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Table 172. | Students transported at public expense and current expenditures for transportation: Selected years, 1929–30 through 2003–04 |
School year | Average daily attendance, all students | Students transported at public expense |
Expenditures for transportation (in current dollars) |
Expenditures for transportation (in constant 2005–06 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 | $637,339 | $335 | |||||
1931–32 | 22,245,000 | 2,419,173 | 10.9 | 58,078 | 24 | 801,627 | 331 | |||||
1933–34 | 22,458,000 | 2,794,724 | 12.4 | 53,908 | 19 | 810,094 | 290 | |||||
1935–36 | 22,299,000 | 3,250,658 | 14.6 | 62,653 | 19 | 907,251 | 279 | |||||
1937–38 | 22,298,000 | 3,769,242 | 16.9 | 75,637 | 20 | 1,050,692 | 279 | |||||
1939–40 | 22,042,000 | 4,144,161 | 18.8 | 83,283 | 20 | 1,185,878 | 286 | |||||
1941–42 | 21,031,000 | 4,503,081 | 21.4 | 92,922 | 21 | 1,185,912 | 263 | |||||
1943–44 | 19,603,000 | 4,512,412 | 23.0 | 107,754 | 24 | 1,230,541 | 273 | |||||
1945–46 | 19,849,000 | 5,056,966 | 25.5 | 129,756 | 26 | 1,415,437 | 280 | |||||
1947–48 | 20,910,000 | 5,854,041 | 28.0 | 176,265 | 30 | 1,505,379 | 257 | |||||
1949–50 | 22,284,000 | 6,947,384 | 31.2 | 214,504 | 31 | 1,802,330 | 259 | |||||
1951–52 | 23,257,000 | 7,697,130 | 33.1 | 268,827 | 35 | 2,035,324 | 264 | |||||
1953–54 | 25,643,871 | 8,411,719 | 32.8 | 307,437 | 37 | 2,274,933 | 270 | |||||
1955–56 | 27,740,149 | 9,695,819 | 35.0 | 353,972 | 37 | 2,620,154 | 270 | |||||
1957–58 | 29,722,275 | 10,861,689 | 36.5 | 416,491 | 38 | 2,902,107 | 267 | |||||
1959–60 | 32,477,440 | 12,225,142 | 37.6 | 486,338 | 40 | 3,293,652 | 269 | |||||
1961–62 | 34,682,340 | 13,222,667 | 38.1 | 576,361 | 44 | 3,815,664 | 289 | |||||
1963–64 | 37,405,058 | 14,475,778 | 38.7 | 673,845 | 47 | 4,347,635 | 300 | |||||
1965–66 | 39,154,497 | 15,536,567 | 39.7 | 787,358 | 51 | 4,910,303 | 316 | |||||
1967–68 | 40,827,965 | 17,130,873 | 42.0 | 981,006 | 57 | 5,740,189 | 335 | |||||
1969–70 | 41,934,376 | 18,198,577 | 43.4 | 1,218,557 | 67 | 6,419,142 | 353 | |||||
1971–72 | 42,254,272 | 19,474,355 | 46.1 | 1,507,830 | 77 | 7,291,521 | 374 | |||||
1973–74 | 41,438,054 | 21,347,039 | 51.5 | 1,858,141 | 87 | 7,930,406 | 371 | |||||
1975–76 | 41,269,720 | 21,772,483 | 52.8 | 2,377,313 | 109 | 8,530,172 | 392 | |||||
1977–78 | 40,079,590 | 21,800,000 | 3 | 54.4 | 2,731,041 | 125 | 3 | 8,676,821 | 398 | 3 | ||
1979–80 | 38,288,911 | 21,713,515 | 56.7 | 3,833,145 | 177 | 9,825,270 | 452 | |||||
1980–81 | 37,703,744 | 22,272,000 | 3 | 59.1 | 4,408,000 | 3 | 198 | 3 | 10,125,907 | 3 | 455 | 3 |
