U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2020

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Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
An average of 14,420 U.S. dollars were spent on each pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in the academic year of 2020. This is an increase from 1980, when 2,272 U.S. dollars were spent per pupil.

Average expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools from academic years 1980 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars)

YearExpenditures per pupil in U.S. dollars
2020 14,420
2019 14,165
2018 13,545
2017 13,096
2016 12,619
2015 12,224
2014 11,819
2013 11,509
2012 11,362
2011 11,433
2010 11,427
2009 11,239
2008 10,982
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