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(4,002 posts)I missed that then. I looked must’ve just not seen it. I found online a listing of per pupil spending K-12 per state. A wide range. I realize less expensive places will pay teachers less and thus spend less, but these are huge differences. (Source - world population review.com)
PER PUPIL SPENDING AVERAGE BY STATE
New York. $24,040
DC. $22,759
Connecticut. $20,635
New Jersey. $20,021
Alaska. $17,726
Massachusetts. $17,058
New Hampshire. $16,893
Pennsylvania. $16,395
Wyoming. $16,224
Rhode Island. $16,121
Illinois. $15,741
Delaware. $15,639
Hawaii. $15,242
Maryland. $14,762
Maine. $14,145
North Dakota. $13,758
Ohio. $13,027
Washington. $12,995
Minnesota. $12,975
California. $12,498
Nebraska. $12,491
Michigan. $12,345
Wisconsin. $12,285
Virginia. $12,216
Oregon. $11,920
Iowa. $11,732
Montana. $11,680
Kansas. $11,653
Louisiana. $11,452
West Virginia. $11,334
Kentucky. $11,110
South Carolina. $10,856
Georgia. $10,810
Missouri. $10,810
Indiana. $10,262
Colorado. $10,202
Arkansas. $10,139
South Dakota. $10,073
Alabama. $9,696
Texas. $9,606
New Mexico. $9,582
Tennessee. $9,544
Nevada. $9,417
North Carolina. $9,377
Florida. $9,346
Vermont. $9,340
Mississippi. $8,935
Arizona. $8,239
Oklahoma. $8,239
Idaho. $7,771
Utah. $7,628
AVERAGE TEACHER ANNUAL SALARY BY STATE
New York. $92,222
Massachusetts. $88,903
California. $87,275
DC. $82,523
Washington. $81,586
Connecticut. $81,185
New Jersey. $79,045
Rhode Island. $76,852
Maryland. $75,766
Alaska. $73,722
Pennsylvania. $72,428
Illinois. $72,301
Oregon. $69,671
Minnesota. $68,491
Hawaii. $67,000
Delaware. $65,647
Michigan. $65,198
Ohio. $63,153
Vermont. $62,866
New Hampshire. $62,783
Georgia. $61,249
Wyoming. $60,820
Wisconsin. $60,453
Virginia. $59,965
Iowa. $59,262
Texas. $58,887
Maine. $58,757
Utah. $58,619
Colorado. $58,481
Nevada. $57,804
Nebraska. $57,420
Alabama. $55,834
North Dakota. $55,769
Kansas. $54,815
Oklahoma. $54,804
Arizona. $54,580
Kentucky. $54,574
New Mexico. $54,272
Idaho. $54,232
Indiana. $54,126
North Carolina. $53,644
Montana. $53,628
Tennessee. $53,619
South Carolina. $53,393
Arkansas. $52,486
Missouri. $52,481
Louisiana. $52,376
Florida. $51,230
West Virginia. $50,315
South Dakota. $49,761
Mississippi. $47,162
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