Title page
Contents
Executive Summary 4
Introduction 6
Education Spending and Enrolment in Public Schools 7
Understanding the Increases in Education Spending 18
Summary 25
Conclusion 26
Appendix: Allocation of Spending by Province 27
References 32
About the Authors 34
Acknowledgments 34
Publishing Information 35
About the Fraser Institute 36
Editorial Advisory Board 37
Table 1. Spending ($ millions) on public schools, 2012/13, 2021/22 8
Table 2. Enrolment (number of students) in public schools, 2012/13-2021/22 10
Table 3. Per-student spending ($2022) in public schools, 2012/13-2021/22 10
Table 4. Spending ($2022) per student in public schools, adjusted for price changes, 2012/13-2021/22 13
Table 5. Operational spending ($2022) per student in public schools, adjusted for price changes, 2012/13-2021/22 14
Table 6. Actual and adjusted spending ($ millions) on public schools, 2021/22 16
Table 7. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Canada, 2012/13-2021/22 19
Table 8. Spending ($ millions) on teachers' pensions, 2012/13-2021/22 20
Table 9. Average annual growth in spending on teachers' pensions, 2012/13-2021/22 21
Table 10. Spending ($ millions) on fringe benefits, 2012/13-2021/22 22
Table 11. Average annual growth in spending on fringe benefits, 2012/13-2021/22 23
Table 12. Capital spending ($ millions), 2012/13-2021/22 23
Table 13. Average annual growth in capital spending, 2012/13-2021/22 24
Figure 1. Spending ($ millions) on public schools, by province, 2012/13 and 2021/22 9
Figure 2. Spending ($2022) per student on public schools by province, 2012/13 and 2021/22 11
Figure 3. Spending ($2022) per student on public schools, adjusted for price changes, by province, 2012/13 and 2021/22 12
Figure 4. Operational spending ($2022) per student in public schools, adjusted for price changes, by province, 2012/13 and 2021/22 15
Figure 5. Actual and adjusted spending ($ millions) on public schools, by province, 2021/22 17
Table A1. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Newfoundland & Labrador, 2012/13-2021/22 27
Table A2. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Prince Edward Island, 2012/13-2021/22 27
Table A3. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Nova Scotia, 2012/13-2021/22 28
Table A4. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in New Brunswick, 2012/13-2021/22 28
Table A5. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Quebec, 2012/13-2021/22 29
Table A6. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Ontario, 2012/13-2021/22 29
Table A7. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Manitoba, 2012/13-2021/22 30
Table A8. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Saskatchewan, 2012/13-2021/22 30
Table A9. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in Alberta, 2012/13-2021/22 31
Table A10. Allocation of spending ($ millions) on education in British Columbia, 2012/13-2021/22 31