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Table 235.10. Revenues for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2014-15
School year Revenues (in thousands) Revenues per pupil
Total Federal State Local (including intermediate
sources below the state level)
Total Federal State Local (including intermediate sources below the state level)
Total Property taxes Other public revenue Private1 Total Property taxes Other public revenue Private1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
  Current dollars
1919-20 $970,121 $2,475 $160,085 $807,561 $45 # $7 $37
1929-30 2,088,557 7,334 353,670 1,727,553 81 # 14 67
1939-40 2,260,527 39,810 684,354 1,536,363 89 $2 27 60
1949-50 5,437,044 155,848 2,165,689 3,115,507 217 6 86 124
1959-60 14,746,618 651,639 5,768,047 8,326,932 419 19 164 237
1969-70 40,266,922 3,219,557 16,062,776 20,984,589 884 71 353 461
1979-80 96,881,164 9,503,537 45,348,814 42,028,813 2,326 228 1,089 1,009
1989-90 208,547,573 12,700,784 98,238,633 97,608,157 $74,867,627 $17,084,494 $5,656,036 5,144 313 2,423 2,408 $1,847 $421 $140
                             
1993-94 260,159,468 18,341,483 117,474,209 124,343,776 97,762,990 19,661,128 6,919,657 5,986 422 2,703 2,861 2,249 452 159
1994-95 273,149,449 18,582,157 127,729,576 126,837,717 97,978,129 21,560,162 7,299,425 6,192 421 2,896 2,875 2,221 489 165
1995-96 287,702,844 19,104,019 136,670,754 131,928,071 101,785,858 22,522,345 7,619,869 6,416 426 3,048 2,942 2,270 502 170
1996-97 305,065,192 20,081,287 146,435,584 138,548,321 106,545,881 24,288,693 7,713,747 6,688 440 3,211 3,038 2,336 533 169
1997-98 325,925,708 22,201,965 157,645,372 146,078,370 111,184,150 26,676,244 8,217,977 7,066 481 3,418 3,167 2,410 578 178
                             
1998-99 347,377,993 24,521,817 169,298,232 153,557,944 119,483,487 25,348,879 8,725,578 7,464 527 3,638 3,300 2,567 545 187
1999-2000 372,943,802 27,097,866 184,613,352 161,232,584 124,735,516 27,628,923 8,868,145 7,959 578 3,940 3,441 2,662 590 189
2000-01 401,356,120 29,100,183 199,583,097 172,672,840 132,575,925 30,889,273 9,207,643 8,503 616 4,228 3,658 2,809 654 195
2001-02 419,501,976 33,144,633 206,541,793 179,815,551 141,095,685 28,924,825 9,795,041 8,800 695 4,333 3,772 2,960 607 205
2002-03 440,111,653 37,515,909 214,277,407 188,318,337 148,511,786 29,579,240 10,227,310 9,134 779 4,447 3,908 3,082 614 212
                             
2003-04 462,026,099 41,923,435 217,384,191 202,718,474 160,602,055 31,651,489 10,464,930 9,518 864 4,478 4,176 3,309 652 216
2004-05 487,753,525 44,809,532 228,553,579 214,390,414 167,909,883 35,433,486 11,047,044 9,996 918 4,684 4,394 3,441 726 226
2005-06 520,621,788 47,553,778 242,151,076 230,916,934 178,279,408 41,111,066 11,526,460 10,600 968 4,930 4,702 3,630 837 235
2006-07 555,710,762 47,150,608 263,608,741 244,951,413 188,287,298 44,806,422 11,857,694 11,281 957 5,351 4,972 3,822 910 241
2007-08 584,683,686 47,788,467 282,622,523 254,272,697 196,521,569 45,314,965 12,436,163 11,879 971 5,742 5,166 3,993 921 253
                             
2008-09 592,422,033 56,670,261 276,525,603 259,226,169 205,821,844 41,195,313 12,209,012 12,032 1,151 5,616 5,265 4,180 837 248
2009-10 596,390,664 75,997,858 258,863,973 261,528,833 210,837,095 38,771,186 11,920,551 12,089 1,540 5,247 5,301 4,274 786 242
2010-11 604,228,585 75,549,471 266,786,402 261,892,711 211,649,523 38,558,755 11,684,433 12,218 1,528 5,395 5,296 4,280 780 236
2011-12 597,885,111 60,921,462 269,043,077 267,920,572 215,830,316 40,290,007 11,800,249 12,075 1,230 5,434 5,411 4,359 814 238
2012-13 603,769,917 55,860,888 273,215,485 274,693,545 221,970,384 41,129,568 11,593,592 12,137 1,123 5,492 5,522 4,462 827 233
                             
