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| Table 236.10. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2012-13 |
| School year | Total expenditures | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education | Current expenditures for other programs1 | Capital outlay2 | Interest on school debt | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Admini- stration | Instruction | Plant operation | Plant main- tenance | Fixed charges | Other school services3 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2008-09 | 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 | 607,018,292 | 524,715,242 | 38,972,700 | 5 | 321,213,401 | 5 | 50,023,919 | 5 | (4) | — | 114,505,223 | 5 | 8,355,761 | 56,714,992 | 17,232,297 |
| 2010-11 | 604,355,852 | 527,291,339 | 39,154,833 | 5 | 322,536,983 | 5 | 50,214,709 | 5 | (4) | — | 115,384,813 | 5 | 8,161,474 | 50,968,815 | 17,934,224 |
| 2011-126 | 601,993,584 | 527,207,246 | 39,491,926 | 5 | 320,994,474 | 5 | 49,834,165 | 5 | (4) | — | 116,886,681 | 5 | 8,188,640 | 48,793,436 | 17,804,262 |
| 2012-13 | 606,490,475 | 535,665,075 | 40,310,695 | 5 | 325,628,793 | 5 | 50,656,312 | 5 | (4) | — | 119,069,275 | 5 | 8,103,477 | 45,474,445 | 17,247,479 |
| Amounts in thousands of constant 2014-15 dollars7 | |||||||||||||||
| 1919-20 | $12,867,725 | $10,694,055 | $456,415 | $7,855,570 | $1,436,939 | $377,928 | $115,321 | $451,882 | $40,696 | $1,906,816 | $226,171 | ||||
| 1929-30 | 32,034,288 | 25,490,819 | 1,087,909 | 18,220,230 | 2,987,631 | 1,089,707 | 695,084 | 1,410,259 | 135,850 | 5,128,135 | 1,279,497 | ||||
| 1939-40 | 39,698,210 | 32,885,808 | 1,550,823 | 23,765,673 | 3,291,716 | 1,241,746 | 848,752 | 2,187,099 | 226,380 | 4,368,981 | 2,217,041 | ||||
| 1949-50 | 58,338,717 | 46,842,449 | 2,199,078 | 31,103,293 | 4,273,108 | 2,140,256 | 2,613,001 | 4,513,712 | 355,910 | 10,135,208 | 1,005,130 | ||||
| 1959-60 | 125,763,132 | 99,311,934 | 4,256,271 | 67,264,324 | 8,739,852 | 3,403,886 | 7,324,502 | 8,323,100 | 1,067,805 | 21,440,409 | 3,942,984 | ||||
| 1969-70 | 254,899,588 | 214,389,439 | 10,066,344 | 145,797,781 | 15,897,032 | 6,108,434 | 20,468,692 | 16,051,155 | 3,983,586 | 29,191,137 | 7,335,464 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 292,554,640 | 265,185,498 | 12,998,766 | 162,365,602 | 29,708,584 | (4) | 35,955,752 | 24,156,794 | 1,821,836 | 19,835,123 | 5,712,180 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 396,595,094 | 350,853,003 | 30,470,225 | 5 | 211,654,020 | 5 | 37,766,575 | 5 | (4) | — | 70,962,182 | 5 | 5,559,357 | 33,143,805 | 7,038,931 |
| 1999-2000 | 533,825,041 | 452,809,113 | 35,061,864 | 5 | 279,563,470 | 5 | 43,605,282 | 5 | (4) | — | 94,578,496 | 5 | 7,629,126 | 60,615,084 | 12,771,719 |
| 2002-03 | 591,220,612 | 503,736,763 | 38,667,188 | 5 | 308,968,489 | 5 | 47,866,849 | 5 | (4) | — | 108,234,237 | 5 | 8,933,497 | 63,605,448 | 14,944,904 |
| 2003-04 | 603,153,617 | 513,043,131 | 39,254,810 | 5 | 314,706,975 | 5 | 49,245,722 | 5 | (4) | — | 109,835,624 | 5 | 8,810,653 | 64,663,513 | 16,636,321 |
| 2004-05 | 616,804,195 | 524,794,893 | 40,332,114 | 5 | 321,072,189 | 5 | 50,531,328 | 5 | (4) | — | 112,859,261 | 5 | 9,496,450 | 66,090,065 | 16,422,787 |
| 2005-06 | 628,312,033 | 534,187,599 | 40,673,309 | 5 | 325,605,474 | 5 | 52,705,965 | 5 | (4) | — | 115,202,851 | 5 | 8,819,933 | 68,241,002 | 17,063,499 |
| 2006-07 | 651,807,014 | 552,816,996 | 41,986,190 | 5 | 337,011,781 | 5 | 54,293,308 | 5 | (4) | — | 119,525,716 | 5 | 9,048,229 | 72,883,717 | 17,058,073 |
| 2007-08 | 667,780,279 | 566,682,584 | 42,710,282 | 5 | 344,602,329 | 5 | 55,186,094 | 5 | (4) | — | 124,183,879 | 5 | 9,287,802 | 74,262,771 | 17,547,123 |
| 2008-09 | 672,931,492 | 572,152,454 | 42,792,479 | 5 | 348,497,847 | 5 | 55,745,227 | 5 | (4) | — | 125,116,901 | 5 | 9,331,985 | 72,649,211 | 18,797,842 |
| 2009-10 | 662,870,640 | 572,994,806 | 42,558,616 | 5 | 350,768,561 | 5 | 54,626,668 | 5 | (4) | — | 125,040,961 | 5 | 9,124,583 | 61,933,394 | 18,817,858 |
| 2010-11 | 646,972,142 | 564,473,407 | 41,915,845 | 5 | 345,280,752 | 5 | 53,755,611 | 5 | (4) | — | 123,521,200 | 5 | 8,736,982 | 54,562,892 | 19,198,860 |
| 2011-126 | 626,098,194 | 548,317,313 | 41,073,234 | 5 | 333,847,513 | 5 | 51,829,590 | 5 | (4) | — | 121,566,976 | 5 | 8,516,523 | 50,747,189 | 18,517,168 |
| 2012-13 | 620,449,991 | 547,994,411 | 41,238,521 | 5 | 333,123,750 | 5 | 51,822,262 | 5 | (4) | — | 121,809,878 | 5 | 8,289,993 | 46,521,125 | 17,644,462 |
| 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 | 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 | 5 | (4) | — | 17.7 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.4 |
| 2002-03 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.3 | 5 | 8.1 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
| 2003-04 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.2 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.2 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.8 |
| 2004-05 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.1 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.7 |
| 2005-06 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 51.8 | 5 | 8.4 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 2.7 |
| 2006-07 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.7 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 2.6 |
| 2007-08 | 100.0 | 84.9 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.6 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 2.6 |
| 2008-09 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.8 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 |
| 2009-10 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 6.4 | 5 | 52.9 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
| 2010-11 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 19.1 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
| 2011-126 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 53.3 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 19.4 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 3.0 |
| 2012-13 | 100.0 | 88.3 | 6.6 | 5 | 53.7 | 5 | 8.4 | 5 | (4) | — | 19.6 | 5 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 2.8 |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes expenditures for summer schools, adult education, community colleges, and community services. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Prior to 1969-70, excludes capital outlay by state and local school housing authorities. | |||||||||||||||
| 3 Prior to 1959-60, items included under "other school services" were listed under "auxiliary services," a more comprehensive classification that also included community services. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 7 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 2012-13. (This table was prepared September 2015.) |