The numbers are for enrolled public school K-12 students.
State of play: The number includes state payments made on behalf of public school systems.
By the numbers: Texas ($12,304), Mississippi ($12,093), Missouri ($13,472) were comparable neighboring states, while Louisiana ($14,645) was higher and Oklahoma ($11,142) was lower.
There was no data for Kansas or Tennessee.
The most expensive state was Vermont ($26,345) followed by New Jersey ($26,280) and Connecticut ($24,896).