Table 236.20.

Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2013-14

Function and subfunction	Expenditures (in thousands of current dollars)									Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public schools
	1990-91		2000-01	2003-04	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-131	2013-14	1990-91	2000-01	2003-04	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-131	2013-14
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	$474,241,531	$607,018,292	$604,355,852	$601,993,584	$606,813,352	$625,015,858	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Current expenditures for       public schools	202,037,752		348,360,841	403,390,369	524,715,242	527,291,339	527,207,246	535,795,823	553,500,792	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Salaries	132,730,931	2	224,305,806	252,179,893	314,037,286	311,541,792	308,593,027	311,649,709	318,721,009	65.70	64.39	62.52	59.85	59.08	58.53	58.17	57.58
Employee benefits	33,954,456	2	57,976,490	74,483,569	108,475,595	111,750,200	114,335,598	117,974,476	123,647,458	16.81	16.64	18.46	20.67	21.19	21.69	22.02	22.34
Purchased services	16,380,643	2	31,778,754	37,505,263	51,969,406	53,498,786	54,335,285	55,789,458	58,195,234	8.11	9.12	9.30	9.90	10.15	10.31	10.41	10.51
Tuition	1,192,505	2	2,458,366	3,327,600	4,749,301	4,988,203	5,013,317	5,097,767	5,295,678	0.59	0.71	0.82	0.91	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.96
Supplies	14,805,956	2	28,262,078	31,907,726	40,334,985	40,417,163	40,076,526	40,662,095	42,867,722	7.33	8.11	7.91	7.69	7.67	7.60	7.59	7.74
Other	2,973,261	2	3,579,347	3,986,317	5,148,668	5,095,195	4,853,493	4,622,319	4,773,691	1.47	1.03	0.99	0.98	0.97	0.92	0.86	0.86
Instruction	122,223,362		214,333,003	247,444,620	321,213,401	322,536,983	320,994,474	325,682,380	336,421,627	60.50	61.53	61.34	61.22	61.17	60.89	60.78	60.78
Salaries	90,742,284		154,512,089	172,998,433	214,435,825	212,998,609	210,735,097	212,563,444	217,283,226	44.91	44.35	42.89	40.87	40.39	39.97	39.67	39.26
Employee benefits	22,347,524		39,522,678	50,040,333	73,051,571	75,248,811	76,950,048	79,502,797	83,938,781	11.06	11.35	12.40	13.92	14.27	14.60	14.84	15.17
Purchased services	2,722,639		6,430,708	8,242,306	13,843,875	14,694,620	14,537,511	14,757,780	15,174,548	1.35	1.85	2.04	2.64	2.79	2.76	2.75	2.74
Tuition	1,192,505		2,458,366	3,327,600	4,749,301	4,988,203	5,013,317	5,097,767	5,295,678	0.59	0.71	0.82	0.91	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.96
Supplies	4,584,754		10,377,554	11,722,378	13,689,672	13,135,284	12,433,973	12,415,970	13,342,733	2.27	2.98	2.91	2.61	2.49	2.36	2.32	2.41
Textbooks	—		—	2,229,100	2,547,273	2,324,846	2,167,152	2,129,590	2,321,424	—	—	—	0.49	0.44	0.41	0.40	0.42
Other	633,656		1,031,608	1,113,570	1,443,155	1,471,457	1,324,530	1,344,623	1,386,661	0.31	0.30	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.25	0.25	0.25
Student support3	8,926,010		17,292,756	20,881,322	29,134,124	29,368,646	29,173,107	29,916,535	30,754,740	4.42	4.96	5.18	5.55	5.57	5.53	5.58	5.56
Salaries	6,565,965		12,354,464	14,485,849	19,397,151	19,367,865	18,987,262	19,331,709	19,823,900	3.25	3.55	3.59	3.70	3.67	3.60	3.61	3.58
Employee benefits	1,660,082		3,036,037	4,040,367	6,337,026	6,533,691	6,787,639	7,062,770	7,315,612	0.82	0.87	1.00	1.21	1.24	1.29	1.32	1.32
Purchased services	455,996		1,328,600	1,708,119	2,490,533	2,583,714	2,681,311	2,790,029	2,850,083	0.23	0.38	0.42	0.47	0.49	0.51	0.52	0.51
Supplies	191,482		421,838	464,635	544,965	521,729	510,364	536,040	564,418	0.09	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Other	52,485		151,817	182,352	364,449	361,647	206,531	195,987	200,726	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.07	0.07	0.04	0.04	0.04
Instructional staff
services4	8,467,142		15,926,856	19,091,186	25,108,146	24,893,140	24,647,377	24,940,915	25,354,088	4.19	4.57	4.73	4.79	4.72	4.68	4.65	4.58
Salaries	5,560,129		9,790,767	11,483,486	14,827,754	14,490,521	14,333,780	14,478,409	14,685,417	2.75	2.81	2.85	2.83	2.75	2.72	2.70	2.65
