Notice2025-20981
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2025-2027
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Published
November 25, 2025
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53278-53279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20981]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0086]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 26, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links to view documents related to this
information collection request. Information collection forms and
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
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#284b405a415b064f5a4d4d464d684d4c064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94f7fce6fde7baf3e6f1f1faf1d4f1f0baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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 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: Extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
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,
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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 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=1850-0067">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=1850-0067</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 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.
Ross Santy,
Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development
[FR Doc. 2025-20981 Filed 11-24-25; 8:45 am]
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