Table 34. Actual and alternative projected numbers for current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 1990–91 through 2015

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Table 34. Actual and alternative projected numbers for current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 1990–91 through 2015–16
School year	Fall enrollment (in thousands)	Current expenditures
		Constant 2003–04 dollars¹		Current dollars
		Total (in billions)	Per pupil in fall enrollment	Total (in billions)	Per pupil in fall enrollment
Actual
1990–91	41,217	$280.8	$6,812	$202.0	$4,902
1991–92	42,047	284.4	6,765	211.2	5,023
1992–93	42,823	288.6	6,738	220.9	5,160
1993–94	43,465	294.7	6,779	231.5	5,327
1994–95	44,111	301.7	6,841	243.9	5,529
1995–96	44,840	307.3	6,852	255.1	5,689
1996–97	45,611	316.4	6,937	270.2	5,923
1997–98	46,127	328.5	7,121	285.5	6,189
1998–99	46,539	342.5	7,360	302.9	6,508
1999–2000	46,857	356.1	7,599	323.9	6,912
2000–01	47,204	370.3	7,845	348.4	7,380
2001–02	47,672	384.8	8,072	368.4	7,727
2002–03	48,183	396.1	8,220	387.6	8,044

Middle alternative projections
2003–04	48,541	411.2	8,471	411.2	8,471
2004–05	48,560	418.9	8,626	430.2	8,860
2005–06	48,710	429.2	8,812	447.4	9,185
2006–07	48,948	440.9	9,008	468.0	9,562
2007–08	49,091	451.7	9,201	489.4	9,969
2008–09	49,167	462.1	9,399	511.6	10,406
2009–10	49,267	474.0	9,621	†	†
2010–11	49,415	486.0	9,836	†	†
2011–12	49,637	498.4	10,042	†	†
2012–13	49,938	511.7	10,247	†	†
2013–14	50,294	527.4	10,486	†	†
2014–15	50,735	545.8	10,758	†	†
2015–16	51,220	565.2	11,034	†	†

Low alternative projections
2003–04	48,541	411.2	8,471	411.2	8,471
2004–05	48,560	419.0	8,628	430.4	8,862
2005–06	48,710	427.2	8,770	445.5	9,146
2006–07	48,948	436.7	8,922	464.8	9,495
2007–08	49,091	446.0	9,085	486.5	9,911
2008–09	49,167	454.3	9,240	509.2	10,358
2009–10	49,267	463.6	9,409	†	†
2010–11	49,415	472.0	9,551	†	†
2011–12	49,637	482.7	9,725	†	†
2012–13	49,938	494.9	9,911	†	†
2013–14	50,294	509.4	10,128	†	†
2014–15	50,735	526.5	10,378	†	†
2015–16	51,220	545.7	10,654	†	†

High alternative projections
2003–04	48,541	411.2	8,471	411.2	8,471
2004–05	48,560	419.2	8,632	430.3	8,861
2005–06	48,710	432.6	8,882	449.3	9,223
2006–07	48,948	449.0	9,173	472.4	9,651
2007–08	49,091	462.8	9,428	494.3	10,070
2008–09	49,167	475.9	9,679	516.3	10,501
2009–10	49,267	491.1	9,968	†	†
2010–11	49,415	507.3	10,265	†	†
2011–12	49,637	523.3	10,542	†	†
2012–13	49,938	539.2	10,797	†	†
2013–14	50,294	557.2	11,078	†	†
2014–15	50,735	577.4	11,381	†	†
2015–16	51,220	598.8	11,691	†	†
† Not applicable; projections in current dollars are not shown after 2008–09 due to the uncertain behavior of inflation over the long term.
¹Based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
NOTE: Calculations were made using unrounded numbers. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A-2, appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990–91 through 2003–04; "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1990–91 through 2002–03; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2003; and Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures Model, 1969–70 through 2002–03. (This table was prepared November 2005.)

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