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Table 236.10. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by function: Selected school years, 1919-20 through 2019-20 |
School year | Total expenditures | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education | Current expenditures for other programs1 |
Capital outlay | Interest on school debt | ||||||
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Total | Instruction2 | Administration2 | Operation and maintenance2 | Other school services2,3 | Fixed charges | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Amounts in thousands of unadjusted dollars4 | |||||||||||
1919-20 | $1,036,151 | $861,120 | $632,556 | $36,752 | $146,139 | $36,387 | $9,286 | $3,277 | $153,543 | 5 | $18,212 |
1929-30 | 2,316,790 | 1,843,552 | 1,317,727 | 78,680 | 294,882 | 101,993 | 50,270 | 9,825 | 370,878 | 5 | 92,536 |
1939-40 | 2,344,049 | 1,941,799 | 1,403,285 | 91,571 | 267,686 | 129,141 | 50,116 | 13,367 | 257,974 | 5 | 130,909 |
1949-50 | 5,837,643 | 4,687,274 | 3,112,340 | 220,050 | 641,751 | 451,663 | 261,469 | 35,614 | 1,014,176 | 5 | 100,578 |
1959-60 | 15,613,254 | 12,329,388 | 8,350,738 | 528,408 | 1,507,622 | 1,033,297 | 909,323 | 132,566 | 2,661,786 | 5 | 489,514 |
1969-70 | 40,683,429 | 34,217,773 | 23,270,158 | 1,606,646 | 3,512,198 | 2,561,856 | 3,266,920 | 635,803 | 4,659,072 | 1,170,782 | |
1979-80 | 95,961,561 | 86,984,142 | 53,257,937 | 4,263,757 | 9,744,785 | 7,923,729 | 11,793,934 | 597,585 | 6,506,167 | 1,873,666 | |
1989-90 | 212,769,564 | 188,229,359 | 113,550,405 | 16,346,991 | 20,261,415 | 38,070,548 | --- | 2,982,543 | 17,781,342 | 3,776,321 | |
1999-2000 | 381,838,155 | 323,888,508 | 199,968,138 | 25,079,298 | 31,190,295 | 67,650,776 | --- | 5,457,015 | 43,357,186 | 9,135,445 | |
2000-01 | 410,811,185 | 348,360,841 | 214,333,003 | 26,689,182 | 34,034,158 | 73,304,498 | --- | 6,063,700 | 46,220,704 | 10,165,940 | |
2008-09 | 610,326,007 | 518,922,842 | 316,075,710 | 38,811,325 | 50,559,027 | 113,476,779 | --- | 8,463,793 | 65,890,367 | 17,049,004 | |
2009-10 | 607,018,292 | 524,715,242 | 321,213,401 | 38,972,700 | 50,023,919 | 114,505,223 | --- | 8,355,761 | 56,714,992 | 17,232,297 | |
2010-11 | 604,355,852 | 527,291,339 | 322,536,983 | 39,154,833 | 50,214,709 | 115,384,813 | --- | 8,161,474 | 50,968,815 | 17,934,224 | |
2011-12 | 601,993,584 | 527,207,246 | 320,994,474 | 39,491,926 | 49,834,165 | 116,886,681 | --- | 8,188,640 | 48,793,436 | 17,804,262 | |
2012-13 | 606,813,352 | 535,795,823 | 325,682,380 | 40,349,598 | 50,674,499 | 119,089,346 | --- | 8,031,416 | 45,720,570 | 17,265,542 | |
2013-14 | 625,018,277 | 553,501,209 | 336,426,927 | 41,538,042 | 53,051,141 | 122,485,100 | --- | 7,926,285 | 46,438,323 | 17,152,459 | |
2014-15 | 651,135,383 | 575,331,825 | 349,453,258 | 43,328,198 | 54,200,172 | 128,350,197 | --- | 7,713,966 | 50,610,125 | 17,479,466 | |
2015-16 | 677,605,095 | 596,201,554 | 363,106,915 | 45,252,877 | 55,045,039 | 132,796,722 | --- | 7,913,839 | 55,989,128 | 17,500,574 | |
2016-17 | 706,822,581 | 619,290,762 | 376,060,333 | 46,815,403 | 57,586,428 | 138,828,598 | --- | 7,894,977 | 61,298,365 | 18,338,477 | |
2017-18 | 734,579,608 | 639,698,559 | 387,956,966 | 48,302,934 | 59,369,464 | 144,069,195 | --- | 8,224,089 | 67,247,783 | 19,409,177 | |
2018-196 | 769,124,638 | 666,951,524 | 403,039,543 | 50,398,304 | 61,488,333 | 152,025,344 | --- | 8,600,902 | 73,129,514 | 20,442,697 | |
2019-206 | 793,718,886 | 682,217,081 | 412,616,246 | 52,253,311 | 61,895,001 | 155,452,524 | --- | 8,739,021 | 81,334,789 | 21,427,996 | |
Amounts in thousands of constant 2021-22 dollars7 | |||||||||||
1919-20 | $15,332,964 | $12,742,855 | $9,360,565 | $543,856 | $2,162,565 | $538,455 | $137,414 | $48,493 | $2,272,130 | 5 | $269,501 |