Employee benefits	1,408,217		2,356,440	3,157,356	4,835,699	4,933,118	4,973,417	5,098,479	5,234,448	0.70	0.68	0.78	0.92	0.94	0.94	0.95	0.95
Purchased services	622,487		2,003,598	2,474,229	3,379,483	3,438,979	3,413,606	3,484,764	3,444,241	0.31	0.58	0.61	0.64	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.62
Supplies	776,863		1,566,954	1,777,640	1,838,108	1,810,950	1,708,502	1,666,377	1,786,877	0.38	0.45	0.44	0.35	0.34	0.32	0.31	0.32
Other	99,445		209,097	198,476	227,101	219,573	218,072	212,886	203,105	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
General administration	5,791,253		7,108,291	8,266,957	10,421,207	10,494,526	10,569,141	10,825,907	11,116,241	2.87	2.04	2.05	1.99	1.99	2.00	2.02	2.01
Salaries	2,603,562		3,351,554	3,732,878	4,452,059	4,401,697	4,377,224	4,472,689	4,622,002	1.29	0.96	0.93	0.85	0.83	0.83	0.83	0.84
Employee benefits	777,381		1,000,698	1,262,864	1,801,413	1,856,221	1,920,231	1,951,275	1,915,312	0.38	0.29	0.31	0.34	0.35	0.36	0.36	0.35
Purchased services	1,482,427		2,099,032	2,505,398	3,145,503	3,236,857	3,305,165	3,450,629	3,585,415	0.73	0.60	0.62	0.60	0.61	0.63	0.64	0.65
Supplies	172,898		206,137	217,151	233,729	228,417	239,097	232,774	237,184	0.09	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.04
Other	754,985		450,870	548,666	788,501	771,334	727,423	718,540	756,327	0.37	0.13	0.14	0.15	0.15	0.14	0.13	0.14
School administration	11,695,344		19,580,890	22,597,918	28,551,493	28,660,307	28,922,785	29,523,691	30,427,632	5.79	5.62	5.60	5.44	5.44	5.49	5.51	5.50
Salaries	8,935,903		14,817,213	16,626,755	20,351,317	20,191,545	20,198,660	20,574,974	21,139,868	4.42	4.25	4.12	3.88	3.83	3.83	3.84	3.82
Employee benefits	2,257,783		3,689,689	4,710,083	6,722,417	6,972,708	7,167,104	7,426,690	7,718,224	1.12	1.06	1.17	1.28	1.32	1.36	1.39	1.39
Purchased services	247,750		611,638	754,181	931,494	931,765	976,085	944,190	973,306	0.12	0.18	0.19	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.18	0.18
Supplies	189,711		369,257	399,456	419,531	426,864	423,318	432,107	435,771	0.09	0.11	0.10	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08
Other	64,197		93,093	107,444	126,734	137,426	157,618	145,730	160,462	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Operation and maintenance	21,290,655		34,034,158	38,720,429	50,023,919	50,214,709	49,834,165	50,674,499	53,049,807	10.54	9.77	9.60	9.53	9.52	9.45	9.46	9.58
Salaries	8,849,559		13,461,242	14,811,588	17,956,826	17,604,634	17,434,337	17,468,535	17,846,261	4.38	3.86	3.67	3.42	3.34	3.31	3.26	3.22
Employee benefits	2,633,075		3,778,520	5,019,477	7,040,412	7,195,927	7,327,835	7,473,129	7,694,266	1.30	1.08	1.24	1.34	1.36	1.39	1.39	1.39
Purchased services	5,721,125		9,642,217	10,463,087	13,095,871	13,351,922	13,436,115	14,015,338	15,022,123	2.83	2.77	2.59	2.50	2.53	2.55	2.62	2.71
Supplies	3,761,738		6,871,845	8,091,029	11,483,968	11,638,187	11,242,771	11,349,828	12,078,599	1.86	1.97	2.01	2.19	2.21	2.13	2.12	2.18
Other	325,157		280,334	335,247	446,842	424,039	393,107	367,669	408,559	0.16	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.07
Student transportation	8,678,954		14,052,654	16,348,784	21,819,304	22,370,807	22,926,700	23,237,941	23,845,024	4.30	4.03	4.05	4.16	4.24	4.35	4.34	4.31
Salaries	3,285,127		5,406,092	6,105,136	7,633,213	7,527,611	7,483,297	7,525,466	7,683,609	1.63	1.55	1.51	1.45	1.43	1.42	1.40	1.39
Employee benefits	892,985		1,592,127	2,119,101	3,048,962	3,124,937	3,182,346	3,249,580	3,296,148	0.44	0.46	0.53	0.58	0.59	0.60	0.61	0.60
Purchased services	3,345,232		5,767,462	6,736,968	8,982,432	9,153,621	9,409,711	9,580,324	9,952,485	1.66	1.66	1.67	1.71	1.74	1.78	1.79	1.80
Supplies	961,447		1,159,350	1,192,548	1,967,717	2,370,182	2,625,741	2,656,230	2,669,290	0.48	0.33	0.30	0.38	0.45	0.50	0.50	0.48
