During the academic year of 2021, around 18,614 constant 2022-23 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 12,206 constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars were spent per pupil.

In 2022, New York spent around 29,897 U.S. dollars per pupil on public elementary and secondary schools - the most out of any state. The District of Columbia, Vermont, New Jersey, and Massachusetts rounded out the top five states for elementary and secondary school expenditure per pupil.

Out of the OECD countries, Luxembourg was the country that spent the most on educational institutions per full-time student in 2020. On average, 23,000 U.S dollars were spent on primary education, nearly 27,000 U.S dollars on secondary education, and around 53,000 U.S dollars on tertiary education. The United States followed behind, with Norway in third. Meanwhile, the lowest spending was in Mexico.

This graph shows the average expenditure per pupil in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools in 2017. An average of 16,537 U.S. dollars was spent on each pupil in public schools in Wyoming in 2017.

Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation

This table contains 28 series, with data for years 2007/2008 - 2014/2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...) Statistics (2 items: Expenditure per capita; Index of change).

Finance report card data, Washington state

Key Table Information.Table Title.States Ranked According to Per Pupil Public Elementary-Secondary School System Finance Amounts: U.S. and State: 2012 - 2022.Table ID.GOVSTIMESERIES.GS00SS08.Survey/Program.Public Sector.Year.2024.Dataset.PUB Public Sector Annual Surveys and Census of Governments.Source.U.S. Census Bureau, Public Sector.Release Date.2023-05-18.Release Schedule.The Annual Survey of School System Finances occurs every year. Data are typically released in early May. There are approximately two years between the reference period and data release..Dataset Universe.Census of Governments - Organization (CG):The universe of this file is all federal, state, and local government units in the United States. In addition to the federal government and the 50 state governments, the Census Bureau recognizes five basic types of local governments. The government types are: County, Municipal, Township, Special District, and School District. Of these five types, three are categorized as General Purpose governments: County, municipal, and township governments are readily recognized and generally present no serious problem of classification. However, legislative provisions for school district and special district governments are diverse. These two types are categorized as Special Purpose governments. Numerous single-function and multiple-function districts, authorities, commissions, boards, and other entities, which have varying degrees of autonomy, exist in the United States. The basic pattern of these entities varies widely from state to state. Moreover, various classes of local governments within a particular state also differ in their characteristics. Refer to the Individual State Descriptions report for an overview of all government entities authorized by state.The Public Use File provides a listing of all independent government units, and dependent school districts active as of fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The Annual Surveys of Public Employment & Payroll (EP) and State and Local Government Finances (LF):The target population consists of all 50 state governments, the District of Columbia, and a sample of local governmental units (counties, cities, townships, special districts, school districts). In years ending in '2' and '7' the entire universe is canvassed. In intervening years, a sample of the target population is surveyed. Additional details on sampling are available in the survey methodology descriptions for those years.The Annual Survey of Public Pensions (PP):The target population consists of state- and locally-administered defined benefit funds and systems of all 50 state governments, the District of Columbia, and a sample of local governmental units (counties, cities, townships, special districts, school districts). In years ending in '2' and '7' the entire universe is canvassed. In intervening years, a sample of the target population is surveyed. Additional details on sampling are available in the survey methodology descriptions for those years.The Annual Surveys of State Government Finance (SG) and State Government Tax Collections (TC):The target population consists of all 50 state governments. No local governments are included. For the purpose of Census Bureau statistics, the term "state government" refers not only to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of a given state, but it also includes agencies, institutions, commissions, and public authorities that operate separately or somewhat autonomously from the central state government but where the state government maintains administrative or fiscal control over their activities as defined by the Census Bureau. Additional details are available in the survey methodology description.The Annual Survey of School System Finances (SS):The Annual Survey of School System Finances targets all public school systems providing elementary and/or secondary education in all 50 states and the District of Columbia..Methodology.Data Items and Other Identifying Records.Total revenue per pupilTotal revenue from federal sources per pupilTotal revenue from state sources per pupilTotal revenue from local sources per pupilTotal current spending per pupilCurrent spending per pupil - Instruction - TotalCurrent spending per pupil - Instruction - Salaries and wagesCurrent spending per pupil - Instruction - Employee benefitsCurrent spending per pupil - Support services - General administrationCurrent spending per pupil - Support services - School administrationDefinitions can be found by clicking on the column header in the table or by accessing the Glossary.For detailed information, see Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual..Unit(s) of Observation.The basic reporting unit is the governmental unit, defined as an organized entity which in addition to having governmental character, has sufficient discretion in the management of its own affairs to distinguish it as separate from the administrative structure of any other governmental unit.T...

