Lifetime earnings gains from quality pre-k programs are almost as large for middle-income kids as low-income peers: Estimated lifetime-earnings gains from attending pre-k, by family income level
| Lifetime earnings gains from quality pre-k programs | |
|---|---|
| Middle-income | $48000 |
| Low-income | $53000 |
Note: Earnings gains are the difference between the present value of total career earnings with and without pre-K. Values rounded to the nearest thousand, in 2012 dollars. For details explaining these calculations, see Bartik (2014).
Source: Table 5.1, page 47, Bartik, Timothy J. (2014). From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.