Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by function and subfunction: 1989-90 to 1992-93

Table 158.
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               Items               |     Expenditures (in thousands)                             |  Percentage distribution
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                                   |      1989-90   |      1990-91   |   1991-92   |   1992-93   |1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93
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                 1                 |         2      |         3      |      4      |      5      |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9
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Total expenditures  ...............|   $212,473,108 |   $229,429,715 |$241,062,373 |$253,859,297 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
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  Current expenditures  ...........|    187,932,903 |    202,037,752 | 211,221,254 | 221,352,533 |100.00 |100.00 |100.00 |100.00
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    Salaries ......................|\1\ 123,371,072 |\1\ 132,729,751 | 138,220,586 | 144,289,751 | 65.65 | 65.70 | 65.44 | 65.19
    Employee benefits .............|\1\  31,376,416 |\1\  33,934,301 |  36,031,004 |  39,378,782 | 16.70 | 16.80 | 17.06 | 17.79
    Purchased services ............|\1\  15,443,358 |\1\  16,376,134 |  17,844,459 |  18,087,929 |  8.22 |  8.11 |  8.45 |  8.17
    Tuition .......................|\1\   1,012,623 |\1\   1,192,505 |     939,291 |     969,687 |  0.54 |  0.59 |  0.44 |  0.44
    Supplies ......................|\1\  14,007,262 |\1\  14,829,909 |  14,995,849 |  16,403,678 |  7.45 |  7.34 |  7.10 |  7.41
    Other .........................|\1\   2,722,172 |\1\   2,975,152 |   3,190,064 |   2,222,706 |  1.45 |  1.47 |  1.51 |  1.00
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    Instruction ...................|    113,550,405 |    122,223,362 | 128,418,502 | 135,067,681 | 60.42 | 60.50 | 60.80 | 61.02
      Salaries ....................|     84,350,068 |     90,742,284 |  94,973,704 |  99,108,741 | 44.88 | 44.91 | 44.96 | 44.77
      Employee benefits ...........|     20,702,032 |     22,347,524 |  23,675,941 |  26,139,941 | 11.02 | 11.06 | 11.21 | 11.81
      Purchased services ..........|      2,558,153 |      2,722,639 |   3,343,852 |   3,359,530 |  1.36 |  1.35 |  1.58 |  1.52
      Tuition .....................|      1,012,623 |      1,192,505 |     939,291 |     969,687 |  0.54 |  0.59 |  0.44 |  0.44
      Supplies ....................|      4,275,002 |      4,584,754 |   4,702,106 |   5,060,358 |  2.27 |  2.27 |  2.23 |  2.29
      Other .......................|        652,526 |        633,656 |     783,608 |     429,423 |  0.35 |  0.31 |  0.37 |  0.19
                                   |                |                |             |             |       |       |       |
    Students \2\ ..................|      8,265,657 |      8,926,010 |   9,226,186 |   9,767,799 |  4.40 |  4.42 |  4.37 |  4.41
      Salaries ....................|      6,073,265 |      6,565,965 |   6,787,605 |   7,136,306 |  3.23 |  3.25 |  3.21 |  3.22
      Employee benefits ...........|      1,528,864 |      1,660,082 |   1,750,887 |   1,908,890 |  0.81 |  0.82 |  0.83 |  0.86
      Purchased services ..........|        431,976 |        455,996 |     444,443 |     489,718 |  0.23 |  0.23 |  0.21 |  0.22
      Supplies ....................|        173,526 |        191,482 |     181,565 |     195,504 |  0.09 |  0.09 |  0.09 |  0.09
      Other .......................|         58,025 |         52,485 |      61,686 |      37,381 |  0.03 |  0.03 |  0.03 |  0.02
                                   |                |                |             |             |       |       |       |
    Instructional services \3\ ....|      7,806,238 |      8,467,142 |   8,829,364 |   9,248,020 |  4.15 |  4.19 |  4.18 |  4.18
      Salaries ....................|      5,123,186 |      5,560,129 |   5,805,242 |   6,015,806 |  2.73 |  2.75 |  2.75 |  2.72
      Employee benefits ...........|      1,266,016 |      1,408,217 |   1,463,142 |   1,605,102 |  0.67 |  0.70 |  0.69 |  0.73
