Per-pupil K-12 spending (click here for source):
Column headings: State/% change/2013/2012/2011/2010/2009/2008
| Alabama | -12.0 | $8,755 | $8,705 | $9,224 | $9,480 | $9,561 | $9,950 |
| Alaska | 13.7 | $18,175 | $17,681 | $17,451 | $16,847 | $16,764 | $15,991 |
| Arizona | -13.3 | $7,208 | $7,685 | $8,023 | $8,377 | $8,422 | $8,316 |
| Arkansas | 0.6 | $9,394 | $9,568 | $9,789 | $9,759 | $9,391 | $9,335 |
| California | -14.5 | $9,220 | $9,337 | $9,576 | $10,007 | $10,409 | $10,780 |
| Colorado | -12.9 | $8,647 | $8,691 | $9,131 | $9,450 | $9,397 | $9,923 |
| Connecticut | 9.9 | $16,631 | $16,546 | $16,345 | $15,911 | $15,663 | $15,136 |
| Delaware | 3.3 | $13,833 | $14,097 | $13,276 | $13,218 | $13,212 | $13,393 |
| District of Columbia | 12.5 | $17,953 | $17,760 | $19,336 | $19,925 | $17,686 | $15,951 |
| Florida | -14.6 | $8,433 | $8,512 | $9,301 | $9,330 | $9,442 | $9,875 |
| Georgia | -14.9 | $9,099 | $9,402 | $9,684 | $10,027 | $10,402 | $10,698 |
| Hawaii | -8.3 | $11,823 | $12,256 | $12,564 | $12,546 | $13,365 | $12,897 |
| Idaho | -10.4 | $6,791 | $6,770 | $7,142 | $7,585 | $7,644 | $7,576 |
| Illinois | 9.7 | $12,288 | $12,216 | $12,386 | $12,418 | $11,679 | $11,199 |
| Indiana | -3.1 | $9,566 | $9,882 | $9,809 | $10,259 | $10,099 | $9,876 |
| Iowa | 1.8 | $10,313 | $10,206 | $10,264 | $10,421 | $10,463 | $10,129 |
| Kansas | -7.0 | $9,828 | $9,911 | $9,941 | $10,370 | $10,726 | $10,566 |
| Kentucky | -1.9 | $9,316 | $9,548 | $9,743 | $9,551 | $9,438 | $9,494 |
| Louisiana | -3.6 | $10,490 | $11,569 | $11,223 | $11,355 | $11,354 | $10,880 |
| Maine | -4.0 | $12,147 | $12,393 | $13,219 | $13,085 | $13,263 | $12,648 |
| Maryland | -2.4 | $13,829 | $13,837 | $14,518 | $14,664 | $14,497 | $14,172 |
| Massachusetts | -1.3 | $14,515 | $14,378 | $14,591 | $14,506 | $15,218 | $14,705 |
| Michigan | -0.5 | $10,948 | $11,037 | $11,328 | $11,361 | $11,300 | $11,005 |
| Minnesota | 0.1 | $11,089 | $10,977 | $11,211 | $11,405 | $11,963 | $11,083 |
| Mississippi | -5.9 | $8,130 | $8,301 | $8,298 | $8,666 | $8,704 | $8,636 |
| Missouri | -4.7 | $9,597 | $9,594 | $9,849 | $10,283 | $10,271 | $10,073 |
| Montana | 0.6 | $10,625 | $10,639 | $11,135 | $11,204 | $10,843 | $10,565 |
| Nebraska | 10.6 | $11,579 | $11,464 | $11,330 | $11,457 | $10,828 | $10,468 |
| Nevada | -7.9 | $8,339 | $8,360 | $8,925 | $9,055 | $9,078 | $9,055 |
| New Hampshire | 8.0 | $13,721 | $13,820 | $13,841 | $13,218 | $12,862 | $12,700 |
| New Jersey | -2.5 | $17,572 | $17,555 | $16,712 | $17,976 | $17,539 | $18,025 |
| New Mexico | -9.1 | $9,012 | $9,048 | $9,493 | $10,016 | $10,174 | $9,911 |
| New York | 5.6 | $19,818 | $19,879 | $19,965 | $19,873 | $19,538 | $18,770 |
| North Carolina | -4.0 | $8,390 | $8,337 | $8,700 | $8,976 | $9,256 | $8,740 |
| North Dakota | 13.3 | $11,980 | $11,874 | $11,952 | $11,732 | $10,942 | $10,575 |
| Ohio | 0.7 | $11,197 | $11,391 | $11,746 | $11,773 | $11,383 | $11,119 |
| Oklahoma | -8.7 | $7,672 | $7,591 | $7,941 | $8,428 | $8,499 | $8,400 |
| Oregon | -8.7 | $9,543 | $9,649 | $10,133 | $10,273 | $10,569 | $10,447 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.4 | $13,864 | $13,563 | $14,095 | $13,871 | $13,487 | $13,154 |
| Rhode Island | -2.6 | $14,415 | $14,239 | $14,459 | $14,622 | $14,775 | $14,798 |
| South Carolina | -5.1 | $9,514 | $9,300 | $9,405 | $9,759 | $10,000 | $10,023 |
| South Dakota | -7.4 | $8,470 | $8,587 | $9,216 | $9,455 | $9,170 | $9,145 |
| Tennessee | -3.0 | $8,208 | $8,433 | $8,465 | $8,609 | $8,512 | $8,459 |
| Texas | -8.7 | $8,299 | $8,399 | $9,075 | $9,335 | $9,205 | $9,094 |
| United States | -4.6 | $10,700 | $10,785 | $11,103 | $11,314 | $11,317 | $11,213 |
| Utah | 4.0 | $6,555 | $6,310 | $6,502 | $6,473 | $6,851 | $6,301 |
| Vermont | 4.8 | $16,377 | $16,308 | $16,725 | $16,303 | $16,357 | $15,630 |
| Virginia | -5.9 | $10,960 | $10,834 | $10,847 | $11,311 | $11,781 | $11,650 |
| Washington | -2.7 | $9,672 | $9,798 | $9,925 | $10,089 | $10,294 | $9,945 |
| West Virginia | 3.4 | $11,132 | $11,636 | $12,398 | $12,304 | $11,175 | $10,768 |
| Wisconsin | -5.2 | $11,071 | $11,227 | $12,323 | $12,130 | $11,941 | $11,673 |
| Wyoming | 3.8 | $15,700 | $16,163 | $16,588 | $16,191 | $15,708 | $15,127 |
SOURCE: GOVERNING CALCULATIONS OF PER PUPIL CURRENT SPENDING DATA PUBLISHED IN U.S. CENSUS BUREAU ANNUAL SURVEY OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS. FIGURES SHOWN IN FY 2013 DOLLARS.