 3 | $ 2,861 |
| 7 | Delaware | $ 11,633 | 9 | $ 6,534 | 5 | $ 2,804 |
| 8 | Alaska | $ 11,460 | 12 | $ 6,323 | 9 | $ 2,610 |
| 9 | Wyoming | $ 11,197 | 7 | $ 6,728 | 13 | $ 2,429 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $ 11,028 | 11 | $ 6,349 | 16 | $ 2,273 |
| 11 | Maryland | $ 10,670 | 8 | $ 6,625 | 14 | $ 2,321 |
| 12 | Maine | $ 10,586 | 10 | $ 6,458 | 15 | $ 2,302 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $ 10,079 | 14 | $ 6,024 | 19 | $ 2,070 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $ 9,970 | 20 | $ 5,436 | 8 | $ 2,748 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $ 9,876 | 17 | $ 5,886 | 18 | $ 2,098 |
| 16 | Ohio | $ 9,598 | 15 | $ 5,958 | 20 | $ 2,050 |
| 17 | Michigan | $ 9,572 | 22 | $ 5,378 | 11 | $ 2,501 |
| 18 | Virginia | $ 9,447 | 13 | $ 6,233 | 21 | $ 1,885 |
| 19 | West Virginia | $ 9,352 | 25 | $ 5,248 | 7 | $ 2,752 |
| 20 | Illinois | $ 9,149 | 18 | $ 5,712 | 28 | $ 1,617 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $ 9,138 | 16 | $ 5,911 | 24 | $ 1,719 |
| 22 | Indiana | $ 8,793 | 35 | $ 4,998 | 12 | $ 2,441 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $ 8,736 | 28 | $ 5,184 | 26 | $ 1,667 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $ 8,603 | 23 | $ 5,365 | 31 | $ 1,471 |
| 25 | Montana | $ 8,581 | 34 | $ 5,033 | 33 | $ 1,463 |
| 26 | Georgia | $ 8,565 | 19 | $ 5,541 | 29 | $ 1,616 |
| 27 | Oregon | $ 8,545 | 41 | $ 4,654 | 17 | $ 2,191 |
| 28 | California | $ 8,486 | 24 | $ 5,316 | 23 | $ 1,754 |
| 29 | Louisiana | $ 8,402 | 39 | $ 4,859 | 22 | $ 1,830 |
| 30 | Kansas | $ 8,392 | 27 | $ 5,196 | 44 | $ 1,218 |
| 31 | Iowa | $ 8,360 | 21 | $ 5,386 | 27 | $ 1,628 |
| 32 | Missouri | $ 8,107 | 26 | $ 5,246 | 40 | $ 1,315 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $ 8,091 | 30 | $ 5,076 | 36 | $ 1,421 |
| 34 | New Mexico | $ 8,086 | 31 | $ 5,043 | 32 | $ 1,466 |
| 35 | Colorado | $ 8,057 | 33 | $ 5,039 | 47 | $ 1,147 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $ 7,927 | 38 | $ 4,943 | 42 | $ 1,274 |
| 37 | Washington | $ 7,830 | 32 | $ 5,040 | 35 | $ 1,447 |
| 38 | Florida | $ 7,759 | 40 | $ 4,720 | 37 | $ 1,362 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $ 7,662 | 36 | $ 4,952 | 30 | $ 1,607 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $ 7,651 | 42 | $ 4,593 | 43 | $ 1,222 |
| 41 | Alabama | $ 7,646 | 43 | $ 4,427 | 25 | $ 1,692 |
| 42 | Texas | $ 7,561 | 29 | $ 5,094 | 50 | $ 858 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $ 7,388 | 37 | $ 4,949 | 46 | $ 1,163 |
| 44 | Nevada | $ 7,345 | 46 | $ 4,339 | 34 | $ 1,463 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $ 7,221 | 44 | $ 4,395 | 41 | $ 1,297 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $ 6,961 | 49 | $ 4,029 | 48 | $ 1,094 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $ 6,883 | 45 | $ 4,360 | 45 | $ 1,202 |
| 48 | Arizona | $ 6,472 | 47 | $ 4,098 | 49 | $ 1,050 |
| 49 | Idaho | $ 6,440 | 48 | $ 4,029 | 39 | $ 1,324 |
| 50 | Utah | $ 5,437 | 50 | $ 3,282 | 38 | $ 1,341 |
| United States | $ 9,138 | $ 5,636 | $ 1,822 | |||
| NYS % +/- U.S. Average | 63% | 60% | 87% | |||
| Source: The U.S. Census Bureau's Public Education Finances: 2006* Data for public schools | ||||||