Education — FY2022 spending
In fiscal year 2022, Education paid out $625B — 10.0% of the federal government’s $6.27T in total outlays — and obligated $615B.
That is $1,877/person and 2.5% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Education in FY2022. 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 | $473B | $474B | 75.8% |
| Education Stabilization Fund, Department of Education | $79B | $17B | 12.7% |
| Federal Family Education Loan Program Account | $35B | $35B | 5.6% |
| Student Financial Assistance | $28B | $30B | 4.5% |
| Education for the Disadvantaged | $17B | $18B | 2.7% |
| Special Education | $15B | $15B | 2.3% |
| School Improvement Programs | $5.2B | $6.6B | 0.8% |
| Rehabilitation Services | $3.1B | $3.6B | 0.5% |
| Higher Education, Department of Education | $2.5B | $3.2B | 0.4% |
| Student and Administration | $2.0B | $2.1B | 0.3% |
| Career, Technical, and Adult Education | $1.9B | $2.1B | 0.3% |
| Impact Aid, Department of Education | $1.4B | $1.8B | 0.2% |
| Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund | $1.2B | $1.2B | 0.2% |
| Innovation and Improvement | $0.9B | $1.4B | 0.1% |
| English Language Acquisition | $0.8B | $0.8B | 0.1% |
| Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education | $0.7B | $0.8B | 0.1% |
| Program Administration | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.1% |
| Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.0% |
| Howard University | $0.2B | $0.3B | 0.0% |
| Safe Schools and Citizenship Education | $0.2B | $0.1B | 0.0% |
| Indian Education | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.0% |
| Teach Grant Program Account | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.0% |
| Gallaudet University, Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities | $0.2B | $0.1B | 0.0% |
| Office for Civil Rights | $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.