Public schools
Discover public schools and why it matters for your financial safety and decisions.
In this lesson
Public schools is part of What Public Money Buys. This preview shows how financial-citizenship connects to everyday family decisions such as earning, saving, spending choices, goals, approvals, or parent-guided money conversations inside Progress Penguin.
Think about this money choice
Public primary school in your country is free. Someone paid for the teachers, desks, and books.
How it works
Public schools, universities — partly tax-funded.
Try a real-life example
Real-life money moment: Think about a time when public schools affected a money decision.
Activity preview
Try the challenge
Use what you learned to complete this short challenge.
Quiz preview
Public schools are mostly funded by:
A public school teacher's salary is 80000 in local currency/month. The school has 1,200 students and 40 teachers. Annual teacher salary cost alone: how much does the government spend per student?