Table 236.15.

Current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools: School years 1989-90 through 2031-32

School year	Current expenditures in unadjusted dollars1					Current expenditures in constant 2021-22 dollars2
	Total, in billions		Per pupil in fall enrollment		Per pupil in average daily attendance (ADA)	Total current expenditures			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	$418.1		3.8	$10,312		2.9	$11,060	2.3
1990-91	202.0		4,902		5,258	425.5		1.8	10,323		0.1	11,073	0.1
1991-92	211.2		5,023		5,421	431.0		1.3	10,250		-0.7	11,062	-0.1
1992-93	220.9		5,160		5,584	437.2		1.4	10,210		-0.4	11,049	-0.1
1993-94	231.5		5,327		5,767	446.6		2.1	10,275		0.6	11,124	0.7
1994-95	243.9		5,529		5,989	457.3		2.4	10,367		0.9	11,230	0.9
1995-96	255.1		5,689		6,147	465.7		1.8	10,385		0.2	11,221	-0.1
1996-97	270.2		5,923		6,393	479.5		3.0	10,513		1.2	11,346	1.1
1997-98	285.5		6,189		6,676	497.8		3.8	10,792		2.7	11,640	2.6
1998-99	302.9		6,508		7,013	519.1		4.3	11,155		3.4	12,021	3.3
1999-2000	323.9		6,912		7,394	539.6		3.9	11,515		3.2	12,317	2.5
2000-01	348.4		7,380		7,904	561.1		4.0	11,887		3.2	12,731	3.4
2001-02	368.4		7,727		8,259	583.0		3.9	12,230		2.9	13,071	2.7
2002-03	387.6		8,044		8,610	600.3		3.0	12,458		1.9	13,334	2.0
2003-04	403.4		8,310		8,900	611.3		1.8	12,595		1.1	13,488	1.2
2004-05	425.0		8,711		9,316	625.3		2.3	12,816		1.8	13,706	1.6
2005-06	449.1		9,145		9,778	636.5		1.8	12,961		1.1	13,858	1.1
2006-07	476.8		9,679		10,336	658.7		3.5	13,372		3.2	14,279	3.0
2007-08	506.9		10,298		10,982	675.3		2.5	13,719		2.6	14,630	2.5
2008-09	518.9		10,540		11,239	681.8		1.0	13,847		0.9	14,766	0.9
2009-10	524.7		10,636		11,427	682.8		0.1	13,840		-0.1	14,869	0.7
2010-11	527.3		10,663		11,433	672.6		-1.5	13,601		-1.7	14,585	-1.9
2011-12	527.2		10,648		11,362	653.4		-2.9	13,196		-3.0	14,081	-3.5
2012-13	535.8		10,771		11,509	653.2		#	13,130		-0.5	14,030	-0.4
2013-14	553.5		11,066		11,819	664.4		1.7	13,283		1.2	14,187	1.1
2014-15	575.3		11,445		12,224	685.6		3.2	13,638		2.7	14,567	2.7
2015-16	596.2		11,842		12,619	705.7		2.9	14,017		2.8	14,936	2.5
2016-17	619.3		12,260		13,096	719.8		2.0	14,249		1.7	15,221	1.9
2017-18	639.7		12,649		13,545	727.1		1.0	14,377		0.9	15,396	1.1
2018-19	667.0	3	13,189	4	14,165	742.7	3	2.1	14,686	4	2.2	15,774	2.5
2019-20	682.2	3	13,489	4	14,420	748.0	3	0.7	14,789	4	0.7	15,810	0.2
2020-215	691.7		14,010		15,003	741.3		-0.9	15,015		1.5	16,079	1.7
2021-225	747.6		15,118		16,190	747.6		0.8	15,118		0.7	16,190	0.7
2022-235	780.0		15,833		16,955	738.4		-1.2	14,990		-0.8	16,052	-0.8
2023-245	794.5		16,211		17,360	734.8		-0.5	14,991		#	16,053	#
2024-255	810.7		16,644		17,824	737.5		0.4	15,141		1.0	16,213	1.0
2025-265	827.3		17,154		18,370	737.1		#	15,285		1.0	16,368	1.0
2026-275	840.7		17,645		18,896	733.1		-0.5	15,387		0.7	16,477	0.7
2027-285	857.8		18,108		19,391	732.2		-0.1	15,456		0.4	16,551	0.4
2028-295	875.6		18,557		19,871	731.6		-0.1	15,505		0.3	16,603	0.3
2029-305	893.9		19,007		20,354	730.8		-0.1	15,540		0.2	16,641	0.2
2030-315	913.2		19,456		20,834	730.4		#	15,561		0.1	16,664	0.1
2031-325	932.9		19,896		21,305	730.0		-0.1	15,569		0.1	16,672	0.1

#Rounds to zero.

1Unadjusted (or "current") dollars have not been adjusted to compensate for inflation.

2Constant 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.

3Excludes prekindergarten expenditures for California.

4Excludes prekindergarten expenditures and prekindergarten enrollment for California.

5Projected. 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 2031-32. (This table was prepared December 2022.)