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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.

Top 51

#StatePostalPer-Pupil Spending
1UtahUT$9,140
2IdahoID$9,557
3ArizonaAZ$10,003
4MississippiMS$10,030
5North CarolinaNC$10,413
6OklahomaOK$10,430
7AlabamaAL$11,314
8IndianaIN$11,413
9TennesseeTN$11,554
10TexasTX$11,675
11FloridaFL$11,763
12GeorgiaGA$12,350
13LouisianaLA$12,477
14South CarolinaSC$12,516
15ArkansasAR$12,520
16NevadaNV$12,646
17South DakotaSD$12,649
18KentuckyKY$12,702
19MissouriMO$12,915
20New MexicoNM$12,915
21MontanaMT$13,432
22IowaIA$13,549
23ColoradoCO$13,572
24MichiganMI$13,715
25KansasKS$13,768
26VirginiaVA$14,202
27West VirginiaWV$14,308
28OregonOR$14,521
29MinnesotaMN$14,873
30WisconsinWI$14,914
31NebraskaNE$14,950
32OhioOH$15,204
33WashingtonWA$15,420
34MarylandMD$16,018
35North DakotaND$16,385
36HawaiiHI$16,597
37CaliforniaCA$17,078
38DelawareDE$17,277
39IllinoisIL$17,889
40MaineME$18,046
41WyomingWY$18,763
42PennsylvaniaPA$19,188
43New HampshireNH$19,753
44AlaskaAK$20,403
45Rhode IslandRI$20,546
46MassachusettsMA$20,857
47VermontVT$21,656
48ConnecticutCT$22,769
49New JerseyNJ$23,046
50District of ColumbiaDC$28,100
51New YorkNY$28,760

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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