Table 34. Actual and alternative projected numbers for current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 1991–92 through 2016

Projections of Education Statistics to 2016

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Table 34. Actual and alternative projected numbers for current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 1991–92 through 2016–17

School year		Current expenditures
	Fall enrollment (in thousands)	Constant 2004–05 dollars¹		Current dollars
	Fall enrollment (in thousands)	Total (in billions)	Per pupil in fall enrollment	Total (in billions)	Per pupil in fall enrollment
Actual
1991–92	42,047	$293.0	$6,969	$211.2	$5,023
1992–93	42,823	297.2	6,941	220.9	5,160
1993–94	43,465	303.5	6,983	231.5	5,327
1994–95	44,111	310.8	7,046	243.9	5,529
1995–96	44,840	316.5	7,059	255.1	5,689
1996–97	45,611	325.9	7,146	270.2	5,923
1997–98	46,127	338.3	7,335	285.5	6,189
1998–99	46,539	352.8	7,582	302.9	6,508
1999–2000	46,857	366.8	7,827	323.9	6,912
2000–01	47,204	381.4	8,080	348.4	7,380
2001–02	47,672	396.4	8,314	368.4	7,727
2002–03	48,183	408.0	8,468	387.6	8,044
2003–04	48,540	415.5	8,561	403.4	8,310

Middle alternative projections
2004–05	48,795	428.3	8,777	428.3	8,777
2005–06	49,028	434.6	8,865	449.5	9,169
2006–07	49,370	451.0	9,136	474.8	9,618
2007–08	49,610	461.9	9,311	495.7	9,992
2008–09	49,812	474.3	9,521	519.0	10,418
2009–10	50,028	487.3	9,739	543.3	10,859
2010–11	50,303	499.1	9,921	—	—
2011–12	50,653	510.3	10,074	—	—
2012–13	51,093	523.3	10,241	—	—
2013–14	51,579	538.0	10,431	—	—
2014–15	52,135	555.1	10,648	—	—
2015–16	52,733	573.7	10,879	—	—
2016–17	53,300	592.2	11,111	—	—

Low alternative projections
2004–05	48,795	428.3	8,777	428.3	8,777
2005–06	49,028	433.9	8,850	449.1	9,159
2006–07	49,370	446.9	9,053	473.9	9,598
2007–08	49,610	454.7	9,166	496.2	10,002
2008–09	49,812	464.6	9,327	523.0	10,500
2009–10	50,028	475.1	9,497	550.9	11,012
2010–11	50,303	484.0	9,621	—	—
2011–12	50,653	492.2	9,717	—	—
2012–13	51,093	503.1	9,846	—	—
2013–14	51,579	515.8	10,000	—	—
2014–15	52,135	531.4	10,194	—	—
2015–16	52,733	548.3	10,399	—	—
2016–17	53,300	564.9	10,598	—	—

High alternative projections
2004–05	48,795	428.3	8,777	428.3	8,777
2005–06	49,028	434.8	8,869	449.3	9,163
2006–07	49,370	453.6	9,187	474.4	9,609
2007–08	49,610	468.5	9,443	496.8	10,014
2008–09	49,812	483.5	9,707	520.4	10,447
2009–10	50,028	499.1	9,977	544.8	10,890
2010–11	50,303	513.7	10,213	—	—
2011–12	50,653	527.6	10,415	—	—
2012–13	51,093	543.3	10,633	—	—
2013–14	51,579	560.0	10,858	—	—
2014–15	52,135	577.9	11,084	—	—
2015–16	52,733	597.5	11,331	—	—
2016–17	53,300	618.2	11,599	—	—

—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), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1991–92 through 2004–05; "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1991–92 through 2003–04; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2004; and Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures Model, 1969–70 through 2003–04. (This table was prepared December 2006.)

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