Reports: D.C. Spends $22,847 Per Student, 3rd Highest in Nation, with Highest Dropout Rate at 31%

A report by the research group Education Data shows that Washington, DC,  is third in the nation in spending per student in public schools — $22,847 for K-12 — while ranking 37th out of 51 states with the highest dropout rate of 31.10 percent.