| 1965 | 24.7 | — | — | $607 | $3,390 |
| 1970 | 22.3 | — | — | 970 | 4,352 |
| 1975 | 20.4 | — | — | 1,563 | 5,022 |
| 1980 | 18.7 | — | — | 2,529 | 5,203 |
| 1981 | 18.8 | — | — | 2,754 | 5,215 |
| 1982 | 18.6 | — | — | 2,966 | 5,385 |
| 1983 | 18.4 | — | — | 3,216 | 5,630 |
| 1984 | 18.1 | — | — | 3,456 | 5,822 |
| 1985 | 17.9 | — | — | 3,724 | 6,099 |
| 1986 | 17.7 | — | — | 3,995 | 6,400 |
| 1987 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 4,310 | 6,630 |
| 1988 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 4,738 | 6,966 |
| 1989 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 5,174 | 7,262 |
| 1990 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 5,486 | 7,300 |
| 1991 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 5,629 | 7,257 |
| 1992 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 5,804 | 7,257 |
| 1993 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 5,996 | 7,307 |
| 1994 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 6,208 | 7,355 |
| 1995 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 6,443 | 7,431 |
| 1996 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 6,764 | 7,585 |
| 1997 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 7,142 | 7,868 |
| 1998 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7,533 | 8,158 |
| 1999 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 8,033 | 8,455 |
| 2000 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 8,575 | 8,726 |
| 2001 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 8,996 | 8,996 |
| 2002 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.7 | — | — |
| — Not available |
| 1Includes combined elementary/secondary schools and ungraded schools not shown separately. |
| 2Based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. |
| NOTE: Data for teachers are expressed in full-time equivalents. Elementary includes kindergarten and nursery school teachers and students. Total expenditures include current expenditures for public schools, plus capital outlay and interest on school debt. Beginning in 1980-81, state administration expenditures are excluded from expenditures. Beginning in 1987-88, pupil/teacher ratio data reflect reports from schools rather than statewide totals. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2004, based on Common Core of Data (CCD) surveys. |
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