Table 236.20.

Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2017-18

Function and subfunction	Expenditures (in thousands of unadjusted dollars)1									Expenditures (in thousands of constant 2019–20 dollars)2									Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public schools
	1990-91		2000-01	2010-11	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	1990-91		2000-01	2010-11	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	1990-91	2000-01	2010-11	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Total expenditures	$229,429,715		$410,811,185	$604,355,852	$625,018,277	$651,135,383	$677,605,095	$706,822,581	$734,876,044	$440,693,507		$603,529,358	$703,154,589	$684,241,585	$707,681,141	$731,514,077	$749,274,066	$761,838,640	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Current expenditures for     public schools	202,037,752		348,360,841	527,291,339	553,501,209	575,331,825	596,201,554	619,290,762	639,951,946	388,078,439		511,782,548	613,491,742	605,947,952	625,294,667	643,634,224	656,485,120	663,431,777	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Salaries	132,730,931	3	224,305,806	311,541,792	318,705,822	328,252,700	339,731,757	349,917,515	358,071,826	254,952,414	3	329,531,288	362,471,945	348,904,640	356,758,750	366,760,174	370,933,422	371,209,479	65.70	64.39	59.08	57.58	57.05	56.98	56.50	55.95
Employee benefits	33,954,456	3	57,976,490	111,750,200	123,655,529	130,868,877	136,788,690	145,431,794	153,469,389	65,220,446	3	85,174,200	130,018,871	135,372,449	142,233,764	147,671,340	154,166,370	159,100,179	16.81	16.64	21.19	22.34	22.75	22.94	23.48	23.98
Purchased services	16,380,643	3	31,778,754	53,498,786	58,171,703	61,118,818	64,572,861	66,989,885	70,996,723	31,464,289	3	46,686,681	62,244,647	63,683,735	66,426,485	69,710,156	71,013,271	73,601,592	8.11	9.12	10.15	10.51	10.62	10.83	10.82	11.09
Tuition	1,192,505	3	2,458,366	4,988,203	5,296,241	5,572,087	5,743,719	6,123,806	6,596,613	2,290,590	3	3,611,626	5,803,663	5,798,084	6,055,977	6,200,678	6,491,599	6,838,643	0.59	0.71	0.95	0.96	0.97	0.96	0.99	1.03
Supplies	14,805,956	3	28,262,078	40,417,163	42,895,737	43,793,547	43,774,032	44,779,311	45,396,345	28,439,597	3	41,520,276	47,024,471	46,960,303	47,596,657	47,256,611	47,468,739	47,061,936	7.33	8.11	7.67	7.75	7.61	7.34	7.23	7.09
Other	2,973,261	3	3,579,347	5,095,195	4,776,178	5,725,796	5,590,495	6,048,451	5,421,050	5,711,103	3	5,258,477	5,928,146	5,228,742	6,223,034	6,035,264	6,411,719	5,619,948	1.47	1.03	0.97	0.86	1.00	0.94	0.98	0.85
Instruction	122,223,362		214,333,003	322,536,983	336,426,927	349,453,258	363,106,915	376,060,333	388,218,590	234,769,250		314,880,082	375,264,605	368,304,899	379,800,403	391,995,016	398,646,368	402,462,326	60.50	61.53	61.17	60.78	60.74	60.90	60.72	60.66
Salaries	90,742,284		154,512,089	212,998,609	217,274,753	223,044,251	230,477,780	236,757,580	241,516,114	174,299,722		226,996,209	247,819,143	237,862,519	242,413,811	248,814,157	250,977,147	250,377,338	44.91	44.35	40.39	39.25	38.77	38.66	38.23	37.74
Employee benefits	22,347,524		39,522,678	75,248,811	83,946,609	88,840,559	92,808,865	98,358,134	103,820,639	42,925,602		58,063,406	87,550,317	91,900,930	96,555,631	100,192,564	104,265,484	107,629,818	11.06	11.35	14.27	15.17	15.44	15.57	15.88	16.22
