Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 236.20. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2011-12
Function and subfunction Expenditures (in thousands of current dollars) Percentage distribution of
     current expenditures for public schools
1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-111 2011-12 1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-111 2011-12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Total expenditures $229,429,715   $410,811,185 $528,268,772 $597,313,726 $610,326,007 $607,018,292 $604,355,852 $601,766,981
Current expenditures for
   public schools
202,037,752   348,360,841 449,131,342 506,884,219 518,922,842 524,715,242 527,291,339 527,096,473 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
                                   
Salaries 132,730,931 2  224,305,806 273,142,308 304,021,671 312,552,150 314,037,286 311,541,792 308,472,126 65.70 64.39 60.82 59.98 60.23 59.85 59.08 58.52
Employee benefits 33,954,456 2  57,976,490 87,888,909 103,012,045 105,667,462 108,475,595 111,750,200 114,316,626 16.81 16.64 19.57 20.32 20.36 20.67 21.19 21.69
Purchased services 16,380,643 2  31,778,754 43,195,665 49,206,425 50,715,562 51,969,406 53,498,786 54,398,157 8.11 9.12 9.62 9.71 9.77 9.90 10.15 10.32
Tuition 1,192,505 2  2,458,366 3,828,079 4,574,030 4,492,060 4,749,301 4,988,203 5,038,715 0.59 0.71 0.85 0.90 0.87 0.91 0.95 0.96
Supplies 14,805,956 2  28,262,078 36,637,037 41,362,823 40,629,203 40,334,985 40,417,163 40,026,564 7.33 8.11 8.16 8.16 7.83 7.69 7.67 7.59
Other 2,973,261 2  3,579,347 4,439,345 4,707,226 4,866,404 5,148,668 5,095,195 4,844,286 1.47 1.03 0.99 0.93 0.94 0.98 0.97 0.92
                                   
Instruction 122,223,362   214,333,003 273,760,798 308,238,664 316,075,710 321,213,401 322,536,983 320,952,573 60.50 61.53 60.95 60.81 60.91 61.22 61.17 60.89
Salaries 90,742,284   154,512,089 186,905,065 206,688,984 212,963,123 214,435,825 212,998,609 210,664,931 44.91 44.35 41.61 40.78 41.04 40.87 40.39 39.97
Employee benefits 22,347,524   39,522,678 59,032,817 69,275,522 71,029,220 73,051,571 75,248,811 76,946,902 11.06 11.35 13.14 13.67 13.69 13.92 14.27 14.60
Purchased services 2,722,639   6,430,708 10,083,561 12,246,282 12,782,555 13,843,875 14,694,620 14,540,794 1.35 1.85 2.25 2.42 2.46 2.64 2.79 2.76
Tuition 1,192,505   2,458,366 3,828,079 4,574,030 4,492,060 4,749,301 4,988,203 5,038,715 0.59 0.71 0.85 0.90 0.87 0.91 0.95 0.96
Supplies 4,584,754   10,377,554 12,731,138 14,145,041 13,421,846 13,689,672 13,135,284 12,436,951 2.27 2.98 2.83 2.79 2.59 2.61 2.49 2.36
Textbooks   2,537,332 2,720,526 2,934,200 2,547,273 2,324,846 2,181,673 0.56 0.54 0.57 0.49 0.44 0.41
Other 633,656   1,031,608 1,180,138 1,308,805 1,386,906 1,443,155 1,471,457 1,324,280 0.31 0.30 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.25
                                   
Student support3 8,926,010   17,292,756 23,336,224 27,492,686 28,533,413 29,134,124 29,368,646 29,352,547 4.42 4.96 5.20 5.42 5.50 5.55 5.57 5.57
Salaries 6,565,965   12,354,464 15,833,312 18,327,236 19,109,617 19,397,151 19,367,865 19,084,613 3.25 3.55 3.53 3.62 3.68 3.70 3.67 3.62
Employee benefits 1,660,082   3,036,037 4,859,310 5,914,825 6,145,103 6,337,026 6,533,691 6,812,839 0.82 0.87 1.08 1.17 1.18 1.21 1.24 1.29
Purchased services 455,996   1,328,600 1,958,934 2,382,679 2,414,847 2,490,533 2,583,714 2,709,926 0.23 0.38 0.44 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.49 0.51
Supplies 191,482   421,838 497,201 537,295 525,459 544,965 521,729 538,311 0.09 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Other 52,485   151,817 187,468 330,652 338,387 364,449 361,647 206,858 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.04
                                   
