<H3>• CT: 5th Highest Per Pupil Spending…2nd Lowest Funds from Federal Government — 2013</H3>

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Per pupil spending for the nation was $10,700 during fiscal year 2013, a 0.9 percent increase from 2012, but varied heavily among states with a high of $19,818 in New York and a low of $6,555 in Utah. States and state-equivalents spending the most per pupil in 2013 were New York ($19,818), Alaska ($18,175), the District of Columbia ($17,953), New Jersey ($17,572) and Connecticut ($16,631). States spending the least per pupil included Utah ($6,555), Idaho ($6,791), Arizona ($7,208), Oklahoma ($7,672) and Mississippi ($8,130). States receiving the highest percentage of their revenue from the federal government: Mississippi (16.0 percent), Louisiana (15.2 percent), South Dakota (14.8 percent), New Mexico (14.8 percent) and Arizona (14.6 percent). States receiving the lowest percentage of their revenue from the federal government: New Jersey (4.1 percent), Connecticut (4.3 percent), Massachusetts (5.1 percent), New York (5.6 percent) and New Hampshire (5.7 percent). Please visit this link to read the full report: USDOC-Census NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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