Release Date: 2024-05-02.Release Schedule:.The data in this file come from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances data files. For more information about the Annual Survey of School System Finances data, see About: Annual Survey of School System Finances...Key Table Information:.Due to the varying content of individual state aid programs, this information should not be used to compare the fiscal commitments of the states to the objectives of the specific programs shown in this table...See Appendix B in the state-level tables files for a description of state-specific reporting anomalies. ..Annual Survey of School System Finances statistics include the finances of charter schools whose charters are held directly by a government or a government agency. Charter schools whose charters are held by nongovernmental entities are deemed to be out of scope for the Annual Survey of School System Finances...Data Items and Other Identifying Records:.Fall enrollment.Total current spending per pupil.Current spending per pupil - All functions - Salaries and wages.Current spending per pupil - All functions - Employee benefits.Current spending per pupil - Instruction - Total.Current spending per pupil - Instruction - Salaries and wages.Current spending per pupil - Instruction - Employee benefits.Current spending per pupil - Support services - Total.Current spending per pupil - Support services - Pupil support services.Current spending per pupil - Support services - Instructional staff support.Current spending per pupil - Support services - General administration.Current spending per pupil - Support services - School administration..For a complete list of Public Sector Survey data items and other identifying records, see Annual Public Sector Statistics API information webpage. For more detailed information, see Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual.. .Geography Coverage:.The data are shown for education finance data include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets of elementary and secondary public school systems..Statistics cover school systems in all states, and include the District of Columbia. For information about 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances, see About: Annual Survey of School System Finances...Industry Coverage:.Not applicable...Footnotes:.Not applicable...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/GS00SS15.zip..API Information:.For detailed description and more information for variables on the Public Sector API, see Public Sector: Annual and Census of Governments API Documentation...Methodology:.The Census Bureau has made arrangements with state government departments of education to use data from existing finance information collection systems where the data are compatible with this survey's categories. Every state department of education obtains information annually on a wide variety of financial data from elementary-secondary school systems by requiring reports or conducting surveys. The Census Bureau is able to gain access to this information through cooperative agreements with each state as summarized below:.. • Data compiled or reformatted by Census Bureau staff from state education agency electronic data files (17 states)... • Data reformatted by state education agency staff into survey categories before electronically transmitting data to the Census Bureau (33 states and DC)....A single office or database in the state departments of education did not always have all of the information needed for this survey. In these instances, other sources—most often different state offices—supplied information to supplement the basic data. The most common types of data needing supplementation were school lunch finances, indebtedness, cash and security holdings, and capital fund transactions...For detailed information about the methods used to collect and produce statistics, including sampling, questions, data collection and processing, editing, data quality, review, sampling error, nonsampling error, and more, see Annual Survey of School System Finances Technical Documentation...Symbols:.N - Not available.X - Not applicable.Z - Represents zero or rounds to zero.LEA - Local Education Agency..Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances.For information about the Annual Survey of School System Finances, see Annual Survey of School System Finances..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.For inquiries:.1(800) 622-6193.erd.f33.list@census.gov

Graph and download economic data for Government current expenditures: Education (G160291A027NBEA) from 1959 to 2023 about expenditures, education, government, GDP, and USA.

