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Table 236.15. Current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1989-90 through 2028-29
School year Current expenditures in unadjusted dollars1 Current expenditures in constant 2017-18 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 $367.8 3.8 $9,073 2.9 $9,731 2.3
1990-91 202.0 4,902 5,258 374.3 1.8 9,082 0.1 9,742 0.1
1991-92 211.2 5,023 5,421 379.2 1.3 9,018 -0.7 9,733 -0.1
1992-93 220.9 5,160 5,584 384.7 1.4 8,982 -0.4 9,721 -0.1
1993-94 231.5 5,327 5,767 392.9 2.1 9,040 0.6 9,787 0.7
                   
1994-95 243.9 5,529 5,989 402.3 2.4 9,121 0.9 9,880 0.9
1995-96. 255.1 5,689 6,147 409.7 1.8 9,137 0.2 9,872 -0.1
1996-97 270.2 5,923 6,393 421.9 3.0 9,249 1.2 9,982 1.1
1997-98 285.5 6,189 6,676 438.0 3.8 9,495 2.7 10,241 2.6
1998-99 302.9 6,508 7,013 456.7 4.3 9,814 3.4 10,576 3.3
                   
1999-2000 323.9 6,912 7,394 474.7 3.9 10,131 3.2 10,837 2.5
2000-01 348.4 7,380 7,904 493.7 4.0 10,458 3.2 11,200 3.4
2001-02 368.4 7,727 8,259 513.0 3.9 10,760 2.9 11,500 2.7
2002-03 387.6 8,044 8,610 528.1 3.0 10,960 1.9 11,731 2.0
2003-04 403.4 8,310 8,900 537.9 1.8 11,081 1.1 11,867 1.2
                   
2004-05 425.0 8,711 9,316 550.2 2.3 11,275 1.8 12,059 1.6
2005-06 449.1 9,145 9,778 560.0 1.8 11,403 1.1 12,193 1.1
2006-07 476.8 9,679 10,336 579.6 3.5 11,765 3.2 12,563 3.0
2007-08 506.9 10,298 10,982 594.1 2.5 12,070 2.6 12,871 2.5
2008-09 518.9 10,540 11,239 599.8 1.0 12,183 0.9 12,991 0.9
                   
2009-10 524.7 10,636 11,427 600.7 0.1 12,177 -0.1 13,082 0.7
2010-11 527.3 10,663 11,433 591.8 -1.5 11,967 -1.7 12,832 -1.9
2011-12 527.2 10,648 11,362 574.8 -2.9 11,610 -3.0 12,389 -3.5
2012-13 535.8 10,771 11,509 574.6 # 11,552 -0.5 12,344 -0.4
2013-14 553.5 11,066 11,819 584.5 1.7 11,686 1.2 12,481 1.1
                   
2014-15 575.3 11,445 12,224 603.2 3.2 11,998 2.7 12,816 2.7
2015-16 596.1 11,841 12,617 620.8 2.9 12,330 2.8 13,139 2.5
2016-173 614.7 12,140 12,990 628.5 1.2 12,420 0.7 13,280 1.1
2017-183 638.4 12,590 13,470 638.4 1.6 12,590 1.4 13,470 1.4
2018-193 661.5 13,040 13,940 647.2 1.4 12,760 1.3 13,640 1.3
                   
2019-203 680.1 13,440 14,370 650.2 0.5 12,850 0.7 13,740 0.7
2020-213 702.1 13,860 14,820 657.3 1.1 12,970 1.0 13,870 1.0
2021-223 725.3 14,300 15,300 663.5 0.9 13,090 0.9 13,990 0.9
2022-233 748.0 14,740 15,770 668.8 0.8 13,180 0.7 14,090 0.7
2023-243 770.5 15,180 16,230 673.1 0.6 13,260 0.6 14,180 0.6
                   
2024-253 792.5 15,620 16,700 676.8 0.6 13,340 0.6 14,260 0.6
2025-263 815.1 16,080 17,200 681.3 0.7 13,440 0.8 14,380 0.8
2026-273 839.3 16,580 17,730 686.8 0.8 13,560 0.9 14,510 0.9
2027-283 867.4 17,110 18,300 694.4 1.1 13,700 1.0 14,650 1.0
2028-293 890.2 17,520 18,730 700.9 0.9 13,790 0.7 14,750 0.7
#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 2016-17; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1972 through 2028; and Public Elementary and Secondary Education Current Expenditure Projection Model, 1973-74 through 2028-29. (This table was prepared April 2019.)

2018 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest