Mandatory school attendance begins at age 5-6 (first grade) and continues to age 16.
In the 2003-04 school year, 83 cents out of every dollar spent on education came from the state and local levels (46 percent from state funds and 37 percent from local governments). The federal government's share was 8.2 percent.
Total taxpayer investment in K-12 education in the United States for the 2003-04 school year is estimated to exceed $501.3 billion
Literacy rate: 97%
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