Colorado: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Colorado, 10 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 13 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 182,775 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 165,309 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 932,929
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $516.8 Million
Total Federal Spending: $329.7 Million
Total State Spending: $187.1 Million
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $236.7 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $280.1 Million
K-12 Spending: $11.7 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $475.4 Million
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $516.8 Million
Difference Not Captured: $41.4 Million (9%)