DSSR · Education Allowance

Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Education Allowance Rates

Effective date: August 23, 2015 Last updated: August 23, 2015
Kindergarten
$14,850
Annual maximum · at post
Grade 1
$14,850
Annual maximum · at post
Grade 12
$17,950
Annual maximum · at post

Historical rate trend

Al-Khobar rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 12
Aug 23, 2015 $14,850 $14,850 $17,950
Jul 26, 2015 $14,850 $14,850 $17,950
Jul 13, 2014 $14,150 $14,150 $17,100
Jan 12, 2014 $13,500 $13,500 $16,300

WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.

How this rate is used

The DSSR education allowance reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for the cost of educating dependent children in kindergarten through grade 12 while stationed at Al-Khobar. The State Department publishes an annual per-child maximum for each grade — the rates shown here are the at post maximums, which cover tuition and required fees at an adequate school serving the post. Away-from-post (boarding) and home-study rates apply where an adequate school is not available locally. Mobility, HR and payroll teams use these ceilings to budget dependent-education costs and set education grants.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/SA?type=education"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2015-08-23",
  "results": [
    {
      "education": {
        "grade_1": 14850,
        "grade_10": 17950,
        "grade_11": 17950,
        "grade_12": 17950,
        "grade_2": 14850,
        "grade_3": 14850,
        "grade_4": 14850,
        "grade_5": 14850,
        "grade_6": 15850,
        "grade_7": 15850,
        "grade_8": 15850,
        "grade_9": 17950,
        "k": 14850,
        "type": "Both"
      },
      "iso_code": "SA",
      "location": "Al-Khobar",
      "postcode": "dssr-al-khobar"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Education.asp"
}

Al-Khobar rate FAQ

What is the education allowance for Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia?

The current DSSR education allowance annual per-child maximum (at post) for Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia ranges by grade — kindergarten is $14,850, grade 1 is $14,850 and grade 12 is $17,950. Maximums for all grades (K–12) are queryable via the API.

How is the Al-Khobar education allowance determined?

The State Department sets an annual per-child maximum for each grade (K–12) based on the cost of an adequate school at or near Al-Khobar. The at-post rate applies when an adequate school is available locally; an away-from-post (boarding) rate applies when it is not. The allowance reimburses actual tuition and required fees up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Al-Khobar education allowance changed over time?

In Jul 26, 2015 the grade-12 maximum was $17,950; it is now $17,950. The full year-by-year history for kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 12 is in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Aug 23, 2015
Last updated
August 23, 2015

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