Students Come First
With 140,000 students, the Peel District School Board is the largest public school system outside of metro Toronto - and we're still one of the fastest growing.
In 2004-05, the projected average cost of educating a student in Peel is $6,510, excluding direct capital grant. In 1999-2000, the average cost was $5,881 - showing that the average cost has increased by $629 per student during the five intervening years.
The 2004-05 estimated cost of educating a Peel board student is $6,510 based on the following expenses:
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| Expense | Average cost per student | Percentage of Total |
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| In-school costs | ||
| instructional support and teaching costs | $5,295 | 81% |
| transportation | $237 | 4% |
| school operations and maintenance | $713 | 11% |
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| Support to schools | ||
| Business and administration | $197 | 3% |
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| Other costs | ||
| other | $68 | 1% |
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