Fiscal Year	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/00	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07
Operational Funding 1	- %	5.0 %	10.9 %	23.1 %	29.2 %	37.7 %	45.9 %	54.1 %	62.6 %	75.1 %	83.8 %
Teachers' Salaries 2	- %	3.5 %	7.9 %	11.3 %	15.1 %	26.5 %	31.3 %	33.9 %	37.4 %	41.2 %	45.0 %
Inflation 3	- %	2.1 %	3.2 %	5.7 %	9.4 %	11.9 %	15.8 %	20.9 %	22.6 %	25.2 %	28.2 %
Enrolment 4	- %	1.5 %	3.2 %	3.9 %	4.3 %	4.8 %	5.4 %	5.1 %	5.3 %	4.9 %	4.3 %

1	Operational Funding represents comparable Total Basic Education Support including Plant Operations and Maintenance funding now provided by Alberta Education and education property tax support to opted-out school boards.
2	Average teacher salaries excluding benefits.
3	Projected annual Alberta inflation rates using January through December data. Inflation is estimated to be 2.4% in 2006.
	Enrolment includes ECS to Grade 12.

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