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    Table 30. Total expenditures of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1899-1900 to 2003-04
    [In millions of dollars]

    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                |                           In current dollars                      |     In constant 2003-04 dollars\1\
                |___________________________________________________________________|___________________________________
    School      |       |       Elementary and     |     Colleges and universities  |       | Elementary and |   Colleges
    year        |       |     secondary schools    |                                | Total |secondary school|   and uni-
                |  Total|__________________________|________________________________|_______|________________|   versities
                |       | Total |Public |Private\2\|    Total |   Public |   Private|       | Total | Public |
    ____________|_______|_______|_______|__________|__________|__________|__________|_______|_______|________|__________
    1           |     2 |     3 |     4 |        5 |        6 |        7 |        8 |     9 |    10 |     11 |       12
    ____________|_______|_______|_______|__________|__________|__________|__________|_______|_______|________|__________
    1899-1900 ..|    ---|    ---|   $215|      --- |       ---|       ---|       ---|    ---|    ---|    --- |       ---
    1909-10 ....|    ---|    ---|    426|      --- |       ---|       ---|       ---|    ---|    ---|    --- |       ---
    1919-20 ....|    ---|    ---|  1,036|      --- |       ---|       ---|       ---|    ---|    ---| $10,118|       ---
    1929-30 ....|    ---|    ---|  2,317|      --- |      $632|      $292|      $341|    ---|    ---|  25,188|    $6,874
    1939-40 ....|    ---|    ---|  2,344|      --- |       758|       392|       367|    ---|    ---|  31,214|    10,100
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1949-50 ....| $8,911| $6,249|  5,838|      $411|     2,662|     1,430|     1,233|$70,020|$49,099|  45,870|    20,921
    1951-52 ....| 10,735|  7,861|  7,344|       517|     2,874|     1,565|     1,309| 76,004| 55,660|  52,000|    20,351
    1953-54 ....| 13,147|  9,733|  9,092|       641|     3,414|     1,912|     1,502| 90,978| 67,355|  62,920|    23,623
    1955-56 ....| 15,907| 11,727| 10,955|       772|     4,180|     2,348|     1,832|110,113| 81,178|  75,834|    28,935
    1957-58 ....| 20,055| 14,525| 13,569|       956|     5,530|     3,237|     2,293|130,685| 94,650|  88,421|    36,035
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1959-60 ....| 23,860| 16,713| 15,613|     1,100|     7,147|     3,904|     3,244|151,116|105,850|  98,884|    45,265
    1961-62 ....| 28,503| 19,673| 18,373|     1,300|     8,830|     4,919|     3,911|176,465|121,800| 113,751|    54,665
    1963-64 ....| 34,440| 22,825| 21,325|     1,500|    11,615|     6,558|     5,057|207,803|137,720| 128,669|    70,083
    1965-66 ....| 43,682| 28,048| 26,248|     1,800|    15,634|     9,047|     6,588|254,760|163,580| 153,082|    91,180
    1967-68 ....| 55,652| 35,077| 32,977|     2,100|    20,575|    12,750|     7,824|304,528|191,943| 180,451|   112,585
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1969-70 ....| 68,459| 43,183| 40,683|     2,500|    25,276|    16,234|     9,041|337,252|212,736| 200,420|   124,516
    1970-71 ....| 75,741| 48,200| 45,500|     2,700|    27,541|    18,028|     9,513|354,807|225,793| 213,144|   129,014
    1971-72 ....| 80,672| 50,950| 48,050|     2,900|    29,722|    19,538|    10,184|364,824|230,412| 217,297|   134,412
    1972-73 ....| 86,875| 54,952| 51,852|     3,100|    31,923|    21,144|    10,779|377,658|238,885| 225,409|   138,773
    1973-74 ....| 95,396| 60,370| 56,970|     3,400|    35,026|    23,542|    11,484|380,750|240,953| 227,383|   139,796
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1974-75 ....|108,664| 68,846| 64,846|     4,000|    39,818|    26,966|    12,852|390,437|247,368| 232,995|   143,069
    1975-76 ....|118,706| 75,101| 70,601|     4,500|    43,605|    29,736|    13,869|398,323|252,004| 236,904|   146,319
    1976-77 ....|126,417| 79,194| 74,194|     5,000|    47,223|    31,997|    15,226|400,824|251,096| 235,242|   149,728
    1977-78 ....|137,042| 86,544| 80,844|     5,700|    50,498|    34,031|    16,467|407,173|257,136| 240,201|   150,036
    1978-79 ....|148,308| 93,012| 86,712|     6,300|    55,296|    37,110|    18,187|402,904|252,682| 235,567|   150,222
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1979-80 ....|165,627|103,162| 95,962|     7,200|    62,465|    41,434|    21,031|397,019|247,286| 230,027|   149,733
