Education forms the backbone of a society's development, shaping the minds and skills of the future generation. The quality of education, in turn, is often directly influenced by what is spent on it. In the United States, per-pupil spending, or the amount spent on education per student, varies greatly state by state due to factors like allocation of funds, teacher salaries, benefits, and administrative costs. According to data for the fiscal year 2022, U.S. states spend from as high as $30,282 to a low of $8,748 per student, demonstrating a wide disparity in educational investment.