Release Date: 2024-05-02.Release Schedule:.The data in this file come from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances data files. For more information about the Annual Survey of School System Finances data, see About: Annual Survey of School System Finances...Key Table Information:.Revenue from and payments to other school systems are excluded to avoid double counting. Expenditures for adult education, community services, and other nonelementary-secondary programs are also excluded. ..Some data appear under local sources for Hawaii's state-operated school system for consistency with data presented for all other school systems. Enrollments used to calculate per pupil amounts represent fall memberships collected by the National Center for Education Statistics on the Common Core of Data (CCD) agency universe file - "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey."..Enrollments for state educational facilities, federal school systems, and charter schools whose charters are held by a nongovernmental entity have been excluded. Enrollments from the CCD agency universe file were subject to adjustment if the enrollments were inconsistent with the finances reported...See Appendix B in the state-level tables files for a description of state-specific reporting anomalies. ..Annual Survey of School System Finances statistics include the finances of charter schools whose charters are held directly by a government or a government agency. Charter schools whose charters are held by nongovernmental entities are deemed to be out of scope for the Annual Survey of School System Finances....Data Items and Other Identifying Records:.Total revenue per pupil.Total revenue from federal sources per pupil.Total revenue from state sources per pupil.Total revenue from local sources per pupil.Total current spending per pupil.Current spending per pupil - Instruction - Total.Current spending per pupil - Instruction - Salaries and wages.Current spending per pupil - Instruction - Employee benefits.Current spending per pupil - Support services - General administration.Current spending per pupil - Support services - School administration..For a complete list of Public Sector Survey data items and other identifying records, see Annual Public Sector Statistics API information webpage. For more detailed information, see Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual.. .Geography Coverage:.The data are shown for education finance data include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets of elementary and secondary public school systems..Statistics cover school systems in all states, and include the District of Columbia. For information about 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances, see About: Annual Survey of School System Finances...Industry Coverage:.Not applicable...Footnotes:.Not applicable...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/GS00SS08.zip..API Information:.For detailed description and more information for variables on the Public Sector API, see Public Sector: Annual and Census of Governments API Documentation...Methodology:.The Census Bureau has made arrangements with state government departments of education to use data from existing finance information collection systems where the data are compatible with this survey's categories. Every state department of education obtains information annually on a wide variety of financial data from elementary-secondary school systems by requiring reports or conducting surveys. The Census Bureau is able to gain access to this information through cooperative agreements with each state as summarized below:.. • Data compiled or reformatted by Census Bureau staff from state education agency electronic data files (17 states)... • Data reformatted by state education agency staff into survey categories before electronically transmitting data to the Census Bureau (33 states and DC)....A single office or database in the state departments of education did not always have all of the information needed for this survey. In these instances, other sources—most often different state offices—supplied information to supplement the basic data. The most common types of data needing supplementation were school lunch finances, indebtedness, cash and security holdings, and capital fund transactions...For detailed information about the methods used to collect and produce statistics, including sampling, questions, data collection and processing, editing, data quality, review, sampling error, nonsampling error, and more, see Annual Survey of School System Finances Technical Documentation....Symbols:.N - Not available.X - Not applicable.Z - Represents zero or rounds to zero.LEA - Local Education Agency..Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances.For information about the Annual Survey of School System Finances, see Annual Survey of School System Finances..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Fo...

Over the period from 2012 to 2022, public spending on primary education per pupil in Finland increased overall. As of 2022, the costs of comprehensive school education amounted to 9,818 euros per pupil. This was an increase of approximately 1,758 euros compared to 2012.

Expenditure per pupil/student in public and private institutions measures how much central, regional and local levels of government, private households, religious institutions and firms spent per pupil/student. It includes expenditure for personnel, other current and capital expenditure.

Pakistan PK: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data was reported at 9.564 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.693 % for 2015. Pakistan PK: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 8.045 % from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.564 % in 2016 and a record low of 7.693 % in 2015. Pakistan PK: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank: Education Statistics. Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Sweden SE: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data was reported at 22.408 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.609 % for 2013. Sweden SE: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 23.125 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2014, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.772 % in 2009 and a record low of 20.679 % in 2001. Sweden SE: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank: Education Statistics. Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Release Date: 2024-05-02.Release Schedule:.The data in this file come from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances data files. For more information about the Annual Survey of School System Finances data, see About: Annual Survey of School System Finances...Key Table Information:.This information represents financial data for public independent and dependent school systems. It includes state payments made on behalf of public school systems and excludes financial transactions of public nonschool entities. .Enrollments represent fall memberships collected by the National Center for Education Statistics on the Common Core of Data (CCD) agency universe file - "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey." Enrollments for state educational facilities, federal school systems, and charter schools whose charters are held by a nongovernmental entity have been excluded. Enrollments from the CCD agency universe file were subject to adjustment if the enrollments were inconsistent with the finances reported...See Appendix B in the state-level tables files for a description of state-specific reporting anomalies. ..Annual Survey of School System Finances statistics include the finances of charter schools whose charters are held directly by a government or a government agency. Charter schools whose charters are held by nongovernmental entities are deemed to be out of scope for the Annual Survey of School System Finances....Data Items and Other Identifying Records:.Fall enrollment.Total debt outstanding at end of fiscal year per pupil.Debt outstanding at end of fiscal year per pupil - Long-term.Debt outstanding at end of fiscal year per pupil - Short-term.Debt transactions per pupil - Long-term debt issued.Debt transactions per pupil - Long-term debt retired..For a complete list of Public Sector Survey data items and other identifying records, see Annual Public Sector Statistics API information webpage. For more detailed information, see Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual.. .Geography Coverage:.The data are shown for education finance data include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets of elementary and secondary public school systems..Statistics cover school systems in all states, and include the District of Columbia. For information about 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances, see About: Annual Survey of School System Finances...Industry Coverage:.Not applicable...Footnotes:.Not applicable...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/GS00SS11C.zip..API Information:.For detailed description and more information for variables on the Public Sector API, see Public Sector: Annual and Census of Governments API Documentation...Methodology:.The Census Bureau has made arrangements with state government departments of education to use data from existing finance information collection systems where the data are compatible with this survey's categories. Every state department of education obtains information annually on a wide variety of financial data from elementary-secondary school systems by requiring reports or conducting surveys. The Census Bureau is able to gain access to this information through cooperative agreements with each state as summarized below:.. • Data compiled or reformatted by Census Bureau staff from state education agency electronic data files (17 states)... • Data reformatted by state education agency staff into survey categories before electronically transmitting data to the Census Bureau (33 states and DC)....A single office or database in the state departments of education did not always have all of the information needed for this survey. In these instances, other sources—most often different state offices—supplied information to supplement the basic data. The most common types of data needing supplementation were school lunch finances, indebtedness, cash and security holdings, and capital fund transactions...For detailed information about the methods used to collect and produce statistics, including sampling, questions, data collection and processing, editing, data quality, review, sampling error, nonsampling error, and more, see Annual Survey of School System Finances Technical Documentation...Symbols:.N - Not available.X - Not applicable.Z - Represents zero or rounds to zero.LEA - Local Education Agency..Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances.For information about the Annual Survey of School System Finances, see Annual Survey of School System Finances..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.For inquiries:.1(800) 622-6193.erd.f33.list@census.gov

