It's actually quite elementary why Alaska's education budget per student is higher than everywhere else.   Google a landmass comparison between Alaska and the contiguous "lower  48."   We're 1/5th it's size and there's a large number of rural school districts spread out over this huge landmass.   Rural children are deserving of a good education too.     Bizarrely, conservative lawmakers'   first move is always to cut education.   This is like giving society a lobotomy.   They seem to want an uneducated population.   A dumbed-down, ignorant population easily believes their lies and are easier to control.