Pennsylvania: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Pennsylvania, 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: 399,077 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 356,333 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 2 Million
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $1.94 Billion
Total Federal Spending: $880 Million
Total State Spending: $1.06 Billion
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $724 Million
3 to K-entry Spending: $1.22 Billion
K-12 Spending: $31.7 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $1.6 Billion
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $1.94 Billion
Difference Not Captured: $338 Million (21%)