During the academic year of 2018, around 14,891 constant 2019-20 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 10,477 constant 2019-20 U.S. dollars were spent per pupil.
Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1990 to 2018
(in constant 2019-20 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, 2020). Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in constant 2019-20 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2022, 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 1990 to 2018 (in constant 2019-20 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/
NCES. (2020). Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in constant 2019-20 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2022. 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 1990 to 2018 (in Constant 2019-20 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 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 1990 to 2018 (in constant 2019-20 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited January 28, 2022)
