Figure 11.

Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 1970-71 through 2011-12

NOTE: Current expenditures include instruction, support services, food services, and enterprise operations. Beginning in 1988-89, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1970-71 through 1986-87; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1987-88 through 2011-12.