Title: Idaho still ranks low on education spending | The Spokesman-Review
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Idaho still ranks low on education spending
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Content: California was 36th. While acknowledging that Idaho’s school funding per student compares poorly to other states, Luna said, “What I measure our system against isn’t how much are we spending per student – it’s are we getting the results?” Currently, he said, the answer is no – too few Idaho students go on to college or other higher education after high school. He said that means Idaho schools need reform. The top per-student spenders were New York ($19,076), the District of Columbia ($18,475), Alaska ($16,674), New Jersey ($15,968) and Vermont ($15,925). Other states ranking near the bottom include Mississippi ($7,928), Arizona ($7,666), Oklahoma ($7,587) and Utah ($6,212). Out of the 16 states with the lowest per-student spending, 15 were in the South and West. Reporters Jody Lawrence-Turner and Betsy Z. Russell contributed to this report. The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
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