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| Table 183. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2007-08 |
| School year | Total expenditures | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education | Other cur- rent expen- ditures2 | Capital outlay3 | Interest on school debt | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Admini- stration | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2003-04 | 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 | 499,568,736 | 425,047,565 | 32,666,223 | 5 | 260,046,266 | 5 | 40,926,881 | 5 | (4) | — | 91,408,195 | 5 | 7,691,468 | 53,528,382 | 13,301,322 |
| 2005-06 | 528,268,772 | 449,131,342 | 34,197,083 | 5 | 273,760,798 | 5 | 44,313,835 | 5 | (4) | — | 96,859,626 | 5 | 7,415,575 | 57,375,299 | 14,346,556 |
| 2006-076 | 562,194,807 | 476,814,206 | 36,213,814 | 5 | 290,678,482 | 5 | 46,828,916 | 5 | (4) | — | 103,092,995 | 5 | 7,804,253 | 62,863,465 | 14,712,882 |
| 2007-08 | 596,610,358 | 506,827,246 | 38,263,001 | 5 | 308,236,203 | 5 | 49,360,206 | 5 | (4) | — | 110,967,837 | 5 | 8,307,762 | 65,779,861 | 15,695,488 |
| Amounts in thousands of constant 2008-09 dollars | |||||||||||||||
| 1919-20 | $11,670,590 | $9,699,145 | $413,953 | $7,124,735 | $1,303,255 | $342,768 | $104,592 | $409,842 | $36,910 | $1,729,417 | $205,129 | ||||
| 1929-30 | 29,054,011 | 23,119,307 | 986,697 | 16,525,130 | 2,709,679 | 988,327 | 630,418 | 1,279,057 | 123,212 | 4,651,045 | 1,160,460 | ||||
| 1939-40 | 36,004,928 | 29,826,311 | 1,406,544 | 21,554,658 | 2,985,474 | 1,126,221 | 769,789 | 1,983,624 | 205,319 | 3,962,518 | 2,010,781 | ||||
| 1949-50 | 52,911,235 | 42,484,510 | 1,994,489 | 28,209,631 | 3,875,563 | 1,941,140 | 2,369,903 | 4,093,784 | 322,798 | 9,192,289 | 911,619 | ||||
| 1959-60 | 114,062,889 | 90,072,551 | 3,860,294 | 61,006,457 | 7,926,749 | 3,087,209 | 6,643,074 | 7,548,769 | 968,463 | 19,445,722 | 3,576,153 | ||||
| 1969-70 | 231,185,268 | 194,443,939 | 9,129,832 | 132,233,635 | 14,418,068 | 5,540,143 | 18,564,408 | 14,557,853 | 3,612,977 | 26,475,369 | 6,653,017 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 265,337,122 | 240,514,239 | 11,789,439 | 147,260,086 | 26,944,676 | (4) | 32,610,646 | 21,909,392 | 1,652,344 | 17,989,783 | 5,180,753 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 359,698,280 | 318,211,756 | 27,635,459 | 5 | 191,963,007 | 5 | 34,253,001 | 5 | (4) | — | 64,360,289 | 5 | 5,042,148 | 30,060,306 | 6,384,072 |
| 1994-95 | 398,181,282 | 348,055,117 | 28,369,097 | 5 | 214,869,390 | 5 | 35,026,957 | 5 | (4) | — | 69,789,673 | 5 | 7,347,799 | 34,903,047 | 7,875,320 |
| 1999-2000 | 484,161,181 | 410,682,486 | 31,799,919 | 5 | 253,554,572 | 5 | 39,548,509 | 5 | (4) | — | 85,779,483 | 5 | 6,919,358 | 54,975,822 | 11,583,515 |
| 2000-01 | 503,643,270 | 427,080,857 | 32,720,205 | 5 | 262,766,396 | 5 | 41,724,947 | 5 | (4) | — | 89,869,308 | 5 | 7,433,930 | 56,665,318 | 12,463,164 |
| 2001-02 | 524,459,304 | 443,764,513 | 34,102,336 | 5 | 273,054,808 | 5 | 41,956,692 | 5 | (4) | — | 94,650,676 | 5 | 7,866,996 | 60,184,689 | 12,643,106 |
| 2002-03 | 536,217,014 | 456,872,134 | 35,069,826 | 5 | 280,223,925 | 5 | 43,413,606 | 5 | (4) | — | 98,164,776 | 5 | 8,102,378 | 57,687,981 | 13,554,520 |
| 2003-04 | 547,039,843 | 465,312,693 | 35,602,779 | 5 | 285,428,537 | 5 | 44,664,198 | 5 | (4) | — | 99,617,180 | 5 | 7,990,963 | 58,647,610 | 15,088,578 |
| 2004-05 | 559,420,455 | 475,971,142 | 36,579,858 | 5 | 291,201,570 | 5 | 45,830,198 | 5 | (4) | — | 102,359,516 | 5 | 8,612,958 | 59,941,445 | 14,894,910 |
| 2005-06 | 569,857,673 | 484,490,008 | 36,889,310 | 5 | 295,313,105 | 5 | 47,802,520 | 5 | (4) | — | 104,485,073 | 5 | 7,999,379 | 61,892,271 | 15,476,014 |
| 2006-076 | 591,166,823 | 501,386,238 | 38,080,049 | 5 | 305,658,238 | 5 | 49,242,186 | 5 | (4) | — | 108,405,765 | 5 | 8,206,436 | 66,103,056 | 15,471,093 |
| 2007-08 | 604,940,842 | 513,904,087 | 38,797,268 | 5 | 312,540,112 | 5 | 50,049,423 | 5 | (4) | — | 112,517,283 | 5 | 8,423,764 | 66,698,347 | 15,914,645 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2003-04 | 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 | 52.1 | 5 | 8.2 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.7 | |
| 2005-06 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 51.8 | 5 | 8.4 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 2.7 | |
| 2006-076 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.7 | 5 | 8.3 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 2.6 | |
| 2007-08 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.7 | 5 | 8.3 | (4) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 2.6 | |
| —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 2007-08. (This table was prepared August 2010.) |