This statistic shows the expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from the academic year of 1990 to 2016. During the academic year of 2016, around 13,847 U.S. dollars were spent on each pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States.
Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from academic year 1990 to 2016
(in constant 2017-18 U.S. dollars)
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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NCES. (September 30, 2018). Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from academic year 1990 to 2016 (in constant 2017-18 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/
NCES. "Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from academic year 1990 to 2016 (in constant 2017-18 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/
NCES. (2018). Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from academic year 1990 to 2016 (in constant 2017-18 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/
NCES. "Total Expenditure per Pupil in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in The United States from Academic Year 1990 to 2016 (in Constant 2017-18 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/
NCES, Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from academic year 1990 to 2016 (in constant 2017-18 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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