Keywords: New database: Jan. 18, 2011 Next update: May 2011

Per Pupil Spending in U.S. School Districts

Per Pupil Spending contains total expenditures per student for U.S. school districts. This per pupil expenditure is based on total expenditure and reported fall enrollment as submitted by state education agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. In virtually all cases, data reflect that as reported by the state, although in some instances, data have been adjusted. Years reflected indicate the 2nd year of a traditional academic calendar, e.g., 2008 reflects data from the 2007-2008 survey. The source for these data is the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which contains more information on data categories.