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Does Colorado spend less per student than other states?

Less than average: $12,233 per student on day-to-day costs in 2020-21, against $14,295 nationally. That is not the school formula’s per-pupil figure.

FACT National Center for Education Statistics, Digest table 236.65, 2020-21

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Does Colorado spend less per student than other states? — Less than average: $12,233 per student on day-to-day costs in 2020-21, against $14,295 nationally. That is not the school formula’s per-pupil figure.