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Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff Information
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Find the average amount of money spent per student in the U.S.

1959–60 1969–70 1979–80 1989–90 1994–95 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2005–06 2012–13
$375 $816 $2,272 $4,980 $5,989 $6,393 $6,676 $7,013 $7,394 $7,898 $8,203 $9,138 $10,700
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2007; U.S. Census Bureau 2015.

Elementary and High School Education
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