Table 384.

U.S. Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient and level of education: Selected fiscal years, 1980 through 2010

[In millions of current dollars]
Year and level of education	Total	Local education agencies	State education agencies	Postsecondary students	Postsecondary insti-tutions	Federal institutions	Other education organizations1	Other recipients2
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1980 total	$13,137.8	$5,313.7	$1,103.2	$2,137.4	$2,267.2	$249.8	$693.8	$1,372.7
Elementary/secondary	6,629.1	5,309.4	662.2	34.2	22.0	62.5	513.4	25.5
Postsecondary	5,682.2	†	99.5	2,103.2	2,166.5	†	†	1,313.0
Other programs	747.7	4.3	341.5	†	†	187.3	180.4	34.2
Education research and statistics	78.7	†	†	†	78.7	†	†	†
1985 total	16,701.1	6,225.0	1,502.9	2,434.7	2,362.3	287.3	503.9	3,385.0
Elementary/secondary	7,296.7	6,220.8	636.0	58.0	25.2	2.4	322.4	31.9
Postsecondary	8,202.5	†	228.3	2,376.7	2,308.3	†	†	3,289.2
Other programs	1,173.1	4.2	638.6	†	†	284.9	181.5	63.9
Education research and statistics	28.8	†	†	†	28.8	†	†	†
1990 total	23,198.6	8,000.7	2,490.3	3,859.6	3,649.8	441.4	912.2	3,844.4
Elementary/secondary	9,681.3	7,995.0	700.3	80.5	85.4	113.1	650.7	56.3
Postsecondary	11,176.0	†	261.6	3,779.1	3,475.0	†	†	3,660.4
Other programs	2,251.8	5.7	1,528.5	†	†	328.3	261.5	127.8
Education research and statistics	89.5	†	†	†	89.5	†	†	†
1995 total	31,403.0	11,210.7	3,584.0	4,964.7	5,016.1	485.4	1,349.2	4,792.9
Elementary/secondary	14,029.0	11,203.3	1,410.0	190.5	170.1	70.3	946.9	37.9
Postsecondary	14,234.0	†	250.8	4,774.2	4,567.0	†	†	4,642.0
Other programs	2,861.0	7.4	1,923.2	†	†	415.1	402.3	113.0
Education research and statistics	279.0	†	†	†	279.0	†	†	†
2000 total	34,106.7	16,016.0	4,316.5	4,711.7	5,005.7	506.6	1,820.2	1,730.1
Elementary/secondary	20,039.6	16,003.5	1,989.6	260.5	198.9	48.5	1,461.8	76.8
Postsecondary	10,727.3	†	55.2	4,451.2	4,690.3	†	†	1,530.6
Other programs	3,223.4	12.5	2,271.7	†	†	458.1	358.4	122.7
Education research and statistics	116.5	†	†	†	116.5	†	†	†
2001 total	36,562.0	18,027.4	4,336.7	4,525.6	5,793.3	600.4	2,149.1	1,129.7
Elementary/secondary	22,862.4	18,014.5	1,999.8	392.5	405.9	69.8	1,780.6	199.4
Postsecondary	9,840.7	†	98.5	4,133.1	4,821.9	†	†	787.2
Other programs	3,293.4	12.9	2,238.4	†	†	530.6	368.5	143.1
Education research and statistics	565.5	†	†	†	565.5	†	†	†
2002 total	46,324.4	19,742.1	4,967.8	8,306.0	8,668.2	608.9	2,200.3	1,831.3
Elementary/secondary	25,246.2	19,729.2	2,429.8	490.0	454.9	77.6	1,829.5	235.3
Postsecondary	17,056.2	†	199.2	7,816.0	7,588.1	†	†	1,452.9
Other programs	3,396.8	12.9	2,338.8	†	†	531.3	370.8	143.1
Education research and statistics	625.2	†	†	†	625.2	†	†	†
2003 total	57,442.9	23,837.7	6,164.6	11,032.5	10,731.8	657.8	2,478.9	2,539.6
Elementary/secondary	30,749.3	23,822.8	3,141.1	594.3	637.4	109.5	2,105.6	338.6
Postsecondary	22,706.4	†	668.6	10,438.2	9,542.5	†	†	2,057.2
Other programs	3,435.2	14.9	2,354.9	†	†	548.3	373.3	143.8
