Colorado K-12 Per Pupil Spending: 2005-06 to 2012-13

(Source: Colo. Dept. of Education; Adjusted 2012 Dollars)

$16,000
$14,000
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$0
2005-06

2006-07

2007-08
TOTAL

2008-09
CURRENT

2009-10
INSTRUCTIONAL

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

SUPPORT

TOTAL EXP. = The sum of all Instruction, Support Services, Community Services, and Other expenditures
CURRENT EXP. = Total non-capital expenditures from all funds except the Capital Reserve, Building, Bond Redemption, and Special Building and Technology
Funds (These amounts are reported in an attempt to identify those costs which by nature are more operational than capital.)
INSTRUCTIONAL EXP. = Instruction includes those activities dealing directly with the interactions between students and staff, including paraprofessionals
(aides) or classroom assistants who assist teachers in the instructional process.
SUPPORT EXP. = Pupil and instructional staff support, administration, operations and maintenance, pupil transportation, food service operations, and other
support services.
Sources
Expenditure Data, CDE Public School Finance Unit: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefinance/RevExp
Pupil Count Data (October 1 student count, not FTE): http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdereval/pupilcurrent
$ Adjustments made using Denver-Boulder-Greeley inflation rate, Colo. General Assembly Legislative Council, http://www.colorado.gov/lcs.