For the 2019-2020 school year, about 1.95 billion U.S. dollars were spent in California for preschool education - the most out of any state. Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois rounded out the top five states for preschool education spending in that year.
Total state spending for preschool programs in the United States in 2020, by state
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Total state preschool spending in million U.S. dollars
* Values are for the 2019-20 school year.
** 2017-2018 value provided by the source. Vermont could not break out all state, local, and federal spending from the total amount reported, therefore the value is estimated by the source.
*** States did not report spending for 2019-2020, so spending informaiton used here is based on 2018-19 information
1,260 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.
There are no pre-kindergarten programs in the following states for year 2019-2020: Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
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NIEER. (April 30, 2021). Total state spending for preschool programs in the United States in 2020, by state (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315112/total-state-spending-for-us-preschool-programs-by-state/
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NIEER. (2021). Total state spending for preschool programs in the United States in 2020, by state (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315112/total-state-spending-for-us-preschool-programs-by-state/
NIEER. "Total State Spending for Preschool Programs in The United States in 2020, by State (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315112/total-state-spending-for-us-preschool-programs-by-state/
NIEER, Total state spending for preschool programs in the United States in 2020, by state (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315112/total-state-spending-for-us-preschool-programs-by-state/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
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