Hawaii Private vs. Public School Cost

[Chunkster]

I did some more research and learned that a more fair comparison would be vs. other states. In that regard, Hawaii public school spending per student is about 40% above the national average and ranks 15th. Nearly all those that spent more were Northeastern states with Illinois and Wyoming being exceptions. When I looked at a variety of ranking studies, Hawaii's public schools consistently placed between 38th and 41st in the most recent measures. Even given the fact that our high living cost skews the expense factor, I still have to wonder if we are getting our money's worth from the public schools.