Alabama state budget (2011-2012)

Note: This article was last updated in 2012