National Public Education
Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2025-2027
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/25/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2025
56
56
7,327
7,327
0
0
The National Public Education
Financial Survey (NPEFS) is an annual collection of state-level
finance data that has been included in the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) since FY 1982
(school year 1981-82). The U.S. Census Bureau (Census), Economic
Reimbursable Surveys Division, administers the NPEFS data
collection for NCES under interagency agreement in conjunction with
the Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33)
(OMB #0607-0700) and the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) (OMB
#1850-0930). NPEFS is a comprehensive source of state-level finance
data for public education collected on a nationwide scale using
uniform definitions, concepts, and procedures. The collection
includes the revenues, expenditures, and average daily attendance
of all publicly funded schools and elementary-secondary local
education agencies (LEAs), state payments on behalf of LEAs, and
state support for a free public education for students in
prekindergarten through 12th grade. In this notice, NCES is
announcing its intention to extend the date of clearance for NPEFS,
without change, to the currently approved collection. Detailed
information about the collection, including the currently approved
collection, can be found at
https://omb.report/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=1850-0067.
NPEFS data are used to calculate a state’s “average per-pupil
expenditure” (SPPE) for elementary and secondary education, as
defined by Title 20 U.S.C., Section 7801, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 12,
26, and 48. SPPE data are used in calculating allocations for
certain formula grant programs, including, but not limited to,
Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (ESEA), Impact Aid, and Indian Education programs. Other
programs, such as the Education for Homeless Children and Youth
program under title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act, and the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants under
title IV, part A of the ESEA make use of SPPE data indirectly
because their formulas are based, in whole or in part, on State
title I, part A, allocations. Data will be collected from State
Education Agencies (SEAs) for all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. SEAs appoint state fiscal
coordinators to work with NCES and the U.S. Census Bureau to
provide accurate and comparable data across states and
jurisdictions. SEAs typically collect finance data from school
districts for their own uses. Many states produce a state-specific
chart of accounts or accounting manual to assist school districts
in classifying and reporting finance data and producing
government-wide financial statements. Uniform definitions and
concepts of revenues and expenditures are defined by the NCES
handbook Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems.
Comparative data on resources and spending patterns is helpful for
states to evaluate the effectiveness of their programs and
services. The products of this data collection make it possible for
data users to search within a single database to obtain information
on such things as instruction and student support services
expenditures per pupil; expenditures on salaries and benefits,
supplies, and purchased services; and the percent of school system
funding from state, local, and federal sources. Education finance
statistics provided by this collection allow for state-level
comparisons of how public elementary-secondary education systems
receive their funding and how they are spending their
funds.
US Code:
20
USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Appendix D2 - NPEFS 2025-2027 Web Application User Guide FINAL 112425.pdf
Appendix A 1-2 NPEFS 2025-2027 Communication Materials FINAL 112425.docx
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