Instructional staff
   services4
8,467,142   15,926,856 21,923,223 25,364,532 25,018,199 25,108,146 24,893,140 24,444,321 4.19 4.57 4.88 5.00 4.82 4.79 4.72 4.64
Salaries 5,560,129   9,790,767 13,005,332 15,212,248 14,962,194 14,827,754 14,490,521 14,209,414 2.75 2.81 2.90 3.00 2.88 2.83 2.75 2.70
Employee benefits 1,408,217   2,356,440 3,898,171 4,686,748 4,746,650 4,835,699 4,933,118 4,946,058 0.70 0.68 0.87 0.92 0.91 0.92 0.94 0.94
Purchased services 622,487   2,003,598 2,944,703 3,300,159 3,256,725 3,379,483 3,438,979 3,384,374 0.31 0.58 0.66 0.65 0.63 0.64 0.65 0.64
Supplies 776,863   1,566,954 1,867,878 1,957,097 1,834,852 1,838,108 1,810,950 1,686,729 0.38 0.45 0.42 0.39 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.32
Other 99,445   209,097 207,139 208,280 217,778 227,101 219,573 217,746 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
                                   
General administration 5,791,253   7,108,291 8,920,041 9,866,659 10,202,846 10,421,207 10,494,526 10,567,572 2.87 2.04 1.99 1.95 1.97 1.99 1.99 2.00
Salaries 2,603,562   3,351,554 3,860,883 4,294,513 4,420,788 4,452,059 4,401,697 4,376,827 1.29 0.96 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.83 0.83
Employee benefits 777,381   1,000,698 1,479,556 1,682,009 1,747,378 1,801,413 1,856,221 1,920,231 0.38 0.29 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.35 0.36
Purchased services 1,482,427   2,099,032 2,735,714 2,975,038 3,174,832 3,145,503 3,236,857 3,304,851 0.73 0.60 0.61 0.59 0.61 0.60 0.61 0.63
Supplies 172,898   206,137 225,230 241,979 230,822 233,729 228,417 241,994 0.09 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05
Other 754,985   450,870 618,657 673,120 629,025 788,501 771,334 723,668 0.37 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.15 0.15 0.14
                                   
School administration 11,695,344   19,580,890 25,277,042 28,336,682 28,608,480 28,551,493 28,660,307 28,922,635 5.79 5.62 5.63 5.59 5.51 5.44 5.44 5.49
Salaries 8,935,903   14,817,213 18,181,910 20,180,936 20,521,736 20,351,317 20,191,545 20,198,248 4.42 4.25 4.05 3.98 3.95 3.88 3.83 3.83
Employee benefits 2,257,783   3,689,689 5,622,342 6,554,820 6,600,069 6,722,417 6,972,708 7,167,104 1.12 1.06 1.25 1.29 1.27 1.28 1.32 1.36
Purchased services 247,750   611,638 862,664 973,499 934,243 931,494 931,765 976,085 0.12 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.19
Supplies 189,711   369,257 474,816 484,491 430,083 419,531 426,864 425,140 0.09 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
Other 64,197   93,093 135,311 142,936 122,349 126,734 137,426 156,059 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03
                                   
Operation and maintenance 21,290,655   34,034,158 44,313,835 49,362,661 50,559,027 50,023,919 50,214,709 49,833,706 10.54 9.77 9.87 9.74 9.74 9.53 9.52 9.45
Salaries 8,849,559   13,461,242 16,021,701 17,656,583 18,045,474 17,956,826 17,604,634 17,433,876 4.38 3.86 3.57 3.48 3.48 3.42 3.34 3.31
Employee benefits 2,633,075   3,778,520 5,840,665 6,701,757 6,881,875 7,040,412 7,195,927 7,327,835 1.30 1.08 1.30 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.36 1.39
Purchased services 5,721,125   9,642,217 11,913,734 13,051,419 13,150,025 13,095,871 13,351,922 13,436,116 2.83 2.77 2.65 2.57 2.53 2.50 2.53 2.55
Supplies 3,761,738   6,871,845 10,147,971 11,508,237 12,043,690 11,483,968 11,638,187 11,242,772 1.86 1.97 2.26 2.27 2.32 2.19 2.21 2.13
Other 325,157   280,334 389,764 444,665 437,964 446,842 424,039 393,107 0.16 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.07
                                   
Student transportation 8,678,954   14,052,654 18,850,234 21,536,978 21,679,876 21,819,304 22,370,807 22,907,082 4.30 4.03 4.20 4.25 4.18 4.16 4.24 4.35
Salaries 3,285,127   5,406,092 6,701,455 7,507,100 7,591,289 7,633,213 7,527,611 7,480,832 1.63 1.55 1.49 1.48 1.46 1.45 1.43 1.42
Employee benefits 892,985   1,592,127 2,535,296 2,867,686 2,933,989 3,048,962 3,124,937 3,168,678 0.44 0.46 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.59 0.60
Purchased services 3,345,232   5,767,462 7,547,730 8,556,631 9,001,837 8,982,432 9,153,621 9,470,230 1.66 1.66 1.68 1.69 1.73 1.71 1.74 1.80
Supplies 961,447   1,159,350 1,867,495 2,427,117 1,983,454 1,967,717 2,370,182 2,565,380 0.48 0.33 0.42 0.48 0.38 0.38 0.45 0.49
Other 194,163   127,623 198,259 178,444 169,307 186,979 194,456 221,961 0.10 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04
                                   
