Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: Selected years, 1869-70 to 2000-01

width="670" align="center">Table 36. Historical summary of public elementary and secondary school statistics: Selected years, 1869-70 to 2000-01 border="0" align="center"> >____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 1869-70 |1879-80|1889-90|1899-1900|1909-10|1919-20|1929-30|1939-40|1949-50| 1959-60 | 1969-70 | 1979-80 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 |1999-2000 | 2000-01 _________|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 _________|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38,558| 50,156| 62,622| 75,995| 90,490|104,514|121,878|131,028|149,188| 177,830| 201,385| 224,567| 246,819| 249,623| 279,040| 281,422 11,683| 15,066| 18,473| 21,573| 24,011| 27,571| 31,414| 30,151| 30,223| 43,881| 52,386| 48,041| 44,947| 45,359| 52,811| 53,134 30.3| 30.0| 29.5| 28.4| 26.5| 26.4| 25.8| 23.0| 20.3| 24.7| 26.0| 21.4| 18.2| 18.2| 18.9| 18.9 |=========|=======|=======|=========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|===========|===========|===========|==========|==========|==========|========== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,867| 12,723| 15,503| 17,814| 21,578| 25,678| 25,434| 25,112| 36,087| 45,550| 41,651| 40,543| 41,217| 46,857| 47,204 |_________|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________ 9,757| 12,520| 14,984| 16,899| 19,378| 21,279| 18,833| 19,387| 27,602| 32,513| 28,034| 29,152| 29,878| 33,488| 33,688 80| 110| 203| 519| 915| 2,200| 4,399| 6,601| 5,725| 8,485| 13,037| 13,616| 11,390| 11,338| 13,369| 13,515 |=========|=======|=======|=========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|===========|===========|===========|==========|==========|==========|========== 19.7| 20.3| 20.4| 19.7| 20.6| 21.1| 19.4| 16.8| 20.3| 22.6| 18.5| 16.4| 16.5| 16.8| 16.8 65.5| 68.9| 71.9| 74.2| 78.3| 81.7| 84.4| 83.1| 82.2| 87.0| 86.7| 90.2| 90.9| 88.7| 88.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.1| 1.6| 3.3| 5.1| 10.2| 17.1| 26.0| 22.8| 23.5| 28.6| 32.7| 28.1| 27.5| 28.5| 28.6 --- | --- | 22| 62| 111| 231| 592| 1,143| 1,063| 1,627| 2,589| 2,748| 2,320| 2,235| 2,554| 2,569 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,077| 6,144| 8,154| 10,633| 12,827| 16,150| 21,265| 22,042| 22,284| 32,477| 41,934| 38,289| 37,799| 38,427| 43,807| 44,086 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 539| 801| 1,098| 1,535| 2,011| 2,615| 3,673| 3,858| 3,964| 5,782| 7,501|\4\ 6,835| ---| --- | --- | --- 59.3| 62.3| 64.1| 68.6| 72.1| 74.8| 82.8| 86.7| 88.7| 90.0| 90.4|\4\ 90.1| ---| --- | --- | --- 132.2| 130.3| 134.7| 144.3| 157.5| 161.9| 172.7| 175.0| 177.9| 178.0| 178.9|\4\ 178.5| ---| 179.8| --- | --- 78.4| 81.1| 86.3| 99.0| 113.0| 121.2| 143.0| 151.7| 157.9| 160.2| 161.7|\4\ 160.8| ---| --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 678| 880| 912| 963| 1,457| 2,286| 2,406| 2,986| 3,051| 3,820| 3,877 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 7| 7| 5| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---| --- | --- | --- --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 14| 31| 32| 43| 64| 91| 106| 126| 127| 137| 142 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 201| 287| 364| 423| 523| 657| 843| 875| 920| 1,393| 2,195| 2,300| 2,860| 2,924| 3,683| 3,735 78| 123| 126| 127| 110| 93| 140| 195| 196|\4\ 404|\4\ 711|\4\ 782| ---| --- | --- | --- 123| 164| 238| 296| 413| 585| 703| 681| 724|\4\ 989|\4\ 1,484|\4\ 1,518| ---| --- | --- | --- 38.7| 42.8| 34.5| 29.9| 21.1| 14.1| 16.6| 22.2| 21.3|\4\ 29.0|\4\ 32.4|\4\ 34.0| ---| --- | --- | --- |_________|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________ Amounts in millions of current dollars |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ --| --- | $143| $220| $433| $970| $2,089| $2,261| $5,437| $14,747| $40,267| $96,881| $208,548| $223,341| $372,944| $400,919 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 2| 7| 40| 156| 652| 3,220| 9,504| 12,701| 13,776| 27,098| 29,086 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 160| 354| 684| 2,166| 5,768| 16,063| 45,349| 98,239| 105,325| 184,613| 199,147 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 808| 1,728| 1,536| 3,116| 8,327| 20,985| 42,029| 97,608| 104,240| 161,233| 172,686 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3| 0.4| 1.8| 2.9| 4.4| 8.0| 9.8| 6.1| 6.2| 7.3| 7.3 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 16.5| 16.9| 30.3| 39.8| 39.1| 39.9| 46.8| 47.1| 47.2| 49.5| 49.7 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 83.2| 82.7| 68.0| 57.3| 56.5| 52.1| 43.4| 46.8| 46.7| 43.2| 43.1 $63| $78| $141| $215| $426| $1,036| $2,317| $2,344| $5,838| $15,613| $40,683| $95,962| $212,770| $229,430| $381,838| $411,518 --| --- | 114| 180| 356| 861| 1,844| 1,942| 4,687|\7\ 12,329|\7\ 34,218|\7\ 86,984|\7 188,229|\7 202,038|\7 323,889|\7 348,170 --| --- | 26| 35| 70| 154| 371| 258| 1,014| 2,662| 4,659| 6,506| 17,781| 19,771| 43,357| 47,118 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 18| 93| 131| 101| 490| 1,171| 1,874| 3,776| 4,325| 9,135| 10,165 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 3| 10| 13| 36| 133| 636|\10\ 598| 2,983| 3,296| 5,457| 6,065 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --| --- | 81.3| 83.5| 83.6| 83.1| 79.6| 82.8| 80.3|\7\ 79.0|\7\ 84.1|\7\ 90.6|\7 88.5|\7 88.1|\7 84.8|\7 84.6 --| --- | 18.7| 16.5| 16.4| 14.8| 16.0| 11.0| 17.4| 17.0| 11.5| 6.8| 8.4| 8.6| 11.4| 11.4 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.8| 4.0| 5.6| 1.7| 3.1| 2.9| 2.0| 1.8| 1.9| 2.4| 2.5 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3| 0.4| 0.6| 0.6| 0.8| 1.6|\10\ 0.6| 1.4| 1.4| 1.4| 1.5 |_________|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________ | | | Amounts in current dollars |_________________|_______|_________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ $189| $195| $252| $325| $485| $871| $1,420| $1,441| $3,010| $4,995| $8,626| $15,970| $31,367| $33,084| $41,827| $43,400 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---| 1,734| 1,324| 3,397| 5,763| 9,671| 19,831| 37,134| 38,964| 55,870| 58,959 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.59| 1.56| 2.23| 2.83| 4.71| 9.91| 19.01| 17.89| 39| 88| 202| 427| 862| 919| 1,368| 1,462 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 712.19| 556.37| 1,453| 2,314| 3,986| 9,243| 17,795| 18,596| 26,766| 28,372 --| --- | 13.99| 16.67| 27.85| 53.32| 86.70| 88.09| 210| 375| 816| 2,272| 4,980| 5,258| 7,394| 7,898 15.55| 12.71| 17.23| 20.21| 33.23| 64.16| 108.49| 105.74| 260| 471| 955| 2,491| 5,550| 5,885| 8,592| 9,197 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 4,082| 3,307| 9,724| 12,671| 19,142| 54,209| 116,195| 120,805| 170,492| 181,110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --| --- | 0.10| 0.12| 0.18| 0.33| 0.50| 0.50| 1.17| 2.11| 4.56| 12.73| ---| --- | --- | --- 0.12| 0.10| 0.13| 0.14| 0.21| 0.40| 0.63| 0.60| 1.46| 2.65| 5.34| 13.95| ---| --- | --- | --- |_________|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________ Amounts in constant 2000-01 dollars |_________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ --| --- | --- | --- | --- | $8,002|$14,525|$18,054|$22,253| $29,765| $39,983| $36,018| $43,253| $43,256| $43,260| $43,400 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 17,742| 16,583| 25,116| 34,340| 44,827| 44,726| 51,206| 50,944| 57,784| 58,959 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 91| 194| 224| 289| 523| 936| 964| 1,189| 1,202| 1,415| 1,462 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 7,285| 6,971| 10,739| 13,789| 18,475| 20,846| 24,538| 24,314| 27,683| 28,372 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 490| 887| 1,104| 1,553| 2,235| 3,782| 5,124| 6,867| 6,874| 7,647| 7,898 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 589| 1,110| 1,325| 1,925| 2,807| 4,427| 5,618| 7,653| 7,694| 8,886| 9,197 --| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 41,753| 41,437| 71,894| 75,503| 88,725| 122,262| 160,227| 157,948| 176,333| 181,110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 3.0| 5.1| 6.3| 8.6| 12.6| 21.1| 28.7| ---| ---| ---| --- --| --- | --- | --- | --- | 3.7| 6.4| 7.5| 10.8| 15.8| 24.8| 31.5| ---| ---| ---| --- _________|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________

