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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://247wallst.com/special-report/2014/06/03/states-spending-the-most-and-least-on-education/">http://247wallst.com/special-report/2014/06/03/states-spending-the-most-and-least-on-education/</a><br>
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<p>For the third year, public expenditure per student fell
nationwide, according a recent release from the U.S. Census
Bureau. Per pupil, school spending totaled $10,608 in 2012,
roughly the same amount as the year before.</p>
Due to a number of factors, however, spending per student ranged
widely among the 50 states. New York was the nation’s top spender,
at $19,552 per pupil. Utah, on the other hand, spent just $6,206 for
every student. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest release on
education spending, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the states that spent the
most and least on education per student.<br>
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Here are America's Littlest Spenders on Education: <br>
<p><strong>2. Idaho</strong><br>
<strong> > Spending per pupil:</strong> $6,658<br>
<strong>> Total education spending</strong>: $2.0 billion (7th
lowest)<br>
<strong>> Pct. with high school diploma:</strong> 89.8% (20th
highest)<br>
<strong>> Median household income:</strong> $45,489 (15<big>th</big>
lowest)</p>
<p>Idaho received less than $7,500 in education revenues per student
in 2012. No state received less money from federal, state and
local sources combined. Local funding was especially miniscule.
While elementary and secondary schools across the nation received
$5,487 per student on average, local sources in Idaho provided
just $301 per student — far and away the lowest in the nation. As
a result, Idaho was able to spend just $6,658 per pupil in fiscal
2012, well below the U.S. average of $10,608 per student. Just
over $4,000 was spent directly on teaching, less than every state
except for Utah.</p>
<p><strong>1. Utah</strong><br>
<strong> > Spending per pupil:</strong> $6,206<br>
<strong>> Total education spending:</strong> $4.2 billion (17th
lowest)<br>
<strong>> Pct. with high school diploma:</strong> 91.0% (10th
highest)<br>
<strong>> Median household income:</strong> $57,049 (13th
highest)</p>
<p>Utah spent just $6,206 per pupil in fiscal 2012, less than any
other state. Teacher compensation was also the lowest in the
nation, by one measure, at just $2,397 per student. By contrast,
expenditure on teachers’ salaries across the nation averaged well
over $4,000 per pupil. Educational attainment rates, however, were
exceptionally good. More than 90% of residents aged 25 and older
had at least a high school diploma as of 2012, and 30.7% had
completed at least a bachelor’s degree, both among the best rates
nationwide. For current students, on the other hand, the results
were not especially impressive. Utah earned a “D+” for K-12
achievement, worse than the “C-” grade awarded to the U.S.
overall.</p>
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