Figure H

Education revenues fell sharply after 2008 (and did not return to pre-recession levels for about eight years): Change in per-student revenue relative to 2007–2008, by source (inflation adjusted)

Total (state, local, and federal) Federal State Local Local property taxes
2007/2008 $0 0 0 0 0
2008/2009 -10 200 -250 30 160
2009/2010 -90 650 -750 10 220
2010/2011 -220 600 -700 -120 130
2011/2012 -780 210 -830 -160 80
2012/2013 -940 70 -870 -140 110
2013/2014 -780 10 -660 -140 120
2014/2015 -430 10 -460 20 250
2015/2016 90 20 -170 230 450
2016/2017 360 20 -20 360 570
2017/2018 620 0 70 550 660
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Note: The chart shows change in revenue per student for public elementary and secondary schools compared with 2007–2008. Amounts are in 2019–2020 dollars and rounded to the closest $10 using the consumer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS-CPI 2021). The Local line is all local sources, including property tax revenues.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics’ Digest of Education Statistics (NCES 2020a).

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