"To begin with, Utah’s investments in K-12 education are big. ..

To begin with, Utah’s investments in K-12 education are big. For instance, nearly a quarter of every dollar taxpayers send to the state goes to public schools. Between local, state and federal sources, our public schools get roughly $6 billion per year.

 

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2018/02/25/commentary-utah-may-rank-low-on-education-spending-but-with-large-class-sizes-were-getting-more-bang-for-our-buck/