Rank

State

Amount

1

California..................................................

22.8

2

Utah...........................................................

21.7

3

Washington.............................................

19.0

4

Arizona.....................................................

18.2

5

Michigan...................................................

18.1

6

Oregon......................................................

17.8

7

Idaho..........................................................

17.6

8

Nevada......................................................

17.3

9

Colorado...................................................

17.2

10

Florida.......................................................

16.4

11

Ohio............................................................

16.3

12

Mississippi................................................

16.2

13

Maryland.................................................

16.1

Minnesota.................................................

16.1

Tennessee................................................

16.1

16

Hawaii.......................................................

16.0

17

Indiana......................................................

15.9

18

Alabama...................................................

15.8

19

Arkansas..................................................

15.6

Pennsylvania...........................................

15.6

21

South Carolina.......................................

15.5

22

New Mexico...........................................

15.3

23

Delaware.................................................

15.2

Louisiana...................................................

15.2

25

North Carolina.......................................

15.1

26

Illinois.........................................................

15.0

Wisconsin.................................................

15.0

28

Georgia.....................................................

14.9

29

Kentucky.................................................

14.8

30

Oklahoma.................................................

14.7

31

Iowa...........................................................

14.5

Montana............................................

14.5

North Dakota.........................................

14.5

34

New Hampshire....................................

14.2

Texas..................................................

14.2

36

Massachusetts.......................................

14.0

37

Alaska........................................................

13.9

Missouri....................................................

13.9

39

Wyoming..................................................

13.7

40

Kansas.......................................................

13.6

Nebraska..................................................

13.6

42

Maine................................................

13.5

West Virginia..........................................

13.5

44

Connecticut.............................................

13.4

Virginia.............................................

13.4

46

South Dakota.........................................

13.2

47

New Jersey...............................................

12.9

New York...............................................

12.9

49

RHODE ISLAND

12.2

Vermont...................................................

12.2

51

District of Columbia.............................

12.0

U.S. Average

15.8

Source: National Education Association,
Rankings of the States - 1997, Table C-7.