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Figure 3.  Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in the United States, by function: Fiscal year 2008
 
Percentage distribution of current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in the United States, by function: Fiscal year 2008


NOTE: Instruction and instruction-related expenditures include instruction, instruction-related, support services, and other elementary/secondary current expenditures, but exclude expenditures on capital outlay, other programs, and interest on long-term debt. Administration includes general administration, school administration, and other support services. Operations include operations and maintenance, student transportation, food services, and enterprise operations. Student support services include attendance and social work, guidance, health, psychological services, speech pathology, audiology, and other student support services. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS)," fiscal year 2008, Version 1a.