Purchased services	2,722,639		6,430,708	14,694,620	15,177,204	16,559,278	18,048,424	18,480,831	19,758,914	5,229,703		9,447,458	17,096,863	16,615,313	17,997,315	19,484,323	19,590,783	20,483,868	1.35	1.85	2.79	2.74	2.88	3.03	2.98	3.09
Tuition	1,192,505		2,458,366	4,988,203	5,296,241	5,572,087	5,743,719	6,123,806	6,596,613	2,290,590		3,611,626	5,803,663	5,798,084	6,055,977	6,200,678	6,491,599	6,838,643	0.59	0.71	0.95	0.96	0.97	0.96	0.99	1.03
Supplies	4,584,754		10,377,554	13,135,284	13,344,523	14,060,733	14,602,677	14,902,855	15,055,799	8,806,494		15,245,833	15,282,611	14,608,977	15,281,792	15,764,438	15,797,915	15,608,197	2.27	2.98	2.49	2.41	2.44	2.45	2.41	2.35
Textbooks	---		---	2,324,846	2,321,424	2,438,331	2,540,299	2,636,445	2,762,925	---		---	2,704,907	2,541,389	2,650,080	2,742,400	2,794,788	2,864,296	---	---	0.44	0.42	0.42	0.43	0.43	0.43
Other	633,656		1,031,608	1,471,457	1,387,596	1,376,350	1,425,450	1,437,126	1,470,511	1,217,140		1,515,551	1,712,008	1,519,077	1,495,875	1,538,857	1,523,439	1,524,464	0.31	0.30	0.28	0.25	0.24	0.24	0.23	0.23
Student support4	8,926,010		17,292,756	29,368,646	30,754,056	32,363,375	34,013,896	35,986,987	38,001,389	17,145,270		25,405,068	34,169,766	33,668,142	35,173,868	36,719,977	38,148,351	39,395,660	4.42	4.96	5.57	5.56	5.63	5.71	5.81	5.94
Salaries	6,565,965		12,354,464	19,367,865	19,823,136	20,658,101	21,598,398	22,588,875	23,568,847	12,612,046		18,150,143	22,534,080	21,701,467	22,452,087	23,316,726	23,945,554	24,433,587	3.25	3.55	3.67	3.58	3.59	3.62	3.65	3.68
Employee benefits	1,660,082		3,036,037	6,533,691	7,315,689	7,872,711	8,360,099	9,138,253	9,858,784	3,188,721		4,460,292	7,601,804	8,008,883	8,556,391	9,025,213	9,687,093	10,220,503	0.82	0.87	1.24	1.32	1.37	1.40	1.48	1.54
Purchased services	455,996		1,328,600	2,583,714	2,850,087	3,024,871	3,202,463	3,389,778	3,655,673	875,887		1,951,868	3,006,093	3,120,145	3,287,557	3,457,245	3,593,367	3,789,799	0.23	0.38	0.49	0.51	0.53	0.54	0.55	0.57
Supplies	191,482		421,838	521,729	564,419	599,269	628,105	645,146	678,297	367,803		619,729	607,020	617,900	651,311	678,075	683,894	703,184	0.09	0.12	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.10	0.11
Other	52,485		151,817	361,647	200,727	208,422	224,831	224,935	239,789	100,814		223,036	420,768	219,746	226,522	242,718	238,445	248,587	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Instructional staff     support5	8,467,142		15,926,856	24,893,140	25,354,104	26,953,637	28,015,976	29,171,944	30,551,511	16,263,867		23,398,402	28,962,614	27,756,520	29,294,339	30,244,875	30,923,999	31,672,446	4.19	4.57	4.72	4.58	4.68	4.70	4.71	4.77
Salaries	5,560,129		9,790,767	14,490,521	14,685,427	15,490,102	16,082,881	16,712,346	17,226,678	10,680,014		14,383,774	16,859,398	16,076,938	16,835,290	17,362,405	17,716,083	17,858,725	2.75	2.81	2.75	2.65	2.69	2.70	2.70	2.69
Employee benefits	1,408,217		2,356,440	4,933,118	5,234,451	5,640,401	5,899,056	6,356,988	6,816,092	2,704,934		3,461,884	5,739,573	5,730,439	6,130,224	6,368,374	6,738,786	7,066,175	0.70	0.68	0.94	0.95	0.98	0.99	1.03	1.07
Purchased services	622,487		2,003,598	3,438,979	3,444,243	3,659,324	3,942,599	3,966,070	4,295,265	1,195,687		2,943,518	4,001,176	3,770,601	3,977,106	4,256,265	4,204,270	4,452,858	0.31	0.58	0.65	0.62	0.64	0.66	0.64	0.67
