In 2021, education expenditure was highest in the state of California at 159.81 billion U.S. dollars. Texas, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania rounded out the top five states with the highest education expenditures in the United States in that year.
Education expenditures by state and local government in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. (June 29, 2023). Education expenditures by state and local government in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Education expenditures by state and local government in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Education expenditures by state and local government in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Education Expenditures by State and Local Government in The United States in 2021, by State (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/
US Census Bureau, Education expenditures by state and local government in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Education expenditures by state and local government in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, June 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/