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Table 236.10. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2015-16 |
School year | Total expenditures | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education | Current expenditures for other programs1 | Capital outlay2 | Interest on school debt | ||||||||||
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Total | Admini- stration | Instruction | Plant operation | Plant main- tenance | Fixed charges | Other school services3 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Amounts in thousands of current dollars | |||||||||||||||
1919-20 | $1,036,151 | $861,120 | $36,752 | $632,556 | $115,707 | $30,432 | $9,286 | $36,387 | $3,277 | $153,543 | $18,212 | ||||
1929-30 | 2,316,790 | 1,843,552 | 78,680 | 1,317,727 | 216,072 | 78,810 | 50,270 | 101,993 | 9,825 | 370,878 | 92,536 | ||||
1939-40 | 2,344,049 | 1,941,799 | 91,571 | 1,403,285 | 194,365 | 73,321 | 50,116 | 129,141 | 13,367 | 257,974 | 130,909 | ||||
1949-50 | 5,837,643 | 4,687,274 | 220,050 | 3,112,340 | 427,587 | 214,164 | 261,469 | 451,663 | 35,614 | 1,014,176 | 100,578 | ||||
1959-60 | 15,613,254 | 12,329,388 | 528,408 | 8,350,738 | 1,085,036 | 422,586 | 909,323 | 1,033,297 | 132,566 | 2,661,786 | 489,514 | ||||
1969-70 | 40,683,429 | 34,217,773 | 1,606,646 | 23,270,158 | 2,537,257 | 974,941 | 3,266,920 | 2,561,856 | 635,803 | 4,659,072 | 1,170,782 | ||||
1979-80 | 95,961,561 | 86,984,142 | 4,263,757 | 53,257,937 | 9,744,785 | (4 ) | 11,793,934 | 7,923,729 | 597,585 | 6,506,167 | 1,873,666 | ||||
1989-90 | 212,769,564 | 188,229,359 | 16,346,991 | 5 | 113,550,405 | 5 | 20,261,415 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 38,070,548 | 5 | 2,982,543 | 17,781,342 | 3,776,321 |
1999-2000 | 381,838,155 | 323,888,508 | 25,079,298 | 5 | 199,968,138 | 5 | 31,190,295 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 67,650,776 | 5 | 5,457,015 | 43,357,186 | 9,135,445 |
2000-01 | 410,811,185 | 348,360,841 | 26,689,182 | 5 | 214,333,003 | 5 | 34,034,158 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 73,304,498 | 5 | 6,063,700 | 46,220,704 | 10,165,940 |
2005-06 | 528,268,772 | 449,131,342 | 34,197,083 | 5 | 273,760,798 | 5 | 44,313,835 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 96,859,626 | 5 | 7,415,575 | 57,375,299 | 14,346,556 |
2006-07 | 562,194,807 | 476,814,206 | 36,213,814 | 5 | 290,678,482 | 5 | 46,828,916 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 103,092,995 | 5 | 7,804,253 | 62,863,465 | 14,712,882 |
2007-08 | 597,313,726 | 506,884,219 | 38,203,341 | 5 | 308,238,664 | 5 | 49,362,661 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 111,079,554 | 5 | 8,307,720 | 66,426,299 | 15,695,488 |
2008-09 | 610,326,007 | 518,922,842 | 38,811,325 | 5 | 316,075,710 | 5 | 50,559,027 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 113,476,779 | 5 | 8,463,793 | 65,890,367 | 17,049,004 |
2009-10 | 607,018,292 | 524,715,242 | 38,972,700 | 5 | 321,213,401 | 5 | 50,023,919 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 114,505,223 | 5 | 8,355,761 | 56,714,992 | 17,232,297 |
2010-11 | 604,355,852 | 527,291,339 | 39,154,833 | 5 | 322,536,983 | 5 | 50,214,709 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 115,384,813 | 5 | 8,161,474 | 50,968,815 | 17,934,224 |
2011-12 | 601,993,584 | 527,207,246 | 39,491,926 | 5 | 320,994,474 | 5 | 49,834,165 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 116,886,681 | 5 | 8,188,640 | 48,793,436 | 17,804,262 |
2012-13 | 606,813,352 | 535,795,823 | 40,349,598 | 5 | 325,682,380 | 5 | 50,674,499 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 119,089,346 | 5 | 8,031,416 | 45,720,570 | 17,265,542 |
2013-14 | 625,018,277 | 553,501,209 | 41,538,042 | 5 | 336,426,927 | 5 | 53,051,141 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 122,485,100 | 5 | 7,926,285 | 46,438,323 | 17,152,459 |
2014-15 | 651,135,383 | 575,331,825 | 43,328,198 | 5 | 349,453,258 | 5 | 54,200,172 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 128,350,197 | 5 | 7,713,966 | 50,610,125 | 17,479,466 |
2015-16 | 677,541,010 | 596,135,643 | 45,247,664 | 5 | 363,047,760 | 5 | 55,045,308 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 132,794,911 | 5 | 7,913,839 | 55,989,047 | 17,502,481 |
Amounts in thousands of constant 2017-18 dollars6 | |||||||||||||||
1919-20 | $13,490,188 | $11,211,369 | $478,493 | $8,235,575 | $1,506,450 | $396,210 | $120,899 | $473,741 | $42,665 | $1,999,056 | $237,111 | ||||
1929-30 | 33,583,913 | 26,723,911 | 1,140,536 | 19,101,614 | 3,132,154 | 1,142,420 | 728,708 | 1,478,478 | 142,422 | 5,376,203 | 1,341,391 | ||||
1939-40 | 41,618,569 | 34,476,624 | 1,625,842 | 24,915,313 | 3,450,949 | 1,301,814 | 889,809 | 2,292,897 | 237,331 | 4,580,326 | 2,324,288 | ||||
1949-50 | 61,160,791 | 49,108,403 | 2,305,457 | 32,607,882 | 4,479,815 | 2,243,789 | 2,739,402 | 4,732,058 | 373,127 | 10,625,488 | 1,053,752 | ||||
1959-60 | 131,846,791 | 104,116,044 | 4,462,164 | 70,518,164 | 9,162,633 | 3,568,546 | 7,678,817 | 8,725,721 | 1,119,459 | 22,477,566 | 4,133,722 | ||||
1969-70 | 267,230,086 | 224,760,301 | 10,553,293 | 152,850,595 | 16,666,034 | 6,403,924 | 21,458,843 | 16,827,613 | 4,176,287 | 30,603,227 | 7,690,310 | ||||
1979-80 | 306,706,662 | 278,013,567 | 13,627,568 | 170,219,866 | 31,145,705 | (4 ) | 37,695,074 | 25,325,354 | 1,909,966 | 20,794,626 | 5,988,500 | ||||
1989-90 | 415,779,963 | 367,825,146 | 31,944,190 | 5 | 221,892,560 | 5 | 39,593,494 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 74,394,903 | 5 | 5,828,285 | 34,747,102 | 7,379,432 |
1999-2000 | 559,648,264 | 474,713,276 | 36,757,944 | 5 | 293,087,058 | 5 | 45,714,641 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 99,153,631 | 5 | 7,998,177 | 63,547,275 | 13,389,537 |
2000-01 | 582,167,867 | 493,668,371 | 37,821,716 | 5 | 303,735,126 | 5 | 48,230,414 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 103,881,113 | 5 | 8,592,978 | 65,500,185 | 14,406,334 |
2005-06 | 658,705,965 | 560,028,360 | 42,640,837 | 5 | 341,356,295 | 5 | 55,255,561 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 120,775,667 | 5 | 9,246,588 | 71,542,089 | 17,888,928 |
2006-07 | 683,337,490 | 579,558,934 | 44,017,228 | 5 | 353,314,370 | 5 | 56,919,689 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 125,307,647 | 5 | 9,485,927 | 76,409,390 | 17,883,239 |
2007-08 | 700,083,445 | 594,095,255 | 44,776,347 | 5 | 361,272,102 | 5 | 57,855,663 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 130,191,143 | 5 | 9,737,089 | 77,855,154 | 18,395,947 |
2008-09 | 705,483,843 | 599,829,724 | 44,862,520 | 5 | 365,356,062 | 5 | 58,441,844 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 131,169,298 | 5 | 9,783,410 | 76,163,540 | 19,707,168 |
2009-10 | 694,936,308 | 600,712,825 | 44,617,344 | 5 | 367,736,619 | 5 | 57,269,176 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 131,089,686 | 5 | 9,565,975 | 64,929,356 | 19,728,152 |
2010-11 | 678,268,736 | 591,779,212 | 43,943,480 | 5 | 361,983,344 | 5 | 56,355,982 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 129,496,407 | 5 | 9,159,624 | 57,202,315 | 20,127,585 |
2011-12 | 656,385,033 | 574,841,584 | 43,060,109 | 5 | 349,997,034 | 5 | 54,336,791 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 127,447,651 | 5 | 8,928,501 | 53,202,031 | 19,412,917 |
2012-13 | 650,809,890 | 574,643,290 | 43,275,115 | 5 | 349,295,732 | 5 | 54,348,615 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 127,723,828 | 5 | 8,613,728 | 49,035,505 | 18,517,367 |
2013-14 | 660,024,365 | 584,501,762 | 43,864,509 | 5 | 355,269,561 | 5 | 56,022,434 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 129,345,258 | 5 | 8,370,222 | 49,039,246 | 18,113,135 |
2014-15 | 682,633,369 | 603,162,894 | 45,424,154 | 5 | 366,357,691 | 5 | 56,822,048 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 134,559,002 | 5 | 8,087,121 | 53,058,336 | 18,325,017 |
2015-16 | 705,558,501 | 620,786,882 | 47,118,733 | 5 | 378,060,412 | 5 | 57,321,527 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 138,286,210 | 5 | 8,241,090 | 58,304,291 | 18,226,238 |
Percentage distribution | |||||||||||||||
1919-20 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 3.5 | 61.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 1.8 | ||||
1929-30 | 100.0 | 79.6 | 3.4 | 56.9 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 4.0 | ||||
1939-40 | 100.0 | 82.8 | 3.9 | 59.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 5.6 | ||||
1949-50 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 3.8 | 53.3 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 1.7 | ||||
1959-60 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 3.4 | 53.5 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 3.1 | ||||
1969-70 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 3.9 | 57.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 2.9 | ||||
1979-80 | 100.0 | 90.6 | 4.4 | 55.5 | 10.2 | (4 ) | 12.3 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | ||||
1989-90 | 100.0 | 88.5 | 7.7 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 9.5 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 17.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 1.8 |
1999-2000 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.6 | 5 | 52.4 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 17.7 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.4 |
2000-01 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.2 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 17.8 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 2.5 |
2005-06 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 51.8 | 5 | 8.4 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 2.7 |
2006-07 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.7 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 2.6 |
2007-08 | 100.0 | 84.9 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.6 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 2.6 |
2008-09 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.8 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 |
2009-10 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 6.4 | 5 | 52.9 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 18.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
2010-11 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 19.1 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
2011-12 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 53.3 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 19.4 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 3.0 |
2012-13 | 100.0 | 88.3 | 6.6 | 5 | 53.7 | 5 | 8.4 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 19.6 | 5 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 2.8 |
2013-14 | 100.0 | 88.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 53.8 | 5 | 8.5 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 19.6 | 5 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 2.7 |
2014-15 | 100.0 | 88.4 | 6.7 | 5 | 53.7 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 19.7 | 5 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 2.7 |
2015-16 | 100.0 | 88.0 | 6.7 | 5 | 53.6 | 5 | 8.1 | 5 | (4 ) | — | 19.6 | 5 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 2.6 |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||||
1 Includes expenditures for summer schools, adult education, community colleges, and community services. | |||||||||||||||
2 Prior to 1969-70, excludes capital outlay by state and local school housing authorities. | |||||||||||||||
3 Prior to 1959-60, items included under "other school services" were listed under "auxiliary services," a more comprehensive classification that also included community services. | |||||||||||||||
4 Plant operation also includes plant maintenance. | |||||||||||||||
5 Data not comparable to figures prior to 1989-90. | |||||||||||||||
6 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 1959-60, includes Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning in 1989-90, state administration expenditures were excluded from both "total" and "current" expenditures. Beginning in 1989-90, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. 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 2015-16. (This table was prepared September 2018.) |