Public schools in the United States spent more than $51.3 billion on construction in fiscal 2018, the National Center for Education Statistics says.
Figures in the report, "Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: FY 18," show that money spent on public school building construction in fiscal 2018 ranged from $26.8 million in tiny Rhode Island to more than $8.7 billion in Texas.
Here are the 10 states that spent the most on public school construction in fiscal 2018, according to the National Center for Education Statistics:
1. Texas $8.71 billion
2. California $8.04 billion
3. Washington $2.58 billion
4. New York $2.23 billion
5. Minnesota $1.74 billion
6. Georgia $1.63 billion
7. Florida $1.61 billion
8. Illinois $1.53 billion
9. Maryland $1.45 billion
10. Ohio $1.41 billion
