Among largest districts, who spent the least per pupil in 2016-17?
Four school districts in Utah are among the 100 largest in the United States, and they are the four districts that spend the least per pupil among the 100 largest.
The Jordan District, in the southwest part of Salt Lake County, spent $6,333 per student in 2016-17, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The list of the low-spending large districts also has three school systems in Texas and two in Florida.
Nationwide, the amount spent per pupil for public elementary and secondary education (prekindergarten through 12th grade) for all 50 states and the District of Columbia increased by 3.7% in 2016-17, to $12,201 per pupil.
Expenditures in 2015-16 were $11,763 per pupil, Census Bureau figures show.
Here are the 10 districts among the nation's 100 largest public school systems that spent the least per student in 2016-17.
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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.