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May 21, 2021 · Arizona remains near the bottom, spending $8,625 per pupil compared to $13,187 nationally. Only two states spent less, Utah at $8,014 and Idaho at $7,985. New York spent the most at $25,139 per pupil.
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Apr 4, 2022 · When comparing our education funding to the size of our state’s overall economy, Arizona ranks 49th in the nation, spending $25.42 on K-12 education for every $1,000 of personal income. The national average is $36.13.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the amount spent per pupil for public elementary and secondary education increased by 3.4% during the 2018 fiscal year, making the sixth consecutive year of increased spending in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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But what, you ask, about the spending increases approved by Arizona’s self-proclaimed education governor and Republican legislators – the money that became suddenly available after 50,000 people took to the streets in 2018 to demand better pay for teachers? According to the report, per-student spending on Arizona schools did, indeed, grow by 17.3% ...
So here we are, with lower taxes for rich people and the same old poorly funded public schools for the nearly 1 million Arizona children who attend them. Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, has proposed replacing the lion’s share of the nearly $1 billion schools lostwhen the Supreme Court tossed out Proposition 208. But he’s about as popular as a leper in...
Oh, I know. Money alone doesn’t improve student performance. Isn’t that how the refrain goes from the cheapskates who short our children? Well, they’re right. Money alone won’t improve our schools. But a systemic lack of money is guaranteed to result in overcrowded classrooms, fleeing teachers and a depressingly high number of kids who can’t read. ...
Mar 2, 2023 · The report showed Arizona’s statewide average per-pupil spending for everything is $10,729 in the fiscal year 2022. This marks a nearly 8% increase in spending from the prior fiscal year.
Aug 16, 2023 · Arizona’s public schools are set to break the record for spending this year, nearing a whopping $15,000 per pupil, as they also receive $800 million more in state and local taxpayer funding compared to last year.
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Oct 16, 2020 · A classroom of 20 students has over $60,000 more on average to spend each year on students’ education than in 1980, even after adjusting for inflation. School districts have put less than 10% of this increase in available funding toward boosting teacher salaries.
