California school spending surpassed the rest of the nation in 2018–19

Current expenditures per student from 1986–87 to 2018–19 (in June 2021$)
Rest of the Nation West Coast Most Pop Top 5 Bottom 5

NOTES: Annual expenditures per student, adjusted for inflation (June 2021$). At the time of publication, 2018-19 was the most recently available year. “Rest of the nation” includes all states and D.C., and excludes CA. Average for “Rest of the nation” weighted by state enrollment, representing average spending for a student attending public K–12 outside of CA. “Rest of the nation” includes all states and D.C., and excludes CA. "West Coast" includes Oregon and Washington. "Most Pop" are most populous states. "Top 5" ("Bottom 5") are the states with the highest (lowest) spending per student in 2018–19. Year shown is fiscal year (i.e. 2019 = 2018–19).