Funding US Public Education
The US Census recently released data on public education spending. Press release on the data.
At bottom is Utah with $6,212. Washington State is 30th with $9,483. Tops is NYC district at a whopping $19,770 with New York State #1 with $19,076.
Eight out of nine states in the Northeast region of the U.S. were ranked among the top 15 in current spending per student in 2011. The remaining state in the northeast, Maine, was ranked 17th. Out of the 16 states with the lowest per student spending, 15 were in the South and West regions. The remaining state, South Dakota, was in the Midwest.
Keep in mind that the national average is $10,560. Our state does not even fund to the national average.
Also, understand that figure is all the money put together, from all sources, and then averaged. Not every
At bottom is Utah with $6,212. Washington State is 30th with $9,483. Tops is NYC district at a whopping $19,770 with New York State #1 with $19,076.
Eight out of nine states in the Northeast region of the U.S. were ranked among the top 15 in current spending per student in 2011. The remaining state in the northeast, Maine, was ranked 17th. Out of the 16 states with the lowest per student spending, 15 were in the South and West regions. The remaining state, South Dakota, was in the Midwest.
Keep in mind that the national average is $10,560. Our state does not even fund to the national average.
Also, understand that figure is all the money put together, from all sources, and then averaged. Not every
