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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U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
During the academic year of 2021, around * 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 * constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars were spent per pupil.
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NCES. (September 30, 2023). Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /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 2021 (in constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 30, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/
NCES. (2023). Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /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 2021 (in Constant 2022-23 U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Sep 2023, /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 2021 (in constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars) [Graph], NCES, September 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/203118/expenditures-per-pupil-in-public-schools-in-the-us-since-1990/
