Real “Current” Spending Per Student and Student Achievement

All data come from the Digest of Education Statistics, published by the National Center for Education Statistics at the U.S. Department of

Education

The Productivity Problem in Public K-12 Education is a National and

Longstanding Problem

1970 201078.7 78.2

$4,601

$11,184

Graduation Rates and Real Spending Per StudentU.S., 1970 and 2010

Graduation Rate Real Spending Per Student

1971 2012285 287

$4,601

$11,153

Age 17 NAEP Reading Scores and Real Spending Per Student U.S.

NAEP Reading Scores Real Spending Per Student

304 306

$4,601

$11,153

1971 2012

Age 17 NAEP Math Scores and Real Spending Per Student U.S.

NAEP Math Scores Real Spending Per Student

Students All Staff Teachers Administrators & Other Staff

0%

100%

200%

300%

400%

500%

600%

700%

800%

97%

372%

240%

686%

Staffing SurgeU.S. Public Schools, 1950 to 2012

Students All Staff Teachers Administrators & Other Staff

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

54%

101%92%

112%

Staffing SurgeGeorgia Public Schools, 1987 to 2012

34.6%

64.0%

20.7%

-1.9%

1970s 1980s 1990s 2003-2011

Real Spending Per StudentGeorgia Public Schools

Real Spending Per Student Graduation Rate

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

31.5%

-13.1%

Georgia Public Schools, 1991 to 2002

Real Spending Per Student Graduation Rate0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

1.9%

15.0%

Georgia Public Schools, 2003 to 2010

-1.9%

1.6%

-3%

-2%

-1%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

Real Spending Per Student NAEP Reading Scores

Georgia Real Spending Per Student andNAEP 8th Grade Reading Scores 2003 to 2011

-1.9%

3.0%

-5%

-3%

-1%

1%

3%

5%

Real Spending Per Student NAEP Math Scores

Georgia Real Spending Per Student and NAEP 8th Grade Math Scores, 2003 to 2011

Since 2010 and 2011

• Georgia’s 8th Grade NAEP Scores Have Increased

• Georgia’s Graduation Rate Has Increased

• Real Spending Per Student Has Declined

• The productivity of Georgia public schools has increased over the past decade.

• After decades of productivity declines.