In the school year 2020/21, about 1.54 trillion U.S. dollars were spent by public and private schools in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when 1.52 trillion U.S. dollars were spent by schools in the U.S.
School expenditure in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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NCES. (April 30, 2022). School expenditure in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184086/school-expenditures-for-public-and-private-institutions/
NCES. "School expenditure in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184086/school-expenditures-for-public-and-private-institutions/
NCES. (2022). School expenditure in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184086/school-expenditures-for-public-and-private-institutions/
NCES. "School Expenditure in Public and Private Institutions in The United States from 1970 to 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184086/school-expenditures-for-public-and-private-institutions/
NCES, School expenditure in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184086/school-expenditures-for-public-and-private-institutions/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
School expenditure in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], NCES, April 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184086/school-expenditures-for-public-and-private-institutions/