National Center for Education Statistics

Table 35. Actual and alternative projected numbers for current expenditures and current expenditures
Table 35. per pupil in average daily attendance (ADA) in public elementary and secondary schools:
Table 35. 1991–92 through 2016–17
Current expenditures
Constant 2004–05 dollars1 Current dollars
ADA Total Per pupil Total
School year (in thousands) (in billions) in ADA (in billions)
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Actual
1991–92 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
38,961 $293.0 $7,521 $211.2
1992–93 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
39,570 297.2 7,511 220.9
1993–94 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
40,146 303.5 7,560 231.5
1994–95 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
40,721 310.8 7,633 243.9
1995–96 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
41,502 316.5 7,627 255.1
1996–97 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
42,262 325.9 7,712 270.2
1997–98 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
42,766 338.3 7,912 285.5
1998–99 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
43,187 352.8 8,170 302.9
1999–2000 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
43,807 366.8 8,372 323.9
2000–01 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
44,076 381.4 8,653 348.4
2001–02 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
44,605 396.4 8,886 368.4
2002–03 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,017 408.0 9,063 387.6
2003–04 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,326 415.5 9,168 403.4
Middle alternative projections
2004–05 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,393 428.3 9,435 428.3
2005–06 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,609 434.6 9,529 449.5
2006–07 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,927 451.0 9,821 474.8
2007–08 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,151 461.9 10,009 495.7
2008–09 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,339 474.3 10,235 519.0
2009–10 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,540 487.3 10,469 543.3
2010–11 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,796 499.1 10,665 –
2011–12 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,121 510.3 10,829 –
2012–13 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,530 523.3 11,009 –
2013–14 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,983 538.0 11,213 –
2014–15 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
48,500 555.1 11,446 –
2015–16 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,056 573.7 11,694 –
2016–17 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,583 592.2 11,944 –
Low alternative projections
2004–05 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,393 428.3 9,435 428.3
2005–06 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,609 433.9 9,513 449.1
2006–07 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,927 446.9 9,731 473.9
2007–08 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,151 454.7 9,853 496.2
2008–09 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,339 464.6 10,026 523.0
2009–10 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,540 475.1 10,209 550.9
2010–11 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,796 484.0 10,342 –
2011–12 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,121 492.2 10,445 –
2012–13 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,530 503.1 10,584 –
2013–14 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,983 515.8 10,749 –
2014–15 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
48,500 531.4 10,958 –
2015–16 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,056 548.3 11,178 –
2016–17 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,583 564.9 11,392 –
High alternative projections
2004–05 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,393 428.3 9,435 428.3
2005–06 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,609 434.8 9,534 449.3
2006–07 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,927 453.6 9,876 474.4
2007–08 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,151 468.5 10,151 496.8
2008–09 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,339 483.5 10,435 520.4
2009–10 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,540 499.1 10,725 544.8
2010–11 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,796 513.7 10,978 –
2011–12 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,121 527.6 11,196 –
2012–13 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,530 543.3 11,430 –
2013–14 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,983 560.0 11,672 –
2014–15 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
48,500 577.9 11,915 –
2015–16 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,056 597.5 12,180 –
2016–17 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,583 618.2 12,468 –
–Not available.
1
Based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
NOTE: Calculations were made using unrounded numbers. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Mean absolute percentage errors
of selected education statistics can be found in table A2, appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “National Public Education Financial Survey,”
1991–92 through 2003–04; National Elementary and Secondary Average Daily Attendance Model, 1992–93 through 2003–04; and Elementary and Secondary
School Current Expenditures Model, 1969–70 through 2003–04. (This table was prepared December 2006.)
current expenditures
condary schools:

nditures
Current dollars
Per pupil
in ADA

$5,421
5,584
5,767
5,989
6,147
6,393
6,676
7,013
7,394
7,904
8,259
8,610
8,899

9,435
9,856
10,338
10,740
11,199
11,673
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

9,435
9,846
10,318
10,752
11,287
11,837
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

9,435
9,850
10,329
10,765
11,230
11,707
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
 Mean absolute percentage errors

ublic Education Financial Survey,”