Elementary and high school tuition and fees price inflation, 2025→2026

Elementary And High School Tuition And Fees Inflation Calculator

Prices for Elementary And High School Tuition And Fees, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for elementary and high school tuition and fees are 2.01% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.40 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026:Elementary and high school tuition and fees experienced an average inflation rate of 2.01% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, elementary and high school tuition and fees costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.40 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.06% during this same period, inflation for elementary and high school tuition and fees was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 4.19%, which is above the average yearly change for elementary and high school tuition and fees during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.71%), inflation for elementary and high school tuition and fees was higher.

Price Inflation for Elementary and high school tuition and fees since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1982 (12.85%), 1981 (12.24%), and 1980 (12.09%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Elementary and high school tuition and fees, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	4.19%
2026	$20.40	2.01%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Elementary and high school tuition and fees:

Year	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	5.500	5.642	6.133	6.875	7.717	8.708	9.508	10.408	11.367	12.283	13.433	14.708	15.983	17.408	18.867	20.333	21.800	23.108	24.675	25.967	27.425	29.308	31.167	33.317	35.483	37.942	40.458	43.175	46.017	48.667	51.361	54.326	57.165	59.457	61.707	63.908	66.247	68.821	71.476	73.988	76.641	79.800	82.651	84.827	87.012	89.611	93.569	98.080	102.189	104.240

Adjust elementary and high school tuition and fees prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025* 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Elementary and high school tuition and fees was 102.189 in the year 2025 and 104.240 in 2026:

104.240 / 102.189* $20 = $20.40

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.40 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Elementary and high school tuition and fees).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Elementary and high school tuition and fees in 1977. In addition to elementary and high school tuition and fees, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.