Average Public School Spending / Student (2017-2018)

The national average public school spending / student is approximately $12,295.
The state with the highest average student spending is New York, with $33,406 spent per student.
The state with the lowest average student spending is Utah, with $6,353 per student.
The public school districts with the highest average spending / student in each state are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Average Public School Spending / Student

State	Average Spending / Student	School Districts with Highest Spending / Student
Alabama	$10,471	Sumter County School District ($17,205) Brewton City School District ($15,522) Enterprise City School District ($15,452) Birmingham City School District ($14,792) Lowndes County School District ($14,712)
Alaska	$25,337	Annette Island School District ($58,572) Yukon Flats School District ($54,651) Aleutian Region School District ($51,148) Hydaburg City School District ($47,679) Lake And Peninsula Borough School District ($45,370)
Arizona	$6,852	Valley Academy For Career And Technology Education School District ($1,983,000) Mountain Institute Jted School District ($1,394,000) Western Arizona Vocational District #50 School District ($958,500) Graham County Special Services School District ($840,000) Cochise Technology School District ($733,750)
Arkansas	$11,226	South Pike County School District ($36,942) Atkins School District ($32,260) Harrisburg School District ($31,832) Cossatot River School District ($31,647) Newport School District ($28,680)
California	$11,482	Sierra County Office Of Education School District ($1,097,500) Alpine County Office Of Education School District ($906,500) Colusa County Office Of Education School District ($509,393) Trinity County Office Of Education School District ($427,429) Bishop Unified School District ($336,517)
Colorado	$12,694	San Juan Boces School District ($185,793) Mountain Boces School District ($111,902) Agate No. 300 School District ($103,200) Centennial Boces School District ($86,579) Centennial No. R-1 School District ($66,979)
Delaware	$8,921	New Castle County Vocational-technical School District ($18,761) Milford School District ($18,606) Cape Henlopen School District ($18,368) Gateway Lab School District ($18,204) Positive Outcomes Charter School District ($16,772)
District of Columbia	$13,607	St Coletta Special Education Pcs School District ($59,708) Layc Career Academy School District ($57,053) Briya Pcs School District ($42,119) Seed Pcs Of Washington Dc School District ($38,428) Creative Minds International Pcs School District ($33,533)
Florida	$13,734	Calhoun School District ($13,822) Franklin School District ($13,591) Monroe School District ($13,183) Washington School District ($12,897) Sarasota School District ($12,443)
Georgia	$9,903	Commission Charter Schools- Coweta Charter Academy School District ($64,787) Lincoln County School District ($23,824) Quitman County School District ($20,420) Echols County School District ($19,736) State Charter Schools- Provost Academy Georgia School District ($19,659)
Idaho	$9,000	Avery School District ($62,000) Culdesac Joint School District ($21,259) Mullan School District ($19,636) Arbon Elementary School District ($18,333) South Lemhi School District ($17,444)
Illinois	$13,417	Rantoul City 137 School District ($160,486) Tri-county Sp Ed Jnt Agreement School District ($114,815) Nw Suburban Spec Educ Org School District ($96,569) Union 81 School District ($48,632) Rondout 72 School District ($48,215)
Indiana	$10,672	Northwest Indiana Spec Ed Coop School District ($263,167) Southside Sp Srvs Of Marion County School District ($99,420) Hope Academy School District ($23,243) Dekalb County Eastern Com School District ($21,674) Carpe Diem - Meridian Campus School District ($21,149)
Iowa	$10,932	Ikm-manning Community School District ($24,258) Gmg Community School District ($23,436) Northeast Hamilton Community School District ($23,096) West Fork Csd School District ($22,862) West Central Valley Community School District ($22,157)
Kansas	$13,194	Kiowa County School District ($68,285) Chapman School District ($56,157) Copeland School District ($45,929) Erie-galesburg School District ($36,353) Independence School District ($27,512)
