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

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)

Year	Expenditures 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
2007	10,336
2006	9,778
2005	9,316
2004	8,900
2003	8,610
2002	8,259
2001	7,904
2000	7,394
1999	7,013
1998	6,676
1997	6,393
1996	6,147
1995	5,989
1994	5,767
1993	5,584
1992	5,421
1991	5,258
1990	4,980
1989	4,645
1988	4,240
1987	3,970
1986	3,756
1985	3,470
1980	2,272

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September 2022

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