Local education agencies expended 36.5 billion for current operations for public elementary and secondary education for the 1970-71 fiscal year. This amount represents an increase of 12.7 percent over the 1969-70 fiscal year. Data for this report were furnished by the State education agencies, and were used to establish the "average per pupil…

Compiled from annual reports submitted by the states, data on the total current expenditures (including expenditures as defined by P.L. 81-874 and P.L. 89-10) for elementary and secondary public education in the United States for 1972-73 is reported. Average daily attendance (ADA) declined from 42.5 million to 42.2 million, or about .7 percent.…

The cost of education climbed to $1,587.42 per student in 1977-78, exhibiting a significant 13.9 percent increase over the previous year. The increase was brought about largely by rising costs for instruction, especially teacher salaries. The only budget categories showing decreases were administration and attendance services. The national average…