States with highest per-pupil spending, Fiscal 2015

Public schools in the United States spent an average of $11,392 per student in fiscal 2015, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

In Public Education Finances: 2015, Census Bureau statistics show that the state with the highest spending per pupil was New York, which allocated $21,206. Most of the states that spent the most per student are in the Northeast part of the United States.

Here are the 10 states with the highest spending per student.