(34KB)| Table 206. | Students transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 1929-30 through 2009-10 |
| School year | Average daily atten- dance, all students |
Students transported at public expense | Expenditures for transportation (in unadjusted dollars) | Expenditures for transportation (in constant 2011-12 dollars)1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent of total |
Total2 (in thousands) |
Average per student transported |
Total2 (in thousands) |
Average per student transported |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| 1929-30 | 21,265,000 | 1,902,826 | 8.9 | $54,823 | $29 | $728,854 | $383 | |||||
| 1931-32 | 22,245,000 | 2,419,173 | 10.9 | 58,078 | 24 | 916,732 | 379 | |||||
| 1933-34 | 22,458,000 | 2,794,724 | 12.4 | 53,908 | 19 | 926,414 | 331 | |||||
| 1935-36 | 22,299,000 | 3,250,658 | 14.6 | 62,653 | 19 | 1,037,522 | 319 | |||||
| 1937-38 | 22,298,000 | 3,769,242 | 16.9 | 75,637 | 20 | 1,201,559 | 319 | |||||
| 1939-40 | 22,042,000 | 4,144,161 | 18.8 | 83,283 | 20 | 1,356,157 | 327 | |||||
| 1941-42 | 21,031,000 | 4,503,081 | 21.4 | 92,922 | 21 | 1,356,195 | 301 | |||||
| 1943-44 | 19,603,000 | 4,512,412 | 23.0 | 107,754 | 24 | 1,407,233 | 312 | |||||
| 1945-46 | 19,849,000 | 5,056,966 | 25.5 | 129,756 | 26 | 1,618,678 | 320 | |||||
| 1947-48 | 20,910,000 | 5,854,041 | 28.0 | 176,265 | 30 | 1,721,534 | 294 | |||||
| 1949-50 | 22,284,000 | 6,947,384 | 31.2 | 214,504 | 31 | 2,061,124 | 297 | |||||
| 1951-52 | 23,257,000 | 7,697,130 | 33.1 | 268,827 | 35 | 2,327,574 | 302 | |||||
| 1953-54 | 25,643,871 | 8,411,719 | 32.8 | 307,437 | 37 | 2,601,588 | 309 | |||||
| 1955-56 | 27,740,149 | 9,695,819 | 35.0 | 353,972 | 37 | 2,996,378 | 309 | |||||
| 1957-58 | 29,722,275 | 10,861,689 | 36.5 | 416,491 | 38 | 3,318,817 | 306 | |||||
| 1959-60 | 32,477,440 | 12,225,142 | 37.6 | 486,338 | 40 | 3,766,583 | 308 | |||||
| 1961-62 | 34,682,340 | 13,222,667 | 38.1 | 576,361 | 44 | 4,363,550 | 330 | |||||
| 1963-64 | 37,405,058 | 14,475,778 | 38.7 | 673,845 | 47 | 4,971,906 | 343 | |||||
| 1965-66 | 39,154,497 | 15,536,567 | 39.7 | 787,358 | 51 | 5,615,367 | 361 | |||||
| 1967-68 | 40,827,965 | 17,130,873 | 42.0 | 981,006 | 57 | 6,564,415 | 383 | |||||
| 1969-70 | 41,934,376 | 18,198,577 | 43.4 | 1,218,557 | 67 | 7,340,858 | 403 | |||||
| 1971-72 | 42,254,272 | 19,474,355 | 46.1 | 1,507,830 | 77 | 8,338,501 | 428 | |||||
| 1973-74 | 41,438,054 | 21,347,039 | 51.5 | 1,858,141 | 87 | 9,069,123 | 425 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 41,269,720 | 21,772,483 | 52.8 | 2,377,313 | 109 | 9,755,008 | 448 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 40,079,590 | 21,800,000 | 3 | 54.4 | 2,731,041 | 125 | 3 | 9,922,714 | 455 | 3 | ||
| 1979-80 | 38,288,911 | 21,713,515 | 56.7 | 3,833,145 | 177 | 11,236,068 | 517 | |||||
| 1980-81 | 37,703,744 | 22,272,000 | 3 | 59.1 | 4,408,000 | 3 | 198 | 3 | 11,579,873 | 3 | 520 | 3 |
| 1981-82 | 37,094,652 | 22,246,000 | 3 | 60.0 | 4,793,000 | 3 | 215 | 3 | 11,590,078 | 3 | 521 | 3 |
| 1982-83 | 36,635,868 | 22,199,000 | 3 | 60.6 | 5,000,000 | 3 | 225 | 3 | 11,592,715 | 3 | 522 | 3 |
