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Table 205. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2009-10 |
School year | Total expenditures | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education | Other cur- rent expen- ditures2 |
Capital outlay3 | Interest on school debt | ||||||||||
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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 |
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 |
2006-07 | 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 | 597,313,726 | 506,884,219 | 38,203,341 | 5 | 308,238,664 | 5 | 49,362,661 | 5 | (4) | — | 111,079,554 | 5 | 8,307,720 | 66,426,299 | 15,695,488 |
2008-096 | 610,326,007 | 518,922,842 | 38,811,325 | 5 | 316,075,710 | 5 | 50,559,027 | 5 | (4) | — | 113,476,779 | 5 | 8,463,793 | 65,890,367 | 17,049,004 |
2009-10 | 607,235,611 | 525,497,898 | 38,984,615 | 5 | 321,929,831 | 5 | 49,931,515 | 5 | (4) | — | 114,651,936 | 5 | 8,407,708 | 55,650,868 | 17,679,138 |
Amounts in thousands of constant 2011-12 dollars | |||||||||||||||
1919-20 | $12,372,321 | $10,282,337 | $438,843 | $7,553,133 | $1,381,617 | $363,378 | $110,881 | $434,485 | $39,130 | $1,833,404 | $217,463 | ||||
1929-30 | 30,800,977 | 24,509,430 | 1,046,025 | 17,518,756 | 2,872,608 | 1,047,754 | 668,323 | 1,355,964 | 130,620 | 4,930,704 | 1,230,236 | ||||
1939-40 | 38,169,840 | 31,619,713 | 1,491,117 | 22,850,701 | 3,164,985 | 1,193,939 | 816,075 | 2,102,896 | 217,664 | 4,200,777 | 2,131,686 | ||||
1949-50 | 56,092,692 | 45,039,027 | 2,114,414 | 29,905,825 | 4,108,594 | 2,057,857 | 2,512,401 | 4,339,935 | 342,207 | 9,745,005 | 966,433 | ||||
1959-60 | 120,921,286 | 95,488,452 | 4,092,406 | 64,674,665 | 8,403,370 | 3,272,837 | 7,042,511 | 8,002,662 | 1,026,695 | 20,614,959 | 3,791,180 | ||||
1969-70 | 245,086,023 | 206,135,504 | 9,678,793 | 140,184,606 | 15,285,000 | 5,873,261 | 19,680,653 | 15,433,190 | 3,830,219 | 28,067,286 | 7,053,051 | ||||
1979-80 | 281,291,366 | 254,975,929 | 12,498,317 | 156,114,570 | 28,564,811 | (4) | 34,571,466 | 23,226,764 | 1,751,696 | 19,071,476 | 5,492,262 | ||||
1989-90 | 381,326,291 | 337,345,258 | 29,297,129 | 5 | 203,505,398 | 5 | 36,312,573 | 5 | (4) | — | 68,230,158 | 5 | 5,345,323 | 31,867,778 | 6,767,935 |
1999-2000 | 513,272,923 | 435,376,086 | 33,711,991 | 5 | 268,800,353 | 5 | 41,926,490 | 5 | (4) | — | 90,937,249 | 5 | 7,335,407 | 58,281,420 | 12,280,011 |
2000-01 | 533,926,435 | 452,760,461 | 34,687,613 | 5 | 278,566,067 | 5 | 44,233,793 | 5 | (4) | — | 95,272,988 | 5 | 7,880,919 | 60,072,502 | 13,212,551 |
2001-02 | 555,994,100 | 470,447,276 | 36,152,848 | 5 | 289,473,103 | 5 | 44,479,472 | 5 | (4) | — | 100,341,852 | 5 | 8,340,024 | 63,803,486 | 13,403,314 |
2002-03 | 568,458,780 | 484,343,035 | 37,178,512 | 5 | 297,073,286 | 5 | 46,023,989 | 5 | (4) | — | 104,067,248 | 5 | 8,589,560 | 61,156,656 | 14,369,529 |
2003-04 | 579,932,367 | 493,291,110 | 37,743,511 | 5 | 302,590,842 | 5 | 47,349,776 | 5 | (4) | — | 105,606,982 | 5 | 8,471,445 | 62,173,985 | 15,995,827 |
2004-05 | 593,057,402 | 504,590,432 | 38,779,339 | 5 | 308,710,997 | 5 | 48,585,886 | 5 | (4) | — | 108,514,210 | 5 | 9,130,839 | 63,545,616 | 15,790,514 |
2005-06 | 604,122,191 | 513,621,522 | 39,107,398 | 5 | 313,069,752 | 5 | 50,676,800 | 5 | (4) | — | 110,767,573 | 5 | 8,480,368 | 65,613,742 | 16,406,559 |
2006-07 | 626,712,622 | 531,533,692 | 40,369,734 | 5 | 324,036,919 | 5 | 52,203,030 | 5 | (4) | — | 114,924,009 | 5 | 8,699,874 | 70,077,714 | 16,401,342 |
2007-08 | 642,070,920 | 544,865,459 | 41,065,948 | 5 | 331,335,233 | 5 | 53,061,444 | 5 | (4) | — | 119,402,834 | 5 | 8,930,224 | 71,403,674 | 16,871,564 |
2008-096 | 647,023,813 | 550,124,740 | 41,144,981 | 5 | 335,080,774 | 5 | 53,599,051 | 5 | (4) | — | 120,299,934 | 5 | 8,972,706 | 69,852,237 | 18,074,130 |
2009-10 | 637,578,480 | 551,756,426 | 40,932,632 | 5 | 338,016,297 | 5 | 52,426,536 | 5 | (4) | — | 120,380,962 | 5 | 8,827,832 | 58,431,678 | 18,562,544 |
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 | |
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 | |
2006-07 | 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 | 84.9 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.6 | 5 | 8.3 | (4) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 2.6 | |
2008-096 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.8 | 5 | 8.3 | (4) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 | |
2009-10 | 100.0 | 86.5 | 6.4 | 5 | 53.0 | 5 | 8.2 | (4) | — | 18.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 2.9 |
—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 2009-10. (This table was prepared January 2013.) |