Notice2025-13486
Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education (ED) Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2025-2027
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Published
July 18, 2025
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Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 136 (Friday, July 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33932-33933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13486]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0086]
Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED) Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2025-2027
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before September 16,
2025.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2025-SCC-0086.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#206963644f434b45546d47526045440e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b42484f6468606e7f466c794b6e6f256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that
comments submitted after the comment period will not be accepted.
Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail
or delivery should be addressed to Chris Greene, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Chris Greene, Senior Advisor, Institute of Education Sciences, 202-
453-5926 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdded5cfd4ce93dacfd8d8d3d8fdd8d993dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53303b213a207d342136363d361336377d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) (<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title44/pdf/USCODE-2023-title44-chap35-subchapI-sec3506.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title44/pdf/USCODE-2023-title44-chap35-subchapI-sec3506.pdf</a>), provides
the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment
on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This
helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection
requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps
the public understand the Department's information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED
is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request
(ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is
especially interested in public comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the
Department enhance
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the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through the use of information
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to
this notice will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: National Public Education Financial Survey
(NPEFS) 2025-2027.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0067.
Type of Review: An extension, without change, of a currently
approved information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,327.
Abstract: 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 can be found at
<a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202309-1850-011">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202309-1850-011</a>.
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 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.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2025-13486 Filed 7-17-25; 8:45 am]
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