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Facts and Figures about Alberta's Education System in 2009

Schools

Type Number
Public Schools 1,431
Separate Schools 353
Francophone Schools 34
Charter Schools 19
Private Schools 162
Private ECS Operators 113
Total 2,112
Source: Alberta Education, July 28, 2009

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School Authorities

Type Number
Public 41
Separate 16
Francophone 5
Charter 13
Private Schools 136
Private ECS Operators 102
Total 313
Source: Alberta Education, July 28, 2009 

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Students by Grade Level (2008/09)

Type Number
High School Students 155,520
Junior High School Students 135,982
Elementary Students 255,959
Un-graded Students 21
ECS Students 48,631
Total 596,113
Source: Alberta Education

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Students by Type of School (2008/09)

Type of School Number
Public Schools 414,014
Separate Schools 134,481
Francophone Schools 5,599
Charter Schools 7,161
Private Schools 24,747
Private ECS Schools 3,157
Schools Operated by Other ECS to Grade 12 Education Providers 6,954
Source: Alberta Education

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Class Sizes in 2008/09

Grades Averages Target
K-3 18.2 17
4-6 21.2 23
7-9 22.4 25
10-12 22.7 27

Of 61 public, separate and francophone school boards:

  • 49 exceed target in Grades K-3
  • 3 exceed target in Grades 4-6
  • 2 exceeds target in Grades 7-9
  • 0 exceed target in Grades 10-12

Source: Alberta Education

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High School Completion Rates

Fifth School Year After Grade 10 3-Year Rate** 5-Year Rate**
2006/07 71.0% 79.5%
2005/06 70.4% 78.6%
2004/05 70.4% 77.4%
2003/04 69.3% 75.5%
2002/03 67.8% 75.2%
* % of students completing in 3 years after entering Grade 10
** % of students completing in 5 years after entering Grade 10
Source: Alberta Education

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Base Funding Per Student (Grades 1-9) and Inflation

Year Instructional Grant Inflation*
1996/97 $3,686 1.7%
1997/98 $3,686/$3,716 1.1%
1998/99 $3,860 3.5%
1999/2000 $3,976 3.7%
2000/01 $4,096 2.8%
2001/02 $4,239 2.9%
2002/03 $4,367 3.4%
2003/04 $4,454 4.4%
2004/05 $4,963 1.4%(e)
2005/06 $5,087 2.1%
2006/07     $5,291 3.9%
2007/08 $5,450 4.8%
2008/09 $5,697 3.1%
* % change based on Alberta Consumer Price Index
Source: Alberta Education and Statistics Canada.

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Number of Teachers 1989/90-2008/09

Year Active Full-time Active Part-time
1988/89 24,993 2,872
1989/90 25,899 3,042
1990/91 26,301 3,308
1991/92 26,977 3,245
1992/93 27,080 3,379
1993/94 26,569 3,560
1994/95 25,628 3,875
1995/96 25,357 4,116
1996/97 25,595 3,896
1997/98 25,467 4,142
1998/99 26,557 4,346
1999/2000 26,220 4,669
2000/01 27,236 4,932
2001/02 27,596 4,872
2002/03 27,706 5,011
2003/04 27,027 4,928
2004/05 28,201 5,058
2005/06 28,741 4,978
2006/07 29,056 4,686
2007/08 29,504 4,879
2008/09 30,063 4,759
Source: The Alberta Teachers’ Association.

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