Kentucky	$10,284	Anchorage Independent School District ($16,354) Pendleton County School District ($15,375) Nicholas County School District ($14,751) Dawson Springs Independent School District ($14,324) Owen County School District ($14,253)
Louisiana	$22,732	Orleans Parish School District ($44,106) Cameron Parish School District ($42,504) Crescent Leadership Academy School District ($25,010) Baton Rouge Charter Academy At Mid-city School District ($23,653) New Orleans Military/maritime Academy School District ($22,767)
Maine	$16,255	Islesboro School District ($98,300) Isle Au Haut School District ($58,400) Eastport School District ($36,661) Rsu 84/msad 14 School District ($32,417) Rsu 07/msad 07 School District ($31,065)
Maryland	$16,634	Worcester County School District ($18,588) Somerset County School District ($17,738) Montgomery County School District ($17,337) Dorchester County School District ($16,775) Kent County School District ($16,716)
Massachusetts	$19,475	Gosnold School District ($191,500) Provincetown School District ($63,178) Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (district) School District ($56,861) Somerset Berkley Regional School District ($56,173) Southwick-tolland-granville Regional School District ($43,270)
Michigan	$12,416	Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System School District ($12,596,000) Oakland Schools School District ($217,905) Marquette-alger Resa School District ($192,067) Midland County Educational Service Agency School District ($168,452) Gratiot-isabella Resd School District ($164,071)
Minnesota	$11,205	Fergus Falls Area Sp. Ed. Coop. School District ($2,293,000) Midwest Special Education Coop. School District ($1,561,000) Jordan Public School District ($1,452,250) Region 4-lakes Country Service Coop School District ($1,307,595) Regn 6 And 8-sw/wc Srv Cooperative School District ($498,778)
Mississippi	$10,094	Bay St Louis Waveland School District ($20,917) Montgomery County School District ($17,511) Sunflower County Consolidate School District ($15,620) Hollandale School District ($14,720) Pass Christian Public School District ($14,716)
Missouri	$9,907	Pemiscot Co. Spec. Sch. School District ($247,875) Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. School District ($97,952) Ewing Marion Kauffman School District ($47,269) Clayton School District ($27,667) Brentwood School District ($26,744)
Montana	$14,876	Lambert High School District ($134,744) Judith Gap High School District ($86,857) Yellowstone Academy Elementary School District ($74,826) Lambert Elementary School District ($70,544) Brockton High School District ($68,333)
Nebraska	$15,659	Educational Service Unit 09 School District ($346,250) Howells-dodge Consolidated Schools School District ($50,450) Friend School District ($34,827) Santee Community Schools School District ($27,497) Elm Creek School District ($27,254)
Nevada	$10,786	Esmeralda County School District ($33,224) Eureka County School District ($29,786) Pershing County School District ($21,405) Storey County School District ($18,656) Mineral County School District ($17,669)
New Hampshire	$25,206	Marlborough School District ($45,967) Errol School District ($36,533) Pittsburg School District ($34,213) Keene School District ($32,747) Wilton-lyndeboro School District ($29,735)
New Jersey	$20,942	Monmouth-ocean Educational Services Commission School District ($1,840,458) Essex Regional Educational Services Commission School District ($658,133) Educational Services Commission Of Morris County School District ($542,836) Hunterdon County Vocational School District ($415,250) Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission School District ($236,145)
New Mexico	$13,383	Roy Municipal Schools School District ($43,775) William W & Josephine Dorn Charter Community School District ($43,400) Mosquero Municipal Schools School District ($41,000) House Municipal Schools School District ($33,762) Wagon Mound School District ($33,000)
New York	$33,406	New York City Geographic District #23 School District ($6,149,427,250) Wainscott Common School District ($177,733) Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District ($159,284) Fire Island Union Free School District ($151,657) Sagaponack Common School District ($135,455)
