Education — FY2020 spending
In fiscal year 2020, Education paid out $204B — 3.1% of the federal government’s $6.55T in total outlays — and obligated $243B.
That is $618/person and 0.97% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Education in FY2020. Hover an account name for its full official title. Shares are of this agency’s outlays, not of the federal total.
| Federal account | Outlays | Obligations | Share of agency outlays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Direct Student Loan Program | $113B | $114B | 55.4% |
| Student Financial Assistance | $29B | $29B | 14.4% |
| Federal Family Education Loan Program Account | $17B | $17B | 8.1% |
| Education for the Disadvantaged | $16B | $17B | 7.8% |
| Special Education | $13B | $14B | 6.3% |
| Education Stabilization Fund, Department of Education | $11B | $30B | 5.5% |
| School Improvement Programs | $4.7B | $5.4B | 2.3% |
| Rehabilitation Services | $3.1B | $3.4B | 1.5% |
| Higher Education, Department of Education | $2.3B | $2.7B | 1.1% |
| Student and Administration | $1.8B | $1.9B | 0.9% |
| Career, Technical, and Adult Education | $1.7B | $2.0B | 0.8% |
| Impact Aid, Department of Education | $1.5B | $1.7B | 0.7% |
| Innovation and Improvement | $0.9B | $0.9B | 0.5% |
| English Language Acquisition | $0.7B | $0.8B | 0.3% |
| Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education | $0.6B | $0.6B | 0.3% |
| Program Administration | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.2% |
| Hurricane Education Recovery | $0.3B | $0.2B | 0.1% |
| Howard University | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.1% |
| Indian Education | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.1% |
| Safe Schools and Citizenship Education | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.1% |
| Gallaudet University, Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.1% |
| Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.1% |
| Office for Civil Rights | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.1% |
| Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.0% |
Notes
- Top-level spending is net outlays (MTS). Drilled levels are USAspending gross figures and may exceed the agency total.
Program-activity and object-class detail below these accounts is available in the interactive explorer and as JSON.