Florida: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Florida, 12 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: 637,682 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 575,620 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 3.16 Million
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $2.08 Billion
Total Federal Spending: $1.55 Billion
Total State Spending: $531 Million
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $767 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $1.32 Billion
K-12 Spending: $31 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $2.02 Billion
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $2.08 Billion
Difference Not Captured: $58.7 Million (3%)