Comparison of school systems' financial figures

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According to the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO), states spent an average of 19.8 percent of their total budgets on elementary and secondary education during fiscal year 2013. In addition, the Census bureau found that approximately 45.6 percent of the country's school system revenue came from state sources, while about 45.3 percent came from local sources. The remaining portion of school system revenue came from federal sources.

Comparison for fiscal year 2013

As a percentage of total budget, West Virginia spent the least on public education in 2013, at 10.5 percent, while Vermont spent the highest percentage, at 32 percent. It should be emphasized that this does not indicate highest or lowest total spending in terms of dollars. The ranking only refers to state spending as a percentage of the states' total budgets.

Utah reported the lowest spending per pupil in the country during fiscal year 2013, at $6,555. New York, however, reported the highest, at $19,818.

Below is a list of the states that reported the highest and lowest percentages of funding received from federal, state and local sources.

• Federal
  • Lowest: New Jersey (4.1 percent)
  • Highest: Mississippi (16 percent)
• State
  • Lowest: South Dakota (31 percent)
  • Highest: Vermont (88 percent)
• Local
  • Lowest: Hawaii (2.5 percent)
  • Highest: New Hampshire (58.8 percent)

Comparison of financial figures for school systems, fiscal year 2013
State	Percentage of budget	Per pupil spending	Revenue sources
			Percent federal funds	Percent state funds	Percent local funds
Alabama	20.4%	$8,755	11.3%	55%	34.2%
Alaska	13.7%	$18,175	12.6%	67%	20.3%
Arizona	18.6%	$7,208	14.6%	36%	49.2%
Arkansas	15.6%	$9,394	11.3%	76%	12.5%
California	21.4%	$9,220	11.8%	53%	35.3%
Colorado	26%	$8,647	7.9%	42%	50%
Connecticut	14.1%	$16,631	4.3%	38%	57.4%
Delaware	24.3%	$13,833	8%	60%	32.2%
District of Columbia	N/A	$17,953	10%	N/A	90%
Florida	19.3%	$8,433	12.3%	38%	49.4%
Georgia	24.1%	$9,099	10.3%	43%	46.2%
Hawaii	15.5%	$11,823	13.3%	84%	2.5%
Idaho	24.2%	$6,791	11.8%	63%	24.7%
Illinois	13.3%	$12,288	7.9%	35%	56.8%
Indiana	30.8%	$9,566	8.2%	63%	29.2%
Iowa	16.4%	$10,313	7.6%	52%	40.7%
Kansas	26.8%	$9,828	7.4%	56%	36.2%
Kentucky	19.6%	$9,316	12%	55%	33.1%
Louisiana	19.3%	$10,490	15.2%	42%	43.1%
Maine	16.9%	$12,147	7.5%	40%	52.3%
Maryland	19.2%	$13,829	6%	44%	49.9%
Massachusetts	11.2%	$14,515	5.1%	40%	54.7%
Michigan	27.2%	$10,948	9.4%	57%	33.7%
Minnesota	29.2%	$11,089	6.1%	64%	30.5%
Mississippi	16.4%	$8,130	16%	50%	34.1%
Missouri	22.8%	$9,597	8.9%	42%	48.9%
Montana	15.5%	$10,625	12.8%	48%	39.5%
Nebraska	14.6%	$11,579	9.7%	32%	58.3%
Nevada	22.3%	$8,339	9.5%	62%	28.6%
New Hampshire	23.4%	$13,721	5.7%	36%	58.8%
New Jersey	24.9%	$17,572	4.1%	39%	57.2%
New Mexico	19.5%	$9,012	14.8%	68%	17%
New York	19.3%	$19,818	5.6%	40%	54.6%
North Carolina	24.8%	$8,390	12.4%	62%	25.6%
North Dakota	15%	$11,980	10.7%	50%	38.9%
Ohio	17%	$11,197	7.9%	41%	50.7%
Oklahoma	16.2%	$7,672	12.2%	49%	38.6%
Oregon	14.3%	$9,543	7.8%	51%	41.7%
Pennsylvania	14.9%	$13,864	7.6%	36%	56.3%
Rhode Island	14.9%	$14,415	8.6%	37%	54.2%
South Carolina	17.6%	$9,514	9.9%	46%	43.8%
South Dakota	14.1%	$8,470	14.8%	31%	54.1%
Tennessee	17.8%	$8,208	13.1%	46%	40.8%
Texas	27.4%	$8,299	11.4%	39%	50%
Utah	23.6%	$6,555	9.5%	52%	38.5%
Vermont	32%	$16,377	7.1%	88%	4.5%
Virginia	15.1%	$10,960	7.4%	39%	53.4%
Washington	23.4%	$9,672	8.6%	59%	32.5%
West Virginia	10.5%	$11,132	11%	58%	30.6%
Wisconsin	16.2%	$11,071	7.7%	45%	47.5%
Wyoming	10.9%	$15,700	6.7%	52%	41.3%
U.S. averages	19.8%	$10,700	9.1%	45.6%	45.3%
Sources: NASBO, "State Expenditure Report" (Table 8). U.S. Census Bureau, "Public Education Finances: 2013, Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division Reports" (Table 5 and Table 8).