Title page
Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Introduction 9
Selected Findings: Fiscal Year 2016 12
References and Related Data Files 33
Appendix A. Methodology and Technical Notes 34
Appendix B. Common Core of Data Glossary 39
Appendix C. Reference Table 46
Appendix D. Final Fiscal Year 2015 Tables 48
Table 1. Total students, revenues by source, revenues per pupil, current expenditures, and current expenditures per pupil for the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States,... 14
Table 2. Current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil of public elementary and secondary school systems, by region, state, and two largest school districts by enrollment in each state: Fiscal year 2016 17
Table 3. Amount and percentage change of median inflation-adjusted total revenues per pupil and current expenditures per pupil for public elementary and secondary school districts, by year, region, and... 21
Table 4. Median current expenditures per pupil and numbers of districts and students for the states that reported public elementary and secondary independent charter school districts, by district type and state:... 22
Table 5. Federal revenues received by local education agencies for public elementary and secondary education, by program and state: Fiscal year 2016 24
Table 6. Total revenue, local revenue by source, and percentage of total revenue from property taxes and parent government contributions for public elementary and secondary school districts, by state: Fiscal year 2016 26
Table 7. Total revenues per pupil of public elementary and secondary school systems, by poverty quartile and state: Fiscal year 2016 28
Table 8. Capital outlay expenditures for public elementary and secondary school districts, by state: Fiscal year 2016 30
Figure 1. Federal revenues received by local education agencies for public elementary and secondary education, by program: Fiscal year 2016 31
Figure 2. Percentage of total revenue from property taxes and parent government contributions for public elementary and secondary school systems, by state: Fiscal year 2016 32
Table C-1. Median current expenditures per pupil, difference, and percentage difference for states that reported data for public elementary and secondary independent charter school districts and noncharter and... 47
Table D-1. Total students, revenues by source, revenues per pupil, current expenditures, and current expenditures per pupil for the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States,... 49
Table D-2. Current expenditures and current expenditures per pupil of public elementary and secondary school systems, by region, state, and two largest school districts by enrollment in each state: Fiscal year 2015 52
Table D-3. Amount and percentage change of median inflation-adjusted total revenues per pupil and current expenditures per pupil for public elementary and secondary school districts, by year, region, and locale code:... 56
Table D-4. Median current expenditures per pupil and numbers of districts and students for the states that reported public elementary and secondary independent charter school districts, by district type and state:... 57
Table D-5. Federal revenues received by local education agencies for public elementary and secondary education, by program and state: Fiscal year 2015 59
Table D-6. Total revenue, local revenue by source, and percentage of total revenue from property taxes and parent government contributions for public elementary and secondary school districts, by state: Fiscal year 2015 61
Table D-7. Total revenues per pupil of public elementary and secondary school systems, by poverty quartile and state: Fiscal year 2015 63
Table D-8. Capital outlay expenditures for public elementary and secondary school districts, by state: Fiscal year 2015 65