2013-142 623,649,738 54,505,981 288,637,122 280,506,635 227,019,185 41,943,022 11,544,428 12,469 1,090 5,771 5,608 4,539 839 231
2014-15 647,679,130 55,002,853 301,529,692 291,146,585 235,870,943 43,978,246 11,297,396 12,884 1,094 5,998 5,792 4,692 875 225
  Constant 2016-17 dollars3 
1919-20 $12,352,066 $31,513 $2,038,282 $10,282,271 $572 $1 $94 $477
1929-30 29,608,044 103,969 5,013,738 24,490,337 1,153 4 195 954
1939-40 39,250,836 691,244 11,882,834 26,676,759 1,543 27 467 1,049
1949-50 55,707,949 1,596,818 22,189,648 31,921,482 2,218 64 884 1,271
1959-60 121,783,185 5,381,483 47,634,728 68,766,974 3,461 153 1,354 1,955
1969-70 258,663,408 20,681,531 103,182,766 134,799,111 5,679 454 2,265 2,959
1979-80 302,819,622 29,705,026 141,745,930 131,368,666 7,270 713 3,403 3,154
1989-90 398,545,540 24,271,875 187,739,268 186,534,396 $143,076,030 $32,649,380 $10,808,986 9,830 599 4,631 4,601 $3,529 $805 $267
                             
1993-94 431,750,452 30,438,807 194,955,591 206,356,055 162,243,625 32,628,838 11,483,592 9,933 700 4,485 4,748 3,733 751 264
1994-95 440,677,043 29,978,937 206,068,480 204,629,627 158,069,922 34,783,408 11,776,297 9,990 680 4,672 4,639 3,583 789 267
1995-96 451,862,921 30,004,562 214,653,582 207,204,777 159,863,748 35,373,346 11,967,682 10,077 669 4,787 4,621 3,565 789 267
1996-97 465,841,236 30,664,565 223,610,347 211,566,324 162,697,896 37,089,367 11,779,061 10,213 672 4,903 4,638 3,567 813 258
1997-98 488,975,211 33,308,851 236,509,969 219,156,391 166,805,783 40,021,457 12,329,150 10,601 722 5,127 4,751 3,616 868 267
                             
1998-99 512,290,809 36,163,205 249,670,186 226,457,418 176,206,592 37,382,903 12,867,923 11,008 777 5,365 4,866 3,786 803 277
1999-2000 534,561,888 38,840,937 264,616,978 231,103,973 178,790,618 39,602,130 12,711,224 11,408 829 5,647 4,932 3,816 845 271
2000-01 556,230,271 40,329,278 276,597,652 239,303,342 183,733,943 42,808,737 12,760,661 11,784 854 5,860 5,070 3,892 907 270
2001-02 571,263,982 45,135,270 281,261,815 244,866,898 192,139,460 39,388,875 13,338,564 11,983 947 5,900 5,137 4,030 826 280
2002-03 586,441,745 49,989,350 285,521,221 250,931,174 197,889,582 39,413,865 13,627,727 12,171 1,037 5,926 5,208 4,107 818 283
                             
2003-04 602,462,251 54,666,364 283,459,677 264,336,210 209,418,203 41,272,187 13,645,821 12,412 1,126 5,840 5,446 4,314 850 281
2004-05 617,429,623 56,722,773 289,317,745 271,389,105 212,551,075 44,853,974 13,984,056 12,653 1,162 5,929 5,562 4,356 919 287
2005-06 634,859,696 57,988,309 295,285,295 281,586,092 217,398,529 50,131,899 14,055,664 12,926 1,181 6,012 5,733 4,426 1,021 286
2006-07 660,565,650 56,047,272 313,348,042 291,170,336 223,814,491 53,260,770 14,095,076 13,409 1,138 6,361 5,911 4,543 1,081 286
2007-08 670,173,189 54,775,855 323,946,164 291,451,169 225,255,962 51,940,691 14,254,516 13,616 1,113 6,582 5,921 4,576 1,055 290
                             
2008-09 669,692,072 64,061,804 312,593,040 293,037,228 232,667,338 46,568,447 13,801,442 13,602 1,301 6,349 5,952 4,726 946 280
2009-10 667,717,595 85,087,024 289,823,500 292,807,071 236,052,720 43,408,130 13,346,221 13,535 1,725 5,875 5,935 4,785 880 271
2010-11 663,176,449 82,919,993 292,813,785 287,442,671 232,297,813 42,320,504 12,824,354 13,410 1,677 5,921 5,812 4,697 856 259
2011-12 637,533,933 64,961,476 286,884,701 285,687,757 230,143,129 42,961,843 12,582,784 12,876 1,312 5,794 5,770 4,648 868 254
2012-13 633,270,484 58,590,285 286,564,960 288,115,239 232,815,992 43,139,184 12,160,062 12,730 1,178 5,761 5,792 4,680 867 244
                             
