Table 172.

Students transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 1929–30 through 2003–04

School year	Average daily attendance, all students	Students transported at public expense			Expenditures for transportation (in current dollars)				Expenditures for transportation (in constant 2005–06 dollars)1
		Number		Percent of total	Total2   (in thousands)		Average per student transported		Total2   (in thousands)		Average per student transported
1	2	3		4	5		6		7		8
1929–30	21,265,000	1,902,826		8.9	$54,823		$29		$637,339		$335
1931–32	22,245,000	2,419,173		10.9	58,078		24		801,627		331
1933–34	22,458,000	2,794,724		12.4	53,908		19		810,094		290
1935–36	22,299,000	3,250,658		14.6	62,653		19		907,251		279
1937–38	22,298,000	3,769,242		16.9	75,637		20		1,050,692		279
1939–40	22,042,000	4,144,161		18.8	83,283		20		1,185,878		286
1941–42	21,031,000	4,503,081		21.4	92,922		21		1,185,912		263
1943–44	19,603,000	4,512,412		23.0	107,754		24		1,230,541		273
1945–46	19,849,000	5,056,966		25.5	129,756		26		1,415,437		280
1947–48	20,910,000	5,854,041		28.0	176,265		30		1,505,379		257
1949–50	22,284,000	6,947,384		31.2	214,504		31		1,802,330		259
1951–52	23,257,000	7,697,130		33.1	268,827		35		2,035,324		264
1953–54	25,643,871	8,411,719		32.8	307,437		37		2,274,933		270
1955–56	27,740,149	9,695,819		35.0	353,972		37		2,620,154		270
1957–58	29,722,275	10,861,689		36.5	416,491		38		2,902,107		267
1959–60	32,477,440	12,225,142		37.6	486,338		40		3,293,652		269
1961–62	34,682,340	13,222,667		38.1	576,361		44		3,815,664		289
1963–64	37,405,058	14,475,778		38.7	673,845		47		4,347,635		300
1965–66	39,154,497	15,536,567		39.7	787,358		51		4,910,303		316
1967–68	40,827,965	17,130,873		42.0	981,006		57		5,740,189		335
1969–70	41,934,376	18,198,577		43.4	1,218,557		67		6,419,142		353
1971–72	42,254,272	19,474,355		46.1	1,507,830		77		7,291,521		374
1973–74	41,438,054	21,347,039		51.5	1,858,141		87		7,930,406		371
1975–76	41,269,720	21,772,483		52.8	2,377,313		109		8,530,172		392
1977–78	40,079,590	21,800,000	3	54.4	2,731,041		125	3	8,676,821		398	3
1979–80	38,288,911	21,713,515		56.7	3,833,145		177		9,825,270		452
1980–81	37,703,744	22,272,000	3	59.1	4,408,000	3	198	3	10,125,907	3	455	3
1981–82	37,094,652	22,246,000	3	60.0	4,793,000	3	215	3	10,134,831	3	456	3
1982–83	36,635,868	22,199,000	3	60.6	5,000,000	3	225	3	10,137,137	3	457	3
1983–84	36,362,978	22,031,000	3	60.6	5,284,000	3	240	3	10,330,544	3	469	3
1984–85	36,404,261	22,320,000	3	61.3	5,722,000	3	256	3	10,765,477	3	482	3
1985–86	36,523,103	22,041,000	3	60.3	6,123,000	3	278	3	11,197,037	3	508	3
1986–87	36,863,867	22,397,000	3	60.8	6,551,000	3	292	3	11,719,513	3	523	3
1987–88	37,050,707	22,158,000	3	59.8	6,888,000	3	311	3	11,832,124	3	534	3
1988–89	37,268,072	22,635,000	3	60.7	7,550,000	3	334	3	12,396,772	3	548	3
1989–90	37,799,296	22,459,000	3	59.4	8,030,990		358	3	12,585,964		560	3
1990–91	38,426,543	22,000,000	3	57.3	8,678,954		394	3	12,896,365		586	3
1991–92	38,960,783	23,165,000	3	59.5	8,769,754		379	3	12,626,699		545	3
1992–93	39,570,462	23,439,000	3	59.2	9,252,300		395	3	12,917,970		551	3
1993–94	40,146,393	23,858,000	3	59.4	9,627,155		404	3	13,101,943		549	3
1994–95	40,720,763	23,693,000	3	58.2	9,889,034		417	3	13,083,337		552	3
1995–96	41,501,596	24,155,000	3	58.2	10,396,426		430	3	13,390,327		554	3
1996–97	42,262,004	24,090,000	3	57.0	10,989,809		456	3	13,761,951		571	3
1997–98	42,765,774	24,342,000	3	56.9	11,465,658		471	3	14,106,257		580	3
1998–99	43,186,715	24,898,000	3	57.7	12,224,454		491	3	14,783,877		594	3
1999–2000	43,806,726	24,951,000	3	57.0	13,007,625		521	3	15,289,638		613	3
2000–01	44,075,930	24,471,000	3	55.5	14,052,654		574	3	15,970,837		653	3
2001–02	44,604,592	24,550,000	4	55.0	14,799,365		603	4	16,526,866		673	4
2002–03	45,017,360	25,168,000	4	55.9	15,648,821		622	4	17,099,689		679	4
2003–04	45,325,731	25,550,000	4	56.4	16,348,783		640	4	17,482,089		684	4

1 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. 2 Excludes capital outlay for years through 1979–80, and 1989–90 to the latest year. From 1980–81 to 1988–89 total transportation figures include capital outlay. 3 Estimate based on data appearing in January issues of School Bus Fleet. 4 Estimate based on data reported by School Transportation News. NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statis­tics of State School Systems, 1929–30 through 1975–76; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1977–78 and 1979–80; Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1987–88 through 2002–03; Bobit Publishing Co., School Bus Fleet, "School Transportation: 2000–2001 School Year"; School Transportation News, "K-12 Enrollment/Transportation Data," 2001–02, 2002–03, and 2003–04; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 2006.)