New Jersey: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in New Jersey, 10 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 20 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 304,739 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 272,000 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 1.5 Million
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $2.2 Billion
Total Federal Spending: $598.3 Million
Total State Spending: $1.6 Billion
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $663.2 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $1.5 Billion
K-12 Spending: $35.6 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $2.04 Billion
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $2.16 Billion
Difference Not Captured: $115 Million (6%)