Table 35. Actual and alternative projected numbers for current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools: 1990–91 through 2015

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Table 35. Actual and alternative projected numbers for current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools: 1990–91 through 2015–16
School year	ADA (in thousands)	Current expenditures
		Constant 2003–04 dollars¹		Current dollars
		Total (in billions)	Per pupil in ADA	Total (in billions)	Per pupil in ADA
Actual
1990–91	38,427	280.8	7,307	202.0	5,258
1991–92	38,961	284.4	7,301	211.2	5,421
1992–93	39,570	288.6	7,292	220.9	5,584
1993–94	40,146	294.7	7,339	231.5	5,767
1994–95	40,721	301.7	7,410	243.9	5,989
1995–96	41,502	307.3	7,404	255.1	6,147
1996–97	42,262	316.4	7,487	270.2	6,393
1997–98	42,766	328.5	7,681	285.5	6,676
1998–99	43,187	342.5	7,932	302.9	7,013
1999–2000	43,807	356.1	8,128	323.9	7,394
2000–01	44,076	370.3	8,401	348.4	7,904
2001–02	44,605	384.8	8,627	368.4	8,259
2002–03	45,068	396.1	8,788	387.6	8,600

Middle alternative projections
2003–04	45,112	411.2	9,115	411.2	9,115
2004–05	45,130	418.9	9,282	430.2	9,533
2005–06	45,269	429.2	9,482	447.4	9,883
2006–07	45,491	440.9	9,693	468.0	10,289
2007–08	45,624	451.7	9,900	489.4	10,726
2008–09	45,694	462.1	10,114	511.6	11,197
2009–10	45,787	474.0	10,352	–	–
2010–11	45,925	486.0	10,584	–	–
2011–12	46,131	498.4	10,805	–	–
2012–13	46,411	511.7	11,026	–	–
2013–14	46,741	527.4	11,283	–	–
2014–15	47,151	545.8	11,575	–	–
2015–16	47,602	565.2	11,873	–	–

Low alternative projections
2003–04	45,112	411.2	9,115	411.2	9,115
2004–05	45,130	419.0	9,284	430.4	9,536
2005–06	45,269	427.2	9,436	445.5	9,841
2006–07	45,491	436.7	9,601	464.8	10,217
2007–08	45,624	446.0	9,775	486.5	10,664
2008–09	45,694	454.3	9,942	509.2	11,145
2009–10	45,787	463.6	10,124	–	–
2010–11	45,925	472.0	10,277	–	–
2011–12	46,131	482.7	10,464	–	–
2012–13	46,411	494.9	10,664	–	–
2013–14	46,741	509.4	10,897	–	–
2014–15	47,151	526.5	11,166	–	–
2015–16	47,602	545.7	11,464	–	–

High alternative projections
2003–04	45,112	411.2	9,115	411.2	9,115
2004–05	45,130	419.2	9,288	430.3	9,535
2005–06	45,269	432.6	9,557	449.3	9,924
2006–07	45,491	449.0	9,870	472.4	10,384
2007–08	45,624	462.8	10,144	494.3	10,835
2008–09	45,694	475.9	10,415	516.3	11,299
2009–10	45,787	491.1	10,725	–	–
2010–11	45,925	507.3	11,045	–	–
2011–12	46,131	523.3	11,344	–	–
2012–13	46,411	539.2	11,617	–	–
2013–14	46,741	557.2	11,920	–	–
2014–15	47,151	577.4	12,246	–	–
2015–16	47,602	598.8	12,579	–	–
– Not available.
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), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1990–91 through 2002–03; National Elementary and Secondary Average Daily Attendance Model, 1992–93 through 2002–03; and Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures Model, 1969–70 through 2002–03. (This table was prepared November 2005.)

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