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Among largest districts, who spends the least per pupil?

March 31, 2020
Of the nation's 100 largest districts, four districts in Utah had by far the lowest per pupil expenditure in fiscal 2017.

Of the 100 largest school districts in the United States, four state in Utah had the lowest per-pupil expenditure in fiscal 2017.

The Jordan, Alpine, Davis County and Granite districts spent from $6,333  to $7,292 per pupil in fiscal 2017, according to figures from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Those four were the only school systems among the 100 largest to have per-pupil spending of less than $8,000.

Here are the 10 districts in the top 100 that had the lowest spending per student in fiscal 2017.

District                     State          Per-Pupil Expenditure

Jordan                      Utah                    $6,333
Alpine                       Utah                   $6,494
Davis County           Utah                   $6,702
Granite                      Utah                   $7,292
Mesa                         Arizona             $8,081
Seminole County      Florida              $8,187
Frisco                        Texas                $8,197
Conroe                      Texas                $8,215
Cypress-Fairbanks   Texas                $8,283
Osceola County        Florida              $8,339

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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