Band 7+: The three pie charts below show changes in annual spending at a public school in Canada in 1990, 2000, and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate how the yearly school expenditure at a public school in Canada changed in years 1990, 2000, and 2010.

Overall, while the money spent on technology, facilities and maintenance increased, the reverse was true for teachers’s payment and other unspecified sectors. Additionally, teachers’ salaries had the largest share in all years, despite a decline over the years.

Focusing on the increases first, the proportion of money spent on facilities and maintenance stood at 10% in 1990, after which it gradually rose to 20% in 2000, before reaching a quarter of the total budget in 2010. Similarly, the figure for technology followed an upward trend. Starting at 5% in 1990, the percentage climbed slightly to 8% and 12% in 2000 and 2010, respectively. Furthermore, the spending on learning materials remained unchanged, at one-tenth of the total in all years.

In contrast, the remaining categories decreased. The share of teachers’ salaries started at 55%, a figure that then dropped steadily to only half of the total money. By 2010, the proportion underwent a reduction of 5 percentage points, ending at 45% in 2010. In terms of other unspecified spendings, the figure stood at 15%, before declining to 12% in 2000. In the following decade, there was a noticeable fall in the money allocated to other items.