Department of Education

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Spending 		FY05
Spending 		FY06
Spending 		FY07
Spending 		FY08
GAA
Wages & Salaries 37,064 40,293 45,720 55,764 55,089
Pensions & Benefits 293 295 390 489 455
Operating Expenses 3,986 4,190 5,248 11,588 11,028
Public Assistance 140,567 217,344 212,619 226,369 237,592
Aid to Cities & Towns 3,736,710 3,450,756 3,495,944 3,744,882 3,997,202
TOTAL 3,918,620 3,712,878 3,759,921 4,039,092 4,301,365

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=1%, Pensions & Benefits=0%, Operating Expenses=0%, Public Assistance=6%, Aid to Cities & Towns=93%