D.C. public schools are spending more per student than any state in the nation, writing an $18,667 check for each child, to oust New York as the top spender, according to 2010 census data released Thursday.

Meanwhile, Montgomery County Public Schools outspent all of the 50 largest school districts in the nation except New York City, with a price tag of $15,582 per student.

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