Data Source: US Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, July 2013. http://nce
Colorado School Finance Project School finance research since 1995.
US Average & Colorado Per Pupil Spending – Adjusted for Inflation – FY 1996-FY2011 US Avg & CO: Inflation Adjusted Per Pupil Expenditures FY 1996 - FY 2011 US Average
Colorado
$11,500 $11,000 $10,500
FY11 Gap: $1,872
$10,000 $9,500 $9,000 $8,500 $8,000 $7,500
FY96 Gap: $814 Adjusted for inflation
$7,000 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
In FY96, Colorado spent $-814 less than the US Average. By FY2011, the gap increased by $1,058 (58%) to $-1,816. Yearly detail is in the chart below.
Amount Colorado Spends Less Per Pupil than National Average FY 1996 - FY 2011 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
$0 -$200 -$400 -$728 -$600 -$814 -$910 -$800 -$1,000 -$1,200 -$1,400 -$1,600 Adjusted for inflation -$1,800 -$2,000
-$977
-$988
-$1,087
-$1,197
-$1,730 -$1,872 -$1,779
Change between FY2010 and FY2011 (in 2011 dollars) Spending: Colorado ranked 34th of 51 with a -3.5% decrease. US average: -1.6% decrease. Revenue: Colorado ranked 47 th of 51 with a -6.7% decrease. US average: 0.2% increase. Data Source: US Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, July 2013. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2013/2013342.pdf
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