In 2022, New York spent around 29,897 U.S. dollars per pupil on public elementary and secondary schools - the most out of any state. The District of Columbia, Vermont, New Jersey, and Massachusetts rounded out the top five states for elementary and secondary school expenditure per pupil.
Per pupil public elementary and secondary school expenditure in the United States in the fiscal year of 2023, by state (in U.S. dollars)
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Other statistics that may interest you K-12 education in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. 2020/21, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. public schools 2021/22, by enrollment size and school type
- Basic Statistic School enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2022
- Basic Statistic High school enrollment in public and private institutions U.S. 1965-2031
- Premium Statistic Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Primary and secondary school enrollment rates in the U.S. in 2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Share of students enrolled in U.S. public K-12 schools 2021, by ethnicity and state
Revenue and expenditure
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- Basic Statistic School expenditure on public and private institutions 1970-2020
- Basic Statistic Expenditure on public and private elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1970-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. per pupil public school expenditure FY 2023, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Revenue of public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1980-2020
- Premium Statistic Average annual tuition for private K-12 schools U.S. 2024, by state
- Premium Statistic Estimated average salary of public school teachers U.S. 2021/22, by state
State laws and book bans
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- Premium Statistic U.S. states restricting schools from teaching race, sex, or inequality 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Proposed bans on sex or gender identity in K-12 schools U.S. 2023, by grade level
- Premium Statistic Share of transgender youth subject to bans on school sport participation U.S 2024
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. transgender population subject to bathroom bills 2024
- Premium Statistic Instances of book bans in U.S. public schools 2022/23, by ban status
- Basic Statistic Books banned in schools in the U.S. H2 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Book titles banned in schools in the U.S. H2 2022, by subject matter
- Premium Statistic Topics that K-12 librarians would ban from their school libraries U.S. 2023
Inequalities in education
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- Premium Statistic Share of K-12 public students attending predominately same-race schools U.S 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of public schools who feel understaffed U.S. 2024, by students of color
- Premium Statistic Estimated average months of learning lost due to COVID-19 by ethnicity U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic NAEP reading scores for nine year olds U.S. 2022, by race
- Premium Statistic NAEP math scores for nine year olds U.S. 2022, by race
- Premium Statistic Share of K-12 students who feel their school respects who they are U.S. 2023, by race
- Premium Statistic Schools in the U.S.: victims of threats/injuries by weapons, by ethnicity 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of students who have experienced school shootings U.S. 1999-2024, by race
K-12 teachers
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- Basic Statistic Teachers in elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1955-2031
- Basic Statistic U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2031
- Premium Statistic Impacts of restricting race, sex, and identity topics for K-12 teachers U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic Share of public K-12 teachers who limit political or social topics in class U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic Top reasons K-12 public school teachers limit political or social topics U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic K-12 teachers' views on how gender identity should be taught at school U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic K-12 teachers' support for parents to opt children out of race/gender topics U.S 2023
- Premium Statistic Top three reasons K-12 public school teachers fear for their safety U.S. 2023
Parent perceptions
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- Premium Statistic Main reasons why parents enroll their children in private or public schools U.S. 2024
- Premium Statistic Share of Americans with various views on what school type has the best education 2023
- Premium Statistic Share of parents with select views on what school type is best U.S 2024, by gender
- Premium Statistic Parents' beliefs on how gender identity is taught in school U.S. 2022, by party
- Premium Statistic Parents with select beliefs on how slavery is taught in school U.S. 2022, by party
- Premium Statistic Perceptions on the influence of K-12 parents or school boards U.S 2022, by party
- Premium Statistic Parents who believe teachers should lead students in prayers U.S. 2022, by party
- Premium Statistic Share of K-12 parents concerned about a violent intruder at school U.S. 2023
U.S. opinion
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- Premium Statistic Share of Americans who are concerned about select issues in public schools U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. views on who should influence LGBTQ-related school policies 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. views on how slavery and racism should be taught in schools 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. preferences for race-related curricula in K-12 schools 2023, by race
- Premium Statistic U.S. views on whether teachers should use students' preferred pronouns 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. teens' comfortability with race and LGBTQ+ topics in the classroom 2023
- Premium Statistic Share of LBGTQ+ students with various reasons to drop out of high school U.S. 2021-22
- Premium Statistic Adults’ opinion on how K–12 schools should handle AI advances U.S. 2023-24
Further related statistics
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- Share of teachers in the U.S. 2012, by ethnicity and school type
- Share of teachers in the U.S. 2007/08, by base salary and school type
- Employee compensation and benefits at Deutsche Bank 2006-2022
- Highest earning increase from obtaining a graduate degree in the U.S. 2013
- Share of U.S. Millennials whose monthly expenses were paid by their parents 2014
- African-American undergraduate enrollment numbers, by gender 1976 to 2011
- Post-baccalaureate enrollment numbers in the U.S., by institution type 1976-2010
- U.S. school counselors on how to improve student success 2011
- Least popular college majors in the U.S. by gender 2009
- College majors with the highest participation of Asian students in the U.S. 2009
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- Post-baccalaureate enrollment numbers in the U.S., by institution type 1976-2010
- U.S. school counselors on how to improve student success 2011
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NEA. (April 24, 2023). Per pupil public elementary and secondary school expenditure in the United States in the fiscal year of 2023, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/306693/us-per-pupil-public-school-expenditure-by-state/
NEA. "Per pupil public elementary and secondary school expenditure in the United States in the fiscal year of 2023, by state (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306693/us-per-pupil-public-school-expenditure-by-state/
NEA. (2023). Per pupil public elementary and secondary school expenditure in the United States in the fiscal year of 2023, by state (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306693/us-per-pupil-public-school-expenditure-by-state/
NEA. "Per Pupil Public Elementary and Secondary School Expenditure in The United States in The Fiscal Year of 2023, by State (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/306693/us-per-pupil-public-school-expenditure-by-state/
NEA, Per pupil public elementary and secondary school expenditure in the United States in the fiscal year of 2023, by state (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/306693/us-per-pupil-public-school-expenditure-by-state/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Per pupil public elementary and secondary school expenditure in the United States in the fiscal year of 2023, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NEA, April 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/306693/us-per-pupil-public-school-expenditure-by-state/