States whose school districts received the most federal funding, 2015-16

Nationwide, local school districts received more than $55.6 billion from the federal government for programs such as Title I, special education and child nutrition.
May 14, 2019

School districts received more than $55.6 billion in funding from the federal government in 2015-16.

Figures from the National Center for Education Statistics show that California, the largest state, received the most federal funding—more than $7.7 billion. In 17 states, the federal government provided more than $1 billion for local school districts.

Here are the 10 states who received the most federal funding for their school districts.

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Mike Kennedy, senior editor, has written for AS&U on a wide range of educational issues since 1999.

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