# 2025-20981: 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

2025-20981, 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, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2025-11-25, effective Extension without change of clearance for the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) for 2025-2027; public comments invited on or before December 26, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20981
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20981
- Title: 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
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 90 FR 53278
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: Extension without change of clearance for the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) for 2025-2027; public comments invited on or before December 26, 2025.
- Comments close: 2025-12-26
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

The Department of Education is asking to keep collecting school finance data from 2025 to 2027 without changing the current process. This affects public schools and helps the government understand how education money is spent. Comments are open until December 26, 2025, and the goal is to keep things smooth without adding extra work or costs.

## 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).

## Effects PRIA read

- NPEFS reporting continues 2025–2027: cost, medium. The Department of Education is extending the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) for 2025–2027 without changes. Respondents listed are State, Local, and Tribal Governments; the notice estimates 56 annual responses and 7,327 total estimated annual burden hours. The agency invites publ…
- NPEFS data used to set school funding: benefit, medium. Data from the NPEFS are used to calculate a state's average per-pupil expenditure (SPPE) under Title 20 U.S.C. Section 7801. SPPE figures are used to calculate allocations for formula grant programs including Title I, Part A, Impact Aid, and Indian Education programs; programs such as Education for…

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## Sources
- [2025-20981 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20981/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2025-20981 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20981.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20981 (as of 2026-06-08).