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| Table 236.10. | Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education and other related programs, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2011-12 |
| School year | Total expenditures | Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education | Current expenditures for other programs2 | Capital outlay3 | Interest on school debt | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Admini- stration | Instruction | Plant operation | Plant main- tenance | Fixed charges | Other school services1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Amounts in thousands of current dollars | |||||||||||||||
| 1919-20 | $1,036,151 | $861,120 | $36,752 | $632,556 | $115,707 | $30,432 | $9,286 | $36,387 | $3,277 | $153,543 | $18,212 | ||||
| 1929-30 | 2,316,790 | 1,843,552 | 78,680 | 1,317,727 | 216,072 | 78,810 | 50,270 | 101,993 | 9,825 | 370,878 | 92,536 | ||||
| 1939-40 | 2,344,049 | 1,941,799 | 91,571 | 1,403,285 | 194,365 | 73,321 | 50,116 | 129,141 | 13,367 | 257,974 | 130,909 | ||||
| 1949-50 | 5,837,643 | 4,687,274 | 220,050 | 3,112,340 | 427,587 | 214,164 | 261,469 | 451,663 | 35,614 | 1,014,176 | 100,578 | ||||
| 1959-60 | 15,613,254 | 12,329,388 | 528,408 | 8,350,738 | 1,085,036 | 422,586 | 909,323 | 1,033,297 | 132,566 | 2,661,786 | 489,514 | ||||
| 1969-70 | 40,683,429 | 34,217,773 | 1,606,646 | 23,270,158 | 2,537,257 | 974,941 | 3,266,920 | 2,561,856 | 635,803 | 4,659,072 | 1,170,782 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 95,961,561 | 86,984,142 | 4,263,757 | 53,257,937 | 9,744,785 | (4) | 11,793,934 | 7,923,729 | 597,585 | 6,506,167 | 1,873,666 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 212,769,564 | 188,229,359 | 16,346,991 | 5 | 113,550,405 | 5 | 20,261,415 | 5 | (4) | — | 38,070,548 | 5 | 2,982,543 | 17,781,342 | 3,776,321 |
| 1999-2000 | 381,838,155 | 323,888,508 | 25,079,298 | 5 | 199,968,138 | 5 | 31,190,295 | 5 | (4) | — | 67,650,776 | 5 | 5,457,015 | 43,357,186 | 9,135,445 |
| 2001-02 | 435,364,404 | 368,378,006 | 28,309,047 | 5 | 226,668,386 | 5 | 34,829,109 | 5 | (4) | — | 78,571,464 | 5 | 6,530,554 | 49,960,542 | 10,495,301 |
| 2002-03 | 454,906,912 | 387,593,617 | 29,751,958 | 5 | 237,731,734 | 5 | 36,830,517 | 5 | (4) | — | 83,279,408 | 5 | 6,873,762 | 48,940,374 | 11,499,160 |
| 2003-04 | 474,241,531 | 403,390,369 | 30,864,875 | 5 | 247,444,620 | 5 | 38,720,429 | 5 | (4) | — | 86,360,444 | 5 | 6,927,551 | 50,842,973 | 13,080,638 |
| 2004-05 | 499,568,736 | 425,047,565 | 32,666,223 | 5 | 260,046,266 | 5 | 40,926,881 | 5 | (4) | — | 91,408,195 | 5 | 7,691,468 | 53,528,382 | 13,301,322 |
| 2005-06 | 528,268,772 | 449,131,342 | 34,197,083 | 5 | 273,760,798 | 5 | 44,313,835 | 5 | (4) | — | 96,859,626 | 5 | 7,415,575 | 57,375,299 | 14,346,556 |
| 2006-07 | 562,194,807 | 476,814,206 | 36,213,814 | 5 | 290,678,482 | 5 | 46,828,916 | 5 | (4) | — | 103,092,995 | 5 | 7,804,253 | 62,863,465 | 14,712,882 |
| 2007-08 | 597,313,726 | 506,884,219 | 38,203,341 | 5 | 308,238,664 | 5 | 49,362,661 | 5 | (4) | — | 111,079,554 | 5 | 8,307,720 | 66,426,299 | 15,695,488 |
| 2008-09 | 610,326,007 | 518,922,842 | 38,811,325 | 5 | 316,075,710 | 5 | 50,559,027 | 5 | (4) | — | 113,476,779 | 5 | 8,463,793 | 65,890,367 | 17,049,004 |
| 2009-10 | 607,018,292 | 524,715,242 | 38,972,700 | 5 | 321,213,401 | 5 | 50,023,919 | 5 | (4) | — | 114,505,223 | 5 | 8,355,761 | 56,714,992 | 17,232,297 |
| 2010-116 | 604,355,852 | 527,291,339 | 39,154,833 | 5 | 322,536,983 | 5 | 50,214,709 | 5 | (4) | — | 115,384,813 | 5 | 8,161,474 | 50,968,815 | 17,934,224 |
