Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by function and subfunction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2018-19

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Table 236.20.

Function and subfunction	Expenditures in thousands of unadjusted dollars¹									Expenditures in thousands of constant 2020–21 dollars²									Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public schools
Function and subfunction	1990-91		2000-01	2010-11	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19³	1990-91		2000-01	2010-11	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19³	1990-91	2000-01	2010-11	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19³
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	$651,135,383	$677,605,095	$706,822,581	$734,876,044	$769,038,919	$450,836,405		$617,420,409	$719,340,562	$723,969,490	$748,353,604	$766,521,616	$779,375,664	$799,048,283	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Current expenditures for public schools	202,037,752		348,360,841	527,291,339	575,331,825	596,201,554	619,290,762	639,951,946	666,865,401	397,010,361		523,561,920	627,613,759	639,686,767	658,450,748	671,596,760	678,703,540	692,887,759	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Salaries	132,730,931	⁴	224,305,806	311,541,792	328,252,700	339,731,757	349,917,515	358,071,826	368,867,802	260,820,338	⁴	337,115,900	370,815,716	364,970,091	375,203,030	379,471,943	379,754,476	383,261,726	65.70	64.39	59.08	57.05	56.98	56.50	55.95	55.31
Employee benefits	33,954,456	⁴	57,976,490	111,750,200	130,868,877	136,788,690	145,431,794	153,469,389	161,373,596	66,721,544	⁴	87,134,600	133,011,786	145,507,489	151,070,749	157,715,128	162,762,561	167,670,702	16.81	16.64	21.19	22.75	22.94	23.48	23.98	24.20
Purchased services	16,380,643	⁴	31,778,754	53,498,786	61,118,818	64,572,861	66,989,885	70,996,723	75,281,361	32,188,464	⁴	47,761,239	63,677,462	67,955,391	71,314,891	72,647,927	75,295,852	78,218,983	8.11	9.12	10.15	10.62	10.83	10.82	11.09	11.29
Tuition	1,192,505	⁴	2,458,366	4,988,203	5,572,087	5,743,719	6,123,806	6,596,613	9,009,369	2,343,309	⁴	3,694,752	5,937,258	6,195,365	6,343,419	6,641,029	6,996,064	9,360,932	0.59	0.71	0.95	0.97	0.96	0.99	1.03	1.35
Supplies	14,805,956	⁴	28,262,078	40,417,163	43,793,547	43,774,032	44,779,311	45,396,345	46,724,579	29,094,156	⁴	42,475,922	48,106,931	48,692,165	48,344,463	48,561,423	48,145,271	48,547,861	7.33	8.11	7.67	7.61	7.34	7.23	7.09	7.01
Other	2,973,261	⁴	3,579,347	5,095,195	5,725,796	5,590,495	6,048,451	5,421,050	5,608,693	5,842,549	⁴	5,379,508	6,064,606	6,366,266	6,174,196	6,559,310	5,749,316	5,827,555	1.47	1.03	0.97	1.00	0.94	0.98	0.85	0.84
Instruction	122,223,362		214,333,003	322,536,983	349,453,258	363,106,915	376,060,333	388,218,590	403,040,525	240,172,644		322,127,477	383,902,851	388,542,082	401,018,781	407,822,814	411,726,744	418,767,935	60.50	61.53	61.17	60.74	60.90	60.72	60.66	60.44
Salaries	90,742,284		154,512,089	212,998,609	223,044,251	230,477,780	236,757,580	241,516,114	247,799,019	178,311,363		232,220,836	253,523,712	247,993,331	254,541,884	256,754,393	256,140,859	257,468,609	44.91	44.35	40.39	38.77	38.66	38.23	37.74	37.16