1981–82 | 37,094,652 | 22,246,000 | 3 | 60.0 | 4,793,000 | 3 | 215 | 3 | 10,134,831 | 3 | 456 | 3 |
1982–83 | 36,635,868 | 22,199,000 | 3 | 60.6 | 5,000,000 | 3 | 225 | 3 | 10,137,137 | 3 | 457 | 3 |
1983–84 | 36,362,978 | 22,031,000 | 3 | 60.6 | 5,284,000 | 3 | 240 | 3 | 10,330,544 | 3 | 469 | 3 |
1984–85 | 36,404,261 | 22,320,000 | 3 | 61.3 | 5,722,000 | 3 | 256 | 3 | 10,765,477 | 3 | 482 | 3 |
1985–86 | 36,523,103 | 22,041,000 | 3 | 60.3 | 6,123,000 | 3 | 278 | 3 | 11,197,037 | 3 | 508 | 3 |
1986–87 | 36,863,867 | 22,397,000 | 3 | 60.8 | 6,551,000 | 3 | 292 | 3 | 11,719,513 | 3 | 523 | 3 |
1987–88 | 37,050,707 | 22,158,000 | 3 | 59.8 | 6,888,000 | 3 | 311 | 3 | 11,832,124 | 3 | 534 | 3 |
1988–89 | 37,268,072 | 22,635,000 | 3 | 60.7 | 7,550,000 | 3 | 334 | 3 | 12,396,772 | 3 | 548 | 3 |
1989–90 | 37,799,296 | 22,459,000 | 3 | 59.4 | 8,030,990 | 358 | 3 | 12,585,964 | 560 | 3 | ||
1990–91 | 38,426,543 | 22,000,000 | 3 | 57.3 | 8,678,954 | 394 | 3 | 12,896,365 | 586 | 3 | ||
1991–92 | 38,960,783 | 23,165,000 | 3 | 59.5 | 8,769,754 | 379 | 3 | 12,626,699 | 545 | 3 | ||
1992–93 | 39,570,462 | 23,439,000 | 3 | 59.2 | 9,252,300 | 395 | 3 | 12,917,970 | 551 | 3 | ||
1993–94 | 40,146,393 | 23,858,000 | 3 | 59.4 | 9,627,155 | 404 | 3 | 13,101,943 | 549 | 3 | ||
1994–95 | 40,720,763 | 23,693,000 | 3 | 58.2 | 9,889,034 | 417 | 3 | 13,083,337 | 552 | 3 | ||
1995–96 | 41,501,596 | 24,155,000 | 3 | 58.2 | 10,396,426 | 430 | 3 | 13,390,327 | 554 | 3 | ||
1996–97 | 42,262,004 | 24,090,000 | 3 | 57.0 | 10,989,809 | 456 | 3 | 13,761,951 | 571 | 3 | ||
1997–98 | 42,765,774 | 24,342,000 | 3 | 56.9 | 11,465,658 | 471 | 3 | 14,106,257 | 580 | 3 | ||
1998–99 | 43,186,715 | 24,898,000 | 3 | 57.7 | 12,224,454 | 491 | 3 | 14,783,877 | 594 | 3 | ||
1999–2000 | 43,806,726 | 24,951,000 | 3 | 57.0 | 13,007,625 | 521 | 3 | 15,289,638 | 613 | 3 | ||
2000–01 | 44,075,930 | 24,471,000 | 3 | 55.5 | 14,052,654 | 574 | 3 | 15,970,837 | 653 | 3 | ||
2001–02 | 44,604,592 | 24,550,000 | 4 | 55.0 | 14,799,365 | 603 | 4 | 16,526,866 | 673 | 4 | ||
2002–03 | 45,017,360 | 25,168,000 | 4 | 55.9 | 15,648,821 | 622 | 4 | 17,099,689 | 679 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | 45,325,731 | 25,550,000 | 4 | 56.4 | 16,348,783 | 640 | 4 | 17,482,089 | 684 | 4 |
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, StatisĀtics 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 2002–03; Bobit Publishing Co., School Bus Fleet, "School Transportation: 2000–2001 School Year"; School Transportation News, "K-12 Enrollment/Transportation Data," 2001–02, 2002–03, and 2003–04; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |