Per-pupil spending for public elementary and secondary school systems in each state for the 2000-01 school year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Alabama ?5,845

Alaska ?9,165

Arizona ?5,100

Arkansas ?5,852

California ?6,965

Colorado ?6,515

Connecticut ?9,236

Delaware ?8,603

D.C. 10,852

Florida ?6,020

Georgia ?6,909

Hawaii ?6,558

Idaho ?5,616

Illinois ?7,585

Indiana ?7,287

Iowa ?6,912

Kansas ?6,521

Kentucky ?6,077

Louisiana ?5,934

Maine ?8,178

Maryland ?8,077

Massachusetts ?9,038

Michigan ?8,029

Minnesota ?7,447

Mississippi ?5,179

Missouri ?6,593

Montana ?6,671

Nebraska ?6,946

Nevada ?5,778

New Hampshire ?7,065

New Jersey 10,893

New Mexico ?6,115

New York 10,922

North Carolina ?6,368

North Dakota ?6,318

Ohio ?7,499

Oklahoma ?6,012

Oregon ?7,511

Pennsylvania ?8,191

Rhode Island ?8,775

South Carolina ?6,570

South Dakota ?6,063

Tennessee ?5,622

Texas ?6,460

Utah ?4,625

Vermont ?8,706

Virginia ?7,278

Washington ?6,613

West Virginia ?7,450

Wisconsin ?8,158

Wyoming ?7,833