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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah is last -- again -- in per pupil spending.
A census report released Monday shows Utah spent $5,765 per pupil in 2008. That's last place among the U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
The nationwide average among public school systems was $10,259 per pupil, with 18 states and D.C. spending more than that and 32 states spending less.
Public school system spending was up 6 percent in 2008.
Just ahead of Utah in per pupil spending were Idaho at $6,931, Arizona, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
The state that spent the most was New York at $17,173, followed by New Jersey, Alaska, D.C. and Vermont.
In 2007 Utah spent $5,683 per pupil, also coming in last.
The ranking is due in part to the fact that Utah has more children per family than any other state.
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