Table 8

DISTRIBUTION OF APPROVED OPERATING EXPENDITURES PER WEIGHTED PUPIL*

MAJOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS

1981-82 TO 1999-00

District Percentiles**

Difference 10th & 90th Percentiles

Difference as a Percent of 10th Percentile

All Major Districts (Excluding New York City)

School Year

New York City

10

25

50

75

90

1999-00

$6,181

$5,489

$5,854

$6,564

$8,286

$10,129

$4,640

84.5

1998-99

5,847

5,219

5,594

6,227

7,964

9,832

4,613

88.4

1997-98

5,465

5,025

5,361

5,993

7,742

9,429

4,404

87.6

1996-97

5,118

4,875

5,201

5,906

7,616

9,443

4,568

93.7

1995-96

5,320

4,723

5,073

5,700

7,510

9,226

4,503

95.3

1994-95

5,256

4,609

4,977

5,638

7,359

9,200

4,591

99.6

1993-94

5,118

4,443

4,797

5,413

7,114

8,878

4,435

99.8

1992-93

4,966

4,224

4,594

5,187

6,816

8,626

4,402

104.2

1991-92

4,674

4,123

4,441

5,031

6,628

8,506

4,383

106.3

1990-91

5,121

4,124

4,438

4,991

6,659

8,473

4,349

105.5

1989-90

5,093

3,953

4,221

4,740

6,282

8,218

4,265

107.9

1988-89

4,763

3,667

3,902

4,374

5,837

7,580

3,913

106.7

1987-88

4,437

3,357

3,587

3,981

5,433

6,962

3,605

107.4

1986-87

4,125

3,025

3,237

3,628

4,673

6,236

3,211

106.1

1985-86

3,802

2,762

2,940

3,287

4,309

5,811

3,049

110.4

1984-85

3,388

2,482

2,680

2,989

3,974

5,211

2,729

110.0

1983-84

3,178

2,298

2,477

2,768

3,597

4,730

2,432

105.8

1982-83

3,010

2,131

2,297

2,566

3,251

4,278

2,147

100.8

1981-82

2,607

1,947

2,079

2,332

2,989

3,865

1,918

98.5