
| Table 35. Actual and alternative projected numbers for current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in average daily attendance (ADA) in public elementary and secondary schools: 1991–92 through 2016–17 |
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| School year | Current expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADA (in thousands) |
Constant 2004–05 dollars1 | Current dollars | ||||
| Total (in billions) |
Per pupil in ADA | Total (in billions) |
Per pupil in ADA |
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| Actual | ||||||
| 1991–92 | 38,961 | $293.0 | $7,521 | $211.2 | $5,421 | |
| 1992–93 | 39,570 | 297.2 | 7,511 | 220.9 | 5,584 | |
| 1993–94 | 40,146 | 303.5 | 7,560 | 231.5 | 5,767 | |
| 1994–95 | 40,721 | 310.8 | 7,633 | 243.9 | 5,989 | |
| 1995–96 | 41,502 | 316.5 | 7,627 | 255.1 | 6,147 | |
| 1996–97 | 42,262 | 325.9 | 7,712 | 270.2 | 6,393 | |
| 1997–98 | 42,766 | 338.3 | 7,912 | 285.5 | 6,676 | |
| 1998–99 | 43,187 | 352.8 | 8,170 | 302.9 | 7,013 | |
| 1999–2000 | 43,807 | 366.8 | 8,372 | 323.9 | 7,394 | |
| 2000–01 | 44,076 | 381.4 | 8,653 | 348.4 | 7,904 | |
| 2001–02 | 44,605 | 396.4 | 8,886 | 368.4 | 8,259 | |
| 2002–03 | 45,017 | 408.0 | 9,063 | 387.6 | 8,610 | |
| 2003–04 | 45,326 | 415.5 | 9,168 | 403.4 | 8,899 | |
| Middle alternative projections | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 45,393 | 428.3 | 9,435 | 428.3 | 9,435 | |
| 2005–06 | 45,609 | 434.6 | 9,529 | 449.5 | 9,856 | |
| 2006–07 | 45,927 | 451.0 | 9,821 | 474.8 | 10,338 | |
| 2007–08 | 46,151 | 461.9 | 10,009 | 495.7 | 10,740 | |
| 2008–09 | 46,339 | 474.3 | 10,235 | 519.0 | 11,199 | |
| 2009–10 | 46,540 | 487.3 | 10,469 | 543.3 | 11,673 | |
| 2010–11 | 46,796 | 499.1 | 10,665 | — | — | |
| 2011–12 | 47,121 | 510.3 | 10,829 | — | — | |
| 2012–13 | 47,530 | 523.3 | 11,009 | — | — | |
| 2013–14 | 47,983 | 538.0 | 11,213 | — | — | |
| 2014–15 | 48,500 | 555.1 | 11,446 | — | — | |
| 2015–16 | 49,056 | 573.7 | 11,694 | — | — | |
| 2016–17 | 49,583 | 592.2 | 11,944 | — | — | |
| Low alternative projections | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 45,393 | 428.3 | 9,435 | 428.3 | 9,435 | |
| 2005–06 | 45,609 | 433.9 | 9,513 | 449.1 | 9,846 | |
| 2006–07 | 45,927 | 446.9 | 9,731 | 473.9 | 10,318 | |
| 2007–08 | 46,151 | 454.7 | 9,853 | 496.2 | 10,752 | |
| 2008–09 | 46,339 | 464.6 | 10,026 | 523.0 | 11,287 | |
| 2009–10 | 46,540 | 475.1 | 10,209 | 550.9 | 11,837 | |
| 2010–11 | 46,796 | 484.0 | 10,342 | — | — | |
| 2011–12 | 47,121 | 492.2 | 10,445 | — | — | |
| 2012–13 | 47,530 | 503.1 | 10,584 | — | — | |
| 2013–14 | 47,983 | 515.8 | 10,749 | — | — | |
| 2014–15 | 48,500 | 531.4 | 10,958 | — | — | |
| 2015–16 | 49,056 | 548.3 | 11,178 | — | — | |
| 2016–17 | 49,583 | 564.9 | 11,392 | — | — | |
| High alternative projections | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 45,393 | 428.3 | 9,435 | 428.3 | 9,435 | |
| 2005–06 | 45,609 | 434.8 | 9,534 | 449.3 | 9,850 | |
| 2006–07 | 45,927 | 453.6 | 9,876 | 474.4 | 10,329 | |
| 2007–08 | 46,151 | 468.5 | 10,151 | 496.8 | 10,765 | |
| 2008–09 | 46,339 | 483.5 | 10,435 | 520.4 | 11,230 | |
| 2009–10 | 46,540 | 499.1 | 10,725 | 544.8 | 11,707 | |
| 2010–11 | 46,796 | 513.7 | 10,978 | — | — | |
| 2011–12 | 47,121 | 527.6 | 11,196 | — | — | |
| 2012–13 | 47,530 | 543.3 | 11,430 | — | — | |
| 2013–14 | 47,983 | 560.0 | 11,672 | — | — | |
| 2014–15 | 48,500 | 577.9 | 11,915 | — | — | |
| 2015–16 | 49,056 | 597.5 | 12,180 | — | — | |
| 2016–17 | 49,583 | 618.2 | 12,468 | — | — | |
| —Not available. |
| 1 Based 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 A2, appendix A. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1991–92 through 2003–04; National Elementary and Secondary Average Daily Attendance Model, 1992–93 through 2003–04; and Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures Model, 1969–70 through 2003–04. (This table was prepared December 2006.) |