Tennessee: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Tennessee, 14 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year olds, and 23 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 239,482 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 201,450 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 1.1 Million
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $781.8 Million
Total Federal Spending: $627.9 Million
Total State Spending: $153.9 Million
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $335.8 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $445.9 Million
K-12 Spending: $11.1 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $804.7 Million
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $781.8 Million