Percent of the General Fund
Public Schools Appropriations
55%
52.5%
Since 1970, the Public
School’s share of the
General Fund has
decreased by 15.2%. If
our Public Schools were
still funded at the same
percentage
t
as in
i FY
1969-70, we would have
an additional $3.02
billion for our students.
50%
46.5%
45.5%
44.7%
45%
43.7%
41.3%
40.9%
39.2%
39.6%
40%
38.9%
37.7%
37.4%
37.9%
37.3%
35%
30%
1969-70 1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1989-90 1994-95 1999-00 2004-05 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Total State Public School Appropriations
1997-98 to 2012-13 (in Billions)
$9
$8.19
$7.74
$8
Funding
g increased from
$4.72 billion in 1997-98
to $7.74 billion in 201213.
In 2009-10 state
appropriations were
reduced by $840 million
to $7.35 billion.
Since 2006-07 the
number of students has
increased by more
than 58,000, yet the
funding level is the
same.
$7.15
$7
$6.52
$5.88
$6
$5.59
$4.72
$5
$4
$3
$2
$1
$0
2