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Table 174. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 1919–20 through 2005–06 |
School year | Total expenditures | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education | Other current expenditures2 | Capital outlay3 | Interest on school debt | ||||||||||
Total | Administration | Instruction | Plant operation | Plant maintenance | Fixed charges | Other school services1 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Amounts in thousands of current dollars | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | $1,036,151 | $861,120 | $36,752 | $632,556 | $115,707 | $30,432 | $9,286 | $36,387 | $3,277 | $153,543 | $18,212 | ||||
1929–30 | 2,316,790 | 1,843,552 | 78,680 | 1,317,727 | 216,072 | 78,810 | 50,270 | 101,993 | 9,825 | 370,878 | 92,536 | ||||
1939–40 | 2,344,049 | 1,941,799 | 91,571 | 1,403,285 | 194,365 | 73,321 | 50,116 | 129,141 | 13,367 | 257,974 | 130,909 | ||||
1949–50 | 5,837,643 | 4,687,274 | 220,050 | 3,112,340 | 427,587 | 214,164 | 261,469 | 451,663 | 35,614 | 1,014,176 | 100,578 | ||||
1959–60 | 15,613,254 | 12,329,388 | 528,408 | 8,350,738 | 1,085,036 | 422,586 | 909,323 | 1,033,297 | 132,566 | 2,661,786 | 489,514 | ||||
1969–70 | 40,683,429 | 34,217,773 | 1,606,646 | 23,270,158 | 2,537,257 | 974,941 | 3,266,920 | 2,561,856 | 635,803 | 4,659,072 | 1,170,782 | ||||
1979–80 | 95,961,561 | 86,984,142 | 4,263,757 | 53,257,937 | 9,744,785 | (4) | 11,793,934 | 7,923,729 | 597,585 | 6,506,167 | 1,873,666 | ||||
1989–90 | 212,769,564 | 188,229,359 | 16,346,991 | 5 | 113,550,405 | 5 | 20,261,415 | 5 | (4) | — | 38,070,548 | 5 | 2,982,543 | 17,781,342 | 3,776,321 |
1994–95 | 279,000,318 | 243,877,582 | 19,877,848 | 5 | 150,556,118 | 5 | 24,542,922 | 5 | (4) | — | 48,900,694 | 5 | 5,148,505 | 24,456,100 | 5,518,131 |
1995–96 | 293,646,490 | 255,106,683 | 20,709,652 | 5 | 157,473,978 | 5 | 25,724,062 | 5 | (4) | — | 51,198,992 | 5 | 4,724,659 | 27,555,667 | 6,259,480 |
1996–97 | 313,151,046 | 270,174,298 | 21,603,056 | 5 | 167,148,760 | 5 | 26,837,270 | 5 | (4) | — | 54,585,210 | 5 | 4,649,138 | 31,429,074 | 6,898,536 |
1997–98 | 334,315,020 | 285,485,370 | 22,043,101 | 5 | 176,521,719 | 5 | 27,952,899 | 5 | (4) | — | 58,967,649 | 5 | 4,884,115 | 36,168,090 | 7,777,445 |
1998–99 | 355,837,818 | 302,876,294 | 23,396,918 | 5 | 186,776,182 | 5 | 29,396,471 | 5 | (4) | — | 63,306,722 | 5 | 5,242,618 | 39,522,710 | 8,196,196 |
1999–2000 | 381,838,155 | 323,888,508 | 25,079,298 | 5 | 199,968,138 | 5 | 31,190,295 | 5 | (4) | — | 67,650,776 | 5 | 5,457,015 | 43,357,186 | 9,135,445 |
2000–01 | 410,811,185 | 348,360,841 | 26,689,181 | 5 | 214,333,003 | 5 | 34,034,158 | 5 | (4) | — | 73,304,498 | 5 | 6,063,700 | 46,220,704 | 10,165,940 |
2001–02 | 435,364,404 | 368,378,006 | 28,309,047 | 5 | 226,668,386 | 5 | 34,829,109 | 5 | (4) | — | 78,571,464 | 5 | 6,530,554 | 49,960,542 | 10,495,301 |
2002–03 | 454,906,912 | 387,593,617 | 29,751,958 | 5 | 237,731,734 | 5 | 36,830,517 | 5 | (4) | — | 83,279,408 | 5 | 6,873,762 | 48,940,374 | 11,499,160 |
2003–04 | 474,241,531 | 403,390,369 | 30,864,875 | 5 | 247,444,620 | 5 | 38,720,429 | 5 | (4) | — | 86,360,444 | 5 | 6,927,551 | 50,842,973 | 13,080,638 |
2004–056 | 499,568,736 | 425,047,565 | 32,666,223 | 5 | 260,046,266 | 5 | 40,926,881 | 5 | (4) | — | 91,408,195 | 5 | 7,691,468 | 53,528,382 | 13,301,322 |
2005–06 | 528,734,539 | 449,594,924 | 34,197,083 | 5 | 274,179,857 | 5 | 44,320,217 | 5 | (4) | — | 96,897,767 | 5 | 7,417,761 | 57,375,299 | 14,346,556 |
