claim: "we have the highest per-pupil cost in the country."
author: steve oroho
evidence_1: apr 21, 2015 ... "we have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per  student than any country in the world other than liechtenstein, ...
evidence_2: constant dollars based on national consumer price indexes available on the  oecd ... however, countries with the highest expenditures per fte student at the  ...
evidence_3: may 16, 2018 ... we take a look at a typical west virginia teacher's household budget. ... is a  major problem in many, mostly low income, communities across the country. ...  approximately 56 percent of teachers have a master's degree. ... (6th highest);  per pupil expenditure: $18,665 (3rd highest); high school graduation ...
evidence_4: jun 25, 2013 ... switzerland's total spending per student was $14,922 while mexico ... compared  with the 6.3 percent average of other oecd countries.
evidence_5: jun 2, 2015 ... u.s. states' education spending averaged $10,700 per pupil in 2013, ... the  lowest- and highest-spending of the nation's largest 100 school ...