Table 236.15.

Current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: 1989-90 through 2030-31

School year	Current expenditures in unadjusted dollars1					Current expenditures in constant 2020-21 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	$390.1		3.8	$9,622		2.9	$10,320	2.3
1990-91	202.0		4,902		5,258	397.0		1.8	9,632		0.1	10,332	0.1
1991-92	211.2		5,023		5,421	402.1		1.3	9,564		-0.7	10,322	-0.1
1992-93	220.9		5,160		5,584	407.9		1.4	9,526		-0.4	10,309	-0.1
1993-94	231.5		5,327		5,767	416.7		2.1	9,587		0.6	10,380	0.7
1994-95	243.9		5,529		5,989	426.7		2.4	9,673		0.9	10,478	0.9
1995-96	255.1		5,689		6,147	434.5		1.8	9,690		0.2	10,470	-0.1
1996-97	270.2		5,923		6,393	447.4		3.0	9,809		1.2	10,587	1.1
1997-98	285.5		6,189		6,676	464.5		3.8	10,070		2.7	10,861	2.6
1998-99	302.9		6,508		7,013	484.4		4.3	10,408		3.4	11,216	3.3
1999-2000	323.9		6,912		7,394	503.5		3.9	10,745		3.2	11,493	2.5
2000-01	348.4		7,380		7,904	523.6		4.0	11,092		3.2	11,879	3.4
2001-02	368.4		7,727		8,259	544.0		3.9	11,412		2.9	12,196	2.7
2002-03	387.6		8,044		8,610	560.1		3.0	11,624		1.9	12,441	2.0
2003-04	403.4		8,310		8,900	570.4		1.8	11,752		1.1	12,585	1.2
2004-05	425.0		8,711		9,316	583.5		2.3	11,958		1.8	12,789	1.6
2005-06	449.1		9,145		9,778	593.9		1.8	12,093		1.1	12,931	1.1
2006-07	476.8		9,679		10,336	614.7		3.5	12,477		3.2	13,324	3.0
2007-08	506.9		10,298		10,982	630.1		2.5	12,801		2.6	13,651	2.5
2008-09	518.9		10,540		11,239	636.2		1.0	12,921		0.9	13,777	0.9
2009-10	524.7		10,636		11,427	637.1		0.1	12,914		-0.1	13,874	0.7
2010-11	527.3		10,663		11,433	627.6		-1.5	12,691		-1.7	13,609	-1.9
2011-12	527.2		10,648		11,362	609.7		-2.9	12,313		-3.0	13,139	-3.5
2012-13	535.8		10,771		11,509	609.4		#	12,251		-0.5	13,091	-0.4
2013-14	553.5		11,066		11,819	619.9		1.7	12,394		1.2	13,237	1.1
2014-15	575.3		11,445		12,224	639.7		3.2	12,725		2.7	13,592	2.7
2015-16	596.2		11,842		12,619	658.5		2.9	13,079		2.8	13,936	2.5
2016-17	619.3		12,260		13,096	671.6		2.0	13,296		1.7	14,202	1.9
2017-18	640.0		12,654		13,550	678.7		1.1	13,420		0.9	14,370	1.2
2018-19	666.9	3	13,187	4	14,164	692.9	3	2.1	13,701	4	2.1	14,716	2.4
2019-205	691.0		13,600		14,570	706.9		2.0	13,910		1.4	14,910	1.3
2020-215	699.9		14,170		15,180	699.9		-1.0	14,170		2.0	15,180	2.0
2021-225	738.6		14,750		15,800	717.8		2.6	14,330		1.1	15,350	1.1
2022-235	750.3		15,030		16,090	715.2		-0.4	14,330		-0.1	15,340	-0.1
2023-245	765.1		15,380		16,470	714.4		-0.1	14,360		0.3	15,380	0.3
2024-255	781.1		15,790		16,900	713.9		-0.1	14,430		0.4	15,450	0.4
2025-265	796.8		16,220		17,370	712.6		-0.2	14,510		0.6	15,530	0.6
2026-275	806.6		16,680		17,860	705.6		-1.0	14,590		0.6	15,620	0.6
2027-285	819.4		17,140		18,350	700.9		-0.7	14,660		0.5	15,700	0.5
2028-295	837.5		17,600		18,840	700.1		-0.1	14,710		0.4	15,750	0.4
2029-305	855.2		18,060		19,340	698.6		-0.2	14,750		0.3	15,800	0.3
2030-315	874.5		18,510		19,820	698.0		-0.1	14,770		0.1	15,820	0.1

#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 Excludes prekindergarten expenditures for California.

4 Excludes prekindergarten expenditures and prekindergarten enrollment for California.

5 Projected. Projected expenditures do not account for relief funding administered during the coronavirus pandemic, such as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act or the American Rescue Plan (ARP).

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 after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected 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 2018-19; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, through 2030; and Public Elementary and Secondary Education Current Expenditure Projection Model, through 2030-31. (This table was prepared September 2021.)