Teachers on average spend around $500.00 to $750.00 on school supplies for their students out of pocket.
However the amount of money that teachers spend on school supplies out of pocket can vary from location to location and some teachers even spend as much as $1,000.00 a year out of pocket for school supplies.
The largest source of funds for public schools in the United States state governments.
State governments contribute around 46 percent to 48 percent of total school funding in the United States.
The next largest source of funds for public schools in the United States is property taxes such as real estate taxes on homes, businesses, lands etc.
Property taxes fund at least 44 percent to 46 percent of a schools funding source in the United States.
And the federal government provides around 8 percent to 13 percent of funding for Public Schools in the United States.
State governments allocate funds to school districts in the United States based on various formulas that also consider any factors like property values, student population and other specific needs such as English language learners and special education.
Local governments contribute a significant portion of school funding in the United States and mainly through property taxes.
Federal governments provide public school funding in the United States through programs like Title I, that helps schools to serve a high percentage of low income students and also other initiatives that are aimed at addressing the specific needs such as providing special education services in the schools.
State revenues for funding of public schools are raised from a variety of sources, primarily personal and corporate income and retail sales taxes, as well as taxes on tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, and lotteries depending on the state.