Rick Scott Plans to Raise Education Spending in New Budget

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Monday that his proposed budget will include record high per-pupil spending for K-12 students. Scott announced his plan to raise K-12 spending from $18.9 billion last year to $19.75 billion, including $11.04 billion from the state government.

Our historic funding proposal of $7,176 per student will provide our schools the resources for our students to have the very best opportunity to succeed because we know the workers and leaders of tomorrow are in our classrooms today, Scott said on Monday. We are also continuing our historic investments in total funding, which this year will stand at $19.75 billion, the highest in state history. These record investments will continue to equip our students for the jobs of tomorrow, and help us on our path to be the No. 1 destination for jobs.

Before Scotts proposal, record high spending per pupil was $7,126 during the 2007-2008 fiscal year.