Publication - Statistics

Expenditure on School Education in Scotland, 2008-09

Published: 25 March 2010
ISBN: 9780755978793

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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