U.S. Department of Education outlays, by level of education and type of recipient: Fiscal years 1980 to 1998

Table 364. -
U.S. Department of Education outlays, by level of education and type of recipient: Fiscal years 1980 to 1998 [In millions of dollars]
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                                   |           |   Local   |   State   |  College  |Institutions|           | Multiple  |
    Year and area of education     |    Total  | education | education |  students | of higher  |  Federal  |   types   |   Other\1\
                                   |           | agencies  |  agencies |           | education  |           |    of     |
                                   |           |           |           |           |            |           |recipients |
___________________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
                 1                 |     2     |     3     |     4     |     5     |     6      |     7     |      8    |     9
___________________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
    1980 total ....................| $13,137.8 |  $5,313.7 |  $1,103.2 |  $2,137.4 |   $2,267.2 |    $249.8 |    $693.8 |  $1,372.7
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|   6,629.1 |   5,309.4 |     662.2 |      34.2 |       22.0 |      62.5 |     513.4 |      25.5
Postsecondary education ...........|   5,682.2 |       --- |      99.5 |   2,103.2 |    2,166.5 |       --- |       --- |   1,313.0
Other programs ....................|     747.7 |       4.3 |     341.5 |       --- |        --- |     187.3 |     180.4 |      34.2
Education research and statistics .|      78.7 |       --- |       --- |       --- |       78.7 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1982 total ....................|  14,109.3 |   5,425.8 |   1,414.2 |   1,610.2 |    1,951.8 |     268.3 |     535.4 |   2,903.6
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|   6,456.3 |   5,420.8 |     593.8 |      48.9 |       21.9 |       2.6 |     340.3 |      27.9
Postsecondary education ...........|   6,418.8 |       --- |     196.6 |   1,561.3 |    1,847.7 |       --- |       --- |   2,813.2
Other programs ....................|   1,152.0 |       5.0 |     623.8 |       --- |        --- |     265.7 |     195.1 |      62.5
Education research and statistics .|      82.2 |       --- |       --- |       --- |       82.2 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1984 total ....................|  15,534.7 |   5,256.5 |   1,879.0 |   2,193.4 |    2,167.4 |     330.2 |     516.7 |   3,191.4
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|   6,220.8 |   5,252.4 |     536.0 |      55.5 |       35.3 |      22.9 |     259.9 |      58.8
Postsecondary education ...........|   7,341.2 |       --- |     211.5 |   2,137.9 |    1,972.5 |       --- |       --- |   3,019.3
Other programs ....................|   1,813.1 |       4.1 |   1,131.5 |       --- |        --- |     307.3 |     256.8 |     113.3
Education research and statistics .|     159.6 |       --- |       --- |       --- |      159.6 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1986 total ....................|  17,740.1 |   6,435.1 |   1,823.3 |   2,685.9 |    2,637.2 |     265.4 |     625.8 |   3,267.5
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|   7,552.0 |   6,432.1 |     558.5 |      68.3 |       45.2 |       2.2 |     372.0 |      73.8
Postsecondary education ...........|   8,444.9 |       --- |     215.6 |   2,617.6 |    2,523.0 |       --- |       --- |   3,088.7
Other programs ....................|   1,674.2 |       3.0 |   1,049.2 |       --- |        --- |     263.2 |     253.8 |     105.0
Education research and statistics .|      69.0 |       --- |       --- |       --- |       69.0 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1988 total ....................|  18,326.9 |   6,614.8 |   2,234.6 |   3,103.4 |    2,519.5 |     319.4 |     838.8 |   2,696.3
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|   8,098.4 |   6,606.3 |     717.9 |      66.2 |       39.5 |      23.8 |     616.7 |      28.0
Postsecondary education ...........|   8,247.1 |       --- |     184.6 |   3,037.2 |    2,437.6 |       --- |       --- |   2,587.7
Other programs ....................|   1,939.0 |       8.5 |   1,332.1 |       --- |        --- |     295.6 |     222.1 |      80.6
Education research and statistics .|      42.4 |       --- |       --- |       --- |       42.4 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1990 total ....................|  23,198.6 |   8,000.7 |   2,490.3 |   3,859.6 |    3,649.8 |     441.4 |     912.2 |   3,844.4
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|   9,681.3 |   7,995.0 |     700.3 |      80.5 |       85.4 |     113.1 |     650.7 |      56.3
Postsecondary education ...........|  11,176.0 |       --- |     261.6 |   3,779.1 |    3,475.0 |       --- |       --- |   3,660.4
Other programs ....................|   2,251.8 |       5.7 |   1,528.5 |       --- |        --- |     328.3 |     261.5 |     127.8
