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

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