Other support services5 5,587,837   11,439,134 14,463,815 16,310,815 17,187,109 17,189,474 17,246,807 17,830,629 2.77 3.28 3.22 3.22 3.31 3.28 3.27 3.38
Salaries 2,900,394   5,521,381 6,577,129 7,517,159 8,091,102 8,162,557 8,139,084 8,162,351 1.44 1.58 1.46 1.48 1.56 1.56 1.54 1.55
Employee benefits 980,859   1,594,540 2,483,366 2,982,979 3,148,252 3,136,979 3,295,052 3,395,915 0.49 0.46 0.55 0.59 0.61 0.60 0.62 0.64
Purchased services 798,922   2,783,176 3,455,292 3,778,311 3,928,346 3,915,823 3,876,650 4,221,441 0.40 0.80 0.77 0.75 0.76 0.75 0.74 0.80
Supplies 294,527   626,889 793,997 988,542 884,381 852,467 876,293 912,741 0.15 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.17 0.16 0.17 0.17
Other 613,135   913,148 1,154,031 1,043,824 1,135,027 1,121,648 1,059,728 1,138,181 0.30 0.26 0.26 0.21 0.22 0.21 0.20 0.22
                                   
Food services 8,430,490   13,816,635 17,263,582 19,190,249 19,794,945 19,996,995 20,394,768 21,194,414 4.17 3.97 3.84 3.79 3.81 3.81 3.87 4.02
Salaries   4,966,092 5,841,522 6,332,680 6,505,821 6,483,443 6,482,085 6,559,747 1.43 1.30 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.23 1.24
Employee benefits   1,381,923 2,061,344 2,264,203 2,343,119 2,409,983 2,492,673 2,529,156 0.40 0.46 0.45 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.48
Purchased services   923,091 1,464,511 1,699,764 1,815,966 1,926,821 2,058,018 2,177,107 0.26 0.33 0.34 0.35 0.37 0.39 0.41
Supplies   6,420,201 7,727,182 8,727,170 8,908,841 8,943,177 9,118,886 9,681,540 1.84 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.70 1.73 1.84
Other   125,327 169,023 166,431 221,198 233,573 243,105 246,864 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05
                                   
Enterprise operations6 946,705   776,463 1,022,549 1,184,293 1,263,238 1,257,180 1,110,646 1,090,995 0.47 0.22 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.21 0.21
Salaries   124,913 213,999 304,233 341,007 337,140 338,141 301,285 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.06
Employee benefits   23,837 76,042 81,496 91,807 91,133 97,063 101,907 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
Purchased services   189,230 228,823 242,643 256,186 257,570 172,641 177,234 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.03
Supplies   242,052 304,129 345,854 365,775 361,651 290,372 295,006 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06
Other   196,430 199,556 210,068 208,463 209,686 212,430 215,563 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
                                   
Current expenditures for
     other programs
3,295,717   6,063,700 7,415,575 8,307,720 8,463,793 8,355,761 8,161,474 8,195,907
Community services 964,370   2,426,189 3,015,207 3,289,736 3,364,620 3,398,025 3,269,802 3,209,272
Private school programs 527,609   1,026,695 1,389,204 1,564,201 1,541,922 1,423,681 1,427,539 1,441,688
Adult education 1,365,523   1,838,265 2,001,459 2,148,351 2,187,628 2,084,477 2,013,156 1,937,819
Community colleges 5,356   351 0 32,694 33,303 33,274 34,045 30,598
Other 432,858   772,200 1,009,704 1,272,738 1,336,321 1,416,305 1,416,931 1,576,530
                                   
Capital outlay7 19,771,478   46,220,704 57,375,299 66,426,299 65,890,367 56,714,992 50,968,815 48,773,386
Public schools 19,655,496   46,078,494 57,281,425 66,331,738 65,799,088 56,621,337 50,888,951 48,696,985
Other current expenditures 115,982   142,210 93,874 94,561 91,279 93,655 79,864 76,401
                                   
Interest on school debt 4,324,768   10,165,940 14,346,556 15,695,488 17,049,004 17,232,297 17,934,224 17,701,216
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
1 Data have been revised from previously published figures.
2 Includes estimated data for subfunctions of food services and enterprise operations.
3 Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
4 Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
5 Includes business support services concerned with paying, transporting, exchanging, and maintaining goods and services for local education agencies; central support services, including planning, research, evaluation, information, staff, and data processing services; and other support services.
6 Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time). Includes very small amounts for direct program support made by state education agencies for local school districts.
7 Includes expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
NOTE: Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1990-91 through 2011-12. (This table was prepared July 2014.)

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