Public Sector: School System Finances
Public Sector: School System Finance 2012 - 2024
This dataset presents statistics from the Census of Governments, School System Finances conducted every five years (years ending in '2' and '7') and from the Annual Survey of School System Finances in intermediate years. These programs identify the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government education sector providing authoritative benchmark figures for public elementary and secondary education finances, including revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets of school systems. Data are shown for the fiscal year for the given reference period.
GOVSSCHFINTIMESERIES: Public Sector: School System Finance 2012 - 2024
- API Call: api.census.gov/data/timeseries/govsschfin
- Examples and Supported Geographies: api.census.gov/data/timeseries/govsschfin.html
- Variables: api.census.gov/data/timeseries/govsschfin/variables.html
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Related Information
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Annual Survey of School System FinancesProvides statistics about the finances of elementary and secondary public school systems.
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Public SectorThe U.S. Census Bureau provides data for the Federal, state and local governments as well as voting, redistricting, apportionment and congressional affairs.
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Annual Public Sector Statistics (1942 to present)These statistics provide the most comprehensive and precise measure of U.S. state and local governments’ economic activity.
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