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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 2019-20 dollars2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current expenditures |
Per pupil in fall enrollment |
Per pupil in average daily attendance (ADA) |
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| 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 | $381.3 | 3.8 | $9,405 | 2.9 | $10,088 | 2.3 |
| 1990-91 | 202.0 | 4,902 | 5,258 | 388.1 | 1.8 | 9,416 | 0.1 | 10,099 | 0.1 |
| 1991-92 | 211.2 | 5,023 | 5,421 | 393.1 | 1.3 | 9,349 | -0.7 | 10,090 | -0.1 |
| 1992-93 | 220.9 | 5,160 | 5,584 | 398.8 | 1.4 | 9,312 | -0.4 | 10,077 | -0.1 |
| 1993-94 | 231.5 | 5,327 | 5,767 | 407.3 | 2.1 | 9,372 | 0.6 | 10,146 | 0.7 |
1994-95 |
243.9 | 5,529 | 5,989 | 417.1 | 2.4 | 9,455 | 0.9 | 10,243 | 0.9 |
| 1995-96 | 255.1 | 5,689 | 6,147 | 424.7 | 1.8 | 9,472 | 0.2 | 10,234 | -0.1 |
| 1996-97 | 270.2 | 5,923 | 6,393 | 437.3 | 3.0 | 9,588 | 1.2 | 10,348 | 1.1 |
| 1997-98 | 285.5 | 6,189 | 6,676 | 454.0 | 3.8 | 9,843 | 2.7 | 10,617 | 2.6 |
| 1998-99 | 302.9 | 6,508 | 7,013 | 473.5 | 4.3 | 10,174 | 3.4 | 10,964 | 3.3 |
1999-2000 |
323.9 | 6,912 | 7,394 | 492.1 | 3.9 | 10,503 | 3.2 | 11,234 | 2.5 |
| 2000-01 | 348.4 | 7,380 | 7,904 | 511.8 | 4.0 | 10,842 | 3.2 | 11,611 | 3.4 |
| 2001-02 | 368.4 | 7,727 | 8,259 | 531.8 | 3.9 | 11,155 | 2.9 | 11,922 | 2.7 |
| 2002-03 | 387.6 | 8,044 | 8,610 | 547.5 | 3.0 | 11,363 | 1.9 | 12,162 | 2.0 |
| 2003-04 | 403.4 | 8,310 | 8,900 | 557.6 | 1.8 | 11,487 | 1.1 | 12,302 | 1.2 |
2004-05 |
425.0 | 8,711 | 9,316 | 570.4 | 2.3 | 11,689 | 1.8 | 12,501 | 1.6 |
| 2005-06 | 449.1 | 9,145 | 9,778 | 580.6 | 1.8 | 11,821 | 1.1 | 12,640 | 1.1 |
| 2006-07 | 476.8 | 9,679 | 10,336 | 600.8 | 3.5 | 12,196 | 3.2 | 13,024 | 3.0 |
| 2007-08 | 506.9 | 10,298 | 10,982 | 615.9 | 2.5 | 12,513 | 2.6 | 13,344 | 2.5 |
| 2008-09 | 518.9 | 10,540 | 11,239 | 621.8 | 1.0 | 12,630 | 0.9 | 13,467 | 0.9 |
2009-10 |
524.7 | 10,636 | 11,427 | 622.8 | 0.1 | 12,623 | -0.1 | 13,562 | 0.7 |
| 2010-11 | 527.3 | 10,663 | 11,433 | 613.5 | -1.5 | 12,406 | -1.7 | 13,302 | -1.9 |
| 2011-12 | 527.2 | 10,648 | 11,362 | 595.9 | -2.9 | 12,036 | -3.0 | 12,843 | -3.5 |
| 2012-13 | 535.8 | 10,771 | 11,509 | 595.7 | # | 11,975 | -0.5 | 12,797 | -0.4 |
| 2013-14 | 553.5 | 11,066 | 11,819 | 605.9 | 1.7 | 12,115 | 1.2 | 12,939 | 1.1 |
2014-15 |
575.3 | 11,445 | 12,224 | 625.3 | 3.2 | 12,439 | 2.7 | 13,286 | 2.7 |
| 2015-16 | 596.2 | 11,842 | 12,619 | 643.6 | 2.9 | 12,784 | 2.8 | 13,622 | 2.5 |
| 2016-17 | 619.3 | 12,260 | 13,096 | 656.5 | 2.0 | 12,996 | 1.7 | 13,883 | 1.9 |
| 2017-18 | 640.0 | 12,654 | 13,550 | 663.4 | 1.1 | 13,118 | 0.9 | 14,047 | 1.2 |
| 2018-193 | 669.6 | 13,220 | 14,140 | 680.1 | 2.5 | 13,430 | 2.4 | 14,360 | 2.2 |
2019-203 |
691.8 | 13,660 | 14,610 | 691.8 | 1.7 | 13,660 | 1.3 | 14,610 | 1.3 |
| 2020-213 | 709.2 | 14,000 | 14,980 | 694.8 | 0.4 | 13,720 | 0.8 | 14,680 | 0.8 |
| 2021-223 | 731.5 | 14,440 | 15,450 | 700.9 | 0.9 | 13,840 | 0.9 | 14,800 | 0.9 |
| 2022-233 | 757.1 | 14,930 | 15,970 | 707.8 | 1.0 | 13,960 | 0.8 | 14,930 | 0.8 |
| 2023-243 | 783.4 | 15,430 | 16,500 | 714.6 | 1.0 | 14,080 | 0.9 | 15,050 | 0.9 |
2024-253 |
810.9 | 15,980 | 17,090 | 722.3 | 1.1 | 14,230 | 1.1 | 15,220 | 1.1 |
| 2025-263 | 838.8 | 16,540 | 17,690 | 729.7 | 1.0 | 14,390 | 1.1 | 15,390 | 1.1 |
| 2026-273 | 867.2 | 17,110 | 18,310 | 737.1 | 1.0 | 14,540 | 1.1 | 15,560 | 1.1 |
| 2027-283 | 898.4 | 17,710 | 18,940 | 746.3 | 1.3 | 14,710 | 1.1 | 15,730 | 1.1 |
| 2028-293 | 932.7 | 18,330 | 19,610 | 757.7 | 1.5 | 14,890 | 1.2 | 15,930 | 1.2 |
| 2029-303 | 959.0 | 18,780 | 20,090 | 766.4 | 1.2 | 15,010 | 0.8 | 16,060 | 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: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Current expenditures include instruction, support services, food services, and enterprise operations. Projections in this table were calculated prior to the coronavirus pandemic and therefore do not take into account the actual or potential impacts of the pandemic. 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 2017-18; 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 November 2020.) |