claim: california is 41st in the nation in per pupil k-12 spending, but "no. 1 in per prisoner" spending.
author: delaine eastin
evidence_1: feb 28, 2017 ... states' per-student spending is one component. ... all three sources compare  states' school expenditures, not revenues. ... in its january 2017 brief “california's  support for k-12 education is improving, but still lags the nation,” the california  budget and policy center ranked california 41st for 2015-16 ...
evidence_2: california is 41st in the nation in per pupil k-12 spending, but "no. 1 in per  prisoner" spending. — politifact california on wednesday, january 17th, 2018.  false.
evidence_3: california is 41st in the nation in per pupil k-12 spending, but "no. ... walker,  wisconsin for the first time spent "more on our prison system than we did" on ...  single person to carry one -- no training, no background check, even around  schools.
evidence_4: has spending on prisons grown faster than on schools? ... "how does california  rank in k-12 per-pupil spending nationally...? a) 46th; b) 41st; ... funding per  student based not just on nominal dollars per student, but based on ... on that  basis, california funds education at a level about 72% of the national average,  and less ...
evidence_5: aug 8, 2018 ... california ranks #1 in the u.s. in per-inmate prison spending and ranks ...  california spends $2,000 less per-student per-year than the national average. ...  since california's failure to invest in k-12 schools, california built 20 new ... /jan/ 17/delaine-eastin/does-california-rank-41st-student-spending-no-1-pr/.