      Purchased services ..........|        547,862 |        622,487 |     687,650 |     742,995 |  0.29 |  0.31 |  0.33 |  0.34
      Supplies ....................|        759,207 |        776,863 |     774,059 |     821,105 |  0.40 |  0.38 |  0.37 |  0.37
      Other .......................|        109,965 |         99,445 |      99,271 |      63,012 |  0.06 |  0.05 |  0.05 |  0.03
                                   |                |                |             |             |       |       |       |
    General administration ........|      5,455,371 |      5,791,253 |   6,045,783 |   5,859,527 |  2.90 |  2.87 |  2.86 |  2.65
      Salaries ....................|      2,486,406 |      2,603,562 |   2,687,020 |   2,784,492 |  1.32 |  1.29 |  1.27 |  1.26
      Employee benefits ...........|        770,967 |        777,381 |     815,037 |     852,280 |  0.41 |  0.38 |  0.39 |  0.39
      Purchased services ..........|      1,393,617 |      1,482,427 |   1,547,143 |   1,591,496 |  0.74 |  0.73 |  0.73 |  0.72
      Supplies ....................|        166,495 |        172,898 |     158,845 |     211,534 |  0.09 |  0.09 |  0.08 |  0.10
      Other .......................|        637,886 |        754,985 |     837,737 |     419,725 |  0.34 |  0.37 |  0.40 |  0.19
                                   |                |                |             |             |       |       |       |
    School administration .........|     10,891,620 |     11,695,344 |  12,274,916 |  12,794,748 |  5.80 |  5.79 |  5.81 |  5.78
      Salaries ....................|      8,310,370 |      8,935,903 |   9,290,692 |   9,594,725 |  4.42 |  4.42 |  4.40 |  4.33
      Employee benefits ...........|      2,089,463 |      2,257,783 |   2,409,835 |   2,631,212 |  1.11 |  1.12 |  1.14 |  1.19
      Purchased services ..........|        241,248 |        247,750 |     278,807 |     300,012 |  0.13 |  0.12 |  0.13 |  0.14
      Supplies ....................|        188,393 |        189,711 |     196,804 |     207,165 |  0.10 |  0.09 |  0.09 |  0.09
      Other .......................|         62,146 |         64,197 |      98,778 |      61,633 |  0.03 |  0.03 |  0.05 |  0.03
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    Operation and maintenance .....|     20,261,415 |     21,290,655 |  21,917,957 |  22,781,833 | 10.78 | 10.54 | 10.38 | 10.29
      Salaries ....................|      8,395,005 |      8,849,559 |   9,139,268 |   9,384,126 |  4.47 |  4.38 |  4.33 |  4.24
      Employee benefits ...........|      2,423,326 |      2,633,075 |   2,787,333 |   2,927,308 |  1.29 |  1.30 |  1.32 |  1.32
      Purchased services ..........|      5,554,610 |      5,721,125 |   5,857,816 |   6,014,322 |  2.96 |  2.83 |  2.77 |  2.72
      Supplies ....................|      3,579,084 |      3,761,738 |   3,820,651 |   4,262,220 |  1.90 |  1.86 |  1.81 |  1.93
      Other .......................|        309,391 |        325,157 |     312,888 |     193,857 |  0.16 |  0.16 |  0.15 |  0.09
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    Transportation ................|      8,030,990 |      8,678,954 |   8,789,770 |   9,241,795 |  4.27 |  4.30 |  4.16 |  4.18
      Salaries ....................|      3,045,942 |      3,285,127 |   3,267,418 |   3,409,715 |  1.62 |  1.63 |  1.55 |  1.54
      Employee benefits ...........|        808,635 |        892,985 |     965,750 |   1,045,043 |  0.43 |  0.44 |  0.46 |  0.47
      Purchased services ..........|      3,094,099 |      3,345,232 |   3,564,856 |   3,764,150 |  1.65 |  1.66 |  1.69 |  1.70
      Supplies ....................|        897,799 |        961,447 |     817,908 |     877,073 |  0.48 |  0.48 |  0.39 |  0.40
      Other .......................|        184,516 |        194,163 |     173,838 |     145,814 |  0.10 |  0.10 |  0.08 |  0.07
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    Other student services ........|      4,989,078 |      5,587,837 |   6,094,512 |   6,542,220 |  2.65 |  2.77 |  2.89 |  2.96
      Salaries ....................|      2,533,744 |      2,900,394 |   2,890,670 |   3,203,556 |  1.35 |  1.44 |  1.37 |  1.45
      Employee benefits ...........|        868,792 |        980,859 |   1,152,949 |   1,193,949 |  0.46 |  0.49 |  0.55 |  0.54
