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Table 106.20. | Expenditures of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1899-1900 through 2012-13 |
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School year | Current dollars | Constant 2012-13 dollars1 | |||||||||||||
Total | Elementary and secondary schools | Degree-granting postsecondary institutions | Total | Elementary and secondary schools | Degree- granting post- secondary institutions |
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Total | Public | Private2 | Total | Public | Private | Total | Public | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
1899-1900 | — | — | $215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1909-10 | — | — | 426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1919-20 | — | — | 1,036 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12,578 | — | ||||
1929-30 | — | — | 2,317 | — | $632 | $292 | $341 | — | — | 31,314 | $8,545 | ||||
1939-40 | — | — | 2,344 | — | 758 | 392 | 367 | — | — | 38,805 | 12,556 | ||||
1949-50 | $8,494 | $6,249 | 5,838 | $411 | 2,246 | 1,154 | 1,092 | $82,978 | $61,041 | 57,026 | 21,937 | ||||
1959-60 | 22,314 | 16,713 | 15,613 | 1,100 | 5,601 | 3,131 | 2,470 | 175,693 | 131,595 | 122,934 | 44,099 | ||||
1969-70 | 64,227 | 43,183 | 40,683 | 2,500 | 21,043 | 13,250 | 7,794 | 393,354 | 264,476 | 249,165 | 128,878 | ||||
1970-71 | 71,575 | 48,200 | 45,500 | 2,700 | 23,375 | 14,996 | 8,379 | 416,842 | 280,708 | 264,984 | 136,133 | ||||
1971-72 | 76,510 | 50,950 | 48,050 | 2,900 | 25,560 | 16,484 | 9,075 | 430,151 | 286,451 | 270,147 | 143,700 | ||||
1972-73 | 82,908 | 54,952 | 51,852 | 3,100 | 27,956 | 18,204 | 9,752 | 448,068 | 296,985 | 280,231 | 151,084 | ||||
1973-74 | 91,084 | 60,370 | 56,970 | 3,400 | 30,714 | 20,336 | 10,377 | 451,956 | 299,556 | 282,685 | 152,400 | ||||
1974-75 | 103,903 | 68,846 | 64,846 | 4,000 | 35,058 | 23,490 | 11,568 | 464,131 | 307,531 | 289,663 | 156,600 | ||||
1975-76 | 114,004 | 75,101 | 70,601 | 4,500 | 38,903 | 26,184 | 12,719 | 475,585 | 313,294 | 294,522 | 162,291 | ||||
1976-77 | 121,793 | 79,194 | 74,194 | 5,000 | 42,600 | 28,635 | 13,965 | 480,085 | 312,165 | 292,456 | 167,920 | ||||
1977-78 | 132,515 | 86,544 | 80,844 | 5,700 | 45,971 | 30,725 | 15,246 | 489,481 | 319,675 | 298,621 | 169,806 | ||||
1978-79 | 143,733 | 93,012 | 86,712 | 6,300 | 50,721 | 33,733 | 16,988 | 485,443 | 314,138 | 292,860 | 171,305 | ||||
1979-80 | 160,075 | 103,162 | 95,962 | 7,200 | 56,914 | 37,768 | 19,146 | 477,036 | 307,429 | 285,972 | 169,607 | ||||
1980-81 | 176,378 | 112,325 | 104,125 | 8,200 | 64,053 | 42,280 | 21,773 | 471,058 | 299,990 | 278,090 | 171,068 | ||||
1981-82 | 190,825 | 120,486 | 111,186 | 9,300 | 70,339 | 46,219 | 24,120 | 469,119 | 296,199 | 273,336 | 172,920 | ||||
1982-83 | 204,661 | 128,725 | 118,425 | 10,300 | 75,936 | 49,573 | 26,363 | 482,411 | 303,421 | 279,143 | 178,990 | ||||
1983-84 | 220,993 | 139,000 | 127,500 | 11,500 | 81,993 | 53,087 | 28,907 | 502,316 | 315,946 | 289,807 | 186,370 | ||||
1984-85 | 239,351 | 149,400 | 137,000 | 12,400 | 89,951 | 58,315 | 31,637 | 523,551 | 326,794 | 299,670 | 196,757 | ||||
1985-86 | 259,336 | 161,800 | 148,600 | 13,200 | 97,536 | 63,194 | 34,342 | 551,365 | 343,997 | 315,933 | 207,367 | ||||
1986-87 | 280,964 | 175,200 | 160,900 | 14,300 | 105,764 | 67,654 | 38,110 | 584,372 | 364,396 | 334,654 | 219,976 | ||||
1987-88 | 301,786 | 187,999 | 172,699 | 15,300 | 113,787 | 72,641 | 41,145 | 602,708 | 375,459 | 344,903 | 227,249 | ||||
1988-89 | 333,245 | 209,377 | 192,977 | 16,400 | 123,867 | 78,946 | 44,922 | 636,154 | 399,696 | 368,388 | 236,459 | ||||
1989-90 | 365,825 | 231,170 | 212,770 | 18,400 | 134,656 | 85,771 | 48,885 | 666,544 | 421,197 | 387,672 | 245,346 | ||||
1990-91 | 395,318 | 249,230 | 229,430 | 19,800 | 146,088 | 92,961 | 53,127 | 682,942 | 430,564 | 396,358 | 252,378 | ||||
1991-92 | 417,944 | 261,755 | 241,055 | 20,700 | 156,189 | 98,847 | 57,342 | 699,613 | 438,162 | 403,511 | 261,451 | ||||
1992-93 | 439,676 | 274,435 | 252,935 | 21,500 | 165,241 | 104,570 | 60,671 | 713,699 | 445,473 | 410,574 | 268,226 | ||||
