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| Table 176. | Students transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 1929-30 through 2004-05 |
| School year | Average daily attendance, all students | Students transported at public expense |
Expenditures for transportation (in unadjusted dollars) |
Expenditures for transportation (in constant 2006-07 dollars)1 |
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| Number | Percent of total |
Total2 (in thousands) |
Average per student transported |
Total2 (in thousands) |
Average per student transported |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| 1929-30 | 21,265,000 | 1,902,826 | 8.9 | $54,823 | $29 | $653,821 | $344 | |||||
| 1931-32 | 22,245,000 | 2,419,173 | 10.9 | 58,078 | 24 | 822,357 | 340 | |||||
| 1933-34 | 22,458,000 | 2,794,724 | 12.4 | 53,908 | 19 | 831,043 | 297 | |||||
| 1935-36 | 22,299,000 | 3,250,658 | 14.6 | 62,653 | 19 | 930,713 | 286 | |||||
| 1937-38 | 22,298,000 | 3,769,242 | 16.9 | 75,637 | 20 | 1,077,863 | 286 | |||||
| 1939-40 | 22,042,000 | 4,144,161 | 18.8 | 83,283 | 20 | 1,216,546 | 294 | |||||
| 1941-42 | 21,031,000 | 4,503,081 | 21.4 | 92,922 | 21 | 1,216,580 | 270 | |||||
| 1943-44 | 19,603,000 | 4,512,412 | 23.0 | 107,754 | 24 | 1,262,364 | 280 | |||||
| 1945-46 | 19,849,000 | 5,056,966 | 25.5 | 129,756 | 26 | 1,452,041 | 287 | |||||
| 1947-48 | 20,910,000 | 5,854,041 | 28.0 | 176,265 | 30 | 1,544,308 | 264 | |||||
| 1949-50 | 22,284,000 | 6,947,384 | 31.2 | 214,504 | 31 | 1,848,939 | 266 | |||||
| 1951-52 | 23,257,000 | 7,697,130 | 33.1 | 268,827 | 35 | 2,087,958 | 271 | |||||
| 1953-54 | 25,643,871 | 8,411,719 | 32.8 | 307,437 | 37 | 2,333,764 | 277 | |||||
| 1955-56 | 27,740,149 | 9,695,819 | 35.0 | 353,972 | 37 | 2,687,912 | 277 | |||||
| 1957-58 | 29,722,275 | 10,861,689 | 36.5 | 416,491 | 38 | 2,977,157 | 274 | |||||
| 1959-60 | 32,477,440 | 12,225,142 | 37.6 | 486,338 | 40 | 3,378,827 | 276 | |||||
| 1961-62 | 34,682,340 | 13,222,667 | 38.1 | 576,361 | 44 | 3,914,338 | 296 | |||||
| 1963-64 | 37,405,058 | 14,475,778 | 38.7 | 673,845 | 47 | 4,460,066 | 308 | |||||
| 1965-66 | 39,154,497 | 15,536,567 | 39.7 | 787,358 | 51 | 5,037,285 | 324 | |||||
| 1967-68 | 40,827,965 | 17,130,873 | 42.0 | 981,006 | 57 | 5,888,632 | 344 | |||||
| 1969-70 | 41,934,376 | 18,198,577 | 43.4 | 1,218,557 | 67 | 6,585,143 | 362 | |||||
| 1971-72 | 42,254,272 | 19,474,355 | 46.1 | 1,507,830 | 77 | 7,480,083 | 384 | |||||
| 1973-74 | 41,438,054 | 21,347,039 | 51.5 | 1,858,141 | 87 | 8,135,489 | 381 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 41,269,720 | 21,772,483 | 52.8 | 2,377,313 | 109 | 8,750,765 | 402 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 40,079,590 | 21,800,000 | 3 | 54.4 | 2,731,041 | 125 | 3 | 8,901,206 | 408 | 3 | ||
| 1979-80 | 38,288,911 | 21,713,515 | 56.7 | 3,833,145 | 177 | 10,079,355 | 464 | |||||
| 1980-81 | 37,703,744 | 22,272,000 | 3 | 59.1 | 4,408,000 | 3 | 198 | 3 | 10,387,767 | 3 | 466 | 3 |
| 1981-82 | 37,094,652 | 22,246,000 | 3 | 60.0 | 4,793,000 | 3 | 215 | 3 | 10,396,921 | 3 | 467 | 3 |
| 1982-83 | 36,635,868 | 22,199,000 | 3 | 60.6 | 5,000,000 | 3 | 225 | 3 | 10,399,287 | 3 | 468 | 3 |
