While this isn’t K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning, but the level of funding for students in each of these programs has a significant impact on student success.

Current Expenditures per Pupil for Public PreK–12 Education Increased in School Year 2020-21 Total revenues increased by 3 percent after adjusting for inflation (from $812.8 to $837.3 billion) from FY 20 to FY 21. Local revenues remained flat ($365.1 billion in each year), and State revenues decreased by 0.6 percent (from $385.9 to $383.8 billion. Federal revenues for education increased from 61.2 billion in FY 20 to 88.4 billion in FY 21― a 43.2 % increase. This stands in comparison to the 1.5% decrease in federal revenues for education between FY 19 and FY 20. Current expenditures per pupil for the day-to-day operation of public elementary and secondary schools rose to $14,295 in FY 21, an increase of 3.5 percent from FY 20, after adjusting for inflation. These tables present state-level data on revenues by source and expenditures by function and object for public elementary and secondary education for school year 2020–21. Tables on district-level revenues and expenditures will be released later this year. View the tables. The Institute of Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the nation’s leading source for rigorous, independent education research, evaluation, statistics, and assessment. IES is celebrating 20 years. Here’s how to get involved.

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