Data Desk

Source-linked reporting and research tools for public education across 24 states and D.C. Each finding keeps its original geography, reporting period and limitations.

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$13,084 per student attending: Arizona school districts’ operational spending in 2024–25, district by district
$14,042 per pupil: Georgia school districts’ spending in 2024–25, district by district
$14,464 per long-term weighted pupil: Vermont school districts’ budgeted education spending in fiscal 2026, district by district
$14,635 per student: Texas school districts’ operating spending in fiscal 2024–25, district by district
$14,943 per member: Wisconsin school districts’ current education costs in fiscal 2024–25, district by district
$15,444 per pupil: Michigan school districts’ General Fund spending in 2024–25, district by district
$15,733 per student: Florida school districts’ spending in fiscal 2024–25, district by district
$16,827 per pupil: West Virginia school districts’ spending in fiscal 2025, district by district
$19,398 per pupil: Maryland school districts’ current expenses in fiscal 2024–25, district by district
$19,618 per pupil in attendance: Kentucky school districts’ spending in 2024–25, district by district
$21,356 per pupil: Massachusetts school districts’ operating spending in fiscal 2023–24, district by district
$22,292 per pupil: Delaware school districts’ revenue in fiscal 2024–25, district by district
$22,854 per pupil: Pennsylvania school districts’ total spending in fiscal 2024–25, district by district
$23,108 per pupil: Rhode Island school districts’ spending in fiscal 2023–24, district by district
$23,849 per pupil: New Hampshire school districts’ operating costs in fiscal 2024–25, district by district
133 Ohio school tax and bond questions on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: 132 from the Secretary of State’s list, 1 from a county’s certified list
79 Wisconsin school referendum questions on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot, as districts reported them to DPI
83 Minnesota school questions on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot, from the Secretary of State’s list
Arizona school questions on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: partial count from the county and district documents read so far, 60 questions
Long Island school costs: what districts reported spending per adjusted pupil
Nearly 28 years after New York legalized charter schools, here's what the public record shows
New York built five ways to graduate. In 96 districts, no one finished any of them.
New York's school rankings all point to the same suburbs. This one doesn't.
The wealthiest New York school districts charge the lowest tax rate. They also spend the most.
What New York's public AP release shows, district by district

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