New York's spending on elementary and secondary education reached a record $23,091 per pupil in 2017, once again topping all other states in this category, according to the latest U.S. Census data.
As shown below, the education spending gap between New York and the rest of the U.S. has grown considerably wider overall the past 20 years. The Empire State's per-pupil spending was 45 percent above average in 1997, and 65 percent above average in 2007. As of 2017, New York spent 89 percent more than the national per-pupil average.
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