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Table A-20-1. Total revenues, gross domestic product, and percentage distribution for public elementary and secondary schools, by revenue source: School years 1988–89 through 2008–09
Year Revenues, in millions of constant 2010–11 dollars   Gross domestic
product
in millions
of constant
2010 dollars
  Percentage distribution
Total Federal State Local Total Federal State Local
Total From property taxes From other sources Total From property taxes From other sources
1988–99 $350,238 $21,709 $167,386 $161,142 $125,353 $35,789   $8,441,162   100.0 6.2 47.8 46.0 35.8 10.2
1989–90 363,081 22,112 171,033 169,936 130,345 39,591   8,743,950   100.0 6.1 47.1 46.8 35.9 10.9
1990–91 368,735 22,744 173,891 172,100 132,697 39,403   8,903,768   100.0 6.2 47.2 46.7 36.0 10.7
1991–92 375,330 24,789 174,054 176,487 137,400 39,088   8,886,284   100.0 6.6 46.4 47.0 36.6 10.4
1992–93 384,068 26,772 175,889 181,407 135,160 46,247   9,189,993   100.0 7.0 45.8 47.2 35.2 12.0
1993–94 393,361 27,732 177,621 188,008 147,818 40,190   9,447,706   100.0 7.1 45.2 47.8 37.6 10.2
                               
1994–95 401,530 27,316 187,762 186,451 144,028 42,424   9,834,258   100.0 6.8 46.8 46.4 35.9 10.6
1995–96 411,703 27,338 195,576 188,789 145,656 43,134   10,083,992   100.0 6.6 47.5 45.9 35.4 10.5
1996–97 424,346 27,933 203,692 192,721 148,205 44,515   10,456,559   100.0 6.6 48.0 45.4 34.9 10.5
1997–98 445,540 30,350 215,501 199,689 151,989 47,700   10,923,776   100.0 6.8 48.4 44.8 34.1 10.7
1998–99 466,876 32,957 227,537 206,382 160,586 45,796   11,405,170   100.0 7.1 48.7 44.2 34.4 9.8
                               
1999–2000 487,065 35,390 241,105 210,570 162,905 47,665   11,953,773   100.0 7.3 49.5 43.2 33.4 9.8
2000–01 506,913 36,754 252,073 218,086 167,443 50,642   12,449,327   100.0 7.3 49.7 43.0 33.0 10.0
2001–02 520,602 41,132 256,318 223,151 175,100 48,051   12,580,023   100.0 7.9 49.2 42.9 33.6 9.2
2002–03 534,296 45,544 260,133 228,618 180,293 48,325   12,813,329   100.0 8.5 48.7 42.8 33.7 9.0
2003–04 548,887 49,805 258,252 240,830 190,795 50,034   13,136,536   100.0 9.1 47.1 43.9 34.8 9.1
                               
2004–05 562,380 51,665 263,522 247,192 193,600 53,592   13,600,499   100.0 9.2 46.9 44.0 34.4 9.5
2005–06 578,411 52,832 269,030 256,549 198,068 58,480   14,028,624   100.0 9.1 46.5 44.4 34.2 10.1
2006–07 601,835 51,064 285,488 265,282 203,915 61,367   14,403,818   100.0 8.5 47.4 44.1 33.9 10.2
2007–08 610,410 49,806 295,058 265,461 205,205 60,346   14,680,519   100.0 8.2 48.3 43.5 33.6 9.9
2008–09 610,853 58,433 285,392 267,029 211,996 55,032   14,685,220   100.0 9.6 46.7 43.7 34.7 9.0
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates are revised from previous publications. Revenues are in constant 2010–11 dollars, adjusted to a July to June fiscal year using the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Gross domestic product (GDP) are for the calendar year of the beginning of the fiscal year, and are adjusted to a January to December year using the GDP price index. For more information about the CPI and revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, see Appendix C – Finance. For more information about the Common Core of Data, see Appendix B – Guide to Sources.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “National Public Education Financial Survey,” 1988–89 through 2008–09; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables.
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