This graph shows the average expenditure per pupil in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools in 2017. An average of 16,537 U.S. dollars was spent on each pupil in public schools in Wyoming in 2017.
Average expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools in 2017, by state
(in U.S. dollars)
State
Expenditure (in U.S. dollars)
New York
23,091$
District of Columbia
21,974$
Connecticut
19,322$
New Jersey
18,920$
Vermont
18,290$
Alaska
17,838$
Wyoming
16,537$
Massachusetts
16,197$
Rhode Island
15,943$
Pennsylvania
15,798$
New Hampshire
15,683$
Illinois
15,337$
Delaware
15,302$
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2StateExpenditure (in U.S. dollars)23,091$23,091$21,974$21,974$19,322$19,322$18,920$18,920$18,290$18,290$17,838$17,838$16,537$16,537$16,197$16,197$15,943$15,943$15,798$15,798$15,683$15,683$15,337$15,337$15,302$15,302$14,848$14,848$14,322$14,322$13,960$13,960$13,760$13,760$12,647$12,647$12,645$12,645$12,579$12,579$12,143$12,143$11,989$11,989$11,968$11,968$11,907$11,907$11,886$11,886$11,554$11,554$11,461$11,461$11,443$11,443$11,264$11,264$11,199$11,199$10,961$10,961$10,590$10,590$10,589$10,589$10,205$10,205$10,121$10,121$10,045$10,045$9,967$9,967$9,939$9,939$9,881$9,881$9,809$9,809$9,511$9,511$9,375$9,375$9,320$9,320$9,184$9,184$9,075$9,075$9,072$9,072$8,771$8,771$8,003$8,003$7,940$7,940$7,486$7,486$7,179$7,179$New YorkDistrict of ColumbiaConnecticutNew JerseyVermontAlaskaWyomingMassachusettsRhode IslandPennsylvaniaNew HampshireIllinoisDelawareMarylandHawaiiMaineNorth DakotaMinnesotaOhioNebraskaCaliforniaWashingtonWisconsinMichiganVirginiaWest VirginiaIowaMontanaOregonLouisianaKansasSouth CarolinaMissouriGeorgiaKentuckyIndianaArkansasSouth DakotaNew MexicoColoradoAlabamaTexasNevadaTennesseeFloridaNorth CarolinaMississippiArizonaOklahomaIdahoUtah
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Shown amount excludes expenditures for payments to other school systems, adult education, community services, and other nonelementary-secondary programs.
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