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Per-pupil educational expenditures in the United States

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Per-pupil educational expenditures

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Definitions: Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools.

Expenditures are in current dollars and have not been adjusted to compensate for inflation.

Data Source:

U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics.

Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education accessed through: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/

Footnotes: Updated February 2022.