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Map of Spending Per Student in the United States

Annual public school spending per enrolled student, covering elementary and secondary grades.

Data updated 2020 - Source: NCES Common Core of Data (F-33) via Urban Institute

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Category

education

Native level

Town

Unit

US dollars

Vintage

2020

States ranked by spending per student

51 states with data (2020). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by spending per student
RankStateValue
1New York$26,043
2District of Columbia$24,441
3Connecticut$21,687
4New Jersey$21,455
5Massachusetts$20,191
6Alaska$19,540
7New Hampshire$19,431
8Vermont$19,426
9Wyoming$18,144
10Rhode Island$18,138
Bottom 10 states by spending per student
RankStateValue
51Idaho$8,920
50Utah$8,975
49Arizona$9,445
48Oklahoma$10,030
47Nevada$10,091
46Indiana$10,095
45Mississippi$10,181
44Florida$10,401
43North Carolina$10,492
42Tennessee$10,505

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hearthmap renders spending per student as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see town values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

You can layer filters and a custom match score on top of spending per studentto find places that match what matters to you. Combine it with school ratings, housing prices, commute times, and more.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (F-33) via Urban Institute · 2020

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