Education finance involves significant expenditures but is often poorly understood. In Canada, governments spend around 15% of their total budgets on education. In 2001-2002, total education spending in Canada was $68.6 billion, with $41 billion going to K-12 education. Funding for K-12 education comes from federal, provincial, local governments and private sources. Provinces aim to provide equality of educational opportunity through measures like recognizing differences in student needs and allocating funding on a per pupil basis with additional grants for special programs. However, achieving both horizontal and vertical equity in funding is challenging as increasing one requires decreasing the other.

6. Educational “Effort” in Canada

8. K –12 Education: 2001-02 Canada $41,008,000,000 of $68,607,000,000 Saskatchewan $1,442,000,000 of $2,555,000,000

9. Expenditures K to 12 & Total $41,008,000,000 $68,607,000,000 $1,442,000,000 $2,555,000,000

10. School Board Expenditures

12. Expenditure on K-12 Education 1989 - 2000 Canada and Saskatchewan (x 1000)

13. Provincial Spending Per K – 12 Pupil, 1999 – 2000 $7,293 $7,758

14. Per Pupil Spending 1985, 1990, 1995, 2001

18. Vertical Equity Unequal Treatment of Presumed Unequals ≠ ≠

21. How the “Pot” is Divided In 2001 – 2002, the Saskatchewan Provincial Government spent 17.8% of it’s budget on “education.” 9.8% was spent on K to 12 education.

22. Saskatchewan’s 01-02 “Pot Pie” Chart