Education Spending Per Capita

Education spending per resident. Higher is better. Ranking 240 cities.

Fiscal Health Score Total Spending Per Capita Police Spending Per Capita Fire Spending Per Capita Parks & Recreation Per Capita Debt Per Capita

#	City	Grade	Population	Education Spending Per Capita
1	Frederick, MD	C	78K	$97,323
2	Union City, NJ	C	67K	$54,537
3	Washington, DC	D	671K	$53,224
4	New Brunswick, NJ	D	56K	$52,160
5	Trenton, NJ	C	90K	$47,653
6	Springfield, MA	D	155K	$47,090
7	East Orange, NJ	D	69K	$46,120
8	Rochester, NY	D	211K	$42,739
9	West New York, NJ	D	52K	$42,426
10	Lynn, MA	D	101K	$40,488
11	Hartford, CT	C	121K	$39,340
12	Buffalo, NY	C	277K	$39,263
13	Brockton, MA	D	105K	$38,500
14	Newton, MA	D	88K	$37,935
15	New York, NY	C	8.6M	$37,892
16	West Hartford, CT	B	64K	$36,675
17	Lawrence, MA	D	88K	$36,535
18	Tulare, CA	C	69K	$36,447
19	Syracuse, NY	C	146K	$35,942
20	Baltimore, MD	B	585K	$35,510
21	Framingham, MA	D	72K	$34,535
22	Norwalk, CT	C	91K	$34,497
23	Yonkers, NY	C	210K	$34,460
24	Waterbury, CT	D	114K	$33,920
25	Bayonne, NJ	C	70K	$33,371
26	New Haven, CT	C	136K	$33,075
27	New Britain, CT	D	74K	$32,605
28	Brookline, MA	D	63K	$32,272
29	New Bedford, MA	D	101K	$31,923
30	Stamford, CT	C	135K	$31,665
31	Lowell, MA	C	115K	$31,397
32	Boston, MA	C	666K	$30,742
33	East Hartford, CT	D	51K	$30,708
34	Bristol, CT	D	61K	$30,607
35	Milford city (balance), CT	C	51K	$30,310
36	Providence, RI	F	190K	$29,047
37	Meriden, CT	C	61K	$28,972
38	Worcester, MA	C	204K	$28,887
39	Arlington, VA	C	236K	$28,519
40	Chicopee, MA	F	55K	$28,380
41	Fall River, MA	D	94K	$28,175
42	Bridgeport, CT	B	148K	$27,902
43	Danbury, CT	C	86K	$27,827
44	Revere, MA	D	61K	$27,566
45	Pawtucket, RI	D	75K	$26,908
46	Cranston, RI	D	83K	$26,714
47	Warwick, RI	C	83K	$26,642
48	Taunton, MA	F	59K	$25,945
49	Haverhill, MA	D	67K	$25,788
50	Cambridge, MA	C	118K	$25,601
51	Anchorage, AK	C	291K	$25,042
52	Chesapeake, VA	D	249K	$25,005
53	Methuen, MA	C	53K	$24,988
54	Waltham, MA	D	65K	$24,611
55	West Haven, CT	D	55K	$24,099
56	Newport News, VA	F	185K	$23,175
57	Peabody, MA	D	54K	$22,635
58	Alexandria, VA	C	158K	$22,295
59	Suffolk, VA	B	95K	$22,082
60	Hampton, VA	C	137K	$21,725
61	Orange, CA	D	139K	$21,699
62	Quincy, MA	D	101K	$21,538
63	Malden, MA	F	65K	$21,492
64	Portland, ME	B	68K	$21,401
65	Virginia Beach, VA	D	458K	$21,342
66	Collierville, TN	C	51K	$21,329
67	Weymouth, MA	C	57K	$21,153
68	Nashua, NH	C	91K	$21,112
69	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN	D	684K	$21,061
70	Portsmouth, VA	B	97K	$20,569
71	Harrisonburg, VA	D	52K	$20,417
72	Richmond, VA	D	227K	$20,033
73	Somerville, MA	F	80K	$19,769
74	Passaic, NJ	C	70K	$19,480
75	Santa Clara, CA	C	128K	$19,183
76	Norfolk, VA	D	237K	$19,019
77	Manchester, NH	D	115K	$18,986
78	Roanoke, VA	C	99K	$18,609
79	Medford, MA	C	62K	$18,470
80	Bartlett, TN	C	57K	$17,534
81	Kingsport, TN	C	55K	$17,144
82	Durham, NC	B	284K	$17,100
83	Lynchburg, VA	D	79K	$17,004
84	Merced, CA	D	88K	$16,692
85	San Bernardino, CA	D	221K	$16,259
86	Monterey Park, CA	C	60K	$14,136
87	Johnson City, TN	F	71K	$14,043
88	Riverside, CA	C	316K	$11,453
89	Santa Barbara, CA	C	89K	$11,213
90	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	D	110K	$11,194
91	Camden, NJ	D	72K	$9,407
92	Santa Cruz, CA	C	61K	$9,141
93	Murfreesboro, TN	D	153K	$7,574
94	Madera, CA	C	67K	$7,303
95	San Mateo, CA	C	104K	$7,057
96	Alameda, CA	C	78K	$6,836
97	Napa, CA	D	79K	$5,286
98	Yuba City, CA	D	70K	$4,441
99	Fresno, CA	C	542K	$3,942
100	Conway, AR	C	65K	$3,719

Showing top 100 of 240 cities

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Per-capita figures based on American Community Survey population estimates.