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Table 165. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2004-05 |
School year | Total expenditures | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education | Other current expen-ditures2 | Capital outlay3 | Interest on school debt | ||||||||||
Total | Administration | Instruction | Plant operation | Plant main-tenance | Fixed charges | Other school services1 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Amounts in thousands of current dollars | |||||||||||||||
1919-20 | $1,036,151 | $861,120 | $36,752 | $632,556 | $115,707 | $30,432 | $9,286 | $36,387 | $3,277 | $153,543 | $18,212 | ||||
1929-30 | 2,316,790 | 1,843,552 | 78,680 | 1,317,727 | 216,072 | 78,810 | 50,270 | 101,993 | 9,825 | 370,878 | 92,536 | ||||
1939-40 | 2,344,049 | 1,941,799 | 91,571 | 1,403,285 | 194,365 | 73,321 | 50,116 | 129,141 | 13,367 | 257,974 | 130,909 | ||||
1949-50 | 5,837,643 | 4,687,274 | 220,050 | 3,112,340 | 427,587 | 214,164 | 261,469 | 451,663 | 35,614 | 1,014,176 | 100,578 | ||||
1959-60 | 15,613,254 | 12,329,388 | 528,408 | 8,350,738 | 1,085,036 | 422,586 | 909,323 | 1,033,297 | 132,566 | 2,661,786 | 489,514 | ||||
1969-70 | 40,683,429 | 34,217,773 | 1,606,646 | 23,270,158 | 2,537,257 | 974,941 | 3,266,920 | 2,561,856 | 635,803 | 4,659,072 | 1,170,782 | ||||
1979-80 | 95,961,561 | 86,984,142 | 4,263,757 | 53,257,937 | 9,744,785 | (4) | 11,793,934 | 7,923,729 | 597,585 | 6,506,167 | 1,873,666 | ||||
1989-90 | 212,769,564 | 188,229,359 | 16,346,991 | 5 | 113,550,405 | 5 | 20,261,415 | 5 | (4) | — | 38,070,548 | 5 | 2,982,543 | 17,781,342 | 3,776,321 |
1994-95 | 279,000,318 | 243,877,582 | 19,877,848 | 5 | 150,556,118 | 5 | 24,542,922 | 5 | (4) | — | 48,900,694 | 5 | 5,148,505 | 24,456,100 | 5,518,131 |
1995-96 | 293,646,490 | 255,106,683 | 20,709,652 | 5 | 157,473,978 | 5 | 25,724,062 | 5 | (4) | — | 51,198,992 | 5 | 4,724,659 | 27,555,667 | 6,259,480 |
1996-97 | 313,151,046 | 270,174,298 | 21,603,056 | 5 | 167,148,760 | 5 | 26,837,270 | 5 | (4) | — | 54,585,210 | 5 | 4,649,138 | 31,429,074 | 6,898,536 |
1997-98 | 334,315,020 | 285,485,370 | 22,043,101 | 5 | 176,521,719 | 5 | 27,952,899 | 5 | (4) | — | 58,967,649 | 5 | 4,884,115 | 36,168,090 | 7,777,445 |
1998-99 | 355,837,818 | 302,876,294 | 23,396,918 | 5 | 186,776,182 | 5 | 29,396,471 | 5 | (4) | — | 63,306,722 | 5 | 5,242,618 | 39,522,710 | 8,196,196 |
1999-2000 | 381,838,155 | 323,888,508 | 25,079,298 | 5 | 199,968,138 | 5 | 31,190,295 | 5 | (4) | — | 67,650,776 | 5 | 5,457,015 | 43,357,186 | 9,135,445 |
2000-01 | 410,811,185 | 348,360,841 | 26,689,181 | 5 | 214,333,003 | 5 | 34,034,158 | 5 | (4) | — | 73,304,498 | 5 | 6,063,700 | 46,220,704 | 10,165,940 |
2001-02 | 435,364,404 | 368,378,006 | 28,309,047 | 5 | 226,668,386 | 5 | 34,829,109 | 5 | (4) | — | 78,571,464 | 5 | 6,530,554 | 49,960,542 | 10,495,301 |
2002-03 | 454,906,912 | 387,593,617 | 29,751,958 | 5 | 237,731,734 | 5 | 36,830,517 | 5 | (4) | — | 83,279,408 | 5 | 6,873,762 | 48,940,374 | 11,499,160 |
2003-046 | 474,241,531 | 403,390,369 | 30,864,875 | 5 | 247,444,620 | 5 | 38,720,429 | 5 | (4) | — | 86,360,444 | 5 | 6,927,551 | 50,842,973 | 13,080,638 |
2004-05 | 499,068,816 | 424,562,095 | 32,648,224 | 5 | 259,614,068 | 5 | 40,893,529 | 5 | (4) | — | 91,406,274 | 5 | 7,664,672 | 53,540,727 | 13,301,322 |
Amounts in thousands of constant 2006-07 dollars | |||||||||||||||
1919-20 | $11,098,635 | $9,223,807 | $393,666 | $6,775,565 | $1,239,385 | $325,970 | $99,466 | $389,756 | $35,101 | $1,644,662 | $195,076 | ||||
1929-30 | 27,630,127 | 21,986,272 | 938,341 | 15,715,263 | 2,576,883 | 939,891 | 599,522 | 1,216,372 | 117,173 | 4,423,105 | 1,103,588 | ||||
1939-40 | 34,240,392 | 28,364,577 | 1,337,612 | 20,498,304 | 2,839,162 | 1,071,027 | 732,063 | 1,886,410 | 195,257 | 3,768,322 | 1,912,236 | ||||
1949-50 | 50,318,151 | 40,402,421 | 1,896,743 | 26,827,128 | 3,685,629 | 1,846,008 | 2,253,758 | 3,893,155 | 306,978 | 8,741,792 | 866,942 | ||||
1959-60 | 108,472,874 | 85,658,258 | 3,671,108 | 58,016,641 | 7,538,273 | 2,935,911 | 6,317,509 | 7,178,817 | 921,001 | 18,492,723 | 3,400,892 | ||||
1969-70 | 219,855,297 | 184,914,593 | 8,682,396 | 125,753,104 | 13,711,464 | 5,268,630 | 17,654,600 | 13,844,399 | 3,435,911 | 25,177,859 | 6,326,965 | ||||
1979-80 | 252,333,430 | 228,727,072 | 11,211,660 | 140,043,136 | 25,624,167 | (4) | 31,012,457 | 20,835,652 | 1,571,365 | 17,108,136 | 4,926,854 | ||||
1989-90 | 342,070,118 | 302,616,774 | 26,281,095 | 5 | 182,555,248 | 5 | 32,574,324 | 5 | (4) | — | 61,206,108 | 5 | 4,795,041 | 28,587,104 | 6,071,200 |
1994-95 | 378,667,139 | 330,997,566 | 26,978,779 | 5 | 204,339,030 | 5 | 33,310,350 | 5 | (4) | — | 66,369,408 | 5 | 6,987,696 | 33,192,512 | 7,489,364 |
1995-96 | 387,989,691 | 337,067,755 | 27,363,281 | 5 | 208,067,462 | 5 | 33,988,728 | 5 | — | 67,648,284 | 5 | 6,242,605 | 36,408,795 | 8,270,536 | |
1996-97 | 402,283,260 | 347,074,035 | 27,751,936 | 5 | 214,724,328 | 5 | 34,475,965 | 5 | (4) | — | 70,121,804 | 5 | 5,972,423 | 40,374,735 | 8,862,067 |
1997-98 | 421,946,059 | 360,317,124 | 27,821,064 | 5 | 222,791,796 | 5 | 35,279,946 | 5 | (4) | — | 74,424,317 | 5 | 6,164,345 | 45,648,511 | 9,816,078 |
1998-99 | 441,467,956 | 375,761,573 | 29,027,240 | 5 | 231,722,699 | 5 | 36,470,548 | 5 | (4) | — | 78,541,087 | 5 | 6,504,221 | 49,033,603 | 10,168,560 |
1999-2000 | 460,433,318 | 390,555,681 | 30,241,463 | 5 | 241,128,321 | 5 | 37,610,309 | 5 | (4) | — | 81,575,586 | 5 | 6,580,253 | 52,281,557 | 11,015,828 |
2000-01 | 478,960,625 | 406,150,397 | 31,116,647 | 5 | 249,888,691 | 5 | 39,680,083 | 5 | (4) | — | 85,464,976 | 5 | 7,069,607 | 53,888,254 | 11,852,367 |
2001-02 | 498,756,503 | 422,016,417 | 32,431,042 | 5 | 259,672,886 | 5 | 39,900,470 | 5 | (4) | — | 90,012,018 | 5 | 7,481,449 | 57,235,146 | 12,023,491 |
2002-03 | 509,937,988 | 434,481,658 | 33,351,117 | 5 | 266,490,658 | 5 | 41,285,984 | 5 | (4) | — | 93,353,898 | 5 | 7,705,295 | 54,860,797 | 12,890,238 |
2003-046 | 520,230,411 | 442,508,561 | 33,857,952 | 5 | 271,440,201 | 5 | 42,475,286 | 5 | (4) | — | 94,735,122 | 5 | 7,599,340 | 55,773,396 | 14,349,114 |
2004-05 | 531,471,892 | 452,127,668 | 34,767,977 | 5 | 276,470,049 | 5 | 43,548,626 | 5 | (4) | — | 97,341,016 | 5 | 8,162,317 | 57,016,970 | 14,164,937 |
Percentage distribution | |||||||||||||||
1919-20 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 3.5 | 61.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 1.8 | ||||
1929-30 | 100.0 | 79.6 | 3.4 | 56.9 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 4.0 | ||||
1939-40 | 100.0 | 82.8 | 3.9 | 59.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 5.6 | ||||
1949-50 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 3.8 | 53.3 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 1.7 | ||||
1959-60 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 3.4 | 53.5 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 3.1 | ||||
1969-70 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 3.9 | 57.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 2.9 | ||||
1979-80 | 100.0 | 90.6 | 4.4 | 55.5 | 10.2 | (4) | 12.3 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | ||||
1989-90 | 100.0 | 88.5 | 7.7 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 9.5 | (4) | — | 17.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 1.8 | |
1994-95 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 7.1 | 5 | 54.0 | 5 | 8.8 | (4) | — | 17.5 | 5 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 2.0 | |
1995-96 | 100.0 | 86.9 | 7.1 | 5 | 53.6 | 5 | 8.8 | (4) | — | 17.4 | 5 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 2.1 | |
1996-97 | 100.0 | 86.3 | 6.9 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 8.6 | (4) | — | 17.4 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 2.2 | |
1997-98 | 100.0 | 85.4 | 6.6 | 5 | 52.8 | 5 | 8.4 | (4) | — | 17.6 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.3 | |
1998-99 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.6 | 5 | 52.5 | 5 | 8.3 | (4) | — | 17.8 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 2.3 | |
1999-2000 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.6 | 5 | 52.4 | 5 | 8.2 | (4) | — | 17.7 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.4 | |
2000-01 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.2 | 5 | 8.3 | (4) | — | 17.8 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 2.5 | |
2001-02 | 100.0 | 84.6 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.1 | 5 | 8.0 | (4) | — | 18.0 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 2.4 | |
2002-03 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.3 | 5 | 8.1 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.5 | |
2003-046 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.2 | 5 | 8.2 | (4) | — | 18.2 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.8 | |
2004-05 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.0 | 5 | 8.2 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.7 |
— Not available. 1 Prior to 1959-60, items included under "other school services" were listed under "auxiliary services," a more comprehensive classification that also included community services. 2 Includes expenditures for summer schools, adult education, community colleges, and community services. 3 Prior to 1969-70, excludes capital outlay by state and local school housing authorities. 4 Plant operation also includes plant maintenance. 5 Data not comparable to figures prior to 1989-90. 6 Data have been revised from previously published figures. NOTE: Beginning in 1959-60, includes Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning in 1989-90, state administration expenditures were excluded from both "total" and "current" expenditures. Beginning in 1989-90, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1919-20 through 1949-50; Statistics of State School Systems, 1959-60 and 1969-70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1979-80; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2004-05. (This table was prepared April 2007.) |