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Dollars to the
Classroom Act
FAQ
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SPENDING
Of the $100.5 billion spent in FY
1997 for education, $31.1 billion was spent by the U.S. Department
of Education. Of that amount, $11.7 billion was spent on elementary
and secondary education at the local level. This means that 37.8
percent of the Department's budget goes to the local level for K-12
education.
U.S. Department of
Education outlays, by level of education and type of recipient
(In millions of dollars)
|
Year and area
of education
|
Total |
LEA |
SEA |
College
Students |
IHE |
FED |
Multiple
types |
Other |
| 1997
total |
31,104.3 |
11,757.7 |
3,968.2 |
5,051.2 |
5,078.7 |
472.6 |
2,244.7 |
2,531.4 |
| Elementary
and secondary |
15,663.1 |
11,748.9 |
1,757.8 |
171.3 |
161.7 |
58.3 |
1,725.7 |
39.4 |
| Postsecondary
education |
11,735.3 |
- |
48.6 |
4,879.9 |
4,504.1 |
- |
- |
2,302.8 |
| Other
programs |
3,293.0 |
8.8 |
2,161.8 |
- |
- |
414.3 |
519.0 |
189.2 |
| Education
Research and Statistics |
412.9 |
- |
- |
- |
412.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- Data
are not available or not applicable.
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