The Cost of Educating America

Here's how the average cost of attending college has CHANGED OVER TIME.. Public College or University Private College or University $19,991 $20,000 $18,034 $16,055 $13,913 $15,000 $11,591 $10,000 $8,580 $9,232 $4,101 $5,000 $2,918 $3,093 $2,030 $2,405 $1,665 $1,548 1976/77 1981/82 1986/87 1991/92 1996/97 2001/02 2006/07 THE COST OF EDUCATING AMERICA ..and here's how states are Rank in per capita elementary & secondary school spending Rank in per capita higher education spending SPENDING THEIR MONEY TODAY 21-30 31-40 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 1-10 11-20 41-50 41-50 PER CAPITA STATE EXPENDITURE $0 $1000 $2000 $3000 $4000 $814 ALABAMA ALASKA $864 ARIZONA $580 $678 ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA $668 COLORADO $668 $606 $1,011 CONNECTICUT DELAWARE. $412 $484 FLORIDA GEORGIA D HAWAII $728 IDAHO $607 ILLINOIS $578 $685 INDIANA $927 IOWA KANSAS %$4875 KENTUCKY. $654 $572 $541 LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND $721 $551 MASSACHUSETTS. MICHIGAN $822 MINNESOTA. $658 $732 MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI $529 MONTANA $708 $821 NEBRASKA $470 NEVADA $579 NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY $562 NEW MEXICO $958 NEW YORK $506 NORTH CAROLINA $888 NORTH DAKOTA $1041 $621 OHIO OKLAHOMA $735 OREGON $796 PENNSYLVANIA $534 } RHODE ISIAND. $559 $649 SOUTH CAROLINA. SOUTH DAKOTA $555 TENNESSEE $472 TEXAS $665 UTAH $935 VERMONT $1066 $697 VIRGINIA. WASHINGTON $742 WEST VIRGINIA. $692 WISCONSIN $813 WYOMING $0 $1000 $2000 $5000 $4000 Sources: http://nces.ed.gov | http://ppinys.org