From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: Spending in nation's schools falls again, with wide variation across states from The Washington Post The nation's per-pupil spending on K-12 public schools dropped in 2013 for the third year in a row, reversing more than a decade of funding increases, according to federal data. Spending continued to vary widely across the country, from a low of $6,432 per student in Utah to a high of $20,530 per student in the District of Columbia. The biggest spenders were largely clustered in the Northeast, while the lowest were in the West and Southeast. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063