Department
Department of Education
The Department of Education spent $6.62 billion in FY2026 — 80% of a $8.28 billion budget. It is the second-largest of the state's 41 departments: about $1 in every $4 of all state spending.
That is 2.2% less than in FY2025 ($6.77 billion), not adjusted for inflation.
Has one division (NDE - Department of Education), so this page shows its budget accounts.
- Spent FY2026
- $6.62 billion$6,615,524,143
- Budget FY2026
- $8.28 billionBudget covers 28 of 29 budget accounts.
- Share of budget spent
- 80%Spent ÷ budget
- Change from FY2025
- −2.2%FY2025: $6.77 billion
81.4% of Education spending.
Where the money went
Explore Department of Education by budget account: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.
Budget vs spent, by budget account
28 budget accounts. The largest, NDE - Pupil-Centered Funding Plan Account, accounts for 85% of the total.
| Budget account | Spent FY2026 |
|---|---|
| NDE - Pupil-Centered Funding Plan Account2609 |