1993-94 | 460,757 | 287,407 | 265,307 | 22,100 | 173,351 | 109,310 | 64,041 | 729,034 | 454,749 | 419,782 | 274,284 | ||||
1994-95 | 485,169 | 302,200 | 279,000 | 23,200 | 182,969 | 115,465 | 67,504 | 746,269 | 464,833 | 429,148 | 281,436 | ||||
1995-96 | 508,523 | 318,046 | 293,646 | 24,400 | 190,476 | 119,525 | 70,952 | 761,474 | 476,250 | 439,713 | 285,224 | ||||
1996-97 | 538,854 | 338,951 | 313,151 | 25,800 | 199,903 | 2 | 125,978 | 73,925 | 2 | 784,510 | 493,474 | 455,912 | 291,036 | 2 | |
1997-98 | 570,471 | 361,615 | 334,315 | 27,300 | 208,856 | 2 | 132,846 | 76,010 | 2 | 815,989 | 517,246 | 478,196 | 298,743 | 2 | |
1998-99 | 603,847 | 384,638 | 355,838 | 28,800 | 219,209 | 140,539 | 78,670 | 849,030 | 540,815 | 500,321 | 308,216 | ||||
1999-2000 | 649,322 | 412,538 | 381,838 | 30,700 | 236,784 | 152,325 | 84,459 | 887,355 | 563,769 | 521,815 | 323,586 | ||||
2000-01 | 705,017 | 444,811 | 410,811 | 34,000 | 260,206 | 170,345 | 89,861 | 931,551 | 587,736 | 542,812 | 343,814 | ||||
2001-02 | 752,780 | 472,064 | 435,364 | 36,700 | 280,715 | 183,436 | 97,280 | 977,356 | 612,895 | 565,247 | 364,461 | ||||
2002-03 | 795,691 | 492,807 | 454,907 | 37,900 | 302,884 | 197,026 | 105,858 | 1,010,855 | 626,067 | 577,919 | 384,788 | ||||
2003-04 | 830,293 | 513,542 | 474,242 | 39,300 | 316,751 | 205,069 | 111,682 | 1,032,230 | 638,442 | 589,583 | 393,789 | ||||
2004-05 | 875,988 | 540,969 | 499,569 | 41,400 | 335,019 | 215,794 | 119,225 | 1,057,225 | 652,892 | 602,927 | 404,333 | ||||
2005-06 | 925,246 | 571,669 | 528,269 | 43,400 | 353,577 | 226,550 | 127,027 | 1,075,709 | 664,633 | 614,176 | 411,076 | ||||
2006-07 | 984,034 | 608,495 | 562,195 | 46,300 | 375,539 | 238,829 | 136,710 | 1,115,217 | 689,614 | 637,142 | 425,603 | ||||
2007-08 | 1,054,904 | 646,414 | 597,314 | 49,100 | 408,490 | 261,046 | 147,444 | 1,152,819 | 706,413 | 652,756 | 446,406 | ||||
2008-09 | 1,089,670 | 658,926 | 610,326 | 48,600 | 430,744 | 273,030 | 157,714 | 1,174,414 | 710,171 | 657,791 | 464,243 | ||||
2009-10 | 1,100,902 | 654,418 | 607,018 | 47,400 | 446,484 | 281,368 | 165,115 | 1,175,149 | 698,553 | 647,957 | 476,595 | ||||
2010-11 | 1,123,424 | 652,215 | 604,215 | 48,000 | 471,209 | 296,114 | 175,095 | 1,176,000 | 682,000 | 632,000 | 493,000 | ||||
2011-123 | 1,140,000 | 652,000 | 605,000 | 47,000 | 488,444 | 305,534 | 182,910 | 1,159,000 | 663,000 | 615,000 | 497,000 | ||||
2012-132 | 1,165,000 | 669,000 | 621,000 | 47,000 | 496,000 | 310,000 | 186,000 | 1,165,000 | 669,000 | 621,000 | 496,000 |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||||
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 Estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics based on teacher and enrollment data, and actual expenditures for prior years. | |||||||||||||||
3 Data for elementary and secondary education are estimated; data for degree-granting institutions are actual. | |||||||||||||||
NOTE: Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools include current expenditures, interest on school debt, and capital outlay. Expenditures for public and private colleges and universities in 1929-30 and 1939-40 include current-fund expenditures and additions to plant value. Public and private degree-granting institutions data for 1949-50 through 1995-96 are for current-fund expenditures. Data for private degree-granting institutions for 1996-97 and later years are for total expenditures. Data for public degree-granting institutions for 1996-97 through 2000-01 are for current expenditures; data for later years are for total expenditures. Postsecondary data through 1995-96 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but i | |||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education, 1899-1900 and 1909-10; 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, 1970-71 through 1986-87; Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1987-88 through 2010-11; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education, 1965-66 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance Survey," (IPEDS-F:FY87-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2013, Finance component; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared February 2014.) |