1929-30 | 38,172,928 | 30,375,553 | 21,711,721 | 1,296,382 | 4,858,666 | 1,680,503 | 828,281 | 161,883 | 6,110,825 | 5 | 1,524,683 |
1939-40 | 47,304,544 | 39,186,859 | 28,319,270 | 1,847,967 | 5,402,090 | 2,606,155 | 1,011,376 | 269,755 | 5,206,095 | 5 | 2,641,835 |
1949-50 | 69,515,668 | 55,816,874 | 37,062,286 | 2,620,394 | 7,642,082 | 5,378,482 | 3,113,618 | 424,098 | 12,076,984 | 5 | 1,197,700 |
1959-60 | 149,858,146 | 118,339,151 | 80,151,525 | 5,071,732 | 14,470,362 | 9,917,726 | 8,727,806 | 1,272,387 | 25,548,186 | 4,698,422 | |
1969-70 | 303,739,358 | 255,467,266 | 173,733,213 | 11,995,096 | 26,221,801 | 19,126,620 | 24,390,574 | 4,746,856 | 34,784,274 | 8,740,969 | |
1979-80 | 348,607,770 | 315,994,732 | 193,474,663 | 15,489,315 | 35,400,714 | 28,785,208 | 42,844,833 | 2,170,898 | 23,635,509 | 6,806,627 | |
1989-90 | 472,584,284 | 418,077,827 | 252,207,768 | 36,308,440 | 45,002,801 | 84,558,817 | --- | 6,624,552 | 39,494,290 | 8,387,619 | |
1999-2000 | 636,109,285 | 539,570,195 | 333,129,593 | 41,779,938 | 51,960,329 | 112,700,332 | --- | 9,090,915 | 72,229,316 | 15,218,861 | |
2000-01 | 661,705,548 | 561,114,959 | 345,232,414 | 42,989,043 | 54,819,811 | 118,073,691 | --- | 9,766,978 | 74,449,035 | 16,374,575 | |
2008-09 | 801,868,764 | 681,779,922 | 415,271,897 | 50,991,747 | 66,426,311 | 149,089,968 | --- | 11,120,043 | 86,569,189 | 22,399,609 | |
2009-10 | 789,878,975 | 682,782,617 | 417,977,045 | 50,712,996 | 65,093,329 | 148,999,247 | --- | 10,872,885 | 73,800,049 | 22,423,425 | |
2010-11 | 770,933,984 | 672,628,239 | 411,437,600 | 49,947,049 | 64,055,350 | 147,188,239 | --- | 10,411,015 | 65,017,309 | 22,877,421 | |
2011-12 | 746,061,906 | 653,377,798 | 397,814,455 | 48,943,082 | 61,760,412 | 144,859,849 | --- | 10,148,334 | 60,470,618 | 22,065,155 | |
2012-13 | 739,723,195 | 653,150,754 | 397,016,332 | 49,187,338 | 61,773,694 | 145,173,390 | --- | 9,790,531 | 55,734,710 | 21,047,200 | |
2013-14 | 750,197,894 | 664,357,279 | 403,807,026 | 49,857,345 | 63,676,304 | 147,016,604 | --- | 9,513,774 | 55,739,062 | 20,587,779 | |
2014-15 | 775,896,865 | 685,568,887 | 416,410,619 | 51,630,143 | 64,585,253 | 152,942,872 | --- | 9,192,009 | 60,307,332 | 20,828,638 | |
2015-16 | 802,027,137 | 705,676,254 | 429,780,712 | 53,562,224 | 65,152,425 | 157,180,894 | --- | 9,366,980 | 66,269,868 | 20,714,034 | |
2016-17 | 821,499,070 | 719,765,891 | 437,073,209 | 54,410,840 | 66,929,380 | 161,352,463 | --- | 9,175,876 | 71,243,550 | 21,313,753 | |
2017-18 | 834,937,951 | 727,094,243 | 440,959,687 | 54,902,086 | 67,480,526 | 163,751,943 | --- | 9,347,664 | 76,435,182 | 22,060,861 | |
2018-196 | 856,453,938 | 742,679,705 | 448,802,167 | 56,120,716 | 68,469,950 | 169,286,873 | --- | 9,577,481 | 81,432,914 | 22,763,838 | |
2019-206 | 870,227,302 | 747,977,578 | 452,389,289 | 57,290,129 | 67,861,204 | 170,436,955 | --- | 9,581,396 | 89,174,839 | 23,493,490 | |
Percentage distribution | |||||||||||
1919-20 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 61.0 | 3.5 | 14.1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 5 | 1.8 |
1929-30 | 100.0 | 79.6 | 56.9 | 3.4 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 5 | 4.0 |
1939-40 | 100.0 | 82.8 | 59.9 | 3.9 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 5 | 5.6 |
1949-50 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 53.3 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 5 | 1.7 |
1959-60 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 53.5 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 5 | 3.1 |
1969-70 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 57.2 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 2.9 | |
1979-80 | 100.0 | 90.6 | 55.5 | 4.4 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 12.3 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | |