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\1\Data on population and labor force are from the Bureau of the Census, and data on personal income and national income are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. Population data through 1900 are based on total population from the decennial census. From 1909-10 to 1959-60, population data are total population, including armed forces overseas, as of July 1. Data for later years are for resident population that excludes armed forces overseas.
\2\Data for 1869-70 through 1959-60 are school year enrollment. Data for later years are fall enrollment.
\3\Data for 1870-71.
\4\Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics.
\5\Prior to 1919-20, data are for the number of different persons employed rather than number of positions.
\6\Prior to 1919-20, includes interest on school debt.
\7\Because of the modification of the scope of "current expenditures for elementary and secondary schools," data for 1959-60 and later years are not entirely comparable with prior years.
\8\Beginning in 1969-70, includes capital outlay by state and local school building authorities.
\9\Includes summer schools, community colleges, and adult education. Beginning in 1959-60, also includes community services, formerly classified with "current expenditures for elementary and secondary schools."
\10\Excludes community colleges and adult education.
\11\Prior to 1959-60, average includes supervisors, principals, teachers, and other nonsupervisory instructional staff. Data for 1959-60 and later years are estimated by the National Education Association.
\12\Excludes current expenditures not allocable to pupil costs.
\13\"ADA" means average daily attendance in elementary and secondary schools.
\14\Expenditure figure is the sum of current expenditures allocable to pupil costs, capital outlay, and interest on school debt.
\15\Per-day rates derived by dividing annual rates by average length of term.

NOTE: Kindergarten enrollment includes nursery school pupils. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Beginning in 1959-60, data include Alaska and Hawaii. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, FY 1980; The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1989-90 through 2001-02, and "National Public Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2000-01; Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Report of the President, various years; Census Bureau, unpublished data; Bureau of Economic Analysis, unpublished data; Bureau of Labor Statistics, unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 2003.)

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