Amounts in thousands of constant 2006–07 dollars | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | $11,098,635 | $9,223,807 | $393,666 | $6,775,565 | $1,239,385 | $325,970 | $99,466 | $389,756 | $35,101 | $1,644,662 | $195,076 | ||||
1929–30 | 27,630,127 | 21,986,272 | 938,341 | 15,715,263 | 2,576,883 | 939,891 | 599,522 | 1,216,372 | 117,173 | 4,423,105 | 1,103,588 | ||||
1939–40 | 34,240,392 | 28,364,577 | 1,337,612 | 20,498,304 | 2,839,162 | 1,071,027 | 732,063 | 1,886,410 | 195,257 | 3,768,322 | 1,912,236 | ||||
1949–50 | 50,318,151 | 40,402,421 | 1,896,743 | 26,827,128 | 3,685,629 | 1,846,008 | 2,253,758 | 3,893,155 | 306,978 | 8,741,792 | 866,942 | ||||
1959–60 | 108,472,874 | 85,658,258 | 3,671,108 | 58,016,641 | 7,538,273 | 2,935,911 | 6,317,509 | 7,178,817 | 921,001 | 18,492,723 | 3,400,892 | ||||
1969–70 | 219,855,297 | 184,914,593 | 8,682,396 | 125,753,104 | 13,711,464 | 5,268,630 | 17,654,600 | 13,844,399 | 3,435,911 | 25,177,859 | 6,326,965 | ||||
1979–80 | 252,333,430 | 228,727,072 | 11,211,660 | 140,043,136 | 25,624,167 | (4) | 31,012,457 | 20,835,652 | 1,571,365 | 17,108,136 | 4,926,854 | ||||
1989–90 | 342,070,118 | 302,616,774 | 26,281,095 | 5 | 182,555,248 | 5 | 32,574,324 | 5 | (4) | — | 61,206,108 | 5 | 4,795,041 | 28,587,104 | 6,071,200 |
1994–95 | 378,667,139 | 330,997,566 | 26,978,779 | 5 | 204,339,030 | 5 | 33,310,350 | 5 | (4) | — | 66,369,408 | 5 | 6,987,696 | 33,192,512 | 7,489,364 |
1995–96 | 387,989,691 | 337,067,755 | 27,363,281 | 5 | 208,067,462 | 5 | 33,988,728 | 5 | (4) | — | 67,648,284 | 5 | 6,242,605 | 36,408,795 | 8,270,536 |
1996–97 | 402,283,260 | 347,074,035 | 27,751,936 | 5 | 214,724,328 | 5 | 34,475,965 | 5 | (4) | — | 70,121,804 | 5 | 5,972,423 | 40,374,735 | 8,862,067 |
1997–98 | 421,946,059 | 360,317,124 | 27,821,064 | 5 | 222,791,796 | 5 | 35,279,946 | 5 | (4) | — | 74,424,317 | 5 | 6,164,345 | 45,648,511 | 9,816,078 |
1998–99 | 441,467,956 | 375,761,573 | 29,027,240 | 5 | 231,722,699 | 5 | 36,470,548 | 5 | (4) | — | 78,541,087 | 5 | 6,504,221 | 49,033,603 | 10,168,560 |
1999–2000 | 460,433,318 | 390,555,681 | 30,241,463 | 5 | 241,128,321 | 5 | 37,610,309 | 5 | (4) | — | 81,575,586 | 5 | 6,580,253 | 52,281,557 | 11,015,828 |
2000–01 | 478,960,625 | 406,150,397 | 31,116,647 | 5 | 249,888,691 | 5 | 39,680,083 | 5 | (4) | — | 85,464,976 | 5 | 7,069,607 | 53,888,254 | 11,852,367 |
2001–02 | 498,756,503 | 422,016,417 | 32,431,042 | 5 | 259,672,886 | 5 | 39,900,470 | 5 | (4) | — | 90,012,018 | 5 | 7,481,449 | 57,235,146 | 12,023,491 |
2002–03 | 509,937,988 | 434,481,658 | 33,351,117 | 5 | 266,490,658 | 5 | 41,285,984 | 5 | (4) | — | 93,353,898 | 5 | 7,705,295 | 54,860,797 | 12,890,238 |
2003–04 | 520,230,411 | 442,508,561 | 33,857,952 | 5 | 271,440,201 | 5 | 42,475,286 | 5 | (4) | — | 94,735,122 | 5 | 7,599,340 | 55,773,396 | 14,349,114 |
2004–056 | 532,004,271 | 452,644,658 | 34,787,145 | 5 | 276,930,308 | 5 | 43,584,143 | 5 | (4) | — | 97,343,062 | 5 | 8,190,852 | 57,003,823 | 14,164,937 |
2005–06 | 542,407,792 | 461,221,600 | 35,081,431 | 5 | 281,270,240 | 5 | 45,466,353 | 5 | (4) | — | 99,403,576 | 5 | 7,609,587 | 58,859,043 | 14,717,563 |
Percentage distribution | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 3.5 | 61.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 1.8 | ||||
1929–30 | 100.0 | 79.6 | 3.4 | 56.9 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 4.0 | ||||
1939–40 | 100.0 | 82.8 | 3.9 | 59.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 5.6 | ||||
