School districts with highest spending per pupil, 2009-10

School districts (with more than 10,000 students) with the highest spending per pupil in 2009-10 Newark, NJ $22,391 Camden, NJ $22,117 East Orange, NJ $21,575 Jersey City, NJ $21,037 New Rochelle, NY $20,024 Yonkers, NY $19,805 Paterson, NJ $19,685 New York City $19,597 Trenton, NJ $19,473 Elizabeth, NJ $19,197 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Education Finances: 2010