Table A-34-1. Total expenditures per student in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools by type and object, percentage distribution of current expenditures by object, and percent change of total expenditures by type and object: School years 1989–90 through 2005

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Table A-34-1. Total expenditures per student in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools by type and object, percentage distribution of current expenditures by object, and percent change of total expenditures by type and object: School years 1989–90 through 2005–06

				Percentage distribution of current expenditures
	Expenditures			Percentage distribution of current expenditures			Percent change
Type and object	1989–90	1997–98	2005–06	1989–90	1997–98	2005–06	1989–90 to 1997–98	1997–98 to 2005–06	1989–90 to 2005–06
	[In current dollars]
Total expenditures¹	$5,174	$7,142	$10,615	†	†	†	38	49	105
Current expenditures²	4,643	6,189	9,154	100	100	100	33	48	97
Salaries	3,045	4,023	5,562	66	65	61	32	38	83
Employee benefits	775	1,042	1,789	17	17	20	34	72	131
Purchased services	383	533	881	8	9	10	39	65	130
Supplies	347	491	747	7	8	8	42	52	116
Tuition and other	93	100	175	2	2	2	8	76	89
Capital outlay	439	784	1,168	†	†	†	79	49	166
Interest on school debt	93	169	292	†	†	†	81	73	214

	[In constant 2007–08 dollars³ ]
Total expenditures¹	$8,627	$9,348	$11,293	†	†	†	8	21	31
Current expenditures²	7,741	8,101	9,739	100	100	100	5	20	26
Salaries	5,077	5,265	5,917	66	65	61	4	12	17
Employee benefits	1,292	1,364	1,904	17	17	20	6	40	47
Purchased services	639	698	937	8	9	10	9	34	47
Supplies	578	643	795	7	8	8	11	24	38
Tuition and other	154	131	187	2	2	2	-15	43	21
Capital outlay	731	1,026	1,243	†	†	†	40	21	70
Interest on school debt	155	221	311	†	†	†	42	41	100
† Not applicable.
¹ Excludes “Other current expenditures,” such as community services, private school programs, adult education, and other programs not allocable to expenditures per student at public schools.
²Includes estimated data for food services and enterprise operations for 1989–90 by object because those data were not collected for that year.
³ Expenditures are in constant 2007–08 dollars, adjusted using the Consumer Price Index (CPI). For more information about the CPI, see supplemental note 10.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates are revised from previous editions. The category total expenditures is broken down by type (current expenditures, capital outlay, and interest on debt). One component of total expenditures, current expenditures, can be broken down by both the service or commodity bought (object) as well as the activity that is supported by the service or commodity bought (function). For more information about classifications of expenditures, see supplemental note 10. For more information about the Common Core of Data (CCD), see supplemental note 3.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “National Public Education Financial Survey,” 1989–90 through 2005–06.

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