Total expenditures per student (in constant 2000–01 dollars) in fall enrollment in public school districts, by location: 1991–92, 1992–93, and 1994–95 to 2000

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Table 35-1. Total expenditures per student (in constant 2000–01 dollars) in fall enrollment in public school districts, by location: 1991–92, 1992–93, and 1994–95 to 2000–01

	Total expenditures per student¹									GCEI adjusted expendi- tures²	Percent change, total ex- penditures	Percent change, enrollment
Location	1991– 92	1992– 93	1994– 95	1995– 96	1996– 97	1997– 98	1998– 99	1999– 2000	2000– 01	1994– 95	1991–92 to 2000–01	1991–92 to 2000–01

Total³	$6,945	$7,148	$7,352	$7,318	$7,445	$7,697	$8,045	$8,377	$8,700	$7,268	25.3	12.0
Large city	7,730	8,061	7,685	7,566	7,644	7,910	8,503	8,867	9,452	7,156	22.3	21.7
Midsize city	6,602	6,715	7,172	7,128	7,241	7,480	7,898	8,298	8,577	7,171	29.9	-23.7

Urban fringe of a large city	7,685	7,988	7,955	7,883	7,848	8,279	8,444	8,824	9,151	7,365	19.1	115.1

Urban fringe of a midsize city	7,124	7,160	6,876	6,824	7,288	7,244	7,538	7,658	7,900	6,968	10.9	7.3
Large town	6,443	6,513	6,536	6,256	6,482	6,644	6,897	7,255	7,532	6,888	16.9	-51.2
Small town	6,422	6,608	6,612	6,483	6,856	6,887	7,259	7,567	7,697	7,175	19.8	-48.9
Rural⁴	6,499	6,733	7,074	7,204	7,356	7,511	7,863	8,164	8,423	7,674	29.6	37.7

¹Per student expenditures are in constant 2000–01 dollars, adjusted using the Consumer Price Index (CPI). See supplemental note 9 for information about this index.
²The Geographic Cost of Education Index (GCEI) adjusts for differences in educational costs across geographical regions of the United States. The most recent GCEIs are from 1993–94, so only data for 1994–95 are adjusted using this index.
³Total excludes school districts that have not been assigned a location.
⁴Includes rural, within a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and rural, outside an MSA.
NOTE: Total expenditures per student in fall enrollment include all expenditures allocable to per students costs divided by fall enrollment. These allocable expenditures include current expenditures for regular school programs, interest on school debt, and capital outlay. Expenditures for nonelementary and secondary programs that include community services, adult education, and other are excluded. See supplemental note 1 for information on location.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD), “Public School District Universe Survey,” 1991–92, 1992–93, and 1994–95 to 2000–01;“Public School District Financial Survey,” 1991–92, 1992–93, and 1994–95 to 2000–01; and Geographic Cost of Education Indexes (GCEIs) available from the Education Finance Statistics Center (http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/).

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