Table 236.20.

Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2012-13

Function and subfunction	Expenditures (in thousands of current dollars)									Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public schools
	1990-91		2000-01	2002-03	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-121	2012-13	1990-91	2000-01	2002-03	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-121	2012-13
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	$454,906,912	$610,326,007	$607,018,292	$604,355,852	$601,993,584	$606,490,475	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Current expenditures for       public schools	202,037,752		348,360,841	387,593,617	518,922,842	524,715,242	527,291,339	527,207,246	535,665,075	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Salaries	132,730,931	2	224,305,806	246,349,926	312,552,150	314,037,286	311,541,792	308,593,027	311,614,921	65.70	64.39	63.56	60.23	59.85	59.08	58.53	58.17
Employee benefits	33,954,456	2	57,976,490	68,137,020	105,667,462	108,475,595	111,750,200	114,335,598	117,831,435	16.81	16.64	17.58	20.36	20.67	21.19	21.69	22.00
Purchased services	16,380,643	2	31,778,754	35,325,876	50,715,562	51,969,406	53,498,786	54,335,285	55,738,664	8.11	9.12	9.11	9.77	9.90	10.15	10.31	10.41
Tuition	1,192,505	2	2,458,366	3,298,588	4,492,060	4,749,301	4,988,203	5,013,317	5,097,362	0.59	0.71	0.85	0.87	0.91	0.95	0.95	0.95
Supplies	14,805,956	2	28,262,078	30,528,970	40,629,203	40,334,985	40,417,163	40,076,526	40,656,514	7.33	8.11	7.88	7.83	7.69	7.67	7.60	7.59
Other	2,973,261	2	3,579,347	3,953,237	4,866,404	5,148,668	5,095,195	4,853,493	4,726,179	1.47	1.03	1.02	0.94	0.98	0.97	0.92	0.88
Instruction	122,223,362		214,333,003	237,731,734	316,075,710	321,213,401	322,536,983	320,994,474	325,628,793	60.50	61.53	61.34	60.91	61.22	61.17	60.89	60.79
Salaries	90,742,284		154,512,089	168,828,934	212,963,123	214,435,825	212,998,609	210,735,097	212,545,500	44.91	44.35	43.56	41.04	40.87	40.39	39.97	39.68
Employee benefits	22,347,524		39,522,678	45,947,180	71,029,220	73,051,571	75,248,811	76,950,048	79,416,636	11.06	11.35	11.85	13.69	13.92	14.27	14.60	14.83
Purchased services	2,722,639		6,430,708	7,289,623	12,782,555	13,843,875	14,694,620	14,537,511	14,773,355	1.35	1.85	1.88	2.46	2.64	2.79	2.76	2.76
Tuition	1,192,505		2,458,366	3,298,588	4,492,060	4,749,301	4,988,203	5,013,317	5,097,362	0.59	0.71	0.85	0.87	0.91	0.95	0.95	0.95
Supplies	4,584,754		10,377,554	11,294,271	13,421,846	13,689,672	13,135,284	12,433,973	12,421,155	2.27	2.98	2.91	2.59	2.61	2.49	2.36	2.32
Textbooks	—		—	—	2,934,200	2,547,273	2,324,846	2,167,152	2,129,571	—	—	—	0.57	0.49	0.44	0.41	0.40
Other	633,656		1,031,608	1,073,139	1,386,906	1,443,155	1,471,457	1,324,530	1,374,785	0.31	0.30	0.28	0.27	0.28	0.28	0.25	0.26
Student support3	8,926,010		17,292,756	19,992,229	28,533,413	29,134,124	29,368,646	29,173,107	29,863,845	4.42	4.96	5.16	5.50	5.55	5.57	5.53	5.58
Salaries	6,565,965		12,354,464	14,030,739	19,109,617	19,397,151	19,367,865	18,987,262	19,315,653	3.25	3.55	3.62	3.68	3.70	3.67	3.60	3.61
Employee benefits	1,660,082		3,036,037	3,678,398	6,145,103	6,337,026	6,533,691	6,787,639	7,043,849	0.82	0.87	0.95	1.18	1.21	1.24	1.29	1.31
Purchased services	455,996		1,328,600	1,646,297	2,414,847	2,490,533	2,583,714	2,681,311	2,771,134	0.23	0.38	0.42	0.47	0.47	0.49	0.51	0.52
Supplies	191,482		421,838	470,505	525,459	544,965	521,729	510,364	533,491	0.09	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Other	52,485		151,817	166,291	338,387	364,449	361,647	206,531	199,717	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.04	0.04
Instructional staff
services4	8,467,142		15,926,856	18,568,413	25,018,199	25,108,146	24,893,140	24,647,377	24,954,839	4.19	4.57	4.79	4.82	4.79	4.72	4.68	4.66
Salaries	5,560,129		9,790,767	11,312,220	14,962,194	14,827,754	14,490,521	14,333,780	14,476,325	2.75	2.81	2.92	2.88	2.83	2.75	2.72	2.70
