Per Pupil Expenditure

• Surprisingly, expenditures per pupil in Washington and Chisago Counties were lower than the state of Minnesota average.
• While Pierce and St. Croix counties spent less per pupil than the state average, Burnett and Polk spent slightly more per pupil than the average for Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin’s expenditures per pupil tended to be higher than those in Minnesota.
   

• Expenditures per pupil in Wisconsin have been increasing at a faster rate in most jurisdictions since 2020, possibly as a consequence of then impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in education in terms of providing resources for remote/online classes.
• Pierce and St. Croix counties have consistently spent less than the state average in terms of expenditures per pupil per year.
• Note, the vertical axis starts at $10,000 rather than $0.

• Expenditures per pupil in Wisconsin have been increasing at a faster rate in all three jurisdictions shown in the graph since 2020, possibly as a consequence of then impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in education in terms of providing resources for remote/online classes.
• The graph shows that the lower-than-state-average expenditures per pupil noted for Washington and Chisago in 2022, were not unusual.  Both counties have consistently been lower than the Minnesota average.
• Note, the vertical axis starts at $10,000 rather than $0.

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