The U.S. Census Bureau has released the 2022 Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data which compares different data points which can be used to compare education spending in each state and the District of Columbia. Some of the highlights of the report are below:
Table 6: Current Spending of Public Elementary-Secondary School Systems by State, Fiscal Year 2022
(Thousand dollars. Detail may not add to the total because of rounding.)
| All Functions: Total 1. California (92,974,788) 2. New York (76,054,713) 3. Texas (60,150,830) … 7. Florida (31,804,550) 24. Arizona (9,470,439) | All Functions: Total 1. California (92,974,788) 2. New York (76,054,713) 3. Texas (60,150,830) … 7. Florida (31,804,550) 24. Arizona (9,470,439) | All Functions: Employee Benefits 1. California (23,953,042) 2. New York (18,187,841) 3. Illinois (11,036,135) … 6. Texas (7,304,318) 8. Florida (5,645,020) 27. Arizona (1,821,996) |
| Instruction: Total 1. New York (53,292,538) 2. California (53,085,151) 3. Texas (35,020,706) … 7. Florida (18,612,485) 26. Arizona (5,086,649) | Instruction: Salaries and Wages 1. California (31,036,567) 2. New York (27,935,533) 3. Texas (25,986,655) … 6. Florida (10,133,921) 24. Arizona (3,416,462) | Instruction: Employee Benefits 1. California (14,679,157) 2. New York (14,416,728) 3. Illinois (7,364,631) … 6. Texas (4686897) 10. Florida (3,395,857) 28. Arizona (1,088,576) |
| Support Services: Total 1. California (34,788,869) 2. Texas (21,875,250) 3. New York (20,792,764) … 6. Florida (10,961,082) 25. Arizona (3,791,963) | Support Services: Total 1. California (17,049,609) 2. Texas (12,552,645) 3. New York (7,669,805) 4. Florida (5,556,559) … 19. Arizona (2,025,219) | Support Services: Employee Benefits 1. California (8,357,421) 2. New York (3,657,148) 3. Illinois (3,462,002) … 6. Texas (2,308,448) 8. Florida (1,980,996) 25. Arizona (689,601) |
| All Other Functions 1. California (5,100,768) 2. Texas (3,254,874) 3. Florida (2,230,983) … 21. Arizona (591,827) |
Table 11: State Ranked According to Per Pupil Public Elementary-Secondary School System Finance Amounts, Fiscal Year 2022
(Dollars. Detail may not add to the total because of rounding.)
| Elementary-Secondary Revenue Total 1. New York (35,902) 2. Washington DC* (32,846) 3. New Jersey (29,019) ….. 39. Texas (14,696) 46. Arizona (13,360) 47. Florida (13,275) | Federal Sources 1. Washington DC (4,546) 2. Arkansas (4,396) 3. North Dakota (3,441) ….. 21. Texas (2,649) 22. Arizona (2,626) 33. Florida (2,352) | State Sources 1. Vermont (23,889) 2. Hawaii (17,436) 3. New Jersey (12,996) ….. 46. Arizona (5,482) 49. Texas (4,561) 51. Florida (4,285) |
| Local Sources 1. Washington DC (28,299) 2. New York (20,329) 3. Connecticut (16,020) ….. 19. Texas (7,486) 26. Florida (6,638) 36. Arizona (5,252) | Current Spending 1. New York (29,873) 2. Washington DC (27,425) 3. New Jersey (25,099) ….. 42. Texas (11,803) 46. Florida (11,076) 49. Arizona (10,315) | Instruction: Total 1. New York (20,533) 2. New Jersey (15,018) 3. Connecticut (14,754) ….. 39. Texas (6,930) 46. Florida (6,634) 51. Arizona (5,586) |
| Instruction: Salaries 1. New York (11,772) 2. Washington DC (10,832) 3. Connecticut (8,993) ….. 29. Texas (5,143) 48. Arizona (3,795) 51. Florida (3,612) | Instruction: Employee Benefits 1. New York (6,075) 2. New Jersey (5,429) 3. Vermont (4,809) ….. 49. Florida (1,210) 50. Arizona (1,209) 51. Texas (928) | General Administration 1. Washington DC (1,339) 2. Missouri (761) 3. New Hampshire (744) ….. 43. Arizona (171) 44. Texas (171) 47. Florida (137) |
| School Administration 1. Washington DC (1,745) 2. Vermont (1,718) 3. Connecticut (1,358) ….. 42. Texas (645) 48. Florida (583) 51. Arizona (485) |
