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U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2015

Average expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools from 1980/81 to 2014/15 (in USD)

The data displays the average expenditure per pupil in daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. from 1980 to 2015. An average of 12,224 USD was spent on each pupil in public schools in 2015.

2015 12224
2014 11819
2013 11509
2012 11362
2011 11433
2010 11427
2009 11239
2008 10982
2007 10336
2006 9778
2005 9316
2004 8900
2003 8610
2002 8259
2001 7904
2000 7394
1999 7013
1998 6676
1997 6393
1996 6147
1995 5989
1994 5767
1993 5584
1992 5421
1991 5258
1990 4980
1989 4645
1988 4240
1987 3970
1986 3756
1985 3470
1980 2272