Comparing Metro Phoenix

Expenditure per Student

Description: Per pupil expenditure (or per pupil revenue) is the total current expenditure (or revenue) for public elementary and secondary education in a state divided by student membership. The numbers reported here, based on membership, can be expected to be smaller than per pupil expenditures (and per pupil revenues) based on average daily attendance, because the membership counts are generally larger than average daily attendance.

Source: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs97/web/97554-3.asp.