Mission

The Department of Education was established by the Department of Education Organization Act (Pub. L. 96-88) of October 17, 1979.

The U.S. Department of Education is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy for, administers and coordinates most federal assistance to education. It assists the president in executing his education policies for the nation and in implementing laws enacted by Congress. The Department's mission is to serve America's students—to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

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Outlays (in millions of dollars)

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Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1980 14,612 1999 31,285 2018 63,709
1981 16,973 2000 33,476 2019 104,366
1982 14,707 2001 35,523 2020 204,416
1983 14,433 2002 46,373 2021 260,449
1984 15,424 2003 57,145 2022 639,365
1985 16,596 2004 62,780 2023 -41,105
1986 17,577 2005 72,858 2024 250,734*
1987 16,670 2006 93,368 2025 141,861*
1988 18,145 2007 66,372 2026 138,990*
1989 21,468 2008 65,963 2027 151,795*
1990 22,972 2009 53,389 2028 166,951*
1991 25,196 2010 93,743 2029 173,498*
1992 25,832 2011 65,484    
1993 30,109 2012 57,249    
1994 24,557 2013 40,910    
1995 31,205 2014 59,610    
1996 29,727 2015 90,029    
1997 30,009 2016 76,978    
1998 31,294 2017 111,702    
Source *estimate

Employee Counts

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Year Count Year Count Year Count
1980   1999 4,915 2018 3,712
1981   2000 4,930 2019 3,697
1982   2001 4,847 2020 4,031
1983   2002 4,774 2021 4,173
1984   2003 4,679 2022 4,158
1985   2004 4,584 2023 4,252
1986   2005 4,445 2024  
1987   2006 4,344 2025  
1988   2007 4,346 2026  
1989   2008 4,335 2027  
1990   2009 4,218 2028  
1991   2010 4,536 2029  
1992   2011 4,620    
1993   2012 4,366    
1994   2013 4,232    
1995   2014 4,195    
1996   2015 4,259    
1997   2016 4,362    
1998 4,833 2017 4,059    
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