Wrong answer!  Minnesota is 20th down from the top in
per pupil expenditures for the E-12 grades.  Check out
the rank-order chart below:
U.S. Expenditures Per Pupil E-12, 2002-2003
State Average $/Pupil
United States $8,044
 
New Jersey 12,568
New York 11,961
District of Columbia 11,847
Connecticut 11,057
Massachusetts 10,460
Vermont 10,454
Rhode Island 10,349
Alaska 9,870
Delaware 9,693
Maine 9,344
Maryland 9,153
Wisconsin 9,004
Pennsylvania 8,997
Wyoming 8,985
Michigan 8,781
Ohio 8,632
New Hampshire 8,579
West Virginia 8,319
Illinois 8,287
Minnesota 8,109
Hawaii 8,100
Nebraska 8,074
Indiana 8,057
Virginia 7,822
Georgia 7,774
Iowa 7,574
California 7,552
Montana 7,496
Missouri 7,495
Oregon 7,491
Kansas 7,454
Colorado 7,384
Washington 7,252
Texas 7,136
New Mexico 7,125
South Carolina 7,040
Louisiana 6,922
North Dakota 6,870
Kentucky 6,661
North Carolina 6,562
South Dakota 6,547
Arkansas 6,482
Florida 6,439
Alabama 6,300
Arizona 6,282
Tennessee 6,118
Nevada 6,092
Oklahoma 6,092
Idaho 6,081
Mississippi 5,792
Utah 4,838
 
Outlying areas
American Samoa 2,976
Guam
Northern Marianas 4,519
Puerto Rico 4,260
Virgin Islands 6,840
Chart information from the National Center for
Education Statistics, a part of the Department of
Education.