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 February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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 February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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: February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306652/us-education-expenditures-state-local-governments-by-state/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed