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Table 370. U.S. Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient and level of education: Selected fiscal years, 1980 to 2003[In millions of current dollars]

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                                   |         |  Local  |  State  |  Post-  | Degree- |       | Multiple |
    Year and area of education     |  Total  |education|education|secondary|granting |Federal|  types   | Other
                                   |         |agencies |agencies |students | insti-  |       |    of    |
                                   |         |         |         |         | tutions |       |recipients|
___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
                 1                 |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |   7   |      8   |   9
___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
    1980 total ....................|$13,137.8| $5,313.7| $1,103.2| $2,137.4| $2,267.2| $249.8|    $693.8|$1,372.7
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  6,629.1|  5,309.4|    662.2|     34.2|     22.0|   62.5|     513.4|    25.5
Postsecondary .....................|  5,682.2|        †|     99.5|  2,103.2|  2,166.5|      †|         †| 1,313.0
Other programs ....................|    747.7|      4.3|    341.5|        †|        †|  187.3|     180.4|    34.2
Education research and statistics .|     78.7|        †|        †|        †|     78.7|      †|         †|      
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1982 total ....................| 14,109.3|  5,425.8|  1,414.2|  1,610.2|  1,951.8|  268.3|     535.4| 2,903.6
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  6,456.3|  5,420.8|    593.8|     48.9|     21.9|    2.6|     340.3|    27.9
Postsecondary .....................|  6,418.8|        †|    196.6|  1,561.3|  1,847.7|      †|         †| 2,813.2
Other programs ....................|  1,152.0|      5.0|    623.8|        †|        †|  265.7|     195.1|    62.5
Education research and statistics .|     82.2|        †|        †|        †|     82.2|      †|         †|      
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1984 total ....................| 15,534.7|  5,256.5|  1,879.0|  2,193.4|  2,167.4|  330.2|     516.7| 3,191.4
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  6,220.8|  5,252.4|    536.0|     55.5|     35.3|   22.9|     259.9|    58.8
Postsecondary .....................|  7,341.2|        †|    211.5|  2,137.9|  1,972.5|      †|         †| 3,019.3
Other programs ....................|  1,813.1|      4.1|  1,131.5|        †|        †|  307.3|     256.8|   113.3
Education research and statistics .|    159.6|        †|        †|        †|    159.6|      †|         †|      
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1986 total ....................| 17,740.1|  6,435.1|  1,823.3|  2,685.9|  2,637.2|  265.4|     625.8| 3,267.5
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  7,552.0|  6,432.1|    558.5|     68.3|     45.2|    2.2|     372.0|    73.8
Postsecondary .....................|  8,444.9|        †|    215.6|  2,617.6|  2,523.0|      †|         †| 3,088.7
Other programs ....................|  1,674.2|      3.0|  1,049.2|        †|        †|  263.2|     253.8|   105.0
Education research and statistics .|     69.0|        †|        †|        †|     69.0|      †|         †|      
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1988 total ....................| 18,326.9|  6,614.8|  2,234.6|  3,103.4|  2,519.5|  319.4|     838.8| 2,696.3
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  8,098.4|  6,606.3|    717.9|     66.2|     39.5|   23.8|     616.7|    28.0
Postsecondary .....................|  8,247.1|        †|    184.6|  3,037.2|  2,437.6|      †|         †| 2,587.7
Other programs ....................|  1,939.0|      8.5|  1,332.1|        †|        †|  295.6|     222.1|    80.6
Education research and statistics .|     42.4|        †|        †|        †|     42.4|      †|         †|      
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1990 total ....................| 23,198.6|  8,000.7|  2,490.3|  3,859.6|  3,649.8|  441.4|     912.2| 3,844.4
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  9,681.3|  7,995.0|    700.3|     80.5|     85.4|  113.1|     650.7|    56.3
Postsecondary .....................| 11,176.0|        †|    261.6|  3,779.1|  3,475.0|      †|         †| 3,660.4
Other programs ....................|  2,251.8|      5.7|  1,528.5|        †|        †|  328.3|     261.5|   127.8
Education research and statistics .|     89.5|        †|        †|        †|     89.5|      †|         †|      
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1994 total ....................| 29,713.4| 10,935.6|  3,264.8|  4,800.5|  4,831.3|  504.5|   1,258.2| 4,118.5
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............| 13,769.2| 10,929.2|  1,354.0|    159.9|    275.2|   60.9|     902.1|    87.9
Postsecondary .....................| 12,871.4|        †|     53.0|  4,640.6|  4,279.3|      †|         †| 3,898.5
Other programs ....................|  2,796.0|      6.4|  1,857.8|        †|        †|  443.6|     356.1|   132.1
Education research and statistics .|    276.8|        †|        †|        †|    276.8|      †|         †|       †
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1995 total ....................| 31,403.0| 11,210.7|  3,584.0|  4,964.7|  5,016.1|  485.4|   1,349.2| 4,792.9
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............| 14,029.0| 11,203.3|  1,410.0|    190.5|    170.1|   70.3|     946.9|    37.9
Postsecondary .....................| 14,234.0|        †|    250.8|  4,774.2|  4,567.0|      †|         †| 4,642.0
Other programs ....................|  2,861.0|      7.4|  1,923.2|        †|        †|  415.1|     402.3|   113.0
Education research and statistics .|    279.0|        †|        †|        †|    279.0|      †|         †|       †
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1996 total ....................| 29,977.8| 11,077.8|  3,669.6|  5,129.8|  5,053.4|  562.1|   1,682.3| 2,802.9
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............| 14,323.8| 11,073.1|  1,650.7|    161.1|    141.5|   59.2|   1,201.4|    36.8
Postsecondary .....................| 12,257.6|        †|     90.7|  4,968.7|  4,601.0|      †|         †| 2,597.2
Other programs ....................|  3,085.6|      4.7|  1,928.2|        †|        †|  502.9|     480.9|   168.9
Education research and statistics .|    310.9|        †|        †|        †|    310.9|      †|         †|       †
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    1998 total ....................| 31,559.0| 12,094.5|  3,978.2|  5,362.0|  5,910.2|  465.8|   1,769.0| 1,979.3
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............| 16,001.8| 12,086.7|  1,920.5|    265.5|    162.4|   52.7|   1,454.7|    59.3
Postsecondary .....................| 12,122.3|        †|     57.8|  5,096.5|  5,206.6|      †|         †| 1,761.4
Other programs ....................|  2,893.7|      7.8|  1,999.9|        †|        †|  413.1|     314.3|   158.6
Education research and statistics .|    541.2|        †|        †|        †|    541.2|      †|         †|       †
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    2000 total ....................| 34,106.7| 16,016.0|  4,316.5|  4,711.7|  5,005.7|  506.6|   1,820.2| 1,730.1
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............| 20,039.6| 16,003.5|  1,989.6|    260.5|    198.9|   48.5|   1,461.8|    76.8
Postsecondary .....................| 10,727.3|        †|     55.2|  4,451.2|  4,690.3|      †|         †| 1,530.6
Other programs ....................|  3,223.4|     12.5|  2,271.7|        †|        †|  458.1|     358.4|   122.7
Education research and statistics .|    116.5|        †|        †|        †|    116.5|      †|         †|       †
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    2002 total ....................| 46,324.4| 19,742.1|  4,967.8|  8,306.0|  8,668.2|  608.9|   2,200.3| 1,831.3
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............| 25,246.2| 19,729.2|  2,429.8|    490.0|    454.9|   77.6|   1,829.5|   235.3
Postsecondary .....................| 17,056.2|        †|    199.2|  7,816.0|  7,588.1|      †|         †| 1,452.9
Other programs ....................|  3,396.8|     12.9|  2,338.8|        †|        †|  531.3|     370.8|   143.1
Education research and statistics .|    625.2|        †|        †|        †|    625.2|      †|         †|       †
                                   |=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|==========|========
    2003 total ....................| 57,442.9| 23,837.7|  6,164.6| 11,032.5| 10,731.8|  657.8|   2,478.9| 2,539.6
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________
Elementary/secondary ..............| 30,749.3| 23,822.8|  3,141.1|    594.3|    637.4|  109.5|   2,105.6|   338.6
Postsecondary .....................| 22,706.4|        †|    668.6| 10,438.2|  9,542.5|      †|         †| 2,057.2
Other programs ....................|  3,435.2|     14.9|  2,354.9|        †|        †|  548.3|     373.3|   143.8
Education research and statistics .|    551.9|        †|        †|        †|    551.9|      †|         †|       †
___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|__________|________

† Not applicable.

NOTE: Negative amounts occur when program receipts exceed outlays. Other recipients include American Indian tribes, private nonprofit agencies and banks. Outlays by type of recipient are estimated based on obligation data. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Years 1982 to 2004, and U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Budget Office. (This table was prepared April 2004.)


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