| 1983-84 | 36,362,978 | 22,031,000 | 3 | 60.6 | 5,284,000 | 3 | 240 | 3 | 10,597,695 | 3 | 481 | 3 |
| 1984-85 | 36,404,261 | 22,320,000 | 3 | 61.3 | 5,722,000 | 3 | 256 | 3 | 11,043,876 | 3 | 495 | 3 |
| 1985-86 | 36,523,103 | 22,041,000 | 3 | 60.3 | 6,123,000 | 3 | 278 | 3 | 11,486,597 | 3 | 521 | 3 |
| 1986-87 | 36,863,867 | 22,397,000 | 3 | 60.8 | 6,551,000 | 3 | 292 | 3 | 12,022,584 | 3 | 537 | 3 |
| 1987-88 | 37,050,707 | 22,158,000 | 3 | 59.8 | 6,888,000 | 3 | 311 | 3 | 12,138,107 | 3 | 548 | 3 |
| 1988-89 | 37,268,072 | 22,635,000 | 3 | 60.7 | 7,550,000 | 3 | 334 | 3 | 12,717,357 | 3 | 562 | 3 |
| 1989-90 | 37,799,296 | 22,459,000 | 3 | 59.4 | 8,030,990 | 358 | 3 | 12,911,441 | 575 | 3 | ||
| 1990-91 | 38,426,543 | 22,000,000 | 3 | 57.3 | 8,678,954 | 394 | 3 | 13,229,869 | 601 | 3 | ||
| 1991-92 | 38,960,783 | 23,165,000 | 3 | 59.5 | 8,769,754 | 379 | 3 | 12,953,230 | 559 | 3 | ||
| 1992-93 | 39,570,462 | 23,439,000 | 3 | 59.2 | 9,252,300 | 395 | 3 | 13,252,033 | 565 | 3 | ||
| 1993-94 | 40,146,393 | 23,858,000 | 3 | 59.4 | 9,627,155 | 404 | 3 | 13,440,764 | 563 | 3 | ||
| 1994-95 | 40,720,763 | 23,693,000 | 3 | 58.2 | 9,889,034 | 417 | 3 | 13,421,677 | 566 | 3 | ||
| 1995-96 | 41,501,596 | 24,155,000 | 3 | 58.2 | 10,396,426 | 430 | 3 | 13,736,605 | 569 | 3 | ||
| 1996-97 | 42,262,004 | 24,090,000 | 3 | 57.0 | 10,989,809 | 456 | 3 | 14,117,839 | 586 | 3 | ||
| 1997-98 | 42,765,774 | 24,342,000 | 3 | 56.9 | 11,465,658 | 471 | 3 | 14,471,050 | 594 | 3 | ||
| 1998-99 | 43,186,715 | 24,898,000 | 3 | 57.7 | 12,224,454 | 491 | 3 | 15,166,193 | 609 | 3 | ||
| 1999-2000 | 43,806,726 | 24,951,000 | 3 | 57.0 | 13,007,625 | 521 | 3 | 15,685,033 | 629 | 3 | ||
| 2000-01 | 44,075,930 | 24,471,000 | 3 | 55.5 | 14,052,654 | 574 | 3 | 16,383,848 | 670 | 3 | ||
| 2001-02 | 44,604,592 | 24,550,000 | 4 | 55.0 | 14,799,365 | 603 | 4 | 16,954,256 | 691 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | 45,017,360 | 24,666,000 | 4 | 54.8 | 15,648,821 | 634 | 4 | 17,541,892 | 711 | 4 | ||
| 2003-04 | 45,325,731 | 25,036,000 | 4 | 55.2 | 16,348,784 | 653 | 4 | 17,934,183 | 716 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | 45,625,458 | 25,226,000 | 4 | 55.3 | 17,453,785 | 692 | 4 | 18,587,008 | 737 | 4 | ||
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1 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. 2 Excludes capital outlay for years through 1979-80, and 1989-90 to the latest year. From 1980-81 to 1988-89 total transportation figures include capital outlay. 3 Estimate based on data appearing in January issues of School Bus Fleet. 4 Estimate based on data reported by School Transportation News. NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 1929-30 through 1975-76; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1977-78 and 1979-80; Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1987-88 through 2004-05; Bobit Publishing Co., School Bus Fleet, "School Transportation: 2000-2001 School Year"; School Transportation News, "K-12 Enrollment/Transportation Data," 2001-02 through 2005-06; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared July 2007.) |
