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Colorado and National Average Per Pupil Spending Trends (chart 1) Adjusted for Inflation (chart 2) Colorado & National Average Per Pupil Spending Colorado Per Pupil Spending National Average Per Pupil Spending $12,000

Per Pupil Spending

Amendment 23

$9,000 2009: CO $ -2,198 less than Nat'l Av g $6,000 1995: CO $ -414 less than Nat'l Av g

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$3,000

Year

In 1995, Colorado’s per pupil spending was $ -414 below the National Average. In 2009, Colorado’s per pupil spending was $ -2,198 below the National Average. Colorado & National Average Per Pupil Spending Adjusted for Inflation Colorado (adjusted for CO inflation) National Average (adjusted for National Inflation)

Per Pupil Spending

$12,000

Amendment 23

$9,000

$6,000

1995: CO $ -438

2009: CO $ -2,198

less than Nat'l Av g

less than Nat'l Av g

$3,000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year

Adjusted for Inflation: In 1995, Colorado’s per pupil spending was $ -438 below the National Average. In 2009, Colorado’s per pupil spending was $ -2,198 below the National Average. In constant dollars during the 14 years between 1995 and 2009, the National state average per pupil spending increased $2,163 per pupil. During the same time, Colorado increased spending $403 per pupil. Data Source – Colorado: Profile Reports, Augenblick, Palaich & Associates, Colorado Department of Education data National: National Education Association, Rankings and Estimates June 2005, 1994-95 to 1998-99; Dec. 2009, 1999-00 to 2008-09 Fall 2010