Higher Education Expenditures Per Capita
State & Local Government
Inflation-Adjusted to 2007 Dollars

- Washington government per capita spending on higher education has consistently been above the U.S. average.
- In fiscal year 2007, per capita state and local government spending on higher education was over $100 more than the U.S. average; Washington ranked 17th 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: October 19, 2009
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
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