Department of Education

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended 		FY05
Expended 		FY06
Expended 		FY07
Projected
Spending 		FY08
House 1
Wages & Salaries 37,064 40,293 45,720 57,014 56,735
Pensions & Benefits 293 295 390 489 487
Operating Expenses 3,986 4,190 5,248 11,588 11,246
Public Assistance 140,567 217,344 212,619 228,256 226,792
Aid to Cities & Towns 3,736,710 3,450,756 3,495,944 3,760,745 3,962,409
TOTAL 3,918,620 3,712,878 3,759,921 4,058,092 4,257,669

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=1%, Pensions & Benefits=0%, Operating Expenses=0%, Public Assistance=5%, Aid to Cities & Towns=94%