Utah public schools spent $6,953 per pupil in 2015-16, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
That was the lowest per-pupil expenditure of any of the 50 states or the District of Columbia.
The expenditure amounts to 59 percent of the national average per-pupil spending of $11,762 and only 31 percent of the $22,366 per student that is spent in New York state.
Here are the 10 states with the lowest per-pupil spending in 2015-16.
About the Author
Mike Kennedy
Senior Editor
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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