claim: says texas ranks 44th nationally in education funding per pupil.
author: wendy davis
evidence_1: may 15, 2018 ... texas ranks 36th nationally in per-student education spending. ... the nea said  texas spent roughly $9,471 for each public school student.
evidence_2: may 20, 2011 ... it's pretty close to last," jones says in the advertisement from raise your ... bottom  in education funding per pupil (texas ranks 44th nationally).
evidence_3: state rankings for school funding vary by year and methodology used, but texas  ... pack at 25th and was only $281 below the national average in per pupil  funding. ... /jan/31/wendy-davis/state-sen-wendy-davis-says-texas-ranks-44th- educat/.
evidence_4: nov 25, 2015 ... rick scott's school budget proposal, the state would still rank near the ... it was  44th in total per-pupil revenue, 48th in per-pupil revenue from ... the census said  florida spent $8,432 per student in 2013, but florida education ... as texas,  tennessee and nevada — also ranked low for per student spending.
evidence_5: of course, no set of tables tells the entire story of a state's ... student enrollment  and attendance, staff salaries, sources of school funding, and levels of ... effort  that goes well beyond the staff of the national education association. ....  expenditures per student in fall enrollment should increase by 2.5 percent to  $11,934 in.