Funding for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1919–1920 to 2004–2005
Updated August 5, 2020 |
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(in thousands, except percent)
School year | Total | Federal | State | Local | % Federal | % State | % Local |
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1919–1920 | $970,121 | $2,475 | $160,085 | $807,561 | 0.3% | 16.5% | 83.2% |
1929–1930 | 2,088,557 | 7,334 | 353,670 | 1,727,553 | 0.4 | 16.9 | 82.7 |
1939–1940 | 2,260,527 | 39,810 | 684,354 | 1,536,363 | 1.8 | 30.3 | 68.0 |
1949–1950 | 5,437,044 | 155,848 | 2,165,689 | 3,115,507 | 2.9 | 39.8 | 57.3 |
1959–1960 | 14,746,618 | 651,639 | 5,768,047 | 8,326,932 | 4.4 | 39.1 | 56.5 |
1969–1970 | 40,266,923 | 3,219,557 | 16,062,776 | 20,984,589 | 8.0 | 39.9 | 52.1 |
1974–1975 | 64,445,239 | 5,811,595 | 27,060,563 | 31,573,079 | 9.0 | 42.0 | 49.0 |
1979–1980 | 96,881,165 | 9,503,537 | 45,348,814 | 42,028,813 | 9.8 | 46.8 | 43.4 |
1984–1985 | 137,294,678 | 9,105,569 | 67,168,684 | 61,020,425 | 6.6 | 48.9 | 44.4 |
1989–1990 | 208,547,573 | 12,700,784 | 98,238,633 | 97,608,157 | 6.1 | 47.1 | 46.8 |
1994–1995 | 273,149,449 | 18,582,157 | 127,729,576 | 126,837,717 | 6.8 | 46.8 | 46.4 |
1998–1999 | 347,377,993 | 24,521,817 | 169,298,232 | 153,557,944 | 7.1 | 48.7 | 44.2 |
1999–2000 | 372,943,802 | 27,097,866 | 184,613,352 | 161,232,584 | 7.3 | 49.5 | 43.2 |
2000–2001 | 400,919,024 | 29,086,413 | 199,146,586 | 172,686,024 | 7.3 | 49.7 | 43.1 |
2001–2002 | 419,501,976 | 33,144,633 | 206,541,793 | 179,815,551 | 7.9 | 49.2 | 42.9 |
2002–2003 | 440,111,653 | 37,515,909 | 214,277,407 | 188,318,337 | 8.5 | 48.7 | 42.8 |
2003–2004 | 462,026,099 | 41,923,435 | 217,384,191 | 202,718,474 | 9.1 | 47.1 | 43.9 |
2004–2005 | 487,761,164 | 44,809,532 | 228,562,195 | 214,389,438 | 9.2 | 46.9 | 44.0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2007.
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