Washington D.C. schools spent more per pupil than any state but had the lowest scores in the nation

D.C., spent a total of $31,843 per pupil in fiscal year 2020Meanwhile, the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests administered in 2019 showed that only 23 percent of the eight graders in D.C. public schools were proficient or better in reading and only 23 percent were proficient or better in mathematics.

The average reading test score for D.C. eighth graders was lower than the average for eighth graders in any of the 50 states.

The average math score for D.C. eighth graders tied with the averages for eighth graders in Alaska and New Mexico for lowest in the nation.

By contrast, Utah spent only $9,424 per student - less than a third as much as D.C. - yet its students performed above average.

Eighth graders in D.C. public schools had an average score of 250 out of 500 in the NAEP reading test.

That tied D.C. eighth graders with those in New Mexico and Alabama for the lowest average mathematics score in the nation.

Washington D.C. schools spent more per pupil than any state but had the lowest scores in the nation.

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