States account for biggest portion of education funding

State sources accounted for the largest percentage of more than $520 billion in revenue distributed to public elementary and secondary school systems in the United States in 2005-2006, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. State sources accounted for 46.6% of funding, local sources accounted for 44.4%, and federal sources accounted for 9.0%.

For further information, read the full Public Education Finances 2006 report.