Employee benefits	22,347,524		39,522,678	75,248,811	88,840,559	92,808,865	98,358,134	103,820,639	108,695,649	43,913,567		59,399,814	89,565,645	98,778,005	102,499,006	106,665,573	110,107,385	112,937,160	11.06	11.35	14.27	15.44	15.57	15.88	16.22	16.30
Purchased services	2,722,639		6,430,708	14,694,620	16,559,278	18,048,424	18,480,831	19,758,914	20,436,610	5,350,069		9,664,904	17,490,417	18,411,551	19,932,854	20,041,743	20,955,393	21,234,085	1.35	1.85	2.79	2.88	3.03	2.98	3.09	3.06
Tuition	1,192,505		2,458,366	4,988,203	5,572,087	5,743,719	6,123,806	6,596,613	9,009,369	2,343,309		3,694,752	5,937,258	6,195,365	6,343,419	6,641,029	6,996,064	9,360,932	0.59	0.71	0.95	0.97	0.96	0.99	1.03	1.35
Supplies	4,584,754		10,377,554	13,135,284	14,060,733	14,602,677	14,902,855	15,055,799	15,578,373	9,009,182		15,596,737	15,634,403	15,633,525	16,127,337	16,161,567	15,967,487	16,186,271	2.27	2.98	2.49	2.44	2.45	2.41	2.35	2.34
Textbooks	---		---	2,324,846	2,438,331	2,540,299	2,636,445	2,762,925	2,489,567	---		---	2,767,171	2,711,075	2,805,530	2,859,122	2,930,230	2,586,715	---	---	0.44	0.42	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.37
Other	633,656		1,031,608	1,471,457	1,376,350	1,425,450	1,437,126	1,470,511	1,521,505	1,245,153		1,550,434	1,751,416	1,530,305	1,574,281	1,558,507	1,559,556	1,580,877	0.31	0.30	0.28	0.24	0.24	0.23	0.23	0.23
Student support⁵	8,926,010		17,292,756	29,368,646	32,363,375	34,013,896	35,986,987	38,001,389	40,915,351	17,539,882		25,989,800	34,956,322	35,983,448	37,565,275	39,026,489	40,302,522	42,511,946	4.42	4.96	5.57	5.63	5.71	5.81	5.94	6.14
Salaries	6,565,965		12,354,464	19,367,865	20,658,101	21,598,398	22,588,875	23,568,847	25,165,734	12,902,322		18,567,893	23,052,794	22,968,856	23,853,479	24,496,757	24,996,033	26,147,749	3.25	3.55	3.67	3.59	3.62	3.65	3.68	3.77
Employee benefits	1,660,082		3,036,037	6,533,691	7,872,711	8,360,099	9,138,253	9,858,784	10,732,634	3,262,111		4,562,951	7,776,790	8,753,330	9,232,974	9,910,080	10,455,772	11,151,442	0.82	0.87	1.24	1.37	1.40	1.48	1.54	1.61
Purchased services	455,996		1,328,600	2,583,714	3,024,871	3,202,463	3,389,778	3,655,673	4,038,487	896,046		1,996,793	3,075,291	3,363,225	3,536,831	3,676,082	3,877,038	4,196,077	0.23	0.38	0.49	0.53	0.54	0.55	0.57	0.61
Supplies	191,482		421,838	521,729	599,269	628,105	645,146	678,297	724,581	376,268		633,993	620,993	666,302	693,685	699,636	719,371	752,856	0.09	0.12	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.10	0.11	0.11
Other	52,485		151,817	361,647	208,422	224,831	224,935	239,789	253,914	103,134		228,170	430,454	231,736	248,306	243,934	254,309	263,822	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Instructional staff support⁶	8,467,142		15,926,856	24,893,140	26,953,637	28,015,976	29,171,944	30,551,511	32,122,553	16,638,192		23,936,948	29,629,307	29,968,592	30,941,115	31,635,839	32,401,525	33,376,036	4.19	4.57	4.72	4.68	4.70	4.71	4.77	4.82
Salaries	5,560,129		9,790,767	14,490,521	15,490,102	16,082,881	16,712,346	17,226,678	17,685,818	10,925,823		14,714,836	17,247,486	17,222,779	17,762,089	18,123,889	18,269,821	18,375,953	2.75	2.81	2.75	2.69	2.70	2.70	2.69	2.65