1949–50 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 3.8 | 53.3 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 1.7 | ||||
1959–60 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 3.4 | 53.5 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 3.1 | ||||
1969–70 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 3.9 | 57.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 2.9 | ||||
1979–80 | 100.0 | 90.6 | 4.4 | 55.5 | 10.2 | (4) | 12.3 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | ||||
1989–90 | 100.0 | 88.5 | 7.7 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 9.5 | (4) | — | 17.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 1.8 | |
1994–95 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 7.1 | 5 | 54.0 | 5 | 8.8 | (4) | — | 17.5 | 5 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 2.0 | |
1995–96 | 100.0 | 86.9 | 7.1 | 5 | 53.6 | 5 | 8.8 | (4) | — | 17.4 | 5 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 2.1 | |
1996–97 | 100.0 | 86.3 | 6.9 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 8.6 | (4) | — | 17.4 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 2.2 | |
1997–98 | 100.0 | 85.4 | 6.6 | 5 | 52.8 | 5 | 8.4 | (4) | — | 17.6 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.3 | |
1998–99 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.6 | 5 | 52.5 | 5 | 8.3 | (4) | — | 17.8 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 2.3 | |
1999–2000 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.6 | 5 | 52.4 | 5 | 8.2 | (4) | — | 17.7 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.4 | |
2000–01 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.2 | 5 | 8.3 | (4) | — | 17.8 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 2.5 | |
2001–02 | 100.0 | 84.6 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.1 | 5 | 8.0 | (4) | — | 18.0 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 2.4 | |
2002–03 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.3 | 5 | 8.1 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.5 | |
2003–04 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.2 | 5 | 8.2 | (4) | — | 18.2 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.8 | |
2004–056 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.1 | 5 | 8.2 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.7 | |
2005–06 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 51.9 | 5 | 8.4 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 2.7 |
— Not available. 1 Prior to 1959–60, items included under "other school services" were listed under "auxiliary services," a more comprehensive classification that also included community services. 2 Includes expenditures for summer schools, adult education, community colleges, and community services. 3 Prior to 1969–70, excludes capital outlay by state and local school housing authorities. 4 Plant operation also includes plant maintenance. 5 Data not comparable to figures prior to 1989–90. 6 Data have been revised from previously published figures. NOTE: Beginning in 1959–60, includes Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning in 1989–90, state administration expenditures were excluded from both "total" and "current" expenditures. Beginning in 1989–90, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1919–20 through 1949–50; Statistics of State School Systems, 1959–60 and 1969–70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1979–80; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989–90 through 2005–06. (This table was prepared April 2008.) |