| 1983-84 | 36,362,978 | 22,031,000 | 3 | 60.6 | 5,284,000 | 3 | 240 | 3 | 11,813,893 | 3 | 536 | 3 |
| 1984-85 | 36,404,261 | 22,320,000 | 3 | 61.3 | 5,722,000 | 3 | 256 | 3 | 12,311,278 | 3 | 552 | 3 |
| 1985-86 | 36,523,103 | 22,041,000 | 3 | 60.3 | 6,123,000 | 3 | 278 | 3 | 12,804,805 | 3 | 581 | 3 |
| 1986-87 | 36,863,867 | 22,397,000 | 3 | 60.8 | 6,551,000 | 3 | 292 | 3 | 13,402,303 | 3 | 598 | 3 |
| 1987-88 | 37,050,707 | 22,158,000 | 3 | 59.8 | 6,888,000 | 3 | 311 | 3 | 13,531,083 | 3 | 611 | 3 |
| 1988-89 | 37,268,072 | 22,635,000 | 3 | 60.7 | 7,550,000 | 3 | 334 | 3 | 14,176,808 | 3 | 626 | 3 |
| 1989-90 | 37,799,296 | 22,459,000 | 3 | 59.4 | 8,030,990 | 358 | 3 | 14,393,167 | 641 | 3 | ||
| 1990-91 | 38,426,543 | 22,000,000 | 3 | 57.3 | 8,678,954 | 394 | 3 | 14,748,137 | 670 | 3 | ||
| 1991-92 | 38,960,783 | 23,165,000 | 3 | 59.5 | 8,769,754 | 379 | 3 | 14,439,750 | 623 | 3 | ||
| 1992-93 | 39,570,462 | 23,439,000 | 3 | 59.2 | 9,252,300 | 395 | 3 | 14,772,845 | 630 | 3 | ||
| 1993-94 | 40,146,393 | 23,858,000 | 3 | 59.4 | 9,627,155 | 404 | 3 | 14,983,234 | 628 | 3 | ||
| 1994-95 | 40,720,763 | 23,693,000 | 3 | 58.2 | 9,889,034 | 417 | 3 | 14,961,956 | 631 | 3 | ||
| 1995-96 | 41,501,596 | 24,155,000 | 3 | 58.2 | 10,396,426 | 430 | 3 | 15,313,026 | 634 | 3 | ||
| 1996-97 | 42,262,004 | 24,090,000 | 3 | 57.0 | 10,989,809 | 456 | 3 | 15,738,011 | 653 | 3 | ||
| 1997-98 | 42,765,774 | 24,342,000 | 3 | 56.9 | 11,465,658 | 471 | 3 | 16,131,756 | 663 | 3 | ||
| 1998-99 | 43,186,715 | 24,898,000 | 3 | 12,224,454 | 491 | 3 | 16,906,674 | 679 | 3 | |||
| 1999-2000 | 43,806,726 | 24,951,000 | 3 | 57.0 | 13,007,625 | 521 | 3 | 17,485,057 | 701 | 3 | ||
| 2000-01 | 44,075,930 | 24,471,000 | 3 | 55.5 | 14,052,654 | 574 | 3 | 18,264,068 | 746 | 3 | ||
| 2001-02 | 44,604,592 | 24,529,000 | 4 | 55.0 | 14,799,365 | 603 | 4 | 18,899,937 | 771 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | 45,017,360 | 24,621,000 | 4 | 54.7 | 15,648,821 | 636 | 4 | 19,555,011 | 794 | 4 | ||
| 2003-04 | 45,325,731 | 25,159,000 | 4 | 55.5 | 16,348,784 | 650 | 4 | 19,992,321 | 795 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | 45,625,458 | 25,318,000 | 4 | 55.5 | 17,459,659 | 690 | 4 | 20,727,037 | 819 | 4 | ||
| 2005-06 | 45,931,617 | 25,252,000 | 4 | 55.0 | 18,850,234 | 746 | 4 | 21,556,914 | 854 | 4 | ||
| 2006-07 | 46,132,663 | 25,285,000 | 4 | 54.8 | 19,979,068 | 790 | 4 | 22,271,878 | 881 | 4 | ||
| 2007-08 | 46,155,880 | 25,221,000 | 4 | 54.6 | 21,536,978 | 854 | 3 | 23,150,761 | 918 | 3 | ||
| 2008-09 | 46,173,477 | — | — | 21,679,876 | 860 | 3 | 22,983,448 | 912 | 3 | |||
| 2009-10 | 45,913,237 | — | — | 21,841,557 | 871 | 3 | 22,932,954 | 915 | 3 | |||
| 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 2009-10; Bobit Publishing Co., School Bus Fleet, "School Transportation: 2000-2001 School Year" and "2010 Fact Book"; School Transportation News, "K-12 Enrollment/Transportation Data," 2001-02 through 2007-08; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared January 2013.) |