Current Expenditures per Pupil for Public PreK-12 Education Increased by 1.8 percent in FY 22 (School Year 2021-22)

Current expenditures per pupil on a national basis increased by 1.8 percent to $15,591 in school year 2021-22, after adjusting for inflation.
The states with the largest increases in current expenditures per pupil from FY 21 to FY 22, after adjusting for inflation, were North Carolina (7.5 percent), Louisiana (6.4 percent), and California (6.3 percent).