Georgia: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Georgia, 8 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 21 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 359,575 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 341,111 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 1.9 Million
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $1.3 Billion
Total Federal Spending: $809.7 Million
Total State Spending: $465.9 Million
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $372.5 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $903.2 Million
K-12 Spending: $23.4 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $1.23 Billion
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $1.28 Billion
Difference Not Captured: $49 Million (4%)