2013-142 644,060,633 56,289,861 298,083,678 289,687,095 234,449,101 43,315,739 11,922,255 12,877 1,125 5,960 5,792 4,687 866 238
2014-15 664,040,980 56,392,350 309,147,019 298,501,611 241,829,580 45,089,237 11,582,794 13,209 1,122 6,150 5,938 4,811 897 230
  Percentage distribution
1919-20 100.0 0.3 16.5 83.2 100.0 0.3 16.5 83.2
1929-30 100.0 0.4 16.9 82.7 100.0 0.4 16.9 82.7
1939-40 100.0 1.8 30.3 68.0 100.0 1.8 30.3 68.0
1949-50 100.0 2.9 39.8 57.3 100.0 2.9 39.8 57.3
1959-60 100.0 4.4 39.1 56.5 100.0 4.4 39.1 56.5
1969-70 100.0 8.0 39.9 52.1 100.0 8.0 39.9 52.1
1979-80 100.0 9.8 46.8 43.4 100.0 9.8 46.8 43.4
1989-90 100.0 6.1 47.1 46.8 35.9 8.2 2.7 100.0 6.1 47.1 46.8 35.9 8.2 2.7
                             
1993-94 100.0 7.1 45.2 47.8 37.6 7.6 2.7 100.0 7.1 45.2 47.8 37.6 7.6 2.7
1994-95 100.0 6.8 46.8 46.4 35.9 7.9 2.7 100.0 6.8 46.8 46.4 35.9 7.9 2.7
1995-96 100.0 6.6 47.5 45.9 35.4 7.8 2.6 100.0 6.6 47.5 45.9 35.4 7.8 2.6
1996-97 100.0 6.6 48.0 45.4 34.9 8.0 2.5 100.0 6.6 48.0 45.4 34.9 8.0 2.5
1997-98 100.0 6.8 48.4 44.8 34.1 8.2 2.5 100.0 6.8 48.4 44.8 34.1 8.2 2.5
                             
1998-99 100.0 7.1 48.7 44.2 34.4 7.3 2.5 100.0 7.1 48.7 44.2 34.4 7.3 2.5
1999-2000 100.0 7.3 49.5 43.2 33.4 7.4 2.4 100.0 7.3 49.5 43.2 33.4 7.4 2.4
2000-01 100.0 7.3 49.7 43.0 33.0 7.7 2.3 100.0 7.3 49.7 43.0 33.0 7.7 2.3
2001-02 100.0 7.9 49.2 42.9 33.6 6.9 2.3 100.0 7.9 49.2 42.9 33.6 6.9 2.3
2002-03 100.0 8.5 48.7 42.8 33.7 6.7 2.3 100.0 8.5 48.7 42.8 33.7 6.7 2.3
                             
2003-04 100.0 9.1 47.1 43.9 34.8 6.9 2.3 100.0 9.1 47.1 43.9 34.8 6.9 2.3
2004-05 100.0 9.2 46.9 44.0 34.4 7.3 2.3 100.0 9.2 46.9 44.0 34.4 7.3 2.3
2005-06 100.0 9.1 46.5 44.4 34.2 7.9 2.2 100.0 9.1 46.5 44.4 34.2 7.9 2.2
2006-07 100.0 8.5 47.4 44.1 33.9 8.1 2.1 100.0 8.5 47.4 44.1 33.9 8.1 2.1
2007-08 100.0 8.2 48.3 43.5 33.6 7.8 2.1 100.0 8.2 48.3 43.5 33.6 7.8 2.1
                             
2008-09 100.0 9.6 46.7 43.8 34.7 7.0 2.1 100.0 9.6 46.7 43.8 34.7 7.0 2.1
2009-10 100.0 12.7 43.4 43.9 35.4 6.5 2.0 100.0 12.7 43.4 43.9 35.4 6.5 2.0
2010-11 100.0 12.5 44.2 43.3 35.0 6.4 1.9 100.0 12.5 44.2 43.3 35.0 6.4 1.9
2011-12 100.0 10.2 45.0 44.8 36.1 6.7 2.0 100.0 10.2 45.0 44.8 36.1 6.7 2.0
2012-13 100.0 9.3 45.3 45.5 36.8 6.8 1.9 100.0 9.3 45.3 45.5 36.8 6.8 1.9
                             
2013-142 100.0 8.7 46.3 45.0 36.4 6.7 1.9 100.0 8.7 46.3 45.0 36.4 6.7 1.9
2014-15 100.0 8.5 46.6 45.0 36.4 6.8 1.7 100.0 8.5 46.6 45.0 36.4 6.8 1.7
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
1 Includes revenues from gifts, and tuition and fees from patrons.
2 Data have been revised from previously published figures.
3 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 1989-90, revenues for state education agencies were excluded and new survey collection procedures were initiated; data may not be entirely comparable with figures for earlier years. 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 2014-15. (This table was prepared October 2017.)

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