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Education at a Glance: 2007/08 School Year

  • 547,840 full-time students (projected) – 7,574 fewer than 2006-07
  • 56 of the 60 school districts project declining enrolment
  • 2010 schools in B.C. – 1,655 public and 355 independent
  • 33,865 teachers in British Columbia – 551 additional teachers hired in the last two years
  • $5.494 billion education budget – a more than 19 per cent increase since 2000-01
  • $7,932 in per student funding (estimated) – the highest ever, an increase of $336 from 2006-07
  • The graduation rate remains at an all-time high at 79 per cent
  • $106 million invested in literacy since 2001