Rankings of the States 2021 and Estimates of School Statistics 2022 - NEA

Rankings of the States 2021

and

Estimates of School Statistics 2022

NEA Research

April 2022

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Contents

Foreword...........................................................................................................................................1

Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................3

Part I. Rankings 2021 Highlights ..............................................................................................3

Part II. Estimates 2022 Highlights ............................................................................................4

Part III. National Trends 2013-22 Highlights ............................................................................5

Technical Notes...............................................................................................................................8

RANKINGS 2021 .......................................................................................................................... 10

Series A¡ªEnrollment and Attendance ........................................................................................... 11

Series B¡ªFaculty ........................................................................................................................... 15

Series C¡ªSchool Revenues ............................................................................................................. 22

Series D¡ªSchool Expenditures ....................................................................................................... 29

ESTIMATES 2022.......................................................................................................................... 33

Series E¡ªStudents and Faculty ..................................................................................................... 34

Series F¡ªSchool Revenues and Expenditures ................................................................................ 42

NATIONAL TRENDS 2013-22 ..................................................................................................... 53

Series G¡ªStudents and Faculty ..................................................................................................... 54

Series H¡ªSchool Revenues and Expenditures ................................................................................ 60

Glossary ..........................................................................................................................................68

State Notes for Rankings and Estimates ........................................................................................ 71

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Foreword

The data presented in this report provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. As one might expect in a nation as diverse as the United

States ¨C with respect to economics, geography, and politics ¨C the level of commitment to education varies

on a state-by-state basis. Thus, NEA Research offers this report to its state and local affiliates as well as to

researchers, policymakers, and the public as a tool to examine public education programs and services.

Part I of this report ¨C Rankings 2021 ¨C provides state-level data on an array of topics relevant to the

complex enterprise of public education. Since the 1960s, Rankings has presented facts and figures useful in

determining how states differ from one another ¨C and from national averages ¨C on important school statistics

such as student attendance, teacher employment and average salary, and school revenues and expenditures.

Of course, no set of tables tells the entire story of a state¡¯s education offerings. Consideration of factors such

as a state¡¯s tax system, provisions for other public services, and population characteristics also are needed.

Therefore, it is unwise to draw conclusions based solely on individual statistics in this report.

Part II of this report ¨C Estimates 2022 ¨C is in its 77th year of production. Estimates provides data tables

projecting public school enrollment, employment and compensation of personnel, and finances, as reported

by individual state departments of education. The influx of federal funding through COVID relief measures

added a new layer of complexity to the development of financial projections. The capacity to report and

estimate recent years¡¯ financial data varies considerably state by state. COVID relief funding was included

in revenue and expenditure data by state if such data was available at the time of survey data collection.

Part III of this report ¨C National Trends 2013-22 ¨C presents summary data of national trends in student

enrollment and attendance, staff salaries, sources of school funding, and levels of educational expenditures

in the previous 10 years. Such trends at the national level have been based on data reported state by state.

Public education in the United States is a joint enterprise between local, state, and federal governments. Yet,

progress in improving public education stems primarily from the efforts of state education agencies, local

districts, and individual schools. These public organizations deserve credit for recognizing that spending

for education needs to be acknowledged as an investment in our nation¡¯s most valuable resource ¨C students.

Similarly, this publication represents a collective effort that goes well beyond the staff of the National

Education Association. Individual state departments of education and the NEA¡¯s state affiliates participate

in collecting and assembling the data presented in this report. As a result, the NEA appreciates and

acknowledges the cooperation it receives from all those whose efforts make this publication possible.

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