Data Spotlight - Federal support and estimated federal tax expenditures for education, 2015-2022
NCES - Digest of Education Statistics
Table 401.10
Federal support and estimated federal tax expenditures for education, by category: Selected fiscal years, 1965 through 2022
Notes
- On-budget support - includes federal funds for education programs tied to appropriations. Excludes federal support for medical education benefits under Medicare in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services prior to fiscal year (FY) 1990 because data before FY 1990 are not available. This program has existed since Medicare began but was not available as a separate budget item until FY 1990.
- Other education - includes libraries, museums, cultural activities, and miscellaneous research.
- Fed Tax Expenditures (Est) - Losses of tax revenue attributable to provisions of the federal income tax laws that allow a special exclusion, exemption, or deduction from gross income or provide a special credit, preferential rate of tax, or a deferral of tax liability affecting individual or corporate income tax liabilities.
Data: In thousands of dollars
| Year | Funding | On-Budget | Elementary / Secondary | Post-Secondary | Other Education | Research | Est. Fed Tax Expenditures |
| 2022 | $809,635,664 | $726,068,614 | $96,177,352 | $577,519,074 | $10,790,533 | $41,581,655 | $36,520,000 |
| 2021 | $691,808,663 | $602,265,311 | $289,926,460 | $250,678,998 | $12,287,773 | $49,372,080 | $31,687,695 |
| 2020 | $500,547,853 | $407,836,579 | $112,306,271 | $232,376,560 | $13,916,085 | $49,237,662 | $30,047,279 |
| 2019 | $374,376,532 | $272,451,449 | $96,608,729 | $119,209,833 | $10,960,079 | $45,672,809 | $36,074,066 |
| 2018 | $349,019,667 | $245,357,821 | $97,285,155 | $94,324,323 | $10,799,926 | $42,948,417 | $42,090,433 |
| 2017 | $386,309,771 | $278,468,291 | $95,622,930 | $131,674,558 | $11,136,042 | $40,034,761 | $50,615,380 |
| 2016 | $346,207,605 | $234,889,913 | $96,328,209 | $87,882,110 | $11,274,005 | $39,405,590 | $42,932,748 |
| 2015 | $358,496,707 | $245,110,749 | $93,245,838 | $102,404,925 | $11,184,391 | $38,275,595 | $43,355,757 |
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