Tuesday’s report also shows Utah’s funding effort toward education is low relative to other states. For every $1,000 in personal income, $40.47 went toward public education, compared with a national average of $42.88, earning Utah a rank of 35th in the country in 2013.
This coincides with a Utah Foundation report released early this year, showing Utah’s tax burden in 2012 at a 20-year low. Currently, all funds from Utah’s income tax are devoted to education, as well as more than half of its property tax revenues.
The census report does, however, show some positive trends for the state. Between 2012 and 2013, Utah increased its per-pupil amounts by 5.6 percent — more than any other state and well above the national average increase of 0.9 percent.
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