(The Center Square) – Students in Wisconsin are heading back to school this week with a new snapshot of the state’s school spending picture.

The Badger Institute released a report that shows raw, per-pupil spending in Wisconsin has doubled since 2000.

“In 2023-2024, school districts in Wisconsin took in $15.3 billion in revenue and educated 827,397 students as counted by the DPI for school finance purposes. Dividing one by the other gives a per-pupil revenue figure,” the report explains.

In 2020, the Badger Institute explained, Wisconsin spent a little less than $8,000 per-student. In 2024, the Badger Institute put that number at a little more than $18,000.

"On a statewide basis, revenue per pupil has increased every school year since 1999-2000 with two exceptions: 2011-12 and 20

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