How much do schools spend per student?

Public school districts spent $16,398 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, the 2022–23 school year: $810,171,693,000 in current spending over 49,405,826 pupils, NCES's own figure. The newest finance file NCES has published is that year's.

Data retrieved September 25, 2026

The District of Columbia's school districts spent $30,462 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, 3.0 times Idaho's $10,147

Current spending per pupil by public school districts in each state, fiscal year 2023: current spending over fall membership, summed over every district. Hatching marks a state whose districts took a larger share of their revenue from federal sources than districts did nationally.

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Nationally, districts spent $16,398 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, NCES's own figure (NCES 2025-305, Table 2).

In 28 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, districts took more than the national 12.6% of their revenue from federal sources.

Hawaii's public schools are one statewide district that the state runs and funds, and the District of Columbia has no state government, so neither has a state share of revenue that compares with other states.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education — NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) — newest fiscal year

The figures behind this chart

The District of Columbia's school districts spent $30,462 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, 3.0 times Idaho's $10,147. Current spending per pupil by public school districts in each state, fiscal year 2023: current spending over fall membership, summed over every district. Hatching marks a state whose districts took a larger share of their revenue from federal sources than districts did nationally.
State	Per pupil	Current spending	Pupils	Federal share of revenue
District of Columbia	$30,462	$2.8 billion	91,001	11.6%
New York	$29,533	$74.8 billion	2,532,738	9.7%
Vermont	$26,292	$2.2 billion	83,369	9.7%
New Jersey	$26,090	$36.1 billion	1,383,785	7.4%
Connecticut	$24,743	$12.4 billion	499,918	8.1%
Massachusetts	$22,953	$21.2 billion	923,349	8.3%
Rhode Island	$21,093	$2.9 billion	137,318	14.2%
Delaware	$20,525	$2.9 billion	141,465	12.1%
New Hampshire	$20,500	$3.5 billion	168,294	8.3%
Alaska	$20,340	$2.7 billion	130,723	21.8%
Illinois	$20,174	$37.4 billion	1,852,242	10.4%
Hawaii	$20,056	$3.4 billion	170,209	10.7%
Pennsylvania	$19,834	$33.2 billion	1,674,348	10.4%
Wyoming	$19,306	$1.8 billion	92,465	14.2%
Maryland	$18,879	$16.8 billion	889,960	10.5%
Maine	$18,706	$3.2 billion	173,562	8.8%
California	$18,526	$108.5 billion	5,856,505	11.1%
Washington	$18,168	$19.8 billion	1,089,425	10.0%
Oregon	$17,108	$9.4 billion	552,314	9.7%
Michigan	$16,935	$23.5 billion	1,386,632	13.4%
Ohio	$16,186	$27.2 billion	1,680,632	13.8%
North Dakota	$16,125	$1.9 billion	118,513	17.1%
Virginia	$16,097	$20.3 billion	1,260,351	11.4%
Minnesota	$16,035	$13.9 billion	864,090	10.0%
New Mexico	$15,487	$4.9 billion	315,023	17.4%
Nebraska	$15,186	$5.0 billion	329,160	11.3%
Kansas	$14,885	$7.3 billion	487,965	12.9%
Colorado	$14,803	$12.8 billion	866,370	8.9%
Louisiana	$14,732	$10.6 billion	718,145	19.5%
Wisconsin	$14,704	$12.1 billion	823,040	12.5%
Kentucky	$14,613	$9.6 billion	660,029	17.2%
West Virginia	$14,582	$3.7 billion	251,224	18.7%
Georgia	$14,337	$25.1 billion	1,750,785	13.2%
South Carolina	$14,219	$11.2 billion	789,231	13.8%
Iowa	$13,789	$7.1 billion	511,297	10.4%
Montana	$13,765	$2.1 billion	150,098	18.3%
Missouri	$13,579	$12.1 billion	892,246	13.8%
Indiana	$13,080	$13.6 billion	1,035,947	13.0%
Alabama	$12,749	$9.6 billion	750,923	16.9%
Arkansas	$12,659	$6.2 billion	493,031	19.0%
North Carolina	$12,304	$19.0 billion	1,541,722	17.7%
Texas	$12,274	$67.7 billion	5,519,599	16.9%
Tennessee	$12,178	$12.3 billion	1,006,750	18.3%
Mississippi	$12,123	$5.3 billion	440,285	23.4%
South Dakota	$12,004	$1.7 billion	141,377	20.5%
Florida	$11,741	$33.7 billion	2,870,527	17.0%
Arizona	$11,231	$12.5 billion	1,113,202	18.1%
Nevada	$11,222	$5.4 billion	484,192	16.0%
Oklahoma	$10,995	$7.7 billion	701,301	16.5%
Utah	$10,229	$7.1 billion	691,906	9.4%
Idaho	$10,147	$3.2 billion	317,243	15.2%

The figures behind this

Current spending per pupil by state, fiscal year 2023, most first
State	Per pupil	Federal share of revenue
District of Columbia	$30,462	11.6%
New York	$29,533	9.7%
Vermont	$26,292	9.7%
New Jersey	$26,090	7.4%
Connecticut	$24,743	8.1%
Massachusetts	$22,953	8.3%
Rhode Island	$21,093	14.2%
Delaware	$20,525	12.1%
New Hampshire	$20,500	8.3%
Alaska	$20,340	21.8%
Illinois	$20,174	10.4%
Hawaii	$20,056	10.7%
Pennsylvania	$19,834	10.4%
Wyoming	$19,306	14.2%
Maryland	$18,879	10.5%
Maine	$18,706	8.8%
California	$18,526	11.1%
Washington	$18,168	10.0%
Oregon	$17,108	9.7%
Michigan	$16,935	13.4%
Ohio	$16,186	13.8%
North Dakota	$16,125	17.1%
Virginia	$16,097	11.4%
Minnesota	$16,035	10.0%
New Mexico	$15,487	17.4%
Nebraska	$15,186	11.3%
Kansas	$14,885	12.9%
Colorado	$14,803	8.9%
Louisiana	$14,732	19.5%
Wisconsin	$14,704	12.5%
Kentucky	$14,613	17.2%
West Virginia	$14,582	18.7%
Georgia	$14,337	13.2%
South Carolina	$14,219	13.8%
Iowa	$13,789	10.4%
Montana	$13,765	18.3%
Missouri	$13,579	13.8%
Indiana	$13,080	13.0%
Alabama	$12,749	16.9%
Arkansas	$12,659	19.0%
North Carolina	$12,304	17.7%
Texas	$12,274	16.9%
Tennessee	$12,178	18.3%
Mississippi	$12,123	23.4%
South Dakota	$12,004	20.5%
Florida	$11,741	17.0%
Arizona	$11,231	18.1%
Nevada	$11,222	16.0%
Oklahoma	$10,995	16.5%
Utah	$10,229	9.4%
Idaho	$10,147	15.2%

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Sources

NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) — newest fiscal year — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026