Employee benefits	1,408,217		2,356,440	4,933,118	5,640,401	5,899,056	6,356,988	6,816,092	7,176,000	2,767,190		3,541,564	5,871,693	6,271,320	6,514,975	6,893,906	7,228,833	7,456,021	0.70	0.68	0.94	0.98	0.99	1.03	1.07	1.08
Purchased services	622,487		2,003,598	3,438,979	3,659,324	3,942,599	3,966,070	4,295,265	4,966,059	1,223,207		3,011,267	4,093,279	4,068,645	4,354,244	4,301,049	4,555,360	5,159,844	0.31	0.58	0.65	0.64	0.66	0.64	0.67	0.74
Supplies	776,863		1,566,954	1,810,950	1,950,698	1,875,189	1,921,032	1,964,260	2,040,498	1,526,560		2,355,021	2,155,501	2,168,898	2,070,977	2,083,284	2,083,204	2,120,122	0.38	0.45	0.34	0.34	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.31
Other	99,445		209,097	219,573	213,112	216,251	215,509	249,216	254,178	195,412		314,259	261,348	236,950	238,829	233,711	264,307	264,097	0.05	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.04
General administration	5,791,253		7,108,291	10,494,526	11,535,748	12,052,726	12,239,087	12,536,329	12,488,926	11,379,990		10,683,264	12,491,214	12,826,103	13,311,147	13,272,814	13,295,453	12,976,268	2.87	2.04	1.99	2.01	2.02	1.98	1.96	1.87
Salaries	2,603,562		3,351,554	4,401,697	4,746,838	4,883,367	5,074,530	5,140,195	5,288,269	5,116,080		5,037,151	5,239,164	5,277,805	5,393,238	5,503,130	5,451,454	5,494,627	1.29	0.96	0.83	0.83	0.82	0.82	0.80	0.79
Employee benefits	777,381		1,000,698	1,856,221	2,036,756	2,089,102	2,244,535	2,320,839	2,370,266	1,527,577		1,503,979	2,209,385	2,264,582	2,307,224	2,434,111	2,461,375	2,462,758	0.38	0.29	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.36	0.36	0.36
Purchased services	1,482,427		2,099,032	3,236,857	3,735,708	4,037,348	3,835,212	3,854,573	3,731,506	2,913,014		3,154,698	3,852,701	4,153,573	4,458,886	4,159,138	4,087,982	3,877,116	0.73	0.60	0.61	0.65	0.68	0.62	0.60	0.56
Supplies	172,898		206,137	228,417	249,401	265,647	276,956	304,453	311,731	339,751		309,810	271,876	277,298	293,383	300,348	322,889	323,896	0.09	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.05
Other	754,985		450,870	771,334	767,045	777,262	807,854	916,269	787,154	1,483,568		677,626	918,088	852,844	858,416	876,087	971,753	817,870	0.37	0.13	0.15	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.14	0.12
School administration	11,695,344		19,580,890	28,660,307	31,792,450	33,200,151	34,576,316	36,376,344	37,909,378	22,981,708		29,428,705	34,113,216	35,348,661	36,666,567	37,496,671	38,579,074	39,388,674	5.79	5.62	5.44	5.53	5.57	5.58	5.68	5.68
Salaries	8,935,903		14,817,213	20,191,545	21,921,938	22,759,806	23,537,255	24,535,633	25,413,676	17,559,323		22,269,232	24,033,188	24,374,062	25,136,149	25,525,238	26,021,362	26,405,366	4.42	4.25	3.83	3.81	3.82	3.80	3.83	3.81
Employee benefits	2,257,783		3,689,689	6,972,708	8,194,129	8,633,567	9,226,592	10,039,277	10,649,444	4,436,613		5,545,344	8,299,335	9,110,700	9,534,995	10,005,881	10,647,194	11,065,005	1.12	1.06	1.32	1.42	1.45	1.49	1.57	1.60
Purchased services	247,750		611,638	931,765	1,067,751	1,159,015	1,147,360	1,126,783	1,172,011	486,836		919,250	1,109,042	1,187,186	1,280,027	1,244,267	1,195,014	1,217,745	0.12	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.18	0.18
Supplies	189,711		369,257	426,864	443,385	475,970	487,105	494,587	492,095	372,788		554,967	508,079	492,980	525,666	528,247	524,537	511,297	0.09	0.11	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.07