| 2011-12 | 601,766,981 | 527,096,473 | 39,490,207 | 5 | 320,952,573 | 5 | 49,833,706 | 5 | (4) | — | 116,819,988 | 5 | 8,195,907 | 48,773,386 | 17,701,216 |
| Amounts in thousands of constant 2013-14 dollars7 | |||||||||||||||
| 1919-20 | $12,774,701 | $10,616,745 | $453,115 | $7,798,780 | $1,426,551 | $375,196 | $114,487 | $448,615 | $40,402 | $1,893,031 | $224,536 | ||||
| 1929-30 | 31,802,704 | 25,306,540 | 1,080,045 | 18,088,511 | 2,966,032 | 1,081,829 | 690,059 | 1,400,064 | 134,868 | 5,091,063 | 1,270,247 | ||||
| 1939-40 | 39,411,221 | 32,648,068 | 1,539,612 | 23,593,865 | 3,267,919 | 1,232,769 | 842,616 | 2,171,288 | 224,744 | 4,337,397 | 2,201,014 | ||||
| 1949-50 | 57,916,971 | 46,503,812 | 2,183,181 | 30,878,439 | 4,242,216 | 2,124,784 | 2,594,111 | 4,481,081 | 353,337 | 10,061,938 | 997,864 | ||||
| 1959-60 | 124,853,958 | 98,593,982 | 4,225,502 | 66,778,052 | 8,676,669 | 3,379,279 | 7,271,551 | 8,262,930 | 1,060,086 | 21,285,410 | 3,914,479 | ||||
| 1969-70 | 253,056,852 | 212,839,561 | 9,993,572 | 144,743,771 | 15,782,108 | 6,064,275 | 20,320,718 | 15,935,117 | 3,954,787 | 28,980,106 | 7,282,435 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 290,439,686 | 263,268,403 | 12,904,795 | 161,191,818 | 29,493,813 | (4) | 35,695,819 | 23,982,158 | 1,808,666 | 19,691,729 | 5,670,885 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 393,728,005 | 348,316,594 | 30,249,948 | 5 | 210,123,918 | 5 | 37,493,551 | 5 | (4) | — | 70,449,178 | 5 | 5,519,167 | 32,904,200 | 6,988,045 |
| 1999-2000 | 529,965,880 | 449,535,638 | 34,808,392 | 5 | 277,542,433 | 5 | 43,290,048 | 5 | (4) | — | 93,894,763 | 5 | 7,573,973 | 60,176,882 | 12,679,389 |
| 2001-02 | 574,076,461 | 485,747,433 | 37,328,632 | 5 | 298,887,514 | 5 | 45,926,059 | 5 | (4) | — | 103,605,227 | 5 | 8,611,263 | 65,878,540 | 13,839,224 |
| 2002-03 | 586,946,523 | 500,095,118 | 38,387,653 | 5 | 306,734,875 | 5 | 47,520,807 | 5 | (4) | — | 107,451,783 | 5 | 8,868,914 | 63,145,628 | 14,836,863 |
| 2003-04 | 598,793,261 | 509,334,207 | 38,971,027 | 5 | 312,431,875 | 5 | 48,889,712 | 5 | (4) | — | 109,041,593 | 5 | 8,746,958 | 64,196,043 | 16,516,052 |
| 2004-05 | 612,345,156 | 521,001,013 | 40,040,543 | 5 | 318,751,074 | 5 | 50,166,024 | 5 | (4) | — | 112,043,372 | 5 | 9,427,798 | 65,612,283 | 16,304,062 |
| 2005-06 | 623,769,801 | 530,325,817 | 40,379,271 | 5 | 323,251,587 | 5 | 52,324,940 | 5 | (4) | — | 114,370,019 | 5 | 8,756,171 | 67,747,670 | 16,940,142 |
| 2006-07 | 647,094,931 | 548,820,537 | 41,682,661 | 5 | 334,575,435 | 5 | 53,900,807 | 5 | (4) | — | 118,661,634 | 5 | 8,982,817 | 72,356,822 | 16,934,756 |
| 2007-08 | 662,952,721 | 562,585,887 | 42,401,518 | 5 | 342,111,108 | 5 | 54,787,139 | 5 | (4) | — | 123,286,121 | 5 | 9,220,658 | 73,725,906 | 17,420,270 |
| 2008-09 | 668,066,694 | 568,016,214 | 42,483,121 | 5 | 345,978,464 | 5 | 55,342,230 | 5 | (4) | — | 124,212,398 | 5 | 9,264,522 | 72,124,011 | 18,661,948 |
| 2009-10 | 658,078,575 | 568,852,477 | 42,250,949 | 5 | 348,232,763 | 5 | 54,231,758 | 5 | (4) | — | 124,137,007 | 5 | 9,058,619 | 61,485,661 | 18,681,818 |
| 2010-116 | 642,295,011 | 560,392,681 | 41,612,824 | 5 | 342,784,627 | 5 | 53,366,998 | 5 | (4) | — | 122,628,232 | 5 | 8,673,820 | 54,168,443 | 19,060,067 |
| 2011-12 | 621,337,994 | 544,239,008 | 40,774,530 | 5 | 331,390,777 | 5 | 51,454,426 | 5 | (4) | — | 120,619,275 | 5 | 8,462,459 | 50,359,622 | 18,276,905 |
| Percentage distribution | |||||||||||||||
| 1919-20 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 3.5 | 61.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| 1929-30 | 100.0 | 79.6 | 3.4 | 56.9 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1939-40 | 100.0 | 82.8 | 3.9 | 59.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 5.6 | ||||
