Spending · subcategory
Elementary, secondary, and vocational education
Grants to schools, including Title I and special education. Part of Education, jobs & social services. FY2025 net outlays: $68.4B, 95% of the category and 0.98% of all federal spending. The largest program is Title I grants to schools ($20.5B).
$68.4B
FY2025 net outlays
95%
of Education, jobs & social services
−35%
change from FY2024 ($105B)
17
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
17 accounts with FY2025 spending in Elementary, secondary, and vocational education, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 17 accounts above) | $68.3B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (1 accounts) | −$3M |
| Payments between government accounts, net (e.g. general-fund transfers into trust funds, less the matching receipts) | $53M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $68.4B |
The largest offsets
| Receipts, Gifts and Donations Department of the Interior | −$3M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title I grants to schools Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Discretionary | $18.9B | $20.5B | +8.5% | |
| Special education (IDEA) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services | Discretionary | $16.3B | $16.3B | +0.0% | |
| Education Stabilization Fund Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Mandatory | $55.5B | $13.9B | −75% | |
| School Improvement Programs Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Discretionary | $5.97B | $6.49B | +8.7% | |
| Career, Technical and Adult Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education | Discretionary | $2.17B | $4.36B | +101% | |
| Impact Aid Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Discretionary | $1.89B | $1.64B | −13% | |
| Innovation and Improvement Office of Innovation and Improvement | Discretionary | $1.11B | $1.29B | +16% | |
| Operation of Indian Education Programs Bureau of Indian Education | Discretionary | $1.14B | $1.24B | +8.6% | |
| English Language Acquisition Office of English Language Acquisition | Discretionary | $912M | $926M | +1.5% | |
| Safe Schools and Citizenship Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Discretionary | $507M | $676M | +33% | |
| Payment to Issuer of Qualified School Construction Bonds Internal Revenue Service | Mandatory | $562M | $537M | −4.4% | |
| Indian Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | Discretionary | $193M | $201M | +4.1% | |
| Disaster Education Recovery Disaster Education Recovery | Discretionary | $58M | $101M | +74% | |
| Operation of Indian Programs Bureau of Indian Affairs | Discretionary | $33M | $67M | +103% | |
| American Printing House for the Blind Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services | Discretionary | $43M | $54M | +26% | |
| Payment to Issuer of Qualified Zone Academy Bonds Internal Revenue Service | Mandatory | $34M | $34M | +0.0% | |
| Gifts and Donations Bureau of Indian Education | Mandatory | $1M | $3M | +200% |
Elementary, secondary, and vocational education since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.