    1980-81 ....|182,849|112,325|104,125|     8,200|    70,524|    46,559|    23,965|392,806|241,302| 223,686|   151,504
    1981-82 ....|197,801|120,486|111,186|     9,300|    77,315|    50,813|    26,502|391,137|238,253| 219,863|   152,885
    1982-83 ....|212,081|128,725|118,425|    10,300|    83,356|    54,338|    29,018|402,105|244,062| 224,533|   158,043
    1983-84 ....|228,597|139,000|127,500|    11,500|    89,597|    58,124|    31,473|417,950|254,137| 233,111|   163,813
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1984-85 ....|247,657|149,400|137,000|    12,400|    98,257|    63,705|    34,553|435,740|262,862| 241,045|   172,878
    1985-86 ....|269,485|161,800|148,600|    13,200|   107,685|    70,069|    37,616|460,856|276,700| 254,126|   184,156
    1986-87 ....|291,974|175,200|160,900|    14,300|   116,774|    74,552|    42,222|488,470|293,108| 269,185|   195,362
    1987-88 ....|313,375|187,999|172,699|    15,300|   125,376|    79,859|    45,516|503,415|302,007| 277,429|   201,408
    1988-89 ....|346,883|209,377|192,977|    16,400|   137,506|    87,107|    50,398|532,644|321,502| 296,320|   211,142
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1989-90 ....|381,525|230,970|212,770|    18,200|   150,555|    96,387|    54,169|559,155|338,504| 311,831|   220,650
    1990-91 ....|412,652|248,930|229,430|    19,500|   163,722|   104,433|    59,288|573,424|345,914| 318,817|   227,509
    1991-92 ....|432,987|261,255|241,055|    20,200|   171,732|   108,667|    63,065|583,001|351,770| 324,571|   231,231
    1992-93 ....|456,070|274,335|252,935|    21,400|   181,735|   115,169|    66,566|595,481|358,193| 330,252|   237,288
    1993-94 ....|477,237|287,507|265,307|    22,200|   189,730|   119,573|    70,157|607,384|365,913| 337,659|   241,471
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1994-95 ....|503,925|302,400|279,000|    23,400|   201,525|   127,594|    73,930|623,481|374,144| 345,193|   249,336
    1995-96 ....|529,596|318,246|293,646|    24,600|   211,350|   132,752|    78,597|637,888|383,321| 353,691|   254,567
    1996-97 ....|560,571|339,151|313,151|    26,000|   221,420|   139,620|\2\ 81,800|656,467|397,169| 366,721|   259,298
    1997-98 ....|594,715|361,415|334,315|    27,100|   233,300|   147,500|\2\ 85,800|684,248|415,825| 384,646|   268,423
    1998-99 ....|633,038|384,038|355,838|    28,200|   249,000|   155,900|\2\ 93,200|715,947|434,335| 402,442|   281,611
                |       |       |       |          |          |          |          |       |       |        |
    1999-2000 ..|680,038|411,538|381,838|    29,700|\2\268,500|\3\168,300|\2\100,300|747,523|452,378| 419,731|\2\295,145
    2000-01 ....|734,311|442,011|410,811|    31,200|\2\292,300|\3\186,900|\2\105,400|780,443|469,780| 436,620|\2\310,663
    2001-02 ....|782,500|467,900|435,400|    32,400|\2\314,600|\2\201,800|\2\112,800|782,500|467,900| 435,400|\2\314,600
    2002-03\2\ .|823,100|490,900|456,900|    34,000|   332,100|   211,800|   120,300|841,107|501,639| 466,896|   339,365
    2003-04\2\ .|865,500|514,300|478,700|    35,600|   351,200|   223,200|   128,000|865,500|514,300| 478,700|   351,200
    ____________|_______|_______|_______|__________|__________|__________|__________|_______|_______|________|__________

    ---Not available.
    \1\Based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school year basis.
    \2\Estimated.
    \3\Data for additions to physical plant value are estimated.

    NOTE: Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools include current expenditures, interest on school debt, and capital outlay. Data for private elementary and secondary schools are estimated. Total expenditures for colleges and universities include current-fund expenditures and additions to plant value. Excludes expenditures of postsecondary institutions that did not confer associate's or higher degrees. College and university education data for 1995-96 and later years are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

    SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education, 1899-1900 and 1909-10; Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1919-20 through 1949-50; Statistics of State School Systems, 1951-52 through 1969-70; Revenues and Expenditure for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1970-71 through 1986-87; The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1987-88 through 2001-02; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education, 1965-66 through 1985-86; 1986-87 through 2000-01 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Finance Survey," (IPEDS-F:FY87-99), and Spring 2002 and Spring 2003; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared April 2005.)

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