Arkansas: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Arkansas, 15 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 28 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 104,948 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 94,613 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 519,292
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $474 Million
Total Federal Spending: $308 Million
Total State Spending: $165 Million
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $173 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $301 Million
K-12 Spending: $5.8 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $471.5 Million
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $473.8 Million
Difference Not Captured: $2.3 Million (0.5%)