Oregon: ECE Public Spending 2022

ECE and K-12

For every dollar spent on K-12 in Oregon, 9 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 19 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.

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Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 125,098
Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 112,705
Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 645,553

Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $452 Million
Total Federal Spending: $256 Million
Total State Spending: $195 Million

Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $154 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $297.5 Million
K-12 Spending: $8.76 Billion

Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $427.6 Million
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $451.6 Million
Difference Not Captured: $24 Million (6%)

Oregon State Dedicated Programs 2022*:
Healthy Families Oregon
Early Childhood Equity Fund
ERDC Subsidies
*Oregon has continued to invest in ECE since 2022. The following examples will be captured in future reports: Oregon Pre-Kindergarten (OPK), Preschool Promise, and Healthy Families Oregon