Utah: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Utah, 9 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 17 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 141,197 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 122,186 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 702,181
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $309 Million
Total Federal Spending: $221 Million
Total State Spending: $88 Million
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $117 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $192 Million
K-12 Spending: $6.6 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $237 Million
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $309 Million
Difference Not Captured: $72 Million (30%)