NY again tops spending list
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A report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that New York once again led the nation in per-pupil spending in fiscal year 2006, by doling out $14,884 per student. New Jersey came in a close second with $14,630 per student.
How much is that compared to the rest of the nation? On average school districts nationwide spent $9,138 per student. Utah spent the least ($5,437).
New York, along with West Virginia, also led the nation in transportation spending, doling out 21 percent of its total support services spending on transportation alone. To see how New York ranked among the states on a variety of financial measures, view this release from the Census Bureau: Public Education Spending
To see your district’s expenses and spending, visit our interactive database. The database contains financial information for every district in New York: School district finances and spending
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