Track Every Dollar
If they can track every dollar you make, you can track every dollar they spend on our kids.
Every public school dollar in America: where it comes from, where it goes, and where the lottery money lands. State by state, school system by school system. Every number links to its source.
The whole country, 2023-24
- Public school money, 2023-24$995 billion
- From the federal government$115 billion12%
- From the states$450 billion45%
- From local taxes and fees$430 billion43%
- Spent per student, day to day$17,619
- Students46,371,632
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances. census.gov
Every state
Select a state for every dollar there, down to each school system.
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State lotteries
How is your state spending the education lottery money?
What each lottery law promises, what was sold, what reached education and what it paid for. 27 states verified so far, California first.
See every lotteryFederal money
Every federal education program, by state
Title I, special education, school meals, Head Start, Pell Grants and more: what Washington committed in fiscal year 2025, state by state.
See federal moneyThe record
How we track every dollar
The sources, the schedule, the checks every number passes, and what each term means.
How we track itAll 50 states and DC
| State | Students | Money in | Federal | State | Local | Spent per student | Lottery to education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 741,082 | $12.9B | $2.1B | $6.8B | $4.0B | $13,627 | No state lottery |
| Alaska | 131,243 | $2.9B | $604M | $1.6B | $684M | $21,004 | No state lottery |
| Arizona | 884,915 | $13.9B | $2.5B | $6.6B | $4.8B | $12,003 | $42.3M |
| Arkansas | 458,186 | $7.3B | $1.1B | $5.0B | $1.2B | $13,873 | $112M |
| California | 5,274,263 | $139B | $16.1B | $74.0B | $48.5B | $20,791 | $1.9B |
| Colorado | 841,065 | $16.6B | $1.4B | $6.1B | $9.1B | $15,908 | Not yet verified |
| Connecticut | 472,293 | $14.1B | $1.1B | $5.0B | $7.9B | $26,316 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Delaware | 123,393 | $2.9B | $312M | $1.7B | $924M | $22,201 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| District of Columbia | 50,839 | $1.9B | $267M | $0 | $1.7B | $31,529 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Florida | 2,841,039 | $44.6B | $6.8B | $13.1B | $24.7B | $12,693 | $2.2B |
| Georgia | 1,705,143 | $31.7B | $3.8B | $12.5B | $15.4B | $15,833 | $1.5B |
| Hawaii | 169,308 | $4.1B | $542M | $3.5B | $62.6M | $23,878 | No state lottery |
| Idaho | 285,690 | $3.8B | $443M | $2.5B | $790M | $11,060 | $46.9M |
| Illinois | 1,838,674 | $48.0B | $4.9B | $18.5B | $24.6B | $21,776 | $784M |
| Indiana | 978,458 | $17.0B | $1.9B | $9.5B | $5.6B | $13,622 | $30.0M |
| Iowa | 507,866 | $8.8B | $810M | $4.5B | $3.5B | $14,369 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Kansas | 482,918 | $8.9B | $1.0B | $5.5B | $2.3B | $15,558 | Not yet verified |
| Kentucky | 656,427 | $11.2B | $1.9B | $5.2B | $4.2B | $14,596 | $382M |
| Louisiana | 628,335 | $12.4B | $2.4B | $4.2B | $5.9B | $15,581 | Not yet verified |
| Maine | 169,315 | $3.7B | $314M | $1.5B | $1.9B | $19,962 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Maryland | 889,728 | $21.3B | $2.0B | $9.4B | $9.9B | $20,208 | $698M |
| Massachusetts | 862,765 | $23.3B | $1.9B | $10.2B | $11.2B | $24,429 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Michigan | 1,224,595 | $28.4B | $3.1B | $16.1B | $9.2B | $18,314 | $1.2B |
| Minnesota | 794,003 | $17.0B | $1.4B | $10.5B | $5.2B | $17,098 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Mississippi | 432,375 | $6.6B | $1.5B | $3.0B | $2.1B | $12,324 | $46.6M |
| Missouri | 865,208 | $15.3B | $1.7B | $5.3B | $8.2B | $14,241 | $328M |
| Montana | 154,013 | $2.5B | $445M | $974M | $1.1B | $13,656 | Not yet verified |
| Nebraska | 328,649 | $6.1B | $639M | $2.1B | $3.4B | $16,147 | $20.1M |
| Nevada | 417,474 | $7.6B | $1.0B | $5.3B | $1.2B | $14,812 | No state lottery |
| New Hampshire | 155,148 | $4.0B | $334M | $1.1B | $2.6B | $22,978 | $209M |
| New Jersey | 1,323,927 | $41.5B | $2.6B | $19.2B | $19.7B | $27,234 | $842M |
| New Mexico | 289,851 | $6.8B | $1.3B | $4.3B | $1.1B | $17,664 | $44.7M |
| New York | 2,350,583 | $92.2B | $7.7B | $37.6B | $46.9B | $31,918 | $3.6B |
| North Carolina | 1,396,880 | $19.9B | $3.5B | $11.4B | $5.1B | $12,995 | $1.1B |
| North Dakota | 119,016 | $2.5B | $384M | $1.2B | $956M | $17,102 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Ohio | 1,550,261 | $31.5B | $3.7B | $10.9B | $16.9B | $17,257 | $1.4B |
| Oklahoma | 647,207 | $9.3B | $1.3B | $4.2B | $3.9B | $12,162 | $87.7M |
| Oregon | 545,641 | $12.1B | $1.3B | $6.3B | $4.6B | $18,083 | Not yet verified |
| Pennsylvania | 1,506,485 | $41.6B | $4.2B | $15.6B | $21.8B | $21,091 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Rhode Island | 122,128 | $3.1B | $394M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $22,110 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| South Carolina | 738,314 | $14.3B | $1.8B | $6.1B | $6.4B | $15,060 | $607M |
| South Dakota | 140,930 | $2.3B | $451M | $713M | $1.2B | $12,828 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Tennessee | 991,563 | $15.2B | $2.4B | $6.7B | $6.0B | $12,882 | $412M |
| Texas | 5,111,073 | $83.2B | $11.2B | $29.8B | $42.3B | $12,895 | $1.8B |
| Utah | 609,785 | $8.7B | $685M | $4.4B | $3.6B | $11,347 | No state lottery |
| Vermont | 81,265 | $2.6B | $275M | $2.3B | $67.4M | $28,818 | $30.0M |
| Virginia | 1,258,795 | $24.4B | $2.4B | $10.1B | $11.9B | $17,104 | $902M |
| Washington | 1,086,202 | $23.8B | $2.0B | $15.6B | $6.2B | $18,564 | $180M |
| West Virginia | 244,054 | $4.7B | $874M | $2.2B | $1.7B | $15,640 | Not yet verified |
| Wisconsin | 802,501 | $15.6B | $1.9B | $8.1B | $5.6B | $15,952 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
| Wyoming | 90,761 | $2.1B | $330M | $962M | $830M | $20,521 | Lottery money goes to other purposes |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances; state lottery reports. Checked November 2, 2026.