05 · District finance
How much does the district spend?
Compare spending per student and see where district revenue comes from.
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Annual spending per student by state
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LowerHigher
AL$13kAK$20kAZ$11kAR$12kCA$19kCO$15kCT$24kDE$21kDC$32kFL$12kGA$14kHI$20kID$10kIL$20kIN$13kIA$13kKS$14kKY$15kLA$15kME$19kMD$19kMA$23kMI$16kMN$15kMS$12kMO$13kMT$14kNE$15kNV$12kNH$22kNJ$26kNM$16kNY$28kNC$12kND$16kOH$15kOK$11kOR$16kPA$18kPR–RI$21kSC$14kSD$12kTN$12kTX$12kUT$10kVT$22kVA$16kWA$18kWV$14kWI$15kWY$19k
Lowest reportedIdaho · $10kHighest reportedDistrict of Columbia · $32k
Darker color means a higher value, not necessarily a better result. A dash means no comparable state result is available.
United States · NCES district finance
Annual spending per student
FY 202313,062 reporting districts
U.S. weighted average$15,90845,563,333 students represented
What this answers
Compare current operating spending on the same per-student denominator. Capital outlay and debt are excluded from this measure.
Source policy
Every result keeps its year and source.
Primary sources
NCES F-33 school district finance
Publication ruleSuppressed values remain suppressed. Unlike measures are not blended, and missing values are never treated as zero.
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