Education research and statistics .|      89.5 |       --- |       --- |       --- |       89.5 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1992 total ....................|  26,116.0 |   9,834.7 |   2,883.2 |   4,090.7 |    4,107.4 |     418.3 |   1,189.4 |   3,592.4
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  12,057.7 |   9,830.1 |   1,011.0 |      92.9 |      232.7 |      49.8 |     762.3 |      78.8
Postsecondary education ...........|  11,323.6 |       --- |     245.5 |   3,997.7 |    3,719.9 |       --- |       --- |   3,360.5
Other programs ....................|   2,579.9 |       4.6 |   1,626.6 |       --- |        --- |     368.5 |     427.0 |     153.1
Education research and statistics .|     154.8 |       --- |       --- |       --- |      154.8 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1994 total ....................|  29,713.4 |  10,935.6 |   3,264.8 |   4,800.5 |    4,831.3 |     504.5 |   1,258.2 |   4,118.5
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  13,769.2 |  10,929.2 |   1,354.0 |     159.9 |      275.2 |      60.9 |     902.1 |      87.9
Postsecondary education ...........|  12,871.4 |       --- |      53.0 |   4,640.6 |    4,279.3 |       --- |       --- |   3,898.5
Other programs ....................|   2,796.0 |       6.4 |   1,857.8 |       --- |        --- |     443.6 |     356.1 |     132.1
Education research and statistics .|     276.8 |       --- |       --- |       --- |      276.8 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1995 total ....................|  31,403.0 |  11,210.7 |   3,584.0 |   4,964.7 |    5,016.1 |     485.4 |   1,349.2 |   4,792.9
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  14,029.0 |  11,203.3 |   1,410.0 |     190.5 |      170.1 |      70.3 |     946.9 |      37.9
Postsecondary education ...........|  14,234.0 |       --- |     250.8 |   4,774.2 |    4,567.0 |       --- |       --- |   4,642.0
Other programs ....................|   2,861.0 |       7.4 |   1,923.2 |       --- |        --- |     415.1 |     402.3 |     113.0
Education research and statistics .|     279.0 |       --- |       --- |       --- |      279.0 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1996 total ....................|  29,977.8 |  11,077.8 |   3,669.6 |   5,129.8 |    5,053.4 |     562.1 |   1,682.3 |   2,802.9
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  14,323.8 |  11,073.1 |   1,650.7 |     161.1 |      141.5 |      59.2 |   1,201.4 |      36.8
Postsecondary education ...........|  12,257.6 |       --- |      90.7 |   4,968.7 |    4,601.0 |       --- |       --- |   2,597.2
Other programs ....................|   3,085.6 |       4.7 |   1,928.2 |       --- |        --- |     502.9 |     480.9 |     168.9
Education research and statistics .|     310.9 |       --- |       --- |       --- |      310.9 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1997 total ....................|  30,110.6 |  11,229.1 |   3,698.5 |   5,200.5 |    5,480.0 |     467.9 |   1,535.4 |   2,499.1
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  14,511.2 |  11,220.3 |   1,654.2 |     165.4 |      149.5 |      58.3 |   1,224.1 |      39.4
Postsecondary education ...........|  12,377.0 |       --- |      48.6 |   5,035.1 |    4,990.5 |       --- |       --- |   2,302.8
Other programs ....................|   2,882.3 |       8.8 |   1,995.7 |       --- |        --- |     409.6 |     311.3 |     156.9
Education research and statistics .|     340.0 |       --- |       --- |       --- |      340.0 |       --- |       --- |       ---
                                   |===========|===========|===========|===========|============|===========|===========|===========
    1998 total ....................|  30,735.6 |  11,486.7 |   3,737.9 |   5,502.1 |    6,031.0 |     484.6 |   1,475.8 |   2,017.5
                                   |___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
Elementary/secondary ..............|  14,787.3 |  11,477.5 |   1,662.2 |     241.8 |      153.4 |      47.5 |   1,148.8 |      56.0
Postsecondary education ...........|  12,406.1 |       --- |      63.4 |   5,260.3 |    5,297.1 |       --- |       --- |   1,785.3
Other programs ....................|   2,961.8 |       9.2 |   2,012.3 |       --- |        --- |     437.1 |     327.0 |     176.2
Education research and statistics .|     580.5 |       --- |       --- |       --- |      580.5 |       --- |       --- |       ---
___________________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________|___________|___________
\1\Other recipients include Indian tribes, private nonprofit agencies, and banks.
---Data are not available or not applicable.
NOTE.--Outlays by type of recipient are estimated based on obligation data. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.
SOURCE: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Years 1982 to 1999, and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance; National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development, Fiscal Years 1980 to 1998; and unpublished data obtained from various federal agencies. (This table was prepared July 1998.)
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