How much does the us spend on education?

The findings, part of a 440-page tome of statistics, put the United States' spending on its young people in context. The United States spent more than $11,000 per elementary student in 2010 and more than $12,000 per high school student. read more

The most recent OECD study-- from 2014 using 2011 data -- shows that the United States spends $12,731 per student on secondary education. Four countries -- Austria, Luxembourg, Norway and Switzerland -- spend more. Those same countries are also the only ones that spend more than the United States per student on primary schools. read more

Response: Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2013–14 amounted to $634 billion, or $12,509 per public school student enrolled in the fall (in constant 2015–16 dollars). read more