How does this compare to Government figures like the U.S. Census Bureaus?
The most current Census Bureau spending per student figure for Utah is $5,257 for FY2005, not FY2008. The $7,500 figure is for FY2008, and it includes expenditures that the Census Bureau does not include. This Census Bureau figure excludes facility construction and interest. The Utah Taxpayers Association’s figure (actual, not estimated) for FY2005 excluding facility construction and interest is $5,300, which is within 1% of the equivalent Census Bureau figure. Including facility construction and debt service, the association calculates that Utah spent $6,309 per student in FY2005 (again, actual not estimated).
