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TABOR-gutting 135 fails to address school problems
Senate Bill 26-135 spending lacks accountability and effective targeting for school funding.
by Ari Armstrong, Copyright © 2026
The main article will be published at Complete Colorado. At this time the purpose of this document is to present data referenced in the article.
This table is based on Census data for 2023 and NAEP data for 2024.
| State | State Abbr. | NAEP 8 Math 2024 | NAEP 8 Reading 2024 | Per Pupil Spending 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | 262 | 250 | 12765 |
| Alaska | AK | 264 | 246 | 20340 |
| Arizona | AZ | 270 | 254 | 11297 |
| Arkansas | AR | 266 | 255 | 12738 |
| California | CA | 269 | 254 | 18798 |
| Colorado | CO | 278 | 265 | 14858 |
| Connecticut | CT | 277 | 263 | 25081 |
| Delaware | DE | 263 | 249 | 21340 |
| District of Columbia | DC | 262 | 251 | 31629 |
| Florida | FL | 267 | 253 | 11862 |
| Georgia | GA | 269 | 259 | 14414 |
| Hawaii | HI | 270 | 257 | 20056 |
| Idaho | ID | 278 | 261 | 10247 |
| Illinois | IL | 277 | 262 | 20253 |
| Indiana | IN | 278 | 262 | 13121 |
| Iowa | IA | 275 | 261 | 13792 |
| Kansas | KS | 274 | 255 | 14847 |
| Kentucky | KY | 271 | 258 | 14633 |
| Louisiana | LA | 267 | 257 | 14645 |
| Maine | ME | 273 | 255 | 18797 |
| Maryland | MD | 268 | 258 | 18887 |
| Massachusetts | MA | 283 | 268 | 22947 |
| Michigan | MI | 270 | 255 | 17535 |
| Minnesota | MN | 282 | 260 | 16117 |
| Mississippi | MS | 269 | 253 | 12093 |
| Missouri | MO | 270 | 255 | 13472 |
| Montana | MT | 279 | 261 | 13771 |
| Nebraska | NE | 280 | 256 | 15200 |
| Nevada | NV | 265 | 253 | 11673 |
| New Hampshire | NH | 280 | 264 | 21731 |
| New Jersey | NJ | 282 | 266 | 26280 |
| New Mexico | NM | 256 | 245 | 15693 |
| New York | NY | 271 | 257 | 30012 |
| North Carolina | NC | 276 | 255 | 12492 |
| North Dakota | ND | 280 | 257 | 16114 |
| Ohio | OH | 279 | 260 | 16476 |
| Oklahoma | OK | 264 | 249 | 11155 |
| Oregon | OR | 268 | 255 | 17161 |
| Pennsylvania | PA | 276 | 259 | 20056 |
| Rhode Island | RI | 270 | 258 | 21182 |
| South Carolina | SC | 268 | 254 | 13957 |
| South Dakota | SD | 281 | 260 | 12005 |
| Tennessee | TN | 276 | 259 | 12197 |
| Texas | TX | 269 | 252 | 12304 |
| Utah | UT | 282 | 261 | 10333 |
| Vermont | VT | 276 | 257 | 26345 |
| Virginia | VA | 275 | 256 | 16098 |
| Washington | WA | 274 | 259 | 18181 |
| West Virginia | WV | 261 | 247 | 14575 |
| Wisconsin | WI | 283 | 260 | 14882 |
| Wyoming | WY | 278 | 260 | 19324 |