Minnesota Index: Early education participation

Total 2015 state kindergarten enrollment 68,797

Total 2015 early education child care enrollment                27,319

Total number of 4-year-old not enrolled in publicly funded program        61,430

Percentage of 4-year-olds not enrolled in publicly funded program          85

State spending per pre-K child enrolled in 2015  $7,824

In 2014  $8,195

In 2013  $8,032

Minnesota Head Start pre-K program enrollment in 2014-15 school year 1,381

Total state Head Start funding in 2014-15              $10,804,944

Percentage of school districts that offer state program  100

Income requirement      0

Nationwide

State-funded pre-K children served across the country in 2014-15            1.4 million

                Federally funded Head Start enrollment, ages 3 and 4    9,986

Total state-provided pre-K funding          $6.2 billion

Increase in pre-K state funding over previous year           $573 million

Student pre-K enrollment rise over previous school year              31,863

Percentage of 4-year-olds not enrolled in publicly funded pre-school      59

Average state funding allotment per child            $4,489

Number of states that do not provide public pre-K funding          8

Sources: United States Department of Education, Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System, National Institute for Early Education Research