$47,783
Below is an analysis of state spending on K-12 education per pupil for the 2008-2009 school year in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The analysis details how state expenditures interact with other important education indicators, such as student demographics and achievement. The two states in the South with the lowest per pupil spending—Oklahoma and Tennessee—each averaged less than $8,000 in spending per pupil, whereas the two states with the highest average expenditure—the District of Columbia and New York—spent over $17,000 per pupil. The national average over that period was a 3.5 percent drop, and the closest state to North Carolina was Indiana, which saw average salaries drop by 12.9 percent, adjusted for inflation. In terms of per-pupil spending, the NEA report ranks North Carolina 46th in the United States in 2014-15, up from 47th in 2013-14. Over the last decade, North Carolina ranks dead last nationally for raising teacher salaries, according to the NEA report. Public school teachers in the state saw salaries drop by 17.4 percent on average between 2003-04 and 2013-14 when their pay is adjusted for inflation, the report states. For the 2011-2012 school year, total school revenues were $594.5 billion. This represents nearly a $1 billion increase in revenue compared to 2010, when total school revenues were $593.7 billion. In other words, U.S. schools spent less money per pupil in 2012, even though they collected more revenue than in 2010. The bulk of the revenue increase came from state and local sources The National Education Association estimates the average salary for a North Carolina public school teacher in the 2014-15 school year at $47,783, which ranks 42nd nationally. In the 2013-14 school year, the state average was $44,990, or 47th nationally, according to the NEA. Over the last decade, North Carolina ranks dead last nationally for raising teacher salaries, according to the NEA report. Public school teachers in the state saw salaries drop by 17.4 percent on average between 2003-04 and 2013-14 when their pay is adjusted for inflation, the report states. By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN. (CNN) - Public school systems spent an average of $10,615 per student in the 2010 fiscal year, an increase of 1.1% from the previous year, according to Public Education Finances: 2010, a U.S. Census Bureau report released today. Washington, D.C., schools topped per-pupil spending at $18,667; Utah was lowest, at $6,064. What I find interesting is the average cost in my state (MA) being about $14K/student when private schools in my area offering very solid educations are considerably less than that per year for K-12 grades. Rather does make me wonder about the 'value' side of this question. 1 The average state is spending $2,026 or 23 percent less per student than before the recession. 2  Per-student funding in Arizona, Louisiana, and South Carolina is down by more than 40 percent since the start of the recession (Louisiana is among the eight states that continued to cut funding over the last year). Nearly every state has shifted costs to students over the last 25 years — with the most drastic shift occurring since the onset of the recession. In 1988, average tuition amounts were larger than per-student state expenditures in only two states, New Hampshire and Vermont. Costs per student by state. Public education by state rankings show that New York spent the most per pupil at $19,552. The next top five are District of Columbia ($17,468), Alaska ($17,390), New Jersey ($17,266), Connecticut ($16,274) and Vermont ($16,040). This represents nearly a $1 billion increase in revenue compared to 2010, when total school revenues were $593.7 billion. In other words, U.S. schools spent less money per pupil in 2012, even though they collected more revenue than in 2010. The U.S. average public school teacher salary for 2012—13 was $56,103. State average public school teacher salaries ranged from those in New York ($75,279) and Massachusetts ($72,334) at the high end to South Dakota ($39,018), Mississippi ($41,814), and Oklahoma ($44,373) at the low end (Table C-11). The largest one-year decease was in Indiana (-0.9%), and the largest one-year increase was in Alaska (4.9%) (Table C-15). The U.S. average per student expenditure for public elementary and secondary schools in 2012—13 fall enrollment was $10,938. States with the highest per student expenditures were: 1  Vermont ($19,752), 2  New York ($19,523), 3  New Jersey ($19,291), 4  Alaska ($18,192),and. 5  Rhode Island ($17,666 Per-pupil expenditures vary by region. States in the Northeastern United States had an average per pupil expenditure of $14,762 in 2008-09, significantly more than the rest of the country—on average, $4,451 more per pupil than the Midwest, $4,779 more than the West, and $5,614 more than the South. The two states in the South with the lowest per pupil spending—Oklahoma and Tennessee—each averaged less than $8,000 in spending per pupil, whereas the two states with the highest average expenditure—the District of Columbia and New York—spent over $17,000 per pupil.
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