Cost of Educating a Student in Peel
With 140,000 students, the Peel District School Board is the largest public school system outside of Toronto - and we're still one of the fastest growing.
In 2004-05, the projected average cost of educating a student in Peel is $6,510 excluding direct capital grants. In 1999-2000, the average cost was $5,881 - showing the average cost has increased by $629 per student in five years.
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| Expense | Cost per student | Percentage of total |
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| instructional costs | $5,295 | 81% |
| business and administration | $197 | 3% |
| school operations and maintenance> | $713 | 11% |
| transportation | $237 | 4% |
| other | $68 | 1% |
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Compared to other large school boards in Ontario, the Peel board's cost per student is in the mid-range. A province wide study of how school boards spend their money shows that more of the Peel board budget goes directly to the classroom than the average for Ontario boards.