Education research and statistics	551.9	†	†	†	551.9	†	†	†
2004 total	62,903.4	26,012.4	6,334.5	12,005.0	10,977.0	648.9	2,730.1	4,195.4
Elementary/secondary	33,689.4	25,990.0	3,611.7	606.2	642.5	126.4	2,300.0	412.6
Postsecondary	25,341.0	†	420.9	11,398.8	9,899.3	†	†	3,621.9
Other programs	3,437.8	22.4	2,301.9	†	†	522.5	430.1	160.9
Education research and statistics	435.2	†	†	†	435.2	†	†	†
2005 total	72,893.3	28,900.2	7,126.3	14,708.2	13,362.4	669.8	3,023.0	5,103.4
Elementary/secondary	37,477.6	28,878.6	3,971.6	698.1	790.0	145.9	2,578.4	415.0
Postsecondary	31,420.0	†	777.1	14,010.1	12,115.6	†	†	4,517.2
Other programs	3,538.9	21.6	2,377.6	†	†	523.9	444.6	171.2
Education research and statistics	456.8	†	†	†	456.8	†	†	†
2006 total	93,571.5	30,236.6	8,331.3	22,955.1	21,376.1	693.2	2,902.3	7,076.8
Elementary/secondary	38,863.4	30,214.8	4,098.7	741.5	775.1	168.6	2,455.5	409.2
Postsecondary	50,624.6	†	1,702.4	22,213.6	20,210.5	†	†	6,498.1
Other programs	3,692.9	21.8	2,530.2	†	†	524.6	446.8	169.5
Education research and statistics	390.5	†	†	†	390.5	†	†	†
2007 total	71,808.0	29,008.8	7,429.4	14,269.9	13,877.6	613.2	2,931.5	3,677.7
Elementary/secondary	37,562.1	28,990.4	4,018.7	824.4	781.5	73.8	2,460.7	412.6
Postsecondary	30,052.0	†	805.5	13,445.5	12,658.6	†	57.8	3,084.6
Other programs	3,756.4	18.4	2,605.2	†	†	539.4	413.0	180.5
Education research and statistics	437.5	†	†	†	437.5	†	†	†
2008 total	72,177.8	29,553.0	7,377.7	14,371.2	13,585.9	1,348.8	2,997.9	2,943.3
Elementary/secondary	38,330.4	29,533.5	4,100.2	859.6	800.2	96.3	2,518.1	422.5
Postsecondary	28,838.8	†	618.8	13,511.6	12,322.0	†	58.3	2,328.1
Other programs	4,545.0	19.5	2,658.7	†	†	1,252.5	421.5	192.7
Education research and statistics	463.7	†	†	†	463.7	†	†	†
2009 total	85,224.7	40,300.0	8,402.8	14,828.8	14,782.5	1,415.3	4,068.7	1,426.6
Elementary/secondary	52,468.1	40,273.4	5,562.4	893.8	1,325.9	76.3	3,590.7	745.4
Postsecondary	27,626.6	†	228.0	13,935.0	12,878.0	†	63.7	521.9
Other programs	4,551.4	26.6	2,612.3	†	†	1,339.0	414.1	159.3
Education research and statistics	578.6	†	†	†	578.6	†	†	†
2010 total	116,811.6	58,868.4	11,733.5	18,733.8	18,936.5	1,496.4	5,920.2	1,122.9
Elementary/secondary	76,932.5	58,839.2	8,272.2	1,151.5	2,085.6	78.0	5,320.4	1,185.7
Postsecondary	33,673.3	†	62.3	17,582.3	16,237.9	†	60.9	-270.1
Other programs	5,592.7	29.2	3,399.0	†	†	1,418.4	538.9	207.3
Education research and statistics	613.0	†	†	†	613.0	†	†	†

†Not applicable.

1 Includes funds for vocational education and for federal programs at libraries and museums.

2 Other recipients include American Indian tribes, private nonprofit agencies, and banks.

NOTE: Outlays by type of recipient are estimated based on obligation data. The increase in postsecondary expenditures in 2006 resulted primarily from an accounting adjustment. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, fiscal years 1982 through 2011. U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared October 2010.)