Data set from LA and school expenditure

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These are the national headline figures, rounded to the nearest billion and include both financial data for LA maintained schools and financial data for local authorities. 


Data set details

Theme
Finance and funding
Publication
LA and school expenditure
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Expenditure by local authorities on children's services (£ billion)
  • Expenditure by local authorities on other education (£ billion)
  • Expenditure by local authorities on schools (£ billion)
Time period
2015-16 to 2021-22

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_namecountry_codetotal_income_billiontotal_income_PPtotal_expenditure_billiontotal_expenditure_PPnumber_school_surpluspc_schools_surplusnumber_schools_deficitpc_schools_deficittotal_schools_gross_expenditre_by_latotal_schools_income_by_latotal_schools_net_expenditure_by_latotal_other_education_gross_expenditre_by_latotal_other_education_income_by_latotal_other_education_net_expenditure_by_latotal_childrens_services_gross_expenditre_by_latotal_childrens_services_income_by_latotal_childrens_services_net_expenditure_by_la
201516Financial yearNationalEnglandE9200000127.65573.426.95440.11562193.11000629.10.428.730.82.29.10.78.4
201617Financial yearNationalEnglandE9200000126.5553726.25477.5144989014619.128.10.327.830.82.29.20.78.4
201718Financial yearNationalEnglandE92000001255547.824.55429.11333688.6153210.227.40.227.22.80.729.50.78.8
201819Financial yearNationalEnglandE9200000123.95729.623.85709.51245989.313769.9270.226.82.90.82.29.90.79.1
201920Financial yearNationalEnglandE9200000123.66018.623.76024.51149387.315751226.70.126.63.10.82.310.60.99.6

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 17 variables
Variable nameVariable description
number_school_surplusNumber of LA maintained schools with surplus revenue reserve
number_schools_deficitNumber of LA maintained schools in deficit
pc_schools_deficitPercentage of LA maintained schools in deficit
pc_schools_surplusPercentage of LA maintained schools with surplus revenue reserve
total_childrens_services_gross_expenditre_by_laExpenditure by local authorities on children's services (£ billion)

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