The United States Census Bureau conducts an Annual Survey of Government Finances as authorized by law under Title 13, United States Code, Section 182. The 2008 survey, similar to other annual surveys and censuses of governments conducted for many years, covers the entire range of government finance activities--revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets (cash and security holdings). This report contains financial statistics relating to public elementary-secondary education. It includes national and state financial aggregates and display data for each public school system with an enrollment of 10,000 or more. Appendices include: (1) Definitions of Selected Terms; (2) Notes Relating to Education Finance Data; (3) Two-Letter State Abbreviations; and (4) F-33 Survey Form. (Contains 5 figures and 18 tables.) [For "Public Education Finances, 2007," see ED520207.]
- Authorizing Institution
- US Census Bureau
- Education Level
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- ['Numerical/Quantitative Data', 'Reports - Research']
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- FY 2008 Public Education Finances 1
- Acknowledgments 2
- Contents 3
- Introduction 5
- List of Figures 12
- Figure 1. Percent Distribution of Revenue 12
- Figure 2. Percent Distribution of Expenditure 13
- Figure 3. Current Spending by Function 13
- Figure 4. Current Spending Per Pupil 14
- Statistical Tables 15
- Elementary-Secondary Finances by State 15
- 1. Summary of Finances 15
- 2. Revenue from Federal Sources 16
- 3. Revenue from State Sources 17
- 4. Revenue from Local Sources 18
- 5. Percent Distribution of Revenue 19
- 6. Current Spending 20
- 7. Support Services Expenditure 21
- 8. Per Pupil Amounts for Current Spending 22
- 9. Capital Outlay, Interest, and Other Expenditure 23
- 10. Indebtedness and Debt Transactions 24
- Relational Statistics and Rankings 25
- Table 11. Per Pupil Finance Amounts by State 25
- Table 12. Relation to Personal Income by State 26
- Elementary-Secondary Finances by Size Groups 27
- Table 13. Summary by Enrollment-Size Groups 27
- Table 14. Per Pupil Amounts by Enrollment-Size Groups 28
- Individual Public Elementary-Secondary School Systems 29
- Table 15. Revenue, Expenditure, and Indebtedness 29
- Table 16. Percent Distribution of Revenue 93
- Table 17. Per Pupil Amounts for Current Spending 109
- Population, Enrollment, and Personal Income 125
- Table 18. Population, Enrollment, and Personal Income by State 125
- Appendices 126
- Appendix A. Definitions of Selected Terms 126
- Appendix B. Notes Relating to Education Finance Data 131
- Appendix C. Two-Letter State Abbreviations 136
- F-33 Form 137
