Southern states tend to be the most reliant on Washington.
| State | Federal Share of State Government Revenue | Ratio of Federal Funding to Income Taxes Paid |
|---|
| 1. New Mexico | 42.5% | 2.07 |
| 2. West Virginia | 37.7% | 2.00 |
| 3 (tie). Alabama | 37.7% | 1.08 |
| 3 (tie). Mississippi | 43.8% | 2.48 |
States That Spent the Most per Pupil in 2017
- New York. $23,091.
- Connecticut. $19,322.
- New Jersey. $18,920.
- Vermont. $18,290.
- Alaska. $17,838.
- Wyoming. $16,537.
- Massachusetts. $16,197.
- Rhode Island. $15,943.
Private schools spent nearly five times as much on capital projects than public schools and more than twice as much as Catholic schools, with capital expenditure of $2548 a student in 2016, an analysis of the ACARA figures shows. In comparison, public schools spent $566 a student and Catholic schools spent $1187.
The 10 Best U.S. States for EducationVermont had the highest funding level of any state at $27,588, nearly doubling the national average of $14,046. Arizona, Utah, Idaho, North Carolina and Nevada had the lowest funding levels for the 2016-2017 school year.
The city is planning to spend an average of $17,500 per student in the coming school year, according to funding data released Friday. The city's Department of Education submitted school-level funding data to the New York State Division of the Budget in accordance with new school-by-school reporting requirements Gov.
The most commonly reported per-student spending figures in Florida are based solely on funding provided through the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP). For the 2017-18 school year, Florida public schools would have spent an average of $7,307 “per student” in FEFP funding.
The school finance reform initiated under Proposal A in 1994 significantly reduced funding disparities, and today 80 percent of Michigan school districts get between $7,100 and $7,400 per pupil through the state.
According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the US spent over $700 billion on public education in 2017 alone.
In total, discretionary and mandatory funding would make available $189.4 billion in aid to education in fiscal year 2019, of which $129.5 billion would fund new postsecondary grants, loans, and work-study assistance to help an estimated 11.4 million students and their families pay for postsecondary education and
Most of the variation among states on how many of their students perform at the “proficient” level is due to the difficulty of the state standards. The gap between the level of reading and math achievement required of students is large.
The federal government spends nearly $79 billion annually on primary and secondary education programs. Much of the funding is discretionary, meaning it is set annually by Congress through the appropriations process.
School funding is a blend of federal, state, and local dollars. Local funding largely comes from property taxes. Federal money, which accounts for just 10 percent of all education funding, tends to target low-income students or other distinct groups. State funding is where things get complicated.
GF expenditures for K–12 and child development programs are $45.3 billion and total funding for K–12 education, including state, local and federal funds, is $76.6 billion.
