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Table 236.15. Current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1989-90 through 2025-26
School year Current expenditures in
unadjusted dollars1
Current expenditures in constant 2014-15 dollars2
Total current expenditures Per pupil in fall
enrollment
Per pupil in average
daily attendance (ADA)
Total,
in billions
Per pupil
in fall
enrollment
Per pupil in
average daily
attendance (ADA)
In billions Annual
percentage
change
Per pupil
enrolled
Annual
percentage
change
Per pupil
in ADA
Annual
percentage
change
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1989-90 $188.2 $4,643 $4,980 $350.9 3.8 $8,654 2.9 $9,282 2.3
1990-91 202.0 4,902 5,258 357.1 1.8 8,663 0.1 9,292 0.1
1991-92 211.2 5,023 5,421 361.7 1.3 8,602 -0.7 9,283 -0.1
1992-93 220.9 5,160 5,584 366.9 1.4 8,568 -0.4 9,272 -0.1
1993-94 231.5 5,327 5,767 374.8 2.1 8,623 0.6 9,336 0.7
                   
1994-95 243.9 5,529 5,989 383.8 2.4 8,700 0.9 9,424 0.9
1995-96 255.1 5,689 6,147 390.8 1.8 8,715 0.2 9,416 -0.1
1996-97 270.2 5,923 6,393 402.4 3.0 8,822 1.2 9,521 1.1
1997-98 285.5 6,189 6,676 417.8 3.8 9,057 2.7 9,768 2.6
1998-99 302.9 6,508 7,013 435.7 4.3 9,361 3.4 10,088 3.3
                   
1999-2000 323.9 6,912 7,394 452.8 3.9 9,664 3.2 10,337 2.5
2000-01 348.4 7,380 7,904 470.9 4.0 9,976 3.2 10,684 3.4
2001-02 368.4 7,727 8,259 489.3 3.9 10,264 2.9 10,969 2.7
2002-03 387.6 8,044 8,610 503.7 3.0 10,455 1.9 11,190 2.0
2003-04 403.4 8,310 8,900 513.0 1.8 10,569 1.1 11,319 1.2
                   
2004-05 425.0 8,711 9,316 524.8 2.3 10,755 1.8 11,502 1.6
2005-06 449.1 9,145 9,778 534.2 1.8 10,877 1.1 11,630 1.1
2006-07 476.8 9,679 10,336 552.8 3.5 11,222 3.2 11,983 3.0
2007-08 506.9 10,298 10,982 566.7 2.5 11,513 2.6 12,278 2.5
2008-09 518.9 10,540 11,239 572.2 1.0 11,621 0.9 12,391 0.9
                   
2009-10 524.7 10,636 11,427 573.0 0.1 11,615 -0.1 12,478 0.7
2010-11 527.3 10,663 11,433 564.5 -1.5 11,414 -1.7 12,240 -1.9
2011-12 527.2 10,648 11,362 548.3 -2.9 11,074 -3.0 11,817 -3.5
2012-13 535.7 10,763 11,503 548.0 -0.1 11,011 -0.6 11,768 -0.4
2013-143  530.0 10,590 11,330 533.9 -2.6 10,667 -3.1 11,410 -3.0
                   
2014-153  544.9 10,870 11,630 544.9 2.1 10,870 1.9 11,630 1.9
2015-163  560.5 11,150 11,930 557.4 2.3 11,090 2.0 11,860 2.0
2016-173  584.4 11,600 12,410 567.1 1.7 11,260 1.5 12,040 1.5
2017-183  611.9 12,120 12,970 578.8 2.1 11,470 1.9 12,270 1.9
2018-193  637.8 12,620 13,500 589.6 1.9 11,670 1.8 12,480 1.8
                   
2019-203  663.6 13,110 14,020 599.0 1.6 11,830 1.4 12,660 1.4
2020-213  690.7 13,600 14,550 608.3 1.5 11,980 1.2 12,820 1.2
2021-223  718.5 14,110 15,090 616.3 1.3 12,100 1.0 12,950 1.0
2022-233  747.0 14,620 15,640 623.8 1.2 12,210 0.9 13,060 0.9
2023-243  775.5 15,140 16,190 630.9 1.1 12,320 0.9 13,180 0.9
                   
2024-253  803.2 15,640 16,740 637.8 1.1 12,420 0.9 13,290 0.9
2025-263  822.8 16,000 17,120 642.2 0.7 12,490 0.5 13,360 0.5
1 Unadjusted (or "current") dollars have not been adjusted to compensate for inflation.
2 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.
3 Projected.
NOTE: Current expenditures include instruction, support services, food services, and enterprise operations. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2012-13; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1972 through 2025; and Public Elementary and Secondary Education Current Expenditure Projection Model, 1973-74 through 2025-26. (This table was prepared April 2016.)

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