Section 6. Expenditures of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: Teacher Salaries
Teacher salaries are projected to increase between 2004–05 and 2015–16 (reference figure 33 and table 36).
Teacher salaries in constant 2003–04 dollars
- increased 1 percent between 1990–91 and 2004–05; and
- are projected to increase an additional 5 percent between 2004–05 and 2015–16 in the middle alternative projections.
Constant versus current dollars
Throughout this section, projections of current expenditures and
teacher salaries are presented in constant 2003–04 dollars. The
reference tables, later in this report, present these data both in
constant 2003–04 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
B-6 in
appendix B 
(80 KB)). Three alternative sets of projections for the
CPI were used, one with each set of projections (low, middle,
and high).
William J. Hussar
