| Ranking |
State |
Per Pupil |
| 1 |
New Jersey |
$11,793 |
| 2 |
New York |
$11,218 |
| 3 |
Connecticut |
$10,577 |
| 4 |
Massachusetts |
$10,232 |
| 5 |
Vermont |
$9,806 |
| 6 |
Rhode Island |
$9,703 |
| 7 |
Alaska |
$9,563 |
| 8 |
Delaware |
$9,284 |
| 9 |
Maine |
$8,818 |
| 10 |
Maryland |
$8,692 |
| 11 |
MICHIGAN |
$8,653 |
| 12 |
Wyoming |
$8,645 |
| 13 |
Wisconsin |
$8,634 |
| 14 |
Pennsylvania |
$8,537 |
| 15 |
Ohio |
$8,069 |
| 16 |
Illinois |
$7,956 |
| 17 |
New Hampshire |
$7,935 |
| 18 |
West Virginia |
$7,844 |
| 19 |
Nebraska |
$7,741 |
| 20 |
Minnesota |
$7,736 |
| 21 |
Indiana |
$7,734 |
| 22 |
Oregon |
$7,642 |
| 23 |
Virginia |
$7,496 |
| 24 |
California |
$7,434 |
| 25 |
Georgia |
$7,380 |
| 26 |
Kansas |
$7,339 |
| 27 |
Iowa |
$7,338 |
| 28 |
Hawaii |
$7,306 |
| 29 |
Missouri |
$7,135 |
| 30 |
Montana |
$7,062 |
| 31 |
Washington |
$7,039 |
| 32 |
South Carolina |
$7,017 |
| 33 |
Colorado |
$6,941 |
| 34 |
New Mexico |
$6,882 |
| 35 |
Texas |
$6,771 |
| 36 |
North Dakota |
$6,709 |
| 37 |
Louisiana |
$6,567 |
| 38 |
Kentucky |
$6,523 |
| 39 |
North Carolina |
$6,501 |
| 40 |
South Dakota |
$6,424 |
| 41 |
Arkansas |
$6,276 |
| 42 |
Oklahoma |
$6,229 |
| 43 |
Florida |
$6,213 |
| 44 |
Nevada |
$6,079 |
| 45 |
Alabama |
$6,029 |
| 46 |
Idaho |
$6,011 |
| 47 |
Arizona |
$5,964 |
| 48 |
Tennessee |
$5,959 |
| 49 |
Mississippi |
$5,354 |
| 50 |
Utah |
$4,900 |
The above results are for the 2002-2003 school year.
Source: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/ |
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