Employee benefits	1,408,217		2,356,440	2,909,834	4,746,650	4,835,699	4,933,118	4,973,417	5,092,704	0.70	0.68	0.75	0.91	0.92	0.94	0.94	0.95
Purchased services	622,487		2,003,598	2,332,965	3,256,725	3,379,483	3,438,979	3,413,606	3,491,664	0.31	0.58	0.60	0.63	0.64	0.65	0.65	0.65
Supplies	776,863		1,566,954	1,792,008	1,834,852	1,838,108	1,810,950	1,708,502	1,666,409	0.38	0.45	0.46	0.35	0.35	0.34	0.32	0.31
Other	99,445		209,097	221,387	217,778	227,101	219,573	218,072	227,737	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
General administration	5,791,253		7,108,291	7,960,378	10,202,846	10,421,207	10,494,526	10,569,141	10,786,389	2.87	2.04	2.05	1.97	1.99	1.99	2.00	2.01
Salaries	2,603,562		3,351,554	3,680,522	4,420,788	4,452,059	4,401,697	4,377,224	4,473,350	1.29	0.96	0.95	0.85	0.85	0.83	0.83	0.84
Employee benefits	777,381		1,000,698	1,166,775	1,747,378	1,801,413	1,856,221	1,920,231	1,950,527	0.38	0.29	0.30	0.34	0.34	0.35	0.36	0.36
Purchased services	1,482,427		2,099,032	2,384,109	3,174,832	3,145,503	3,236,857	3,305,165	3,396,437	0.73	0.60	0.62	0.61	0.60	0.61	0.63	0.63
Supplies	172,898		206,137	223,696	230,822	233,729	228,417	239,097	233,312	0.09	0.06	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.04
Other	754,985		450,870	505,276	629,025	788,501	771,334	727,423	732,763	0.37	0.13	0.13	0.12	0.15	0.15	0.14	0.14
School administration	11,695,344		19,580,890	21,791,580	28,608,480	28,551,493	28,660,307	28,922,785	29,524,306	5.79	5.62	5.62	5.51	5.44	5.44	5.49	5.51
Salaries	8,935,903		14,817,213	16,206,443	20,521,736	20,351,317	20,191,545	20,198,660	20,577,846	4.42	4.25	4.18	3.95	3.88	3.83	3.83	3.84
Employee benefits	2,257,783		3,689,689	4,341,364	6,600,069	6,722,417	6,972,708	7,167,104	7,418,614	1.12	1.06	1.12	1.27	1.28	1.32	1.36	1.38
Purchased services	247,750		611,638	718,442	934,243	931,494	931,765	976,085	943,880	0.12	0.18	0.19	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.18
Supplies	189,711		369,257	416,265	430,083	419,531	426,864	423,318	433,589	0.09	0.11	0.11	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08
Other	64,197		93,093	109,066	122,349	126,734	137,426	157,618	150,377	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03
Operation and maintenance	21,290,655		34,034,158	36,830,517	50,559,027	50,023,919	50,214,709	49,834,165	50,656,312	10.54	9.77	9.50	9.74	9.53	9.52	9.45	9.46
Salaries	8,849,559		13,461,242	14,596,762	18,045,474	17,956,826	17,604,634	17,434,337	17,466,366	4.38	3.86	3.77	3.48	3.42	3.34	3.31	3.26
Employee benefits	2,633,075		3,778,520	4,476,354	6,881,875	7,040,412	7,195,927	7,327,835	7,463,766	1.30	1.08	1.15	1.33	1.34	1.36	1.39	1.39
Purchased services	5,721,125		9,642,217	9,866,874	13,150,025	13,095,871	13,351,922	13,436,115	14,017,078	2.83	2.77	2.55	2.53	2.50	2.53	2.55	2.62
Supplies	3,761,738		6,871,845	7,543,937	12,043,690	11,483,968	11,638,187	11,242,771	11,339,612	1.86	1.97	1.95	2.32	2.19	2.21	2.13	2.12
Other	325,157		280,334	346,590	437,964	446,842	424,039	393,107	369,490	0.16	0.08	0.09	0.08	0.09	0.08	0.07	0.07
Student transportation	8,678,954		14,052,654	15,648,821	21,679,876	21,819,304	22,370,807	22,926,700	23,233,698	4.30	4.03	4.04	4.18	4.16	4.24	4.35	4.34
Salaries	3,285,127		5,406,092	5,974,787	7,591,289	7,633,213	7,527,611	7,483,297	7,525,390	1.63	1.55	1.54	1.46	1.45	1.43	1.42	1.40
Employee benefits	892,985		1,592,127	1,905,504	2,933,989	3,048,962	3,124,937	3,182,346	3,245,727	0.44	0.46	0.49	0.57	0.58	0.59	0.60	0.61
Purchased services	3,345,232		5,767,462	6,450,377	9,001,837	8,982,432	9,153,621	9,409,711	9,581,784	1.66	1.66	1.66	1.73	1.71	1.74	1.78	1.79
Supplies	961,447		1,159,350	1,130,478	1,983,454	1,967,717	2,370,182	2,625,741	2,656,197	0.48	0.33	0.29	0.38	0.38	0.45	0.50	0.50
Other	194,163		127,623	187,675	169,307	186,979	194,456	225,605	224,599	0.10	0.04	0.05	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Other support services5	5,587,837		11,439,134	13,231,082	17,187,109	17,189,474	17,246,807	17,850,135	18,050,864	2.77	3.28	3.41	3.31	3.28	3.27	3.39	3.37