The biannual operation Public Education Expenditure and Finance gives information on the characteristics and activity of all the public centres of regulated education, such as existing types of centre, size, education levels taught and others such as the territorial location of the centre and the sources of funding. This information, along with that provided by the Education Statistics operation on students of the Basque Country, lets us obtain macro-figures of the public education sector in order to incorporate them into the Economic accounts and Input-Output Tables of the Basque Country.

In 2022, the average education spending by pupils or students in France had increased since the eighties. In 1980, the French government spent approximately 5,200 euros per pupil/student, whereas the average amount of education expenditure per pupil/student was around 9,860 euros in 2022.

This table gives an overview of expenditure on regular education within the Netherlands.

The government finances schools, colleges and universities. It pays for research which is done by universities on its behalf. Furthermore it provides student grants and loans, allowances for school costs, provisions for students with a disability and child care allowances as well as subsidies to companies and non-profit organisations. The government reclaims unjustified payments for student grants and loans and allowances for school costs. It also receives interest and repayments on student loans as well as EU subsidies for education.

Parents and/or students have to pay tuition fees for schools, colleges and universities, parent contributions and contributions for school activities. They also have to purchase books and materials, pay for transport from home to school and back for students who are not eligible for subsidised transport, pay for private tutoring, pay interest and repayments on student loans, and repay wrongfully received student grants, loans and allowances for school costs. Parents and/or students receive child care allowances, provisions for students with a disability and an allowance for school costs as well as student grants and loans and scholarships of companies.

Companies and non-profit organisations incur costs for supervising trainees and apprentices who combine learning with work experience. They also contribute to the cost of work related education of their employees and spend money on research that is outsourced to colleges for higher professional education and universities. Furthermore they contribute to the childcare allowances given to households and provide scholarships to students. Companies receive subsidies and tax benefits for the creation of apprenticeship places and trainee placements and for providing transport for pupils.

Organisations abroad contract universities in the Netherlands to undertake research for them. The European Union provides funds and subsidies for education to schools, colleges and universities as well as to the Dutch government. Foreign governments contribute to international schools in the Netherlands that operate under their nationality.

The table also contains various indicators used nationally and internationally to compare expenditure on education and place it in a broader context. The indicators are compounded on the basis of definitions of Statistics Netherlands and/or the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). All figures presented have been calculated according to the standardised definitions of the OECD.

In this table tertiary education includes research and development, except for the indicator Expenditure on education institutions per student, excluding R&D.

The statistic on Education spending is compiled on a cash basis. This means that the education expenditure and revenues are allocated to the year in which they are paid out or received. However, the activity or transaction associated with the payment or receipt can take place in a different year.

Statistics Netherlands published the revised National Accounts in June 2024. Among other things, GDP and total government expenditures have been adjusted upwards as a result of the revision.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures: The figures from 1995 to 2022 are final. The 2023 figures are provisional.

Changes as of 31 December 2024: The final figures of 2021 and 2022 and the provisional figures of 2023 have been added. As a result of the revision of the National Accounts, among other things, GDP and total government expenditures have been adjusted upwards. The indicators in this table that are expressed as a percentage of GDP and total government expenditure have been updated for the entire time series from 1995 on the basis of the revised figures.

When will new figures be published? The final figures for 2023 and the provisional figures for 2024 will be published in December 2025. More information on the revision policy of National Accounts can be found under 'relevant articles' under paragraph 3.