North Carolina	$8,766	Corvian Community School District ($34,227) Grandfather Academy School District ($25,235) Hyde County Schools School District ($19,307) North East Carolina Preparatory School District ($18,246) Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy School District ($18,100)
North Dakota	$12,117	Central Elem 32 School District ($69,667) Horse Creek 32 School District ($55,000) Twin Buttes 37 School District ($46,049) Bakker 10 School District ($45,500) Naughton 25 School District ($43,750)
Ohio	$11,580	Kelleys Island Local School District ($874,000) Butler Technology & Career Development Schools School District ($127,692) Nexus Academy Of Columbus School District ($79,091) Entrepreneurship Preparatory School - Woodland Hills Campus School District ($71,427) Horizon Science Academy Elementary School District ($63,427)
Oklahoma	$8,852	Graham-dustin School District ($218,592) White Oak School District ($38,585) Fort Supply School District ($33,217) Greasy School District ($24,114) Freedom School District ($21,080)
Oregon	$11,740	Multnomah Esd School District ($833,306) Troy 54 School District ($83,500) Double O 28 School District ($66,500) Plush 18 School District ($58,000) Juntura 12 School District ($48,800)
Pennsylvania	$12,915	Chester County Technical College High School District ($53,535) Duquesne City School District ($42,054) Chester-upland School District ($34,748) Education Plus Academy Cyber Charter School District ($32,023) Springfield Township School District ($31,325)
Rhode Island	$23,620	New Shoreham School District ($44,723) Achievement First Rhode Island School District ($39,456) Jamestown School District ($26,798) Little Compton School District ($24,396) Trinity Academy For The Performing Arts School District ($23,010)
South Carolina	$10,341	Mccormick 01 School District ($26,863) Allendale 01 School District ($20,349) York 01 School District ($19,969) Calhoun 01 School District ($18,980) Clarendon 01 School District ($17,174)
South Dakota	$11,062	Elk Mountain 16-2 School District ($50,750) Eagle Butte 20-1 School District ($24,515) Harding County 31-1 School District ($21,594) Viborg-hurley 60-6 School District ($18,942) Freeman 33-1 School District ($18,910)
Tennessee	$8,365	Carroll County School District ($1,251,667) Shelby County School District ($334,314) Achievement School District ($29,095) Hardin County School District ($16,618) Franklin Ssd School District ($12,773)
Texas	$11,112	Terrell County Independent School District ($135,440) Fort Elliott Cisd School District ($131,162) Kenedy County Wide Csd School District ($128,133) Blackwell Cisd School District ($107,128) Rankin Independent School District ($83,490)
Utah	$6,353	Paradigm High School District ($36,543) Excelsior Academy School District ($33,080) North Davis Preparatory Academy School District ($32,774) Highmark Charter School District ($25,459) Grand School District ($22,806)
Vermont	$18,186	Weybridge School District ($37,667) Rochester School District ($32,655) Essex Community Education Center School District ($28,421) Oxbow Uhsd #30 School District ($28,381) Athens/grafton Contract School District ($27,308)
Virginia	$11,792	Lexington City School District ($24,921) Arlington County School District ($19,677) Highland County School District ($19,063) Surry County School District ($18,634) Falls Church City School District ($17,931)
Washington	$12,581	Educational Service District 112 School District ($1,335,359) Everett School District ($340,385) Olympic Educational Service District 114 School District ($166,880) Educational Service District 101 School District ($85,313) Skykomish School District ($72,583)
West Virginia	$12,722	Mcdowell County Schools School District ($19,267) Braxton County Schools School District ($17,107) Mingo County Schools School District ($16,890) Tyler County Schools School District ($15,056) Webster County Schools School District ($14,682)
Wisconsin	$14,468	Norris School District ($43,750) Reedsville School District ($28,069) North Lakeland School District ($25,393) Phelps School District ($24,526) Menominee Indian School District ($24,399)
Wyoming	$23,428	Fremont County #38 School District ($63,679) Sublette County #1 School District ($45,990) Fremont County # 2 School District ($42,813) Sheridan County #3 School District ($42,478) Sheridan County #1 School District ($34,770)