This document compares New York State spending on education and public school enrollment between 2000-2010. It shows that while state spending on education increased from around $30 billion to over $50 billion during this period, public school enrollment declined slightly from around 2.8 million to 2.6 million students. The data suggests that as state education spending went up, enrollment went down slightly.

1. New York State Spending on Education v.
School Enrollment 2000-2010
60 2.85
50 2.8
Spending (in billions)
Public School Enrollment*
40 2.75 Enrollment (in millions)
NYS Spending
30 2.7
20 2.65 Sources:
NYS Education Department
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/repor
tcard/
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/statis
10 2.6 tics/public/table11.html
0 2.55
*enrollment includes public school districts, charter
schools, NYSED-operated programs, and BOCES
programs.
School Year
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