Other	64,197		93,093	137,426	165,248	171,794	178,004	180,064	182,152	126,148		139,912	163,572	183,732	189,731	193,038	190,967	189,260	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	54,200,172	55,045,039	57,586,428	59,378,275	61,488,333	41,836,787		51,150,954	59,768,557	60,262,845	60,792,272	62,450,243	62,973,862	63,887,725	10.54	9.77	9.52	9.42	9.23	9.30	9.28	9.22
Salaries	8,849,559		13,461,242	17,604,634	18,205,576	18,735,694	19,288,396	19,003,127	19,614,742	17,389,655		20,231,303	20,954,090	20,241,999	20,691,881	20,917,515	20,153,841	20,380,146	4.38	3.86	3.34	3.16	3.14	3.11	2.97	2.94
Employee benefits	2,633,075		3,778,520	7,195,927	8,024,419	8,293,750	8,797,305	8,819,394	9,129,606	5,174,073		5,678,851	8,565,024	8,922,008	9,159,698	9,540,335	9,353,443	9,485,861	1.30	1.08	1.36	1.39	1.39	1.42	1.38	1.37
Purchased services	5,721,125		9,642,217	13,351,922	15,514,037	15,895,748	17,039,571	18,641,556	19,529,872	11,242,185		14,491,577	15,892,258	17,249,392	17,555,417	18,478,752	19,770,375	20,291,965	2.83	2.77	2.53	2.70	2.67	2.75	2.91	2.93
Supplies	3,761,738		6,871,845	11,638,187	12,047,041	11,728,040	12,066,776	12,502,692	12,774,851	7,391,930		10,327,901	13,852,468	13,394,587	12,952,560	13,085,949	13,259,779	13,273,350	1.86	1.97	2.21	2.09	1.97	1.95	1.95	1.92
Other	325,157		280,334	424,039	409,098	391,807	394,382	411,506	439,262	638,944		421,323	504,717	454,859	432,716	427,691	436,424	456,403	0.16	0.08	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.07
Student transportation	8,678,954		14,052,654	22,370,807	23,961,692	24,325,727	25,350,714	26,211,145	27,938,958	17,054,411		21,120,154	26,627,075	26,641,977	26,865,567	27,491,864	27,798,333	29,029,189	4.30	4.03	4.24	4.16	4.08	4.09	4.10	4.19
Salaries	3,285,127		5,406,092	7,527,611	7,897,110	8,198,056	8,513,077	8,762,312	9,097,094	6,455,376		8,124,977	8,959,814	8,780,458	9,054,012	9,232,101	9,292,904	9,452,080	1.63	1.55	1.43	1.37	1.38	1.37	1.37	1.36
Employee benefits	892,985		1,592,127	3,124,937	3,412,883	3,599,805	3,809,158	3,681,985	4,181,853	1,754,742		2,392,855	3,719,487	3,794,638	3,975,659	4,130,884	3,904,944	4,345,037	0.44	0.46	0.59	0.59	0.60	0.62	0.58	0.63
Purchased services	3,345,232		5,767,462	9,153,621	10,063,360	10,392,864	10,808,056	11,311,030	12,021,555	6,573,484		8,668,091	10,895,188	11,189,018	11,477,979	11,720,917	11,995,957	12,490,659	1.66	1.66	1.74	1.75	1.74	1.75	1.77	1.80
Supplies	961,447		1,159,350	2,370,182	2,356,982	1,886,842	1,968,836	2,187,086	2,348,562	1,889,273		1,742,422	2,821,133	2,620,628	2,083,847	2,135,126	2,319,522	2,440,207	0.48	0.33	0.45	0.41	0.32	0.32	0.34	0.35
Other	194,163		127,623	194,456	231,357	248,160	251,588	268,733	289,894	381,537		191,809	231,454	257,236	274,070	272,838	285,006	301,206	0.10	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Other support services⁷	5,587,837		11,439,134	17,246,807	20,885,114	21,595,016	22,978,894	23,082,130	24,794,067	10,980,271		17,192,216	20,528,183	23,221,262	23,849,744	24,919,717	24,479,843	25,761,579	2.77	3.28	3.27	3.63	3.62	3.71	3.61	3.72
Salaries	2,900,394		5,521,381	8,139,084	9,104,041	9,565,073	9,878,452	10,472,474	10,725,872	5,699,363		8,298,248	9,687,626	10,122,393	10,563,759	10,712,797	11,106,623	11,144,416	1.44	1.58	1.54	1.58	1.60	1.60	1.64	1.61
