District expenditures on central and school administration, plant operations, and transportation as a share of total revenue, by school district boundaries, 2000–2013
| Year | Philadelphia | Newark, N.J. | Kansas City, Mo. | Columbus, Ohio | Detroit | Washington, D.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | 24.2% | 22.2% | 18.5% | 21.6% | 22.1% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | 22.3% | 25.4% | 18.8% | 21.8% | 19.4% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | 21.9% | 25.2% | 19.5% | 24.0% | 19.3% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | 19.6% | 25.4% | 20.5% | 23.7% | 18.7% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | 19.2% | 23.9% | 20.6% | 24.1% | 23.6% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | 21.3% | 25.0% | 17.4% | 24.3% | 24.5% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | 20.0% | 25.7% | 18.4% | 23.0% | 24.5% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | 17.5% | 25.7% | 16.5% | 22.8% | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | 17.6% | 26.4% | 17.3% | 25.1% | 20.7% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | 18.0% | 27.1% | 18.3% | 21.8% | 22.8% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | 18.6% | 26.9% | 17.7% | 20.9% | 17.1% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | 18.7% | 23.1% | 17.5% | 17.1% | 17.8% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | 20.0% | 23.6% | 17.6% | 15.7% | 15.8% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | 20.1% | 25.5% | 18.2% | 17.7% | 17.6% |
Note: Expenditures exclude any pass-through funds for fiscally dependent charter schools. Years indicate the latter year of each school year, e.g., 2013 represents the school year from 2012 to 2013.
Source: School district finance data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Government Finances