1989-90 | 100.0 | 88.5 | 53.4 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 17.9 | --- | 1.4 | 8.4 | 1.8 | |
1999-2000 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 52.4 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 17.7 | --- | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.4 | |
2000-01 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 52.2 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 17.8 | --- | 1.5 | 11.3 | 2.5 | |
2008-09 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 51.8 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 18.6 | --- | 1.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 | |
2009-10 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 52.9 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 18.9 | --- | 1.4 | 9.3 | 2.8 | |
2010-11 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 53.4 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 19.1 | --- | 1.4 | 8.4 | 3.0 | |
2011-12 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 53.3 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 19.4 | --- | 1.4 | 8.1 | 3.0 | |
2012-13 | 100.0 | 88.3 | 53.7 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 19.6 | --- | 1.3 | 7.5 | 2.8 | |
2013-14 | 100.0 | 88.6 | 53.8 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 19.6 | --- | 1.3 | 7.4 | 2.7 | |
2014-15 | 100.0 | 88.4 | 53.7 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 19.7 | --- | 1.2 | 7.8 | 2.7 | |
2015-16 | 100.0 | 88.0 | 53.6 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 19.6 | --- | 1.2 | 8.3 | 2.6 | |
2016-17 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 53.2 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 19.6 | --- | 1.1 | 8.7 | 2.6 | |
2017-18 | 100.0 | 87.1 | 52.8 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 19.6 | --- | 1.1 | 9.2 | 2.6 | |
2018-196 | 100.0 | 86.7 | 52.4 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 19.8 | --- | 1.1 | 9.5 | 2.7 | |
2019-206 | 100.0 | 86.0 | 52.0 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 19.6 | --- | 1.1 | 10.2 | 2.7 |
---Not available. | |||||||||||
1Includes expenditures for summer schools, adult education, community colleges, and community services. | |||||||||||
2Data for 1989-90 and later are not comparable to figures prior to 1989-90. | |||||||||||
3Includes student support services, instructional staff support services, student transportation support services, other support services, food services, and enterprise operations. Prior to 1959-60, items included under "other school services" were listed under "auxiliary services," a more comprehensive classification that also included community services. | |||||||||||
4Unadjusted (or "current") dollars have not been adjusted to compensate for inflation. | |||||||||||
5Prior to 1969-70, excludes capital outlay by state and local school housing authorities. | |||||||||||
6Excludes prekindergarten expenditures for California. | |||||||||||
7Constant 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. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Beginning in 1959-60, includes Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning in 1989-90, state administration expenditures were excluded from both "total" and "current" expenditures. Beginning in 1989-90, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. 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, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1919-20 through 1949-50; Statistics of State School Systems, 1959-60 and 1969-70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1979-80; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2019-20. (This table was prepared September 2022.) |