Employee benefits	980,859		1,594,540	3,295,052	3,912,721	4,061,850	4,313,616	4,756,500	4,977,424	1,927,419		2,396,482	3,921,968	4,350,387	4,485,946	4,677,949	5,044,525	5,171,653	0.49	0.46	0.62	0.68	0.68	0.70	0.74	0.75
Purchased services	798,922		2,783,176	3,876,650	4,853,416	5,120,351	5,444,992	5,364,609	6,258,634	1,569,906		4,182,918	4,614,221	5,396,305	5,654,965	5,904,882	5,689,457	6,502,858	0.40	0.80	0.74	0.84	0.86	0.88	0.84	0.94
Supplies	294,527		626,889	876,293	1,163,493	1,241,221	1,336,046	1,328,379	1,456,368	578,755		942,171	1,043,016	1,293,638	1,370,816	1,448,890	1,408,817	1,513,199	0.15	0.18	0.17	0.20	0.21	0.22	0.21	0.22
Other	613,135		913,148	1,059,728	1,851,443	1,606,520	2,005,787	1,160,168	1,375,770	1,204,829		1,372,397	1,261,352	2,058,540	1,774,257	2,175,199	1,230,421	1,429,455	0.30	0.26	0.20	0.32	0.27	0.32	0.18	0.21
Food services	8,430,490		13,816,635	20,394,768	23,064,706	23,643,250	24,094,865	24,334,228	24,974,691	16,566,171		20,765,434	24,275,075	25,644,656	26,111,833	26,129,944	25,807,761	25,949,251	4.17	3.97	3.87	4.01	3.97	3.89	3.80	3.75
Salaries	---		4,966,092	6,482,085	6,873,015	7,098,376	7,215,565	7,488,865	7,701,633	---		7,463,688	7,715,366	7,641,811	7,839,515	7,825,000	7,942,345	8,002,166	---	1.43	1.23	1.19	1.19	1.17	1.17	1.15
Employee benefits	---		1,381,923	2,492,673	2,818,033	2,923,479	3,055,701	3,211,995	3,313,055	---		2,076,934	2,966,929	3,133,250	3,228,719	3,313,788	3,406,494	3,442,337	---	0.40	0.47	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.50	0.50
Purchased services	---		923,091	2,058,018	2,460,967	2,566,875	2,670,247	2,773,587	2,948,677	---		1,387,341	2,449,577	2,736,243	2,834,881	2,895,779	2,941,539	3,063,740	---	0.26	0.39	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.43	0.44
Supplies	---		6,420,201	9,118,886	10,628,481	10,753,015	10,843,858	10,561,737	10,701,487	---		9,649,113	10,853,844	11,817,352	11,875,733	11,759,742	11,201,292	11,119,079	---	1.84	1.73	1.85	1.80	1.75	1.65	1.60
Other	---		125,327	243,105	284,209	301,505	309,495	298,044	309,838	---		188,358	289,359	316,000	332,985	335,635	316,091	321,929	---	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Enterprise operations⁸	946,705		776,463	1,110,646	1,121,673	1,202,858	1,245,194	1,262,004	1,192,617	1,860,305		1,166,969	1,321,958	1,247,140	1,328,448	1,350,365	1,338,424	1,239,155	0.47	0.22	0.21	0.19	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.18
Salaries	---		124,913	338,141	311,727	332,327	351,440	357,583	375,946	---		187,735	402,476	346,596	367,025	381,123	379,236	390,616	---	0.04	0.06	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
Employee benefits	---		23,837	97,063	116,266	119,116	131,513	143,882	147,666	---		35,826	115,530	129,271	131,553	142,621	152,595	153,428	---	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
Purchased services	---		189,230	172,641	180,106	207,176	207,769	214,734	177,949	---		284,400	205,487	200,253	228,807	225,318	227,737	184,893	---	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Supplies	---		242,052	290,372	294,064	317,326	330,702	319,054	296,032	---		363,788	345,618	326,957	350,458	358,633	338,374	307,583	---	0.07	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.04