Salaries	2,900,394		5,521,381	6,234,410	8,091,102	8,162,557	8,139,084	8,178,386	8,323,115	1.44	1.58	1.61	1.56	1.56	1.54	1.55	1.55
Employee benefits	980,859		1,594,540	2,019,058	3,148,252	3,136,979	3,295,052	3,395,915	3,493,682	0.49	0.46	0.52	0.61	0.60	0.62	0.64	0.65
Purchased services	798,922		2,783,176	3,283,907	3,928,346	3,915,823	3,876,650	4,221,440	4,317,745	0.40	0.80	0.85	0.76	0.75	0.74	0.80	0.81
Supplies	294,527		626,889	717,844	884,381	852,467	876,293	916,214	964,936	0.15	0.18	0.19	0.17	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.18
Other	613,135		913,148	975,863	1,135,027	1,121,648	1,059,728	1,138,181	951,386	0.30	0.26	0.25	0.22	0.21	0.20	0.22	0.18
Food services	8,430,490		13,816,635	14,930,942	19,794,945	19,996,995	20,394,768	21,198,367	21,862,081	4.17	3.97	3.85	3.81	3.81	3.87	4.02	4.08
Salaries	—		4,966,092	5,325,744	6,505,821	6,483,443	6,482,085	6,563,700	6,607,701	—	1.43	1.37	1.25	1.24	1.23	1.24	1.23
Employee benefits	—		1,381,923	1,636,523	2,343,119	2,409,983	2,492,673	2,529,156	2,603,230	—	0.40	0.42	0.45	0.46	0.47	0.48	0.49
Purchased services	—		923,091	1,155,396	1,815,966	1,926,821	2,058,018	2,177,107	2,267,341	—	0.26	0.30	0.35	0.37	0.39	0.41	0.42
Supplies	—		6,420,201	6,641,477	8,908,841	8,943,177	9,118,886	9,681,540	10,110,833	—	1.84	1.71	1.72	1.70	1.73	1.84	1.89
Other	—		125,327	171,801	221,198	233,573	243,105	246,864	272,976	—	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.05
Enterprise operations6	946,705		776,463	907,921	1,263,238	1,257,180	1,110,646	1,090,995	1,103,949	0.47	0.22	0.23	0.24	0.24	0.21	0.21	0.21
Salaries	—		124,913	159,366	341,007	337,140	338,141	301,285	303,674	—	0.04	0.04	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
Employee benefits	—		23,837	56,031	91,807	91,133	97,063	101,907	102,699	—	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
Purchased services	—		189,230	197,885	256,186	257,570	172,641	177,234	178,246	—	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03
Supplies	—		242,052	298,489	365,775	361,651	290,372	295,006	296,981	—	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.06
Other	—		196,430	196,150	208,463	209,686	212,430	215,563	222,349	—	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Current expenditures for       other programs	3,295,717		6,063,700	6,873,762	8,463,793	8,355,761	8,161,474	8,188,640	8,103,477	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Community services	964,370		2,426,189	2,695,832	3,364,620	3,398,025	3,269,802	3,209,484	3,132,483	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Private school programs	527,609		1,026,695	1,161,470	1,541,922	1,423,681	1,427,539	1,441,688	1,471,013	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Adult education	1,365,523		1,838,265	2,005,813	2,187,628	2,084,477	2,013,156	1,931,449	1,829,564	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Community colleges	5,356		351	460	33,303	33,274	34,045	29,488	30,107	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other	432,858		772,200	1,010,187	1,336,321	1,416,305	1,416,931	1,576,530	1,640,310	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Capital outlay7	19,771,478		46,220,704	48,940,374	65,890,367	56,714,992	50,968,815	48,793,436	45,474,445	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Public schools	19,655,496		46,078,494	48,833,138	65,799,088	56,621,337	50,888,951	48,717,033	45,309,336	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other current expenditures	115,982		142,210	107,236	91,279	93,655	79,864	76,403	165,109	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Interest on school debt	4,324,768		10,165,940	11,499,160	17,049,004	17,232,297	17,934,224	17,804,262	17,247,479	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

—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 2012-13. (This table was prepared August 2015.)