Higher Education Expenditures Per Capita
State & Local Government
Inflation-Adjusted to 2005 Dollars

- Washington government per capita spending on higher education has consistently been above the U.S. average. In fiscal year 2005, per capita state and local government spending on higher education was over $100 more than the U.S. average; Washington ranked 16th among the 50 states.
Data Sources:
- U.S. Census Bureau: State and Local Government Finances
- U.S. Census Bureau: Time Series of Washington Intercensal State Population Estimates: April 1, 1990 to April 1, 2000
- U.S. Census Bureau: National and State Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 - Excel®
- Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council - inflation adjustment
Last modified: May 21, 2007
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
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