Data on School Spending
Here is a table of data for my earlier blog posts on school spending in the US.
Methodology:
State per-pupil spending was calculated as the average of three years (2002-2003, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005). This was to capture some of the effects of time; the effect of education on a student's performance is the result of several years of education.
Performance was taken from the 2005 administration of the NAEP, reading and math.
4th grade state average scores were used; this ensures that the measured spending period covers the majority of each tested student's educational career.
Source data comes from the "Nation's Report Card" (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/) and the US Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/govs/www/school.html)
Pearson's r is .24 for math, .34 for reading; the correlations rise to .40 and .49 if we discard D.C. and compare just the 50 states
| State | Per-pupil Instructional Spending | NAEP Math Score | Math Rank | NAEP Reading Score | Reading Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3995.00 | 225 | 49 | 208 | 45 |
| Alaska | 5935.67 | 236 | 33 (tie) | 211 | 42 |
| Arizona | 3401.00 | 230 | 43 (tie) | 207 | 46 (tie) |
| Arkansas | 4203.67 | 236 | 33 (tie) | 217 | 32 (tie) |
| California | 4752.67 | 230 | 43 (tie) | 207 | 46 (tie) |
| Colorado | 4293.67 | 239 | 24 (tie) | 224 | 11 |
| Connecticut | 6792.00 | 242 | 9 (tie) | 226 | 4 (tie) |
| Delaware | 6340.00 | 240 | 20 (tie) | 226 | 4 (tie) |
| District of Columbia | 6222.67 | 211 | 51 | 191 | 51 |
| Florida | 4023.00 | 239 | 24 (tie) | 219 | 28 (tie) |
| Georgia | 4972.33 | 234 | 36 (tie) | 214 | 38 (tie) |
| Hawaii | 5156.67 | 230 | 43 (tie) | 210 | 43 |
| Idaho | 3787.33 | 242 | 9 (tie) | 222 | 18 (tie) |
| Illinois | 5190.67 | 233 | 38 (tie) | 216 | 35 (tie) |
| Indiana | 5008.67 | 240 | 20 (tie) | 218 | 30 (tie) |
| Iowa | 4673.33 | 240 | 20 (tie) | 221 | 20 (tie) |
| Kansas | 4526.33 | 246 | 2 (tie) | 220 | 25 (tie) |
| Kentucky | 4138.67 | 231 | 41 (tie) | 220 | 25 (tie) |
| Louisiana | 4353.00 | 230 | 43 (tie) | 209 | 44 |
| Maine | 6233.00 | 241 | 15 (tie) | 225 | 7 (tie) |
| Maryland | 5716.33 | 238 | 27 (tie) | 220 | 25 (tie) |
| Massachusetts | 6664.00 | 247 | 1 | 231 | 1 |
| Michigan | 5130.00 | 238 | 27 (tie) | 218 | 30 (tie) |
| Minnesota | 5425.00 | 246 | 2 (tie) | 225 | 7 (tie) |
| Mississippi | 3698.33 | 227 | 48 | 204 | 50 |
| Missouri | 4509.33 | 235 | 35 | 221 | 20 (tie) |
| Montana | 4754.33 | 241 | 15 (tie) | 225 | 7 (tie) |
| Nebraska | 5114.67 | 238 | 27 (tie) | 221 | 20 (tie) |
| Nevada | 3992.67 | 230 | 43 (tie) | 207 | 46 (tie) |
| New Hampshire | 5578.67 | 246 | 2 (tie) | 227 | 2 (tie) |
| New Jersey | 7525.00 | 244 | 5 (tie) | 223 | 12 (tie) |
| New Mexico | 4100.00 | 224 | 50 | 207 | 46 (tie) |
| New York | 8979.00 | 238 | 27 (tie) | 223 | 12 (tie) |
| North Carolina | 4301.67 | 241 | 15 (tie) | 217 | 32 (tie) |
| North Dakota | 4683.67 | 243 | 7 (tie) | 225 | 7 (tie) |
| Ohio | 5086.00 | 242 | 9 (tie) | 223 | 12 (tie) |
| Oklahoma | 3514.33 | 234 | 36 (tie) | 214 | 38 (tie) |
| Oregon | 4559.67 | 238 | 27 (tie) | 217 | 32 (tie) |
| Pennsylvania | 6056.33 | 241 | 15 (tie) | 223 | 12 (tie) |
| Rhode Island | 5938.67 | 233 | 38 (tie) | 216 | 35 (tie) |
| South Carolina | 4282.33 | 238 | 27 (tie) | 213 | 41 |
| South Dakota | 4133.33 | 242 | 9 (tie) | 222 | 18 (tie) |
| Tennessee | 4198.67 | 232 | 40 | 214 | 38 (tie) |
| Texas | 4314.67 | 242 | 9 (tie) | 219 | 28 (tie) |
| Utah | 3218.33 | 239 | 24 (tie) | 221 | 20 (tie) |
| Vermont | 6891.00 | 244 | 5 (tie) | 227 | 2 (tie) |
| Virginia | 5102.00 | 240 | 20 (tie) | 226 | 4 (tie) |
| Washington | 4388.33 | 242 | 9 (tie) | 223 | 12 (tie) |
| West Virginia | 5231.67 | 231 | 41 (tie) | 215 | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 5714.67 | 241 | 15 (tie) | 221 | 20 (tie) |
| Wyoming | 5714.00 | 243 | 7 (tie) | 223 | 12 (tie) |
posted by Steve Setzer | 6:50 PM
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