States with no Republican trifecta in 2011 outspend states with Republican trifecta on education: Total per-pupil expenditures on education, grouped by whether the state had a Republican trifecta in 2011
| Year | No republican trifecta | Republican trifecta |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,025 | 9,749 |
| 1996 | 11,180 | 9,794 |
| 1997 | 11,421 | 9,981 |
| 1998 | 11,713 | 10,341 |
| 1999 | 12,059 | 10,704 |
| 2000 | 12,397 | 10,942 |
| 2001 | 12,967 | 11,494 |
| 2002 | 13,413 | 12,043 |
| 2003 | 13,760 | 12,351 |
| 2004 | 14,036 | 12,510 |
| 2005 | 14,446 | 12,796 |
| 2006 | 14,861 | 13,117 |
| 2007 | 15,400 | 13,490 |
| 2008 | 15,718 | 13,672 |
| 2009 | 16,149 | 14,150 |
| 2010 | 16,089 | 14,217 |
| 2011 | 15,853 | 14,027 |
| 2012 | 15,853 | 13,649 |
| 2013 | 15,842 | 13,498 |
| 2014 | 16,206 | 13,714 |
| 2015 | 16,585 | 14,097 |
| 2016 | 16,765 | 14,190 |
| 2017 | 16,947 | 14,405 |
| 2018 | 17,186 | 14,538 |
| 2019 | 17,698 | 14,751 |
| 2020 | 17,968 | 15,032 |
| 2021 | 18,445 | 15,448 |
Note: A Republican trifecta exists when a state’s governor and state houses are all Republican controlled. Expenditures are in real 2024 dollars. Expenditures shown are total current expenditures on elementary and secondary education, excluding capital outlays and interest on debt.
Source: EPI analysis of data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data.