New York spent $24,040  on each of its 2.7 million students in 2019. This has more than doubled since 1999. New York has seen a large decrease in the number of students in public schools, with about 170,000 fewer students than in 1999. New York has the fourth-highest amount of students in public schools behind California, Texas, and Florida, which are the states with the largest population. There are 12 students for every teacher in New York state, which is below the 50-state average of 15.