U.S. school spending data
97,338 public school profiles carry district per-pupil expenditure; the median value is $17,724. This page reports sourced school facts, not rankings, scores, or housing guidance.
Public summary table.
This table summarizes the available release records. Download the aggregate CSV below and retain the source year with any reused values.
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Schools with finance value | 97,338 | Census F-33 via mart |
| Median per-pupil expenditure | $17,724 | Census F-33 via mart |
| Highest state median in slice | DC · $39,111 | Census F-33 via mart |
| Coverage | 95.3% | release manifest |
How to read this.
Source and vintage
Per-pupil expenditure is district-level Census F-33 FY 2022 finance data attached to schools in that district. It is not a campus-level spending claim.
Use and limits
The per-pupil spending field belongs to the district and is attached to school profiles. It is not a campus budget. Its FY 2022 vintage remains the same regardless of when this page is viewed.
Related reading
Read the spending explainer, review the full methodology, or open a state data hub.
Product path
State Packs and the National Sheet include finance year and per-pupil expenditure fields.
Get the school-level file behind this.
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The per-pupil spending field belongs to the district and is attached to school profiles. It is not a campus budget. Its FY 2022 vintage remains the same regardless of when this page is viewed.
A district with many school records appears repeatedly in a school-level file. Deduplicate district identifiers for a district summary, and use compatible expenditure and enrollment totals for a student-weighted aggregate. Do not call an average of school-row ratios the official state spending figure.
See the per-pupil spending calculation guide. Cite these figures as K12 Atlas, release v2026.07, with the source year shown beside the metric.
Original source and definitions
Census Annual Survey of School System Finances. K12 Atlas methodology explains release coverage and joins.