Supplies	776,863		1,566,954	1,810,950	1,786,877	1,950,698	1,875,189	1,921,032	1,964,260	1,492,216		2,302,037	2,107,000	1,956,192	2,120,100	2,024,376	2,036,408	2,036,329	0.38	0.45	0.34	0.32	0.34	0.31	0.31	0.31
Other	99,445		209,097	219,573	203,106	213,112	216,251	215,509	249,216	191,016		307,188	255,468	222,351	231,619	233,455	228,452	258,360	0.05	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.04
General administration	5,791,253		7,108,291	10,494,526	11,117,393	11,535,748	12,052,726	12,239,087	12,536,329	11,123,963		10,442,906	12,210,147	12,170,816	12,537,533	13,011,618	12,974,162	12,996,287	2.87	2.04	1.99	2.01	2.01	2.02	1.98	1.96
Salaries	2,603,562		3,351,554	4,401,697	4,622,952	4,746,838	4,883,367	5,074,530	5,140,195	5,000,978		4,923,823	5,121,277	5,060,997	5,159,062	5,271,879	5,379,304	5,328,789	1.29	0.96	0.83	0.84	0.83	0.82	0.82	0.80
Employee benefits	777,381		1,000,698	1,856,221	1,915,512	2,036,756	2,089,102	2,244,535	2,320,839	1,493,210		1,470,141	2,159,672	2,097,015	2,213,632	2,255,307	2,379,341	2,405,991	0.38	0.29	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.36	0.36
Purchased services	1,482,427		2,099,032	3,236,857	3,585,418	3,735,708	4,037,348	3,835,212	3,854,573	2,847,477		3,083,722	3,766,011	3,925,152	4,060,124	4,358,551	4,065,553	3,995,997	0.73	0.60	0.61	0.65	0.65	0.68	0.62	0.60
Supplies	172,898		206,137	228,417	237,184	249,401	265,647	276,956	304,453	332,107		302,840	265,758	259,659	271,059	286,782	293,590	315,624	0.09	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05
Other	754,985		450,870	771,334	756,327	767,045	777,262	807,854	916,269	1,450,191		662,380	897,430	827,993	833,657	839,100	856,374	949,887	0.37	0.13	0.15	0.14	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.14
School administration	11,695,344		19,580,890	28,660,307	30,420,650	31,792,450	33,200,151	34,576,316	36,376,344	22,464,667		28,766,603	33,345,630	33,303,144	34,553,363	35,841,493	36,652,956	37,710,992	5.79	5.62	5.44	5.50	5.53	5.57	5.58	5.68
Salaries	8,935,903		14,817,213	20,191,545	21,132,933	21,921,938	22,759,806	23,537,255	24,535,633	17,164,274		21,768,207	23,492,414	23,135,374	23,825,678	24,570,533	24,950,893	25,435,845	4.42	4.25	3.83	3.82	3.81	3.82	3.80	3.83
Employee benefits	2,257,783		3,689,689	6,972,708	7,718,180	8,194,129	8,633,567	9,226,592	10,039,277	4,336,798		5,420,582	8,112,590	8,449,512	8,905,721	9,320,437	9,780,738	10,407,618	1.12	1.06	1.32	1.39	1.42	1.45	1.49	1.57
Purchased services	247,750		611,638	931,765	973,307	1,067,751	1,159,015	1,147,360	1,126,783	475,883		898,568	1,084,087	1,065,532	1,160,476	1,251,224	1,216,270	1,168,124	0.12	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.18
Supplies	189,711		369,257	426,864	435,766	443,385	475,970	487,105	494,587	364,401		542,481	496,647	477,057	481,889	513,837	516,361	512,734	0.09	0.11	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08
Other	64,197		93,093	137,426	160,463	165,248	171,794	178,004	180,064	123,310		136,765	159,892	175,667	179,599	185,462	188,695	186,670	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Operation and     maintenance	21,290,655		34,034,158	50,214,709	53,051,141	54,200,172	55,045,039	57,586,428	59,378,275	40,895,545		50,000,133	58,423,697	58,077,976	58,907,011	59,424,318	61,045,046	61,556,864	10.54	9.77	9.52	9.58	9.42	9.23	9.30	9.28
