On a per capita basis, INAC (now ISC) provided about $19,010 per FTE student in 2016-2017 for K-12 education operating expenditures. This calculation does not include an investment of an additional $165 million in First Nations education infrastructure for capital projects, targeted projects, and salary or administration expenses on reserve.

First Nations K-12 Education Operating Expenditures: Funding Breakdown per FTE 2016-17

	BC	Alta	Sask.	Man.	Ontario	Québec	Atlantic	Total
Total K-12 Op. Exp. ($M)	$248.1	$319.9	$324.5	$382.7	$418.4	$167.7	$68.8	$1,938.7
Total FTE students	12,507	16,902	19,418	21,024	20,722	8,171	3,240	101,984
Per Capita Funding	$19,838	$18,924	$16,709	$18,201	$20,193	$20,526	$21,232	$19,010

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First Nations K-12 Education: Number of FTE students by type of school (2016-17)

	BC	Alta.	Sask.	Man.	Ont.	P.Q.	Atlantic	All	% of total
FN Operated Schools	4,639	9,752	15,834	15,143	12,884	6,230	1,661	66,142	65%
Provincial Schools	7,143	6,838	3,556	5,693	5,915	1,597	1,536	32,278	32%
Private/Ind. Schools	725	243	28	189	525	344	44	2,097	2%
Federal Schools	–	70	–	–	1,398	–	3,240	1,468	1%
Total FTE Students	12,472	16,902	19,418	21,024	20,722	8,171	3,240	101,984	100%

FTE = Full-Time Equivalents

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Primary and Secondary Schools on Reserve

Province	# of Schools	<100	101-500	501-1000	1000+	includes HS (9-12)
BC	95	76	19	–	–	28
Alberta	55	8	23	20	4	40
Saskatchewan	84	10	52	4	18	64
Manitoba	60	14	28	13	5	34
Ontario	95	38	37	14	6	42
Québec	39	11	15	13	–	30
Atlantic	19	7	10	–	2	8
TOTAL	447	164	184	64	35	246