US Public Schools: Cost per Pupil
from 1920
|
School Year |
Total Expenditure |
Compared to 1950 |
Current Expenditure |
Compared to 1950 |
Decade Change |
|
1919-20 . |
$543 |
-69.5% |
$453 |
-68.5% |
|
|
1929-30 . |
$1,025 |
-42.3% |
$819 |
-43.0% |
81.0% |
|
1931-32 . |
$1,087 |
-38.9% |
$910 |
-36.7% |
|
|
1933-34 . |
$931 |
-47.6% |
$824 |
-42.6% |
|
|
1935-36 |
$1,035 |
-41.8% |
$874 |
-39.1% |
|
|
1937-38 |
$1,126 |
-36.7% |
$947 |
-34.1% |
|
|
1939-40 |
$1,224 |
-31.2% |
$1,020 |
-29.0% |
24.5% |
|
1941-42 |
$1,141 |
-35.8% |
$1,020 |
-29.0% |
|
|
1943-44 . |
$1,157 |
-34.9% |
$1,086 |
-24.4% |
|
|
1945-46 |
$1,293 |
-27.3% |
$1,209 |
-15.8% |
|
|
1947-48 . |
$1,422 |
-20.0% |
$1,260 |
-12.3% |
|
|
1949-50 . |
$1,778 |
0.0% |
$1,437 |
0.0% |
40.9% |
|
1951-52 |
$1,935 |
8.8% |
$1,514 |
5.4% |
|
|
1953-54 |
$2,111 |
18.7% |
$1,593 |
10.9% |
|
|
1955-56 . |
$2,329 |
31.0% |
$1,770 |
23.2% |
|
|
1957-58 |
$2,534 |
42.5% |
$1,932 |
34.5% |
|
|
1959-60 . |
$2,593 |
45.8% |
$2,065 |
43.7% |
43.7% |
|
1961-62 |
$2,783 |
56.5% |
$2,255 |
57.0% |
|
|
1963-64 |
$2,930 |
64.8% |
$2,414 |
68.0% |
|
|
1965-66 |
$3,314 |
86.4% |
$2,726 |
89.7% |
|
|
1967-68 . |
$3,741 |
110.4% |
$3,131 |
117.9% |
|
|
1969-70 . |
$4,089 |
130.0% |
$3,494 |
143.2% |
69.2% |
|
1970-71 |
$4,273 |
140.3% |
$3,710 |
158.2% |
|
|
1971-72 |
$4,433 |
149.3% |
$3,890 |
170.8% |
|
|
1972-73 . |
$4,574 |
157.2% |
$4,069 |
183.2% |
|
|
1973-74 |
$4,731 |
166.1% |
$4,188 |
191.5% |
|
|
1974-75 |
$4,824 |
171.3% |
$4,261 |
196.6% |
|
|
1975-76 . |
$4,950 |
178.4% |
$4,385 |
205.3% |
|
|
1976-77 . |
$5,005 |
181.5% |
$4,513 |
214.1% |
|
|
1977-78 |
$5,171 |
190.8% |
$4,707 |
227.7% |
|
|
1978-79 |
$5,218 |
193.5% |
$4,771 |
232.1% |
|
|
1979-80 |
$5,189 |
191.8% |
$4,733 |
229.5% |
35.5% |
|
1980-81 |
$5,120 |
188.0% |
$4,671 |
225.2% |
|
|
1981-82 . |
$5,110 |
187.4% |
$4,685 |
226.1% |
|
|
1982-83 . |
$5,279 |
196.9% |
$4,870 |
239.0% |
|
|
1983-84 . |
$5,516 |
210.2% |
$5,043 |
251.0% |
|
|
1984-85 |
$5,692 |
220.1% |
$5,307 |
269.4% |
|
|
1985-86 . |
$5,975 |
236.0% |
$5,582 |
288.6% |
|
|
1986-87 . |
$6,264 |
252.3% |
$5,773 |
301.9% |
|
|
1987-88 |
$6,498 |
265.4% |
$5,920 |
312.1% |
|
|
1988-89 . |
$6,819 |
283.5% |
$6,199 |
331.5% |
|
|
1989-90 . |
$7,070 |
297.6% |
$6,343 |
341.6% |
34.0% |
|
1990-91 . |
$7,108 |
299.7% |
$6,350 |
342.1% |
|
|
1991-92 . |
$7,109 |
299.8% |
$6,344 |
341.6% |
|
|
1992-93 . |
$7,128 |
300.9% |
$6,337 |
341.1% |
|
|
1993-94 . |
$7,181 |
303.9% |
$6,380 |
344.1% |
|
|
1994-95 . |
$7,232 |
306.7% |
$6,440 |
348.3% |
|
|
1995-96 . |
$7,287 |
309.8% |
$6,434 |
347.9% |
|
|
1996-97 (Est.) |
$7,362 |
314.0% |
$6,501 |
352.5% |
|
|
1997-98 (Est.) |
$7,502 |
321.9% |
$6,624 |
361.1% |
18.7% |
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