Which School Districts Spend the Most on Each Student?

When a school district is well-funded, the students within those school districts are undoubtedly set up for more success in terms of their futures. From AAA State of Play comes this fascinating visualization that takes data from the United States Census Bureau’s annual survey of school system finances to determine which school districts spend the most on their students in America.

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Of the schools across the United States that spend the most on average per student, it was New York that dominated the findings from the study. Of the top 50 school districts within the study that spend the most on their students, nine of the top ten were in New York (90%), along with 37 of the 50 highest spending districts (74%). The highest spending school district in the United States was found to be Syosset Central School District in Syosset, New York, which was found to be spending $32,125 on each student.

According to the research, it was found that these were the ten school districts in the United States that spend the most per student on average.

1. Syosset Central School District in Syosset, NY ($32,125 per student)
2. Great Neck Union Free School District in Great Neck, NY ($30,988 per student)
3. East Ramapo Central School District in Ramapo, NY ($30,051 per student)
4. Connetquot Central School District in Bohemia, NY ($29,710 per student)
5. Three Village Central School District in Setauket, NY ($29,859 per student)
6. Cambridge City Schools in Cambridge, OH ($29,435 per student)
7. Northport-East Northport Union Free School District in Northport, NY ($28,811 per student)
8. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District in Bellmore, NY ($28,480 per student)
9. White Plains City School District in White Plains, NY ($28,261 per student)
10. Half Hollow Hills Central School District in Dix Hills, NY ($28,076 per student)