1.1 Related Variables

Table 1   Public school spending per pupil and high school graduation rates

State
Spending
(dollars)
Graduation
Rate (%)
   
State
Spending
(dollars)
Graduation
Rate (%)
Alabama
5,601
61.4
  Montana
6,214
77.1
Alaska
8,743
64.2
  Nebraska
6,422
77.3
Arizona
5,033
67.3
  Nevada
5,736
54.7
Arkansas
5,470
70.5
  New Hampshire
6,742
73.9
California
6,298
68.9
  New Jersey
10,283
86.3
Colorado
6,165
69.0
  New Mexico
5,748
61.2
Connecticut
8,800
77.0
  New York
10,039
61.4
Delaware
8,030
64.3
  North Carolina
5,990
63.5
D. C.
9,933
65.2
  North Dakota
5,830
79.5
Florida
5,691
53.0
  Ohio
6,999
70.7
Georgia
6,417
55.5
  Oklahoma
5,394
69.8
Hawaii
6,487
66.0
  Oregon
7,027
73.6
Idaho
5,218
79.6
  Pennsylvania
7,824
75.5
Illinois
7,185
75.0
  Rhode Island
8,242
73.5
Indiana
6,871
72.4
  South Carolina
6,114
50.7
Iowa
6,547
78.2
  South Dakota
5,521
79.4
Kansas
6,211
74.1
  Tennessee
5,343
57.5
Kentucky
5,922
65.3
  Texas
6,145
65.0
Louisiana
5,652
64.5
  Utah
4,331
78.3
Maine
7,595
72.1
  Vermont
7,938
77.9
Maryland
7,496
75.3
  Virginia
6,839
73.8
Massachusetts
8,444
71.0
  Washington
6,394
62.6
Michigan
7,662
74.0
  West Virginia
7,093
70.7
Minnesota
7,051
78.9
  Wisconsin
7,716
78.2
Mississippi
5,014
58.0
  Wyoming
7,421
72.4
Missouri
6,143
72.9