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Call to Action # 9: Education (6-12)

First Nations K-12 Operating Expenditures: 2013-14 vs 2016-7

June 10, 2019

On a per capita basis, INAC (now ISC) provides $19,010 per FTE student in 2016-2017 for K-12 education operating expenditures. This is up from an average of $15,290 per FTE in First Nations K-12 education operating expenditures in 2013 -14.

BCAltaSask.Man.OntarioQuébecAtlanticTotal
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 students12,50716,90219,41821,02420,7228,1713,240101,984
Per Capita Funding$19,838$18,924$16,709$18,201$20,193$20,526$21,232$19,010

https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1349140116208/1531315346681?wbdisable=true

June 10, 2019 – Added specific details from the 2019 Indigenous Economic Progress Report on Average Income, Unemployment and Education Attainment for First Nations, Métis and Inuit vs non-Indigenous Canadians.