      Purchased services ..........|        786,814 |        798,922 |   1,154,831 |   1,226,120 |  0.42 |  0.40 |  0.55 |  0.55
      Supplies ....................|        295,241 |        294,527 |     308,445 |     331,727 |  0.16 |  0.15 |  0.15 |  0.15
      Other .......................|        504,488 |        613,135 |     587,617 |     586,868 |  0.27 |  0.30 |  0.28 |  0.27
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    Food services .................|      8,116,277 |      8,430,490 |   8,826,600 |   9,248,708 |  4.32 |  4.17 |  4.18 |  4.18
      Salaries ....................|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |   3,122,197 |   3,355,578 |   --- |   --- |  1.48 |  1.52
      Employee benefits ...........|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |     960,079 |   1,015,157 |   --- |   --- |  0.45 |  0.46
      Purchased services ..........|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |     715,611 |     476,920 |   --- |   --- |  0.34 |  0.22
      Supplies ....................|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |   3,853,699 |   4,214,077 |   --- |   --- |  1.82 |  1.90
      Other .......................|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |     175,014 |     186,976 |   --- |   --- |  0.08 |  0.08
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    Enterprise operations \4\ .....|        565,852 |        946,705 |     797,663 |     800,203 |  0.30 |  0.47 |  0.38 |  0.36
      Salaries ....................|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |     256,767 |     296,706 |   --- |   --- |  0.12 |  0.13
      Employee benefits ...........|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |      50,050 |      59,897 |   --- |   --- |  0.02 |  0.03
      Purchased services ..........|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |     249,450 |     122,667 |   --- |   --- |  0.12 |  0.06
      Supplies ....................|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |     181,768 |     222,916 |   --- |   --- |  0.09 |  0.10
      Other .......................|          (\1\) |          (\1\) |      59,628 |      98,017 |   --- |   --- |  0.03 |  0.04
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  Other current expenditures ......|      2,982,543 |      3,295,717 |   4,392,378 |   4,399,046 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
    Community services ............|        872,531 |        964,370 |   1,176,422 |   1,345,069 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
    Non-public school programs ....|        493,252 |        527,609 |     652,403 |     645,623 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
    Adult education ...............|      1,229,456 |      1,365,523 |   1,498,962 |   1,487,700 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
    Community colleges ............|         11,555 |          5,356 |       5,136 |       5,454 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
    Other .........................|        375,750 |        432,858 |   1,059,455 |     915,200 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
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  Capital outlay\5\ ...............|     17,781,342 |     19,771,478 |  20,282,891 |  22,668,507 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
  Interest on school debt .........|      3,776,321 |      4,324,768 |   5,165,850 |   5,439,211 |   --- |   --- |   --- |   ---
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\1\Includes estimated data for subfunctions of Food services and Enterprises operations.
\2\Includes expenditures for health, attendance, and speech pathology services.
\3\Includes expenditures for curriculum development, staff training, libraries, and media and computer centers.
\4\Includes expenditures for operations funded by sales of products or services (e.g., school bookstore or computer time).
\5\Includes expenditures for property, and for buildings and alterations completed by school district staff or contractors.
--- Data not available or not applicable.
NOTE.--Excludes expenditures for state education agencies. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared March 1995.)
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