Spending per pupil by Wisconsin public schools has lagged inflation in recent years and fallen further behind the U.S. average. This is due to a series of policy choices, including a recent two-year freeze on state-imposed caps on school district revenues, that have also helped to hold down state and local taxes. In a related trend, the share of Wisconsinites’ incomes spent on public education has fallen below the national average. Wisconsin spent $14,882 per pupil on public elementary and ...
