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Pupil Funding

Volume 328: debated on Monday 22 March 1999

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by local authority area, the level of (i) nursery and (ii) secondary education funding per pupil in (a) cash terms and (b) 1998–99 prices in each year since 1992. [77743]

The information is given in the tables. 1996 –97 is the latest financial year for which actual expenditure information is currently available. The figures, which are derived from local authority returns, do not include the cost of home-to-school transport, school meals, education authority administration costs and loan charges.

Net Current expenditure per full time equivalent pupil in local authority nursery schools

(£ at out-turn prices)

Regional/Islands councils

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

Borders2272422,0901,875
Central1,9742,0732,2062,298
Dumfries and Galloway1,9882,1332,1852,018
Fife1,4831,6361,6081,757
Grampian2,2652,3132,3152,401
Highland2,4252,9282,8772,875
Lothian2,1512,2192,2582,355
Strathclyde2,8203,0893,2033,437
Tayside2,1112,1302,1052,204
Orkney1,9592,3792,4094,386
Shetland2,5733,0303,4562,691
Western Islesn/an/an/an/a

Net current expenditure per full time equivalent pupil in local authority nursery schools

(£at 1998–99 prices)

Regional/Islands councils

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

Borders2642742,3352,035
Central2,2962,3492,4642,495
Dumfries and Galloway2,3132,4182,4412,190
Fife1,7251,8541,7961,908
Grampian2,6352,6212,5862,606
Highland2,8213,3183,2153,121
Lothian2,5022,5152,5232,557
Strathclyde3,2803,5003,5793,731
Tayside2,4562,4142,3522,393
Orkney2,2792,6962,6924,762
Shetland2,9933,4333,8612,922
Western Islesn/an/an/an/a

Net current expenditure per full time equivalent pupil in local authority nursery schools in 1996–97

Councils

(£ at out-turn prices)

(£ at 1998–99 prices)

Aberdeen, City2,4422,572
Aberdeenshire2,3582,484
Angus1,9792,085
Argyll and Bute5,3275,610
Clackmannanshire3,2803,454
Dumfries and Galloway1,8961,996
Dundee2,2432,362
East Ayrshire3,4413,624
East Dunbartonshire8,0258,452
East Lothian1,9512,055
East Renfrewshire1,8931,994
Edinburgh, City2,5962,734
Eilean Siarn/an/a
Falkirk2,2562,376
Fife2,6222,762
Glasgow City3,4973,683
Highland2,0112,118
Inverclyde4,5134,753
Midlothian2,5642,701
Moray1,5761,660
North Ayrshire1,8391,937
North Lanarkshire4,4094,643
Orkney2,6802,823
Perth and Kinross2,1932,310
Renfrewshire5,6765,978
Scottish Borders1,8121,908
Shetland3,0863,250
South Ayrshire3,0023,162
South Lanarkshire6,8397,202
Stirling3,3083,484
West Dunbartonshire4,7434,995
West Lothian2,3402,464

Net current expenditure per pupil in local authority secondary schools

(£ at out-turn prices)

Regional/Islands councils

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

Borders2,8572,8732,9412,933
Central2,8012,7852,7612,784
Dumfries and Galloway2,9572,8762,8942,941
Fife2,6362,5692,5972,630
Grampian3,0312,9582,8622,970
Highland2,8962,9142,9753,061
Lothian3,0472,9632,9593,024

Net current expenditure per pupil in local authority secondary schools

(£ at out-turn prices)

Regional/Islands councils

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

Strathclyde2,8422,7692,8312,914
Tayside3,0362,8782,9462,932
Orkney3,8273,4643,5763,592
Shetland4,4924,9485,1045,397
Western Isles4,2974,2004,4054,535

Net current expenditure per pupil in local authority secondary schools

(£ at 1998–99 prices)

Regional/Islands councils

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

Borders3,3243,2563,2863,184
Central3,2583,1563,0853,022
Dumfries and Galloway3,4403,2593,2333,193
Fife3,0662,9112,9022,855
Grampian3,5263,3523,1983,224
Highland3,3693,3023,3243,323
Lothian3,5453,3583,3063,283
Strathclyde3,3063,1383,1633,164
Tayside3,5323,2613,2913,183
Orkney4,4523,9253,9953,900
Shetland5,2265,6075,7025,859
Western Isles4,9994,7604,9224,923

Net current expenditure per pupil in local authority nursery schools in 1996–97

Councils

(£ at out-turn prices)

(£ at 1998–99 prices)

Aberdeen, City2,9173,129
Aberdeenshire2,7592,905
Angus2,8352,986
Argyll and Bute3,0033,163
Clackmannanshire2,9323,088
Dumfries and Galloway2,9053,060
Dundee3,1423,309
East Ayrshire2,7472,893
East Dunbartonshire2,5992,737
East Lothian2,9233,078
East Renfrewshire2,6112,750
Edinburgh, City3,0113.171
Eilean Siar4,5534,795
Falkirk2,7512,898
Fife2,6742,816
Glasgow City3,3223,498
Highland3,1353,302
Inverclyde2,8442,995
Midlothian2,8803,033
Moray2,7992,948
North Ayrshire2,7762,923
North Lanarkshire2,8543,006
Orkney3,7783,979
Perth and Kinross2,8222,972
Renfrewshire2,9093,064
Scottish Borders3,0393,200
Shetland5,7776,085
South Ayrshire2,7802,928
South Lanarkshire2,8633,015
Stirling2,9873,146
West Dunbartonshire2,8332,984
West Lothian2,9453,102

From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.