Ohio: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Ohio, 11 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 22 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 396,717 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 346,249 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 1.9 Million
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $1.53 Billion
Total Federal Spending: $1.02 Billion
Total State Spending: $511 Million
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $509 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $1.02 Billion
K-12 Spending: $25.8 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $1.25 Billion
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $1.53 Billion
Difference Not Captured: $286 Million (23%)