Figure 11.

Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 1970–71 through 2009–10

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1970–71 through 1986–87; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1987–88 through 2009–10.