The Billion Dollar Club You Don't Want Your State To Join

Arizona spends like the Big Boys but on all the wrong things

(in thousands)

Using data compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics on school district spending by state, this table shows the top 15 states that in 2022¹ allocated more than $1,000,000,000 to student support services - which include school counseling programs.

Arizona’s inclusion in this list - among the larger, wealthier and more populou…