Salaries	8,849,559		13,461,242	17,604,634	17,846,272	18,205,576	18,735,694	19,288,396	19,003,127	16,998,423		19,776,129	20,482,600	19,537,286	19,786,581	20,226,270	20,446,849	19,700,352	4.38	3.86	3.34	3.22	3.16	3.14	3.11	2.97
Employee benefits	2,633,075		3,778,520	7,195,927	7,694,270	8,024,419	8,293,750	8,797,305	8,819,394	5,057,667		5,551,085	8,372,301	8,423,337	8,721,274	8,953,585	9,325,667	9,142,978	1.30	1.08	1.36	1.39	1.39	1.39	1.42	1.38
Purchased services	5,721,125		9,642,217	13,351,922	15,022,138	15,514,037	15,895,748	17,039,571	18,641,556	10,989,259		14,165,537	15,534,664	16,445,554	16,861,304	17,160,383	18,062,961	19,325,515	2.83	2.77	2.53	2.71	2.70	2.67	2.75	2.91
Supplies	3,761,738		6,871,845	11,638,187	12,078,609	12,047,041	11,728,040	12,066,776	12,502,692	7,225,627		10,095,538	13,540,772	13,223,112	13,093,227	12,661,101	12,791,501	12,961,416	1.86	1.97	2.21	2.18	2.09	1.97	1.95	1.95
Other	325,157		280,334	424,039	409,852	409,098	391,807	394,382	411,506	624,569		411,844	493,360	448,687	444,625	422,979	418,068	426,604	0.16	0.08	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06
Student transportation	8,678,954		14,052,654	22,370,807	23,845,036	23,961,692	24,325,727	25,350,714	26,211,145	16,670,721		20,644,982	26,027,936	26,104,461	26,042,568	26,261,035	26,873,268	27,172,832	4.30	4.03	4.24	4.31	4.16	4.08	4.09	4.10
Salaries	3,285,127		5,406,092	7,527,611	7,683,616	7,897,110	8,198,056	8,513,077	8,762,312	6,310,143		7,942,177	8,758,208	8,411,673	8,582,909	8,850,277	9,024,369	9,083,801	1.63	1.55	1.43	1.39	1.37	1.38	1.37	1.37
Employee benefits	892,985		1,592,127	3,124,937	3,296,150	3,412,883	3,599,805	3,809,158	3,681,985	1,715,264		2,339,019	3,635,795	3,608,475	3,709,264	3,886,199	4,037,934	3,817,077	0.44	0.46	0.59	0.60	0.59	0.60	0.62	0.58
Purchased services	3,345,232		5,767,462	9,153,621	9,926,270	10,063,360	10,392,864	10,808,056	11,311,030	6,425,594		8,473,072	10,650,034	10,866,829	10,937,280	11,219,701	11,457,184	11,726,032	1.66	1.66	1.74	1.79	1.75	1.74	1.75	1.77
Supplies	961,447		1,159,350	2,370,182	2,695,508	2,356,982	1,886,842	1,968,836	2,187,086	1,846,768		1,703,220	2,757,654	2,950,919	2,561,667	2,036,956	2,087,083	2,267,330	0.48	0.33	0.45	0.49	0.41	0.32	0.32	0.34
Other	194,163		127,623	194,456	243,492	231,357	248,160	251,588	268,733	372,953		187,494	226,246	266,564	251,449	267,903	266,699	278,593	0.10	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Other support services6	5,587,837		11,439,134	17,246,807	19,034,045	20,885,114	21,595,016	22,978,894	23,082,130	10,733,238		16,805,416	20,066,276	20,837,607	22,698,815	23,313,074	24,358,997	23,929,013	2.77	3.28	3.27	3.44	3.63	3.62	3.71	3.61
Salaries	2,900,394		5,521,381	8,139,084	8,618,767	9,104,041	9,565,073	9,878,452	10,472,474	5,571,139		8,111,550	9,469,644	9,435,434	9,894,652	10,326,053	10,471,748	10,856,709	1.44	1.58	1.54	1.56	1.58	1.60	1.60	1.64
Employee benefits	980,859		1,594,540	3,295,052	3,694,720	3,912,721	4,061,850	4,313,616	4,756,500	1,884,056		2,342,565	3,833,719	4,044,812	4,252,509	4,385,003	4,572,690	4,931,016	0.49	0.46	0.62	0.67	0.68	0.68	0.70	0.74
