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Idaho public school spending per student

$11,060

Current spending per pupil in Idaho public schools, 2024

+7.5% since 2023 ($10,291); +38.5% since 2019 ($7,985); +67.1% since 2014 ($6,621)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8 (Per Pupil Current Spending). Data period 2024. Published .

Current spending per pupil for public elementary-secondary school systems, by fiscal year (Census's own fiscal-year numbering, e.g. 2024 for the school year ending in mid-2024).

Change and comparison

From 2010 ($7,106) to 2024 ($11,060), the change was +55.7%.

The latest figure, 2024, is the highest in the series, which begins in 2010.

Idaho was lowest among 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2024, at $11,060.401; New York was highest at $31,917.506.

Idaho is lowest among its neighboring states at $11,060.401.

Idaho's figure is 62.8% of the national figure of $17,619.

Historical data

Idaho public school spending per student, 2010 to 2024Idaho public school spending per student, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: $7,105.813 in 2010, $11,060.401 in 2024.$0$10k$20k$30k201020152020IdahoUnitedStatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingDollarsIdaho public school spending per student, 2010 to 2024Idaho public school spending per student, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: $7,105.813 in 2010, $11,060.401 in 2024.$0$10k$20k$30k201020152020IdahoUnited StatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingDollarsIdaho public school spending per student, 2010 to 2024Idaho public school spending per student, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: $7,105.813 in 2010, $11,060.401 in 2024.$0$10k$20k$30k201020152020IdahoUnited StatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingDollars

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8 (Per Pupil Current Spending). Published .

Data table (15 rows)
PeriodIdaho (dollars)United States (dollars)Montana (dollars)Nevada (dollars)Oregon (dollars)Utah (dollars)Washington (dollars)Wyoming (dollars)
2010$7,105.813$10,600.057$10,497.244$8,483.062$9,623.634$6,063.658$9,452.033$15,169.167
2011$6,823.832$10,608.278$10,638.986$8,526.855$9,682.017$6,212.215$9,482.905$15,849.135
2012$6,658.569$10,607.656$10,464.492$8,222.962$9,490.361$6,206.183$9,637.477$15,897.004
2013$6,791.057$10,723.505$10,625.062$8,339.296$9,543.372$6,555.267$9,671.662$15,699.617
2014$6,620.752$11,002.622$11,016.968$8,414.104$9,944.685$6,499.927$10,201.888$15,797.352
2015$6,923.092$11,391.787$11,033.209$8,614.770$10,442.086$6,574.549$10,734.754$16,054.694
2016$7,157.396$11,763.205$11,348.313$8,960.113$10,841.589$6,953.123$11,534.193$16,441.980
2017$7,486.091$12,201.147$11,456.678$9,319.607$11,264.181$7,178.506$11,989.324$16,536.854
2018$7,770.603$12,559.112$11,680.061$9,294.569$11,919.751$7,627.660$12,995.025$16,223.616
2019$7,984.820$13,187.347$12,017.909$9,343.934$12,449.696$8,014.313$14,223.192$16,304.127
2020$8,271.567$13,500.988$12,100.601$9,814.061$12,855.376$8,365.682$14,555.712$16,698.209
2021$9,052.827$14,357.912$13,299.037$10,449.625$13,875.173$9,095.166$15,569.542$18,143.860
2022$9,669.880$15,629.731$13,581.781$11,677.469$15,753.880$9,551.930$17,119.325$18,529.464
2023$10,290.704$16,525.877$13,771.116$11,673.481$17,161.199$10,333.391$18,181.157$19,324.020
2024$11,060.401$17,619.389$13,655.633$14,811.655$18,083.023$11,347.104$18,564.368$20,520.929

Compared with other states

  1. New York$31,917.506
  2. District of Columbia$31,529.357
  3. Vermont$28,818.337
  4. Wyoming$20,520.929
  5. Washington$18,564.368
  6. Oregon$18,083.023
  7. United States$17,619.389
  8. Nevada$14,811.655
  9. Montana$13,655.633
  10. Arizona$12,002.958
  11. Utah$11,347.104
  12. Idaho$11,060.401

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8 (Per Pupil Current Spending). Data period 2024. Published .

The first 10 of 52 rows; the full table is below.

State2024
1. New York$31,917.506
2. District of Columbia$31,529.357
3. Vermont$28,818.337
4. New Jersey$27,233.559
5. Connecticut$26,315.571
6. Massachusetts$24,428.911
7. Hawaii$23,878.192
8. New Hampshire$22,978.148
9. Delaware$22,201.219
10. Rhode Island$22,110.474
Data table (52 rows)
State2024
1. New York$31,917.506
2. District of Columbia$31,529.357
3. Vermont$28,818.337
4. New Jersey$27,233.559
5. Connecticut$26,315.571
6. Massachusetts$24,428.911
7. Hawaii$23,878.192
8. New Hampshire$22,978.148
9. Delaware$22,201.219
10. Rhode Island$22,110.474
11. Illinois$21,776.437
12. Pennsylvania$21,090.529
13. Alaska$21,003.794
14. California$20,790.840
15. Wyoming$20,520.929
16. Maryland$20,208.057
17. Maine$19,961.604
18. Washington$18,564.368
19. Michigan$18,313.728
20. Oregon$18,083.023
21. New Mexico$17,663.779
22. United States$17,619.389
23. Ohio$17,256.788
24. Virginia$17,104.335
25. North Dakota$17,102.457
26. Minnesota$17,097.982
27. Nebraska$16,147.478
28. Wisconsin$15,952.204
29. Colorado$15,907.945
30. Georgia$15,832.586
31. West Virginia$15,639.854
32. Louisiana$15,580.647
33. Kansas$15,558.015
34. South Carolina$15,060.061
35. Nevada$14,811.655
36. Kentucky$14,595.646
37. Iowa$14,368.950
38. Missouri$14,240.517
39. Arkansas$13,872.571
40. Montana$13,655.633
41. Alabama$13,626.862
42. Indiana$13,622.209
43. North Carolina$12,995.158
44. Texas$12,894.850
45. Tennessee$12,881.710
46. South Dakota$12,828.468
47. Florida$12,692.608
48. Mississippi$12,324.385
49. Oklahoma$12,161.562
50. Arizona$12,002.958
51. Utah$11,347.104
52. Idaho$11,060.401

Source

Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset
Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8 (Per Pupil Current Spending)
Geography
Nation and every state (50 states plus the District of Columbia)
Time coverage
2010-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/tables/2024/secondary-education-finance/elsec24_sumtables.xlsx
Methodology
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/technical-documentation/methodology.html
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8 (Per Pupil Current Spending), built by scripts/fetch-census-school-finance.py

Caveats

  • Current spending excludes capital outlay and interest on school debt; it covers instruction, student and instructional staff support, and administration.
  • Each fiscal year is that year's own summary-table figure, not a later revised vintage; figures can differ slightly between tables for the same year.
  • Census's fiscal year spans two calendar years (fiscal year 2024 is July 2023 through June 2024); period is the fiscal year number, not a school-year start year.

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