Section 6. Expenditures of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: Teacher Salaries
Teacher salaries are projected to increase between 2003–04 and 2013–14 (reference figure 35 and table 35).
Teacher salaries in constant 2002–03 dollars
- increased 3 percent between 1988–89 and 2003–04; and
- are projected to increase an additional 6 percent between 2003–04 and 2013–14 in the middle alternative projections.
Constant versus current dollars
Throughout this section, projections of current expenditures and teacher salaries are presented in constant 2002–03 dollars. The reference tables, later in this report, present these data both in constant 2002–03 dollars and in current dollars. The projections were developed in constant dollars and then placed in current dollars using projections for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (
table B6 in
appendix B). Three alternative sets of projections for the CPI were used, one with each set of projections (low, middle, and high).
