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By The Associated Press

May 23, 2002, 12:01 AM EDT

Amount states spent on each student during the 1999-2000 school year:

State Total

Ala. $5,601

Alaska 8,743

Ariz. 5,033

Ark. 5,470

Calif. 6,298

Colo. 6,165

Conn. 8,800

Del. 8,030

D.C. 9,933

Fla. 5,691

Ga. 6,417

Hawaii 6,487

Idaho 5,218

Ill. 7,185

Ind. 6,871

Iowa 6,547

Kan. 6,211

Ky. 5,922

La. 5,652

Maine 7,595

Md. 7,496

Mass. 8,444

Mich. 7,662

Minn. 7,051

Miss. 5,014

Mo. 6,143

Mont. 6,214

Neb. 6,422

Nev. 5,736

N.H. 6,742

N.J. 10,283

N.M. 5,748

N.Y. 10,039

N.C. 5,990

N.D. 5,830

Ohio 6,999

Okla. 5,394

Ore. 7,027

Pa. 7,824

R.I. 8,242

S.C. 6,114

S.D. 5,521

Tenn. 5,343

Texas 6,145

Utah 4,331

Vt. 7,938

Va. 6,839

Wash. 6,394

W.Va. 7,093

Wis. 7,716

Wyo. 7,421

U.S. 6,835

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Liberals are always screaming that they need more money for schools. I'd be interested to see corresponding graduation rates, SAT scores, etc. from all of these states to see if more money = better students (it doesn't).

Anyone have any "hard facts" to back up my thesis?

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