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Education Spending by State (FY2024)

How much state and local governments in each state spent on schools and colleges in fiscal year 2024.

California ($212.6 billion), then Texas ($133.5 billion) and New York ($108.1 billion). All states and DC together come to $1.48 trillion. These are raw totals, so big states rank highest.

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$1.48 trillionspent on education, all states and DC
Californiahas the most ($212.6 billion)
Vermonthighest per resident ($6,302)
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🏫States with the most education spending

California$212.6 billion
Texas$133.5 billion
New York$108.1 billion
Florida$67.3 billion
Illinois$65.3 billion
New Jersey$57.0 billion
Pennsylvania$55.1 billion
Ohio$45.6 billion
Georgia$44.6 billion
Michigan$43.7 billion

💵Education spending per resident

Vermont$6,302
District of Columbia$6,248
New Jersey$6,101
Wyoming$5,814
Delaware$5,509
Alaska$5,486
New York$5,444
California$5,413
Illinois$5,146
Maryland$5,139

📚Every state

StateTotalPer resident
California$212.6 billion$5,413
Texas$133.5 billion$4,424
New York$108.1 billion$5,444
Florida$67.3 billion$3,002
Illinois$65.3 billion$5,146
New Jersey$57.0 billion$6,101
Pennsylvania$55.1 billion$4,229
Ohio$45.6 billion$3,861
Georgia$44.6 billion$4,081
Michigan$43.7 billion$4,339
North Carolina$37.8 billion$3,518
Virginia$37.6 billion$4,320
Massachusetts$35.0 billion$4,968
Washington$34.9 billion$4,469
Maryland$31.9 billion$5,139
Colorado$26.4 billion$4,503
Arizona$26.0 billion$3,527
Indiana$25.8 billion$3,772
Wisconsin$24.7 billion$4,172
Minnesota$24.3 billion$4,237
Alabama$21.7 billion$4,266
Tennessee$21.5 billion$3,044
South Carolina$21.3 billion$4,017
Missouri$21.3 billion$3,434
Oregon$20.8 billion$4,890
Kentucky$18.9 billion$4,161
Connecticut$18.6 billion$5,134
Louisiana$17.3 billion$3,756
Utah$16.4 billion$4,848
Oklahoma$14.1 billion$3,506
Iowa$13.8 billion$4,305
Kansas$13.1 billion$4,436
Mississippi$11.2 billion$3,790
Arkansas$11.0 billion$3,614
Nevada$10.3 billion$3,239
New Mexico$10.1 billion$4,765
Nebraska$9.6 billion$4,829
West Virginia$7.4 billion$4,143
Hawaii$6.3 billion$4,342
Delaware$5.6 billion$5,509
Idaho$5.5 billion$2,850
New Hampshire$5.4 billion$3,837
Maine$5.1 billion$3,709
Rhode Island$4.9 billion$4,444
District of Columbia$4.3 billion$6,248
Vermont$4.1 billion$6,302
Alaska$4.0 billion$5,486
North Dakota$3.9 billion$5,026
Montana$3.8 billion$3,414
South Dakota$3.5 billion$3,802
Wyoming$3.4 billion$5,814

🔎About this data

Education spending by all governments in the state. Covers public schools, state colleges and universities. Census figures for state and local governments combined (police and fire are mostly paid by cities and counties), fiscal year 2024, direct spending including buildings and equipment. Shading is the raw dollar total, so bigger states are darker; the popup has per-resident figures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (ALFIN), FY2024 (API timeseries/govslocalfin)

Coverage: All 50 states and DC

How it was checked: Every state + DC adds up exactly to Census's US total. State-government federal revenue matches Census's separate State Government Finances release exactly. Police total is 90% of BEA's 2024 national-accounts figure (a broader, calendar-year measure).

💬Questions and answers

Which state has the most education spending?

California ($212.6 billion), then Texas ($133.5 billion) and New York ($108.1 billion). All states and DC together come to $1.48 trillion. These are raw totals, so big states rank highest.

Which state has the most education spending per resident?

Vermont, at $6,302, then District of Columbia ($6,248) and New Jersey ($6,101). Per-resident figures use the Census ACS 2020-2024 population.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (ALFIN), FY2024 (API timeseries/govslocalfin). Coverage: All 50 states and DC.

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