Figure C

Low-spending states rely more on federal grants for education: Per-pupil spending (PPS) levels and shares of PPS financed by federal grants, by state, 2017

Spending, index Fed share, index
Alabama 75.9617 118.3375
Arizona 63.91772 157.4003
Arkansas 79.60364 125.2309
California 96.98274 102.2528
Colorado 78.34174 76.9768
Connecticut 154.3194 49.40302
Delaware 122.2128 72.38117
Florida 72.47949 126.3798
Georgia 81.50448 104.5506
Idaho 59.78859 112.5929
Illinois 122.4923 74.67898
Indiana 80.2266 85.01915
Iowa 91.5358 79.27461
Kansas 87.54244 98.80604
Kentucky 80.83359 132.1244
Louisiana 89.44328 142.4645
Maine 109.3382 76.9768
Maryland 118.5868 65.48772
Massachusetts 129.3609 49.40302
Michigan 95.09788 93.0615
Minnesota 101.008 59.74319
Mississippi 70.05152 161.9959
Missouri 84.57138 96.50822
Montana 91.39204 137.8689
Nebraska 100.465 88.46587
Nevada 74.43623 104.5506
New Hampshire 125.2557 62.041
New Jersey 151.1087 47.1052
New Mexico 78.91678 165.4427
New York 184.4214 60.89209
North Carolina 72.45552 128.6776
North Dakota 109.8973 105.6995
Ohio 100.9921 81.57243
Oklahoma 63.41456 127.5287
Oregon 89.96242 83.87024
Pennsylvania 126.1742 73.53007
Rhode Island 127.3323 82.72133
South Carolina 84.57937 101.1039
South Dakota 79.38001 147.0601
Tennessee 73.35004 132.1244
Texas 74.8755 116.0396
Utah 57.33666 94.21041
Vermont 146.0771 70.08335
Virginia 94.93016 78.1257
Washington 95.75279 78.1257
West Virginia 92.27856 133.2733
Wisconsin 95.58507 79.27461
Wyoming 132.0764 70.08335
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