Purchased services	798,922		2,783,176	3,876,650	4,671,337	4,853,416	5,120,351	5,444,992	5,364,609	1,534,586		4,088,809	4,510,396	5,113,968	5,274,895	5,527,717	5,772,016	5,561,437	0.40	0.80	0.74	0.84	0.84	0.86	0.88	0.84
Supplies	294,527		626,889	876,293	1,097,951	1,163,493	1,241,221	1,336,046	1,328,379	565,734		920,973	1,019,547	1,201,987	1,264,533	1,339,970	1,416,288	1,377,117	0.15	0.18	0.17	0.20	0.20	0.21	0.22	0.21
Other	613,135		913,148	1,059,728	951,270	1,851,443	1,606,520	2,005,787	1,160,168	1,177,723		1,341,520	1,232,970	1,041,407	2,012,226	1,734,332	2,126,254	1,202,735	0.30	0.26	0.20	0.17	0.32	0.27	0.32	0.18
Food services	8,430,490		13,816,635	20,394,768	22,342,085	23,064,706	23,643,250	24,094,865	24,334,228	16,193,466		20,298,243	23,728,859	24,459,099	25,067,686	25,524,262	25,541,993	25,227,051	4.17	3.97	3.87	4.04	4.01	3.97	3.89	3.80
Salaries	---		4,966,092	6,482,085	6,699,499	6,873,015	7,098,376	7,215,565	7,488,865	---		7,295,766	7,541,762	7,334,307	7,469,880	7,663,109	7,648,929	7,763,631	---	1.43	1.23	1.21	1.19	1.19	1.17	1.17
Employee benefits	---		1,381,923	2,492,673	2,731,484	2,818,033	2,923,479	3,055,701	3,211,995	---		2,030,206	2,900,170	2,990,304	3,062,756	3,156,066	3,239,225	3,329,843	---	0.40	0.47	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.50
Purchased services	---		923,091	2,058,018	2,335,017	2,460,967	2,566,875	2,670,247	2,773,587	---		1,356,128	2,394,458	2,556,270	2,674,682	2,771,090	2,830,621	2,875,350	---	0.26	0.39	0.42	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43
Supplies	---		6,420,201	9,118,886	10,333,931	10,628,481	10,753,015	10,843,858	10,561,737	---		9,432,022	10,609,620	11,313,117	11,551,478	11,608,504	11,495,135	10,949,247	---	1.84	1.73	1.87	1.85	1.80	1.75	1.65
Other	---		125,327	243,105	242,155	284,209	301,505	309,495	298,044	---		184,121	282,848	265,100	308,890	325,492	328,083	308,979	---	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Enterprise operations7	946,705		776,463	1,110,646	1,155,773	1,121,673	1,202,858	1,245,194	1,262,004	1,818,452		1,140,714	1,292,212	1,265,288	1,219,081	1,298,555	1,319,980	1,308,307	0.47	0.22	0.21	0.21	0.19	0.20	0.20	0.20
Salaries	---		124,913	338,141	318,467	311,727	332,327	351,440	357,583	---		183,511	393,420	348,643	338,798	358,766	372,548	370,703	---	0.04	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.06
Employee benefits	---		23,837	97,063	108,464	116,266	119,116	131,513	143,882	---		35,020	112,930	118,742	126,362	128,592	139,411	149,161	---	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
Purchased services	---		189,230	172,641	186,682	180,106	207,176	207,769	214,734	---		278,001	200,863	204,371	195,747	223,658	220,248	222,613	---	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Supplies	---		242,052	290,372	320,969	294,064	317,326	330,702	319,054	---		355,603	337,841	351,382	319,601	342,572	350,564	330,760	---	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Other	---		196,430	212,430	221,191	219,510	226,914	223,771	226,751	---		288,578	247,157	242,150	238,573	244,967	237,210	235,071	---	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Current expenditures for     other programs	3,295,717		6,063,700	