Texas: ECE Public Spending 2022
ECE and K-12
For every dollar spent on K-12 in Texas, 10 cents are spent on 0 to 3-year-olds, and 19 cents on 3 to 5.5-year-olds.
Total Number of Children Age 0 to 3: 1,116,419 Total Number of Children Age 3 to K-entry: 1,002,362 Total Number of Children K-entry & up: 5,497,171
Expenditures by Source
Total ECE Spending: $3.44 Billion
Total Federal Spending: $2.35 Billion
Total State Spending: $1.08 Billion
Total Expenditures by Age
0 to 3 Spending: $1.25 Billion
3 to K-entry Spending: $2.19 Billion
K-12 Spending: $63.6 Billion
Expenditures Captured in National Reports vs. Actual Expenditures
ECE Expenditures Captured in National Reporting: $3.4 Billion
Actual State and Federal Expenditures: $3.4 Billion