 Spending on school pupils has risen year on year |
Spending on primary school pupils in Scotland has risen by 40% over the past four years, to reach �4,403 a year. Figures show an increase of �256 on the previous year and amount to �1.7bn gross revenue expenditure in 2006/7.
The statistics, released by the Scottish Government, also revealed there had been a rise of just over 30% in spending on each secondary pupil.
An average of �6,120 was spent on older pupils, which works out as a total yearly spend of �1.9bn.
Spending on special needs education was �464m, which means in real terms there has been a drop of just under 1%.
 |  We hope to see further increases in the coming years to meet the government's commitments on education |
The increase does not factor in the rate of inflation.
The Association of Head Teachers and Deputes in Scotland said budgets had risen in line with higher expectations of schools.
A spokesman for the Educational Institute of Scotland said: "Any increase in education spending is welcome.
"We hope to see further increases in the coming years to meet the government's commitments on education including reducing class sizes, increasing nursery education entitlement and tackling pupil indiscipline.
"One issue of real concern is the overall drop in spending on special education, both in special and mainstream schools.
"The policy of mainstreaming pupils with additional support needs cannot be achieved on the cheap, so this must be a key priority area for additional resources in the future."
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