Resources: Adequacy
| STATE |
ADEQUACY |
| |
Grade for adequacy of resources |
Education spending per student, adjusted for
regional cost differences (1997) |
% change in inflation-adjusted education spending per student (1987-97) |
% of total taxable resources spent on education (1996) |
| New
Jersey |
100 |
A |
$8,436 |
23 |
4.3 |
| West
Virginia |
98 |
A |
$6,784 |
22 |
5.1 |
| Maine |
95 |
A |
$6,295 |
20 |
4.9 |
| Wisconsin |
91 |
A- |
$7,097 |
18 |
4.5 |
| Michigan |
90 |
A- |
$6,689 |
18 |
4.7 |
| Pennsylvania |
89 |
B+ |
$7,092 |
19 |
4.2 |
| Indiana |
88 |
B+ |
$6,264 |
28 |
3.9 |
| Vermont |
87 |
B+ |
$6,512 |
10 |
5.3 |
| Texas |
86 |
B |
$5,889 |
23 |
3.9 |
| Nebraska |
86 |
B |
$6,762 |
18 |
4.1 |
| Ohio |
85 |
B |
$5,916 |
20 |
3.8 |
| New
Hampshire |
85 |
B |
$5,942 |
21 |
3.7 |
| Connecticut |
84 |
B |
$7,289 |
14 |
3.9 |
| New York |
84 |
B |
$7,635 |
6 |
4.1 |
| Rhode
Island |
83 |
B |
$6,468 |
11 |
4.3 |
| Montana |
83 |
B |
$6,411 |
7 |
4.8 |
| Arkansas |
82 |
B- |
$5,244 |
25 |
3.8 |
| Kentucky |
82 |
B- |
$5,583 |
42 |
3.5 |
| Idaho |
82 |
B- |
$4,732 |
24 |
4.1 |
| Maryland |
82 |
B- |
$6,708 |
14 |
3.9 |
| Iowa |
81 |
B- |
$6,504 |
13 |
4.0 |
| Alabama |
80 |
B- |
$5,052 |
30 |
3.6 |
| Delaware |
80 |
B- |
$7,228 |
17 |
2.8 |
| South
Carolina |
79 |
C+ |
$5,428 |
16 |
4.0 |
| Kansas |
78 |
C+ |
$6,145 |
8 |
4.3 |
| Minnesota |
78 |
C+ |
$6,112 |
6 |
4.3 |
| Mississippi |
78 |
C+ |
$4,633 |
27 |
3.6 |
| Oklahoma |
78 |
C+ |
$5,445 |
19 |
3.8 |
| Oregon |
76 |
C |
$6,248 |
9 |
3.9 |
| Georgia |
76 |
C |
$5,248 |
15 |
3.5 |
| Massachusetts |
75 |
C |
$6,201 |
13 |
3.3 |
| Virginia |
75 |
C |
$5,923 |
14 |
3.5 |
| Utah |
75 |
C |
$3,985 |
19 |
4.2 |
| Washington |
73 |
C |
$5,417 |
7 |
4.0 |
| North
Dakota |
73 |
C |
$5,689 |
7 |
3.8 |
| North
Carolina |
72 |
C- |
$5,346 |
17 |
3.0 |
| Illinois |
72 |
C- |
$5,553 |
13 |
3.3 |
| Florida |
71 |
C- |
$5,606 |
7 |
3.6 |
| New
Mexico |
70 |
C- |
$5,047 |
7 |
3.8 |
| Nevada |
70 |
C- |
$5,359 |
12 |
3.1 |
| Missouri |
69 |
D+ |
$5,169 |
9 |
3.6 |
| Louisiana |
69 |
D+ |
$5,167 |
14 |
3.1 |
| South
Dakota |
68 |
D+ |
$5,222 |
6 |
3.5 |
| Hawaii |
67 |
D+ |
$5,387 |
7 |
3.1 |
| Tennessee |
65 |
D |
$4,747 |
14 |
2.8 |
| Alaska |
59 |
F |
$6,601 |
-18 |
4.4 |
| Wyoming |
56 |
F |
$6,590 |
-13 |
3.9 |
| Arizona |
45 |
F |
$4,683 |
-5 |
3.6 |
| Colorado |
45 |
F |
$4,941 |
-11 |
3.3 |
| California |
42 |
F |
$4,789 |
-1 |
3.1 |
| U.S. |
— |
— |
$5,906 |
12 |
4.0 |
|
