In 2018, the national average for spending on elementary and secondary education was 3.1 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Vermont spent the most out of any state on elementary and secondary education, at 5.38 percent of its GDP.
Elementary and secondary public school expenditure in the United States as a percentage of GDP in 2018, by state
This indicator represents the relative amount of resources that state governments expend to support public education in prekindergarten through grade 12.
It is calculated by dividing a state’s current expenditures for elementary and secondary public schools by the state’s gross domestic product (GDP). Current
expenditures include instruction and instruction-related costs, student support services, administration, and operations and exclude funds for school construction
and other capital outlays, debt service, and programs outside of public elementary and secondary education. State and local support represent the largest sources
of funding for elementary and secondary education.
NOTE: GDP reported in current dollars.
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National Science Foundation. (June 30, 2021). Elementary and secondary public school expenditure in the United States as a percentage of GDP in 2018, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219500/elementary-and-secondary-public-school-expenditures-in-the-us-by-state-prozent-of-gdp/
National Science Foundation. "Elementary and secondary public school expenditure in the United States as a percentage of GDP in 2018, by state." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219500/elementary-and-secondary-public-school-expenditures-in-the-us-by-state-prozent-of-gdp/
National Science Foundation. (2021). Elementary and secondary public school expenditure in the United States as a percentage of GDP in 2018, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219500/elementary-and-secondary-public-school-expenditures-in-the-us-by-state-prozent-of-gdp/
National Science Foundation. "Elementary and Secondary Public School Expenditure in The United States as a Percentage of Gdp in 2018, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219500/elementary-and-secondary-public-school-expenditures-in-the-us-by-state-prozent-of-gdp/
National Science Foundation, Elementary and secondary public school expenditure in the United States as a percentage of GDP in 2018, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219500/elementary-and-secondary-public-school-expenditures-in-the-us-by-state-prozent-of-gdp/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