| 1949-50 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 3.8 | 53.3 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 1.7 | ||||
| 1959-60 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 3.4 | 53.5 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| 1969-70 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 3.9 | 57.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 100.0 | 90.6 | 4.4 | 55.5 | 10.2 | (4) | 12.3 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | ||||
| 1989-90 | 100.0 | 88.5 | 7.7 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 9.5 | 5 | (4) | — | 17.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 1.8 |
| 1999-2000 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.6 | 5 | 52.4 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4) | — | 17.7 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.4 |
| 2001-02 | 100.0 | 84.6 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.1 | 5 | 8.0 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.0 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 2.4 |
| 2002-03 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.3 | 5 | 8.1 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
| 2003-04 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.2 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.2 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.8 |
| 2004-05 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 52.1 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.7 |
| 2005-06 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.5 | 5 | 51.8 | 5 | 8.4 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 2.7 |
| 2006-07 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.7 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 2.6 |
| 2007-08 | 100.0 | 84.9 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.6 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 2.6 |
| 2008-09 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 6.4 | 5 | 51.8 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 |
| 2009-10 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 6.4 | 5 | 52.9 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | (4) | — | 18.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
| 2010-116 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 6.5 | 5 | 53.4 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 19.1 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
| 2011-12 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 53.3 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | (4) | — | 19.4 | 5 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 2.9 |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 Prior to 1959-60, items included under "other school services" were listed under "auxiliary services," a more comprehensive classification that also included community services. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes expenditures for summer schools, adult education, community colleges, and community services. | |||||||||||||||
| 3 Prior to 1969-70, excludes capital outlay by state and local school housing authorities. | |||||||||||||||
| 4 Plant operation also includes plant maintenance. | |||||||||||||||
| 5 Data not comparable to figures prior to 1989-90. | |||||||||||||||
| 6 Data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||||||
| 7 Constant 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: 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 2011-12. (This table was prepared July 2014.) |