The amount spent per pupil for public elementary and secondary education for all 50 states and the District of Columbia increased to $12,612 per pupil in fiscal 2018, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.
That is a 3.4% increase over the $12,201 per pupil spent on average in fiscal 2017.
Schools in the Northeast region of the United States spend the most per pupil. Seven of 10 highest-spending states are in the Northeast, topped by New York, which spent $24,040 per pupil in 2017-18.
Here are the 10 states (and Washington, D.C.) with the highest per-pupil spending levels:
New York $24,040
Washington DC $22,759
Connecticut $20,635
New Jersey $20,021
Vermont $19,340
Alaska $17,726
Massachusetts $17,058
New Hampshire $16,893
Pennsylvania $16,395
Wyoming $16,224
