| Association of Independent
Schools and Colleges in Alberta |
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| What the Alberta government
does not spend: 2007 budget |
| Independent schools do not receive government funding
for: |
| capital funding per student (public school facilities)
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$955 |
| provincial support of teachers’ pension expense |
$671 |
| estimated non-instructional cost per student |
$2,421 |
| and receive a $40% reduction for base instruction
and AISI grants |
$2,233 |
| The government saves per independent school student |
$6,280 |
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| Annual savings: 16,500 students (3-yr enrolment average)
X $6,280 = $100 Million ($103,620,000) |
| 10 year estimate of public savings = $1 Billion ($1,036,200,000) |
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| The provincial support on average for one public school
student is $10,615 per student |
| The typical grant for the majority of students in independent
schools is estimated at $3,500 |
| Government funding to all Alberta ECS students is equivalent
for public and independent schools |
| Special needs students receive equivalent grants for instruction
and some additional support |
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