Other	194,163		127,623	195,031	186,979	194,456	225,605	226,340	243,492	0.10	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Other support services5	5,587,837		11,439,134	13,488,270	17,189,474	17,246,807	17,850,135	18,054,249	19,034,031	2.77	3.28	3.34	3.28	3.27	3.39	3.37	3.44
Salaries	2,900,394		5,521,381	6,344,591	8,162,557	8,139,084	8,178,386	8,323,191	8,618,760	1.44	1.58	1.57	1.56	1.54	1.55	1.55	1.56
Employee benefits	980,859		1,594,540	2,265,789	3,136,979	3,295,052	3,395,915	3,497,220	3,694,718	0.49	0.46	0.56	0.60	0.62	0.64	0.65	0.67
Purchased services	798,922		2,783,176	3,185,599	3,915,823	3,876,650	4,221,440	4,317,682	4,671,333	0.40	0.80	0.79	0.75	0.74	0.80	0.81	0.84
Supplies	294,527		626,889	766,110	852,467	876,293	916,214	964,937	1,097,951	0.15	0.18	0.19	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.20
Other	613,135		913,148	926,181	1,121,648	1,059,728	1,138,181	951,218	951,269	0.30	0.26	0.23	0.21	0.20	0.22	0.18	0.17
Food services	8,430,490		13,816,635	15,652,674	19,996,995	20,394,768	21,198,367	21,835,757	22,341,829	4.17	3.97	3.88	3.81	3.87	4.02	4.08	4.04
Salaries	—		4,966,092	5,409,803	6,483,443	6,482,085	6,563,700	6,607,619	6,699,499	—	1.43	1.34	1.24	1.23	1.24	1.23	1.21
Employee benefits	—		1,381,923	1,790,483	2,409,983	2,492,673	2,529,156	2,609,835	2,731,484	—	0.40	0.44	0.46	0.47	0.48	0.49	0.49
Purchased services	—		923,091	1,252,027	1,926,821	2,058,018	2,177,107	2,270,476	2,335,017	—	0.26	0.31	0.37	0.39	0.41	0.42	0.42
Supplies	—		6,420,201	7,009,747	8,943,177	9,118,886	9,681,540	10,110,849	10,333,931	—	1.84	1.74	1.70	1.73	1.84	1.89	1.87
Other	—		125,327	190,613	233,573	243,105	246,864	236,978	241,899	—	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04
Enterprise operations6	946,705		776,463	898,209	1,257,180	1,110,646	1,090,995	1,103,949	1,155,773	0.47	0.22	0.22	0.24	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.21
Salaries	—		124,913	181,374	337,140	338,141	301,285	303,674	318,467	—	0.04	0.04	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
Employee benefits	—		23,837	77,717	91,133	97,063	101,907	102,699	108,464	—	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
Purchased services	—		189,230	183,349	257,570	172,641	177,234	178,246	186,682	—	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Supplies	—		242,052	267,031	361,651	290,372	295,006	296,981	320,969	—	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
Other	—		196,430	188,738	209,686	212,430	215,563	222,349	221,191	—	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	6,927,551	8,355,761	8,161,474	8,188,640	8,031,416	7,924,586	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Community services	964,370		2,426,189	2,720,844	3,398,025	3,269,802	3,209,484	3,132,422	3,140,312	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Private school programs	527,609		1,026,695	1,146,373	1,423,681	1,427,539	1,441,688	1,471,013	1,477,488	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Adult education	1,365,523		1,838,265	1,968,046	2,084,477	2,013,156	1,931,449	1,829,564	1,804,646	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Community colleges	5,356		351	210	33,274	34,045	29,488	30,107	30,906	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other	432,858		772,200	1,092,079	1,416,305	1,416,931	1,576,530	1,568,310	1,471,234	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Capital outlay7	19,771,478		46,220,704	50,842,973	56,714,992	50,968,815	48,793,436	45,720,570	46,438,021	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Public schools	19,655,496		46,078,494	50,731,632	56,621,337	50,888,951	48,717,033	45,555,651	46,296,955	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other current expenditures	115,982		142,210	111,341	93,655	79,864	76,403	164,919	141,066	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Interest on school debt	4,324,768		10,165,940	13,080,638	17,232,297	17,934,224	17,804,262	17,265,542	17,152,459	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

—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 2013-14. (This table was prepared July 2016.)