Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Per Pupil Spending Increased per US Census Bureau (2017 data)

The US Census Bureau announced
"There are around 48.6 million children enrolled in public elementary and secondary education in the United States. But how much are we spending on their education? 
The nation spent a total of $694.3 billion on public school systems in fiscal year 2017, up 4.4% from FY 2016, according to Census Bureau statistics released today. 
It was the largest yearly increase in total expenditure since 2008."

Continue reading the article online
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/05/largest-annual-increase-public-school-spending-since-2008.html

U.S. School Spending Per Pupil Increased for Fifth Consecutive Year, U.S. Census Bureau Reports
U.S. School Spending Per Pupil Increased for Fifth Consecutive Year, U.S. Census Bureau Reports

Franklin is not a large school district with only approx 5,400 in-district students and per the 2018 numbers from the MA Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education spending $12,504 in-district and $13,310 for the total 5948 students.

http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/finance.aspx?orgcode=01010000&orgtypecode=5&

DESE: Franklin - Per Pupil Expenditures, All Funds
DESE: Franklin - Per Pupil Expenditures, All Funds

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