The pie charts compare the variation in the school expenditure for a UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001, respectively.

Salaries account for the vast majority of the school expenditure in the three years, constituting 68%, 72%, and 60%, respectively. Around 45% of the school budget spent on teachers’ pay. Workers’ income approximately 22% to the school cost. Similarly, the school cost of insurance saw an increasing trend.

Teachers’ pay stood at 50% of total cost in 1991 but dropped to 45% in 2001. In 1981, the UK school spent 28% of total cost on other workers’ salaries. By 2001, expenditure on other workers’ incomes had fallen by 13%. By contrast, we saw an increase spending on insurance for the UK school, from 2% to 8%.

Expenditure on resources had increased to 20% by 1991 before decreasing to only 9% by the end of the period. In contrast, the opposite trend can be seen when we look at furniture and equipment costs. This cost dipped to only 5% of the total expenditure in 1991 but rose to 23% in 2001.

The pie charts compare the school expenditure variation of a UK school in the years 1981, 1991 and 2001.

It is noticeable that the proportion of spending on other workers’ salaries fell over the three years, while spending on insurance rose. Also, a UK school spent a significantly bigger percentage of school expenditure on staff salaries.

In 1981, school spent 28% of their money on other workers’ salaries, by 2001, expenditure on other workers’ incomes had fallen by 13%. Three years, we saw an increase in expense on insurance for a UK school, from 2% to 8% in the UK.

Teachers’ salaries accounted for the highest proportion of school spending in three years, roughly 45% of school budgets. Expenditure on resources had increased to 20% by 1991 before decreasing to only 9% by the end of the period. In contrast, the cost of furniture and equipment dipped to only 5% of total expenditure in 1991 but increased to 23% in 2001.