The phrase "spending levels" refers to how much money a person, organization, or government plans to spend on certain things or overall. It can be used to discuss the amount or budget allocated for various expenses. Full definition
Our results show that private school competition, in addition to raising student achievement, substantially reduced the average spending level of the educational system. (educationnext.org)
So this is a cut in the suggested spending level for charters overall. (wacharterschools.org)
Even so, the average respondent's estimate was just 42 percent of actual spending levels in their district (see Figure 1). (educationnext.org)