U.S. expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2019

During the academic year of 2019, around 15,621 constant 2020-21 U.S. dollars were spent on each pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. This is an increase from 1990, when 10,718 constant 2020-21 U.S. dollars were spent per pupil.

Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in constant 2020-21 U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Expenditure in constant 2020-21 U.S. dollars
2019	15,621
2018	15,234
2017	15,002
2016	14,687
2015	14,227
2014	13,815
2013	13,687
2012	13,866
2011	14,348
2010	14,732
2009	14,983
2008	14,872
2007	14,505
2006	14,022
2005	13,835
2004	13,611
2003	13,433
2002	13,280
2001	12,882
2000	12,482
1999	12,044
1998	11,616
1997	11,197
1996	10,971
1995	10,858
1994	10,787
1993	10,713
1992	10,713
1991	10,776
1990	10,718

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September 2021

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United States

Survey time period

academic year 1990 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment.
Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
The data exclude other current expenditures, such as community services, private school programs, adult education, and other programs not allocable to expenditures per student at public schools. The data includes instruction, student support services, food services, enterprise operations, capital outlay, and interest on debt.

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