Actually, we spend quite a bit on education. From The National Center for Education Statistics: > In 2011, the United States spent $11,841 per full-time-equiva

Actually, we spend quite a bit on education. From The National Center for Education Statistics: > In 2011, the United States spent $11,841 per full-time-equivalent (FTE) student on elementary and secondary education, an amount 35 percent higher than the OECD average of $8,789. At the postsecondary level, U.S. expenditures per FTE student were $26,021, almost twice as high as the OECD average of $13,619. (see [1]) [1] http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cmd.asp http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cmd.asp