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States That Spend the Least Per Student 2026

Ranked list of US states with the lowest per-pupil spending on public K-12 education.

Rankings will be available when NCES Digest of Education Statistics (FY2022) data is refreshed. Check back soon — or explore the Education overview.

Methodology

This ranking is based on NCES Digest of Education Statistics (FY2022) data. All 50 states and DC are ranked by per-pupil spending. Data is refreshed periodically. See our methodology page for full details on data sources and update frequency.

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By Mubboo Editorial Team

States That Spend the Least Per Student 2026 is sourced from NCES Digest of Education Statistics (FY2022). All figures are aggregate public datasets.

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