Other	---		196,430	212,430	219,510	226,914	223,771	226,751	195,025	---		295,220	252,846	244,064	250,606	242,670	240,482	202,636	---	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03
Current expenditures for other programs	3,295,717		6,063,700	8,161,474	7,713,966	7,913,839	7,894,977	8,221,932	8,599,919	6,476,185		9,113,316	9,714,275	8,576,828	8,740,120	8,561,796	8,719,802	8,935,505	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Community services	964,370		2,426,189	3,269,802	3,279,485	3,426,859	3,568,183	3,704,036	3,873,982	1,895,017		3,646,392	3,891,915	3,646,318	3,784,656	3,869,556	3,928,330	4,025,153	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Private school programs	527,609		1,026,695	1,427,539	1,590,684	1,662,359	1,674,995	1,679,865	1,759,261	1,036,768		1,543,050	1,699,142	1,768,613	1,835,925	1,816,467	1,781,587	1,827,910	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Adult education	1,365,523		1,838,265	2,013,156	1,815,963	1,946,215	2,047,591	2,231,943	2,390,736	2,683,294		2,762,784	2,396,179	2,019,092	2,149,419	2,220,533	2,367,096	2,484,027	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Community colleges	5,356		351	34,045	28,238	29,113	10,659	10,574	12,499	10,525		527	40,523	31,396	32,152	11,559	11,215	12,987	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other	432,858		772,200	1,416,931	999,597	849,293	593,549	595,514	563,441	850,580		1,160,563	1,686,516	1,111,409	937,968	643,681	631,574	585,428	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Capital outlay⁹	19,771,478		46,220,704	50,968,815	50,610,125	55,989,128	61,298,365	67,346,066	73,130,901	38,851,559		69,466,478	60,666,139	56,271,226	61,834,934	66,475,694	71,424,133	75,984,608	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Public schools	19,655,496		46,078,494	50,888,951	50,448,404	55,841,211	61,138,248	67,142,301	72,973,591	38,623,651		69,252,746	60,571,079	56,091,415	61,671,573	66,302,053	71,208,030	75,821,159	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other current expenditures	115,982		142,210	79,864	161,722	147,917	160,117	203,765	157,310	227,908		213,731	95,059	179,811	163,361	173,641	216,104	163,449	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Interest on school debt	4,324,768		10,165,940	17,934,224	17,479,466	17,500,574	18,338,477	19,356,101	20,442,697	8,498,301		15,278,694	21,346,389	19,434,669	19,327,802	19,887,366	20,528,188	21,240,410	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

---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 Excludes prekindergarten expenditures for California.

⁴ Includes estimated data for subfunctions of food services and enterprise operations.

⁵ Includes expenditures for guidance, health, attendance, and speech pathology services.

⁶ Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.

⁷ 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.

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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 2018-19. (This table was prepared September 2021.)

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