OCT. 3, 2023 — Today the U.S. Census Bureau released an early look at data from the Annual Survey of School System Finances. The data provide initial insight into spending per public school pupil (pre-K through 12th grade), as well as revenue and other school system spending details in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Due to the early release, only a subset of geographic areas is included.

The tables in the preliminary release present fiscal year (FY) 2022 school system finance data. The accompanying visualization compares these statistics to data in prior years to provide timely information about how they may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

These data are preliminary and are subject to change by the final release. The fiscal year is not uniform across all school systems and may vary. Survey data are not adjusted to conform school systems to a uniform fiscal year. The Census Bureau plans to release the final FY 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances data tables and files with finance data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in May 2024.

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