These indicators include only current public education expenditure.
Public expenditure excludes private spending.
Public education expenditure includes funds channeled to both public and private schools by Federal, state, and local governments, either directly or through students. This includes expenditures at public schools funded by public sources and subsidies to students at private schools from government agencies. It is calculated as current public expenditure for education divided by enrollment at both public and private schools. Thus, this is a measure of average public investment per student in the education system. It is not a measure of the total resource a student receives, which would include private expenditure.