School expenditure in the U.S. 2020 | Statista

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)

Characteristic	Expenditure in current billion U.S. dollars
2020*	1,538
2019	1,521
2018	1,468.45
2017	1,404.58
2016	1,352.2
2015	1,296.37
2014	1,241.63
2013	1,192.89
2012	1,153.87
2011	1,136.88
2010	1,124.35
2009	1,100.9
2008	1,089.68
2007	1,054.9
2006	984.05
2005	925.25
2004	875.99
2003	830.29
2002	795.69
2001	752.78
2000	705.02
1999	649.32
1998	603.85
1997	570.47
1996	538.85
1995	508.52
1994	485.17
1993	460.76
1992	439.68
1991	417.94
1990	395.32
1989	365.83
1988	333.24
1987	301.79
1986	280.96
1985	259.34
1984	239.35
1983	220.99
1982	204.66
1981	190.83
1980	176.38
1979	160.07
1978	143.73
1977	132.51
1976	121.79
1975	114
1974	103.9
1973	91.08
1972	82.91
1971	76.51
1970	71.58

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Release date

April 2022

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United States

Survey time period

1970 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Year presented here is a school year. e.g. 2014 represents school year 2014-2015.

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