Expenditure on School Education in Scotland, 2008-09

This document gives the figures for local authority spending on school education in the financial year 2008-09.


Table 1.2: Gross Revenue Expenditure on Schools, by Sector (£000), 2003-04 to 2008-09

Primary Education

Primary

Teachers

Other Employees

Operating Costs

Support Services

Revenue Contributions to Capital

Total Gross Expenditure (2)

2003-04

830,553

190,578

399,617

27,221

17,574

1,435,967

2004-05

893,914

206,267

432,770

34,603

3,345

1,532,970

2005-06

933,321

216,047

447,867

42,826

5,126

1,613,035

2006-07

967,313

229,158

469,229

42,782

4,871

1,683,226

2007-08 (1)

994,876

242,907

486,175

47,677

3,620

1,746,481

2008-09

998,908

251,084

515,408

50,142

3,878

1,790,060

(1) 2007-08 figures revised after updated data received from East Ayrshire.
(2) Total Gross Expenditure is not the sum of the previous columns as it is adjusted for inter-authority & inter-account transfers.
Source: LFR01 form.

Secondary Education

Secondary

Teachers

Other Employees

Operating Costs

Support Services

Revenue Contributions to Capital (1)

Total Gross Expenditure (2)

2003-04

923,055

214,840

453,861

27,133

6,722

1,609,631

2004-05

1,041,205

175,303

486,456

35,699

4,916

1,723,232

2005-06

1,079,640

194,623

516,458

43,939

7,434

1,819,388

2006-07

1,113,731

218,887

546,338

47,269

6,992

1,911,982

2007-08

1,141,661

223,185

561,636

49,853

5,439

1,960,281

2008-09

1,148,061

237,090

597,432

51,443

12,063

2,022,262

(1) One council recorded a large increase in Revenue Contributions to Capital in 2008-09.
(2) Total Gross Expenditure is not the sum of the previous columns as it is adjusted for inter-authority & inter-account transfers.
Source: LFR01 form.

Special Education

Special

Teachers

Other Employees

Operating Costs

Support Services

Revenue Contributions to Capital

Total Gross Expenditure (1)

2003-04

173,299

82,078

146,653

5,853

1,745

390,926

2004-05

186,647

92,318

172,409

7,765

458

434,762

2005-06

191,126

99,612

183,732

8,970

1,065

454,788

2006-07

189,631

103,397

191,656

9,478

392

463,962

2007-08

197,388

113,827

188,026

12,523

481

488,782

2008-09

202,015

120,871

187,697

14,064

528

509,085

(1) Total Gross Expenditure is not the sum of the previous columns as it is adjusted for inter-authority & inter-account transfers.
Source: LFR01 form.

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