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Table 236.15. Current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1989-90 through 2026-27
School year Current expenditures in unadjusted dollars1 Current expenditures in constant 2015-16 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 $353.2 3.8 $8,712 2.9 $9,345 2.3
1990-91 202.0 4,902 5,258 359.5 1.8 8,722 0.1 9,355 0.1
1991-92 211.2 5,023 5,421 364.1 1.3 8,660 -0.7 9,346 -0.1
1992-93 220.9 5,160 5,584 369.4 1.4 8,626 -0.4 9,335 -0.1
1993-94 231.5 5,327 5,767 377.3 2.1 8,681 0.6 9,399 0.7
                   
1994-95 243.9 5,529 5,989 386.4 2.4 8,758 0.9 9,488 0.9
1995-96 255.1 5,689 6,147 393.4 1.8 8,774 0.2 9,480 -0.1
1996-97 270.2 5,923 6,393 405.1 3.0 8,882 1.2 9,586 1.1
1997-98 285.5 6,189 6,676 420.6 3.8 9,118 2.7 9,834 2.6
1998-99 302.9 6,508 7,013 438.6 4.3 9,424 3.4 10,156 3.3
                   
1999-2000 323.9 6,912 7,394 455.9 3.9 9,729 3.2 10,406 2.5
2000-01 348.4 7,380 7,904 474.1 4.0 10,043 3.2 10,756 3.4
2001-02 368.4 7,727 8,259 492.6 3.9 10,333 2.9 11,043 2.7
2002-03 387.6 8,044 8,610 507.1 3.0 10,525 1.9 11,265 2.0
2003-04 403.4 8,310 8,900 516.5 1.8 10,641 1.1 11,395 1.2
                   
2004-05 425.0 8,711 9,316 528.3 2.3 10,828 1.8 11,580 1.6
2005-06 449.1 9,145 9,778 537.8 1.8 10,950 1.1 11,709 1.1
2006-07 476.8 9,679 10,336 556.6 3.5 11,298 3.2 12,064 3.0
2007-08 506.9 10,298 10,982 570.5 2.5 11,591 2.6 12,361 2.5
2008-09 518.9 10,540 11,239 576.0 1.0 11,699 0.9 12,475 0.9
                   
2009-10 524.7 10,636 11,427 576.9 0.1 11,693 -0.1 12,563 0.7
2010-11 527.3 10,663 11,433 568.3 -1.5 11,492 -1.7 12,322 -1.9
2011-12 527.2 10,648 11,362 552.0 -2.9 11,149 -3.0 11,897 -3.5
2012-13 535.8 10,771 11,509 551.8 # 11,093 -0.5 11,854 -0.4
2013-14 553.5 11,070 11,830 561.3 1.7 11,226 1.2 12,000 1.2
                   
2014-153 565.2 11,230 12,020 569.0 1.4 11,310 0.8 12,100 0.8
2015-163 580.3 11,490 12,300 580.3 2.0 11,490 1.6 12,300 1.6
2016-173 599.6 11,840 12,670 588.5 1.4 11,630 1.1 12,430 1.1
2017-183 623.5 12,300 13,150 596.7 1.4 11,770 1.2 12,590 1.2
2018-193 647.9 12,760 13,650 605.5 1.5 11,930 1.4 12,760 1.4
                   
2019-203 672.8 13,230 14,150 613.8 1.4 12,070 1.2 12,910 1.2
2020-213 699.1 13,710 14,660 622.4 1.4 12,200 1.1 13,050 1.1
2021-223 726.6 14,200 15,190 631.5 1.5 12,340 1.2 13,200 1.2
2022-233 755.3 14,720 15,750 640.3 1.4 12,480 1.1 13,350 1.1
2023-243 785.2 15,260 16,320 649.2 1.4 12,620 1.1 13,500 1.1
                   
2024-253 814.7 15,800 16,900 657.5 1.3 12,750 1.1 13,640 1.1
2025-263 844.1 16,350 17,490 664.8 1.1 12,870 1.0 13,770 1.0
2026-273 865.9 16,740 17,900 669.5 0.7 12,940 0.5 13,840 0.5
#Rounds to zero.
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 2013-14; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1972 through 2026; and Public Elementary and Secondary Education Current Expenditure Projection Model, 1973-74 through 2026-27. (This table was prepared March 2017.)

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