Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 236.15. Current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1989-90 through 2029-30
School year Current expenditures in
unadjusted dollars1
Current expenditures in constant 2018-19 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 $375.4 3.8 $9,261 2.9 $9,933 2.3
1990-91 202.0 4,902 5,258 382.1 1.8 9,271 0.1 9,944 0.1
1991-92 211.2 5,023 5,421 387.0 1.3 9,205 -0.7 9,934 -0.1
1992-93 220.9 5,160 5,584 392.6 1.4 9,169 -0.4 9,922 -0.1
1993-94 231.5 5,327 5,767 401.1 2.1 9,227 0.6 9,990 0.7

1994-95
243.9 5,529 5,989 410.7 2.4 9,310 0.9 10,085 0.9
1995-96 255.1 5,689 6,147 418.2 1.8 9,326 0.2 10,076 -0.1
1996-97 270.2 5,923 6,393 430.6 3.0 9,441 1.2 10,189 1.1
1997-98 285.5 6,189 6,676 447.0 3.8 9,691 2.7 10,453 2.6
1998-99 302.9 6,508 7,013 466.2 4.3 10,017 3.4 10,795 3.3

1999-2000
323.9 6,912 7,394 484.6 3.9 10,341 3.2 11,061 2.5
2000-01 348.4 7,380 7,904 503.9 4.0 10,675 3.2 11,433 3.4
2001-02 368.4 7,727 8,259 523.6 3.9 10,983 2.9 11,738 2.7
2002-03 387.6 8,044 8,610 539.0 3.0 11,188 1.9 11,974 2.0
2003-04 403.4 8,310 8,900 549.0 1.8 11,310 1.1 12,112 1.2

2004-05
425.0 8,711 9,316 561.6 2.3 11,509 1.8 12,309 1.6
2005-06 449.1 9,145 9,778 571.6 1.8 11,639 1.1 12,445 1.1
2006-07 476.8 9,679 10,336 591.6 3.5 12,009 3.2 12,823 3.0
2007-08 506.9 10,298 10,982 606.4 2.5 12,320 2.6 13,138 2.5
2008-09 518.9 10,540 11,239 612.3 1.0 12,435 0.9 13,260 0.9

2009-10
524.7 10,636 11,427 613.2 0.1 12,429 -0.1 13,353 0.7
2010-11 527.3 10,663 11,433 604.0 -1.5 12,215 -1.7 13,098 -1.9
2011-12 527.2 10,648 11,362 586.8 -2.9 11,850 -3.0 12,645 -3.5
2012-13 535.8 10,771 11,509 586.6 # 11,791 -0.5 12,599 -0.4
2013-14 553.5 11,066 11,819 596.6 1.7 11,928 1.2 12,740 1.1

2014-15
575.3 11,445 12,224 615.7 3.2 12,247 2.7 13,081 2.7
2015-16 596.2 11,842 12,619 633.7 2.9 12,587 2.8 13,413 2.5
2016-17 619.2 12,258 13,094 646.2 2.0 12,794 1.6 13,667 1.9
2017-183 643.8 12,700 13,590 657.1 1.7 12,970 1.4 13,870 1.5
2018-193 669.6 13,220 14,140 669.6 1.9 13,220 1.9 14,140 1.9

2019-203
691.8 13,660 14,610 678.4 1.3 13,400 1.3 14,330 1.3
2020-213 709.2 14,000 14,980 684.1 0.8 13,500 0.8 14,450 0.8
2021-223 731.5 14,440 15,450 690.1 0.9 13,630 0.9 14,570 0.9
2022-233 757.1 14,930 15,970 696.9 1.0 13,740 0.8 14,700 0.8
2023-243 783.4 15,430 16,500 703.6 1.0 13,860 0.9 14,820 0.9

2024-253
810.9 15,980 17,090 711.2 1.1 14,010 1.1 14,990 1.1
2025-263 838.8 16,540 17,690 718.5 1.0 14,170 1.1 15,160 1.1
2026-273 867.2 17,110 18,310 725.7 1.0 14,320 1.1 15,320 1.1
2027-283 898.4 17,710 18,940 734.8 1.3 14,480 1.1 15,490 1.1
2028-293 932.7 18,330 19,610 746.0 1.5 14,660 1.2 15,680 1.2
2029-303 959.0 18,780 20,090 754.6 1.2 14,780 0.8 15,810 0.8
#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 2029; and Public Elementary and Secondary Education Current Expenditure Projection Model, 1973-74 through 2029-30. (This table was prepared December 2019.)

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