8,161,474	7,926,285	7,713,966	7,913,839	7,894,977	8,221,932	6,330,484		8,908,280	9,495,693	8,677,337	8,383,861	8,543,449	8,369,146	8,523,595	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Community services	964,370		2,426,189	3,269,802	3,187,692	3,279,485	3,426,859	3,568,183	3,704,036	1,852,383		3,564,354	3,804,342	3,489,740	3,564,281	3,699,494	3,782,487	3,839,937	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Private school programs	527,609		1,026,695	1,427,539	1,431,807	1,590,684	1,662,359	1,674,995	1,679,865	1,013,443		1,508,334	1,660,910	1,567,477	1,728,821	1,794,613	1,775,594	1,741,499	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Adult education	1,365,523		1,838,265	2,013,156	1,804,646	1,815,963	1,946,215	2,047,591	2,231,943	2,622,925		2,700,625	2,342,263	1,975,645	1,973,665	2,101,052	2,170,569	2,313,833	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Community colleges	5,356		351	34,045	30,906	28,238	29,113	10,659	10,574	10,288		515	39,611	33,835	30,690	31,429	11,299	10,962	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other	432,858		772,200	1,416,931	1,471,234	999,597	849,293	593,549	595,514	831,444		1,134,452	1,648,567	1,610,640	1,086,404	916,861	629,198	617,363	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Capital outlay8	19,771,478		46,220,704	50,968,815	46,438,323	50,610,125	55,989,128	61,298,365	67,346,066	37,977,478		67,903,584	59,301,082	50,838,564	55,005,199	60,443,518	64,979,920	69,816,992	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Public schools	19,655,496		46,078,494	50,888,951	46,297,257	50,448,404	55,841,211	61,138,248	67,142,301	37,754,697		67,694,662	59,208,162	50,684,132	54,829,433	60,283,833	64,810,187	69,605,751	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other current     expenditures	115,982		142,210	79,864	141,066	161,722	147,917	160,117	203,765	222,781		208,923	92,920	154,433	175,766	159,685	169,734	211,241	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Interest on school debt	4,324,768		10,165,940	17,934,224	17,152,459	17,479,466	17,500,574	18,338,477	19,356,101	8,307,107		14,934,946	20,866,071	18,777,732	18,997,415	18,892,886	19,439,879	20,066,276	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

---Not available.

†Not applicable.

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 Includes estimated data for subfunctions of food services and enterprise operations.

4 Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.

5 Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.

6 Includes business support services concerned with paying, transporting, exchanging, and maintaining goods and services for local education agencies; central support services, including planning, research, evaluation, information, staff, and data processing services; and other support services.

7 Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time). Includes very small amounts for direct program support made by state education agencies for local school districts.

8 Includes expenditures for property and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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," 1990-91 through 2017-18. (This table was prepared November 2020.)