Table 175.

Students transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 1929–30 through 2005–06

School year	Average daily attendance, all students	Students transported at public expense			Expenditures for transportation (in unadjusted dollars)				Expenditures for transportation (in constant 2006–07 dollars) 1
		Number		Percent of total	Total 2    (in thousands)		Average per student transported		Total 2    (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		$653,821		$344
1931–32	22,245,000	2,419,173		10.9	58,078		24		822,357		340
1933–34	22,458,000	2,794,724		12.4	53,908		19		831,043		297
1935–36	22,299,000	3,250,658		14.6	62,653		19		930,713		286
1937–38	22,298,000	3,769,242		16.9	75,637		20		1,077,863		286
1939–40	22,042,000	4,144,161		18.8	83,283		20		1,216,546		294
1941–42	21,031,000	4,503,081		21.4	92,922		21		1,216,580		270
1943–44	19,603,000	4,512,412		23.0	107,754		24		1,262,364		280
1945–46	19,849,000	5,056,966		25.5	129,756		26		1,452,041		287
1947–48	20,910,000	5,854,041		28.0	176,265		30		1,544,308		264
1949–50	22,284,000	6,947,384		31.2	214,504		31		1,848,939		266
1951–52	23,257,000	7,697,130		33.1	268,827		35		2,087,958		271
1953–54	25,643,871	8,411,719		32.8	307,437		37		2,333,764		277
1955–56	27,740,149	9,695,819		35.0	353,972		37		2,687,912		277
1957–58	29,722,275	10,861,689		36.5	416,491		38		2,977,157		274
1959–60	32,477,440	12,225,142		37.6	486,338		40		3,378,827		276
1961–62	34,682,340	13,222,667		38.1	576,361		44		3,914,338		296
1963–64	37,405,058	14,475,778		38.7	673,845		47		4,460,066		308
1965–66	39,154,497	15,536,567		39.7	787,358		51		5,037,285		324
1967–68	40,827,965	17,130,873		42.0	981,006		57		5,888,632		344
1969–70	41,934,376	18,198,577		43.4	1,218,557		67		6,585,143		362
1971–72	42,254,272	19,474,355		46.1	1,507,830		77		7,480,083		384
1973–74	41,438,054	21,347,039		51.5	1,858,141		87		8,135,489		381
1975–76	41,269,720	21,772,483		52.8	2,377,313		109		8,750,765		402
1977–78	40,079,590	21,800,000	3	54.4	2,731,041		125	3	8,901,206		408	3
1979–80	38,288,911	21,713,515		56.7	3,833,145		177		10,079,355		464
1980–81	37,703,744	22,272,000	3	59.1	4,408,000	3	198	3	10,387,767	3	466	3
1981–82	37,094,652	22,246,000	3	60.0	4,793,000	3	215	3	10,396,921	3	467	3
1982–83	36,635,868	22,199,000	3	60.6	5,000,000	3	225	3	10,399,287	3	468	3
1983–84	36,362,978	22,031,000	3	60.6	5,284,000	3	240	3	10,597,695	3	481	3
1984–85	36,404,261	22,320,000	3	61.3	5,722,000	3	256	3	11,043,876	3	495	3
1985–86	36,523,103	22,041,000	3	60.3	6,123,000	3	278	3	11,486,597	3	521	3
1986–87	36,863,867	22,397,000	3	60.8	6,551,000	3	292	3	12,022,584	3	537	3
1987–88	37,050,707	22,158,000	3	59.8	6,888,000	3	311	3	12,138,107	3	548	3
1988–89	37,268,072	22,635,000	3	60.7	7,550,000	3	334	3	12,717,357	3	562	3
1989–90	37,799,296	22,459,000	3	59.4	8,030,990	3	358	3	12,911,441	3	575	3
1990–91	38,426,543	22,000,000	3	57.3	8,678,954	3	394	3	13,229,869	3	601	3
1991–92	38,960,783	23,165,000	3	59.5	8,769,754	3	379	3	12,953,230	3	559	3
1992–93	39,570,462	23,439,000	3	59.2	9,252,300	3	395	3	13,252,033	3	565	3
1993–94	40,146,393	23,858,000	3	59.4	9,627,155	3	404	3	13,440,764	3	563	3
1994–95	40,720,763	23,693,000	3	58.2	9,889,034	3	417	3	13,421,677	3	566	3
1995–96	41,501,596	24,155,000	3	58.2	10,396,426	3	430	3	13,736,605	3	569	3
1996–97	42,262,004	24,090,000	3	57.0	10,989,809	3	456	3	14,117,839	3	586	3
1997–98	42,765,774	24,342,000	3	56.9	11,465,658	3	471	3	14,471,050	3	594	3
1998–99	43,186,715	24,898,000	3	57.7	12,224,454	3	491	3	15,166,193	3	609	3
1999–2000	43,806,726	24,951,000	3	57.0	13,007,625	3	521	3	15,685,033	3	629	3
2000–01	44,075,930	24,471,000	3	55.5	14,052,654	3	574	3	16,383,848	3	670	3
2001–02	44,604,592	24,529,000	4	55.0	14,799,365	4	603	4	16,954,256	4	691	4
2002–03	45,017,360	24,621,000	4	54.7	15,648,821	4	636	4	17,541,892	4	712	4
2003–04	45,325,731	25,059,000	4	55.3	16,348,784	4	652	4	17,934,183	4	716	4
2004–05	45,625,458	25,223,000	4	55.3	17,459,659	4	692	4	18,593,263	4	737	4
2005–06	45,931,617	25,286,000	4	55.1	18,864,069	4	746	4	19,351,900	4	765	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 2005–06; Bobit Publishing Co., School Bus Fleet, "School Transportation: 2000–2001 School Year"; School Transportation News, "K–12 Enrollment/Transportation Data," 2001–02 through 2006–07; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 2008.)