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

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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 2022-23 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)
	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	$444.3		3.8	$10,958		2.9	$11,753	2.3
1990-91	202.0		4,902		5,258	452.1		1.8	10,970		0.1	11,766	0.1
1991-92	211.2		5,023		5,421	458.0		1.3	10,892		-0.7	11,755	-0.1
1992-93	220.9		5,160		5,584	464.6		1.4	10,849		-0.4	11,741	-0.1
1993-94	231.5		5,327		5,767	474.6		2.1	10,918		0.6	11,821	0.7

1994-95	243.9		5,529		5,989	485.9		2.4	11,016		0.9	11,933	0.9
1995-96	255.1		5,689		6,147	494.8		1.8	11,035		0.2	11,923	-0.1
1996-97	270.2		5,923		6,393	509.5		3.0	11,171		1.2	12,056	1.1
1997-98	285.5		6,189		6,676	529.0		3.8	11,468		2.7	12,369	2.6
1998-99	302.9		6,508		7,013	551.6		4.3	11,853		3.4	12,773	3.3

1999-2000	323.9		6,912		7,394	573.4		3.9	12,236		3.2	13,088	2.5
2000-01	348.4		7,380		7,904	596.2		4.0	12,631		3.2	13,528	3.4
2001-02	368.4		7,727		8,259	619.5		3.9	12,996		2.9	13,890	2.7
2002-03	387.6		8,044		8,610	637.8		3.0	13,238		1.9	14,169	2.0
2003-04	403.4		8,310		8,900	649.6		1.8	13,383		1.1	14,332	1.2

2004-05	425.0		8,711		9,316	664.5		2.3	13,618		1.8	14,564	1.6
2005-06	449.1		9,145		9,778	676.4		1.8	13,772		1.1	14,726	1.1
2006-07	476.8		9,679		10,336	700.0		3.5	14,209		3.2	15,173	3.0
2007-08	506.9		10,298		10,982	717.5		2.5	14,578		2.6	15,546	2.5
2008-09	518.9		10,540		11,239	724.5		1.0	14,714		0.9	15,690	0.9

2009-10	524.7		10,636		11,427	725.5		0.1	14,707		-0.1	15,800	0.7
2010-11	527.3		10,663		11,433	714.7		-1.5	14,453		-1.7	15,498	-1.9
2011-12	527.2		10,648		11,362	694.3		-2.9	14,022		-3.0	14,963	-3.5
2012-13	535.8		10,771		11,509	694.1		#	13,952		-0.5	14,909	-0.4
2013-14	553.5		11,066		11,819	706.0		1.7	14,114		1.2	15,075	1.1

2014-15	575.3		11,445		12,224	728.5		3.2	14,491		2.7	15,479	2.7
2015-16	596.2		11,842		12,619	749.9		2.9	14,894		2.8	15,871	2.5
2016-17	619.3		12,260		13,096	764.8		2.0	15,142		1.7	16,174	1.9
2017-18	639.7		12,649		13,545	772.6		1.0	15,277		0.9	16,360	1.1
2018-19	667.0	³	13,189	⁴	14,165	789.2	³	2.1	15,606	⁴	2.2	16,761	2.5

2019-20⁵	682.6	³	13,496	⁴	14,427	795.2	³	0.8	15,723	⁴	0.8	16,808	0.3
2020-21⁵	703.5	³	14,295	⁴	15,362	801.1	³	0.7	16,280	⁴	3.5	17,495	4.1
2021-22⁶	747.6		15,118		16,190	794.5		-0.8	16,065		-1.3	17,203	-1.7
2022-23⁶	780.0		15,833		16,955	780.0		-1.8	15,833		-1.4	16,955	-1.4
2023-24⁶	794.5		16,211		17,360	780.8		0.1	15,930		0.6	17,059	0.6

2024-25⁶	810.7		16,644		17,824	783.6		0.4	16,089		1.0	17,229	1.0
2025-26⁶	827.3		17,154		18,370	783.3		#	16,242		1.0	17,393	1.0
2026-27⁶	840.7		17,645		18,896	779.0		-0.5	16,351		0.7	17,509	0.7
2027-28⁶	857.8		18,108		19,391	778.0		-0.1	16,424		0.4	17,588	0.4
2028-29⁶	875.6		18,557		19,871	777.4		-0.1	16,475		0.3	17,643	0.3

2029-30⁶	893.9		19,007		20,354	776.6		-0.1	16,513		0.2	17,683	0.2
2030-31⁶	913.2		19,456		20,834	776.2		#	16,535		0.1	17,707	0.1
2031-32⁶	932.9		19,896		21,305	775.7		-0.1	16,544		0.1	17,716	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.
⁵Includes expenditures paid from funds authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2021, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) of 2021.
⁶Projected. 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 October 2023.)

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