**Texas includes 18,711 Non-ADA eligible children in their enrollment total. These children were removed from state funding per child calculations.
**** 1,164 children with instructional IEPs were served in Iowa’s SWVPP program but were funded by sources not reported by the state. Similar to prior years, these children were removed from the per-child spending calculations by the source.
**** 50 States + DC, does not include Guam.
There are no pre-kindergarten programs in the following states for year 2020-2021: Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
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State spending per U.S. child enrolled in pre-K 2022, by state
For the 2021-2022 school year, about * U.S. dollars were spent per child enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in New Jersey. In the same year, Oregon spent about * U.S. dollars per child enrolled in pre-K programs.
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NIEER. (April 27, 2023). State spending per child (aged 3-4 years) enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2022, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/315102/state-spending-per-us-child-enrolled-in-pre-k/
NIEER. "State spending per child (aged 3-4 years) enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2022, by state (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 27, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/315102/state-spending-per-us-child-enrolled-in-pre-k/
NIEER. (2023). State spending per child (aged 3-4 years) enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2022, by state (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/315102/state-spending-per-us-child-enrolled-in-pre-k/
NIEER. "State Spending per Child (Aged 3-4 Years) Enrolled in Pre-kindergarten Programs in The United States in 2022, by State (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Apr 2023, /statistics/315102/state-spending-per-us-child-enrolled-in-pre-k/
NIEER, State spending per child (aged 3-4 years) enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2022, by state (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/315102/state-spending-per-us-child-enrolled-in-pre-k/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
State spending per child (aged 3-4 years) enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2022, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NIEER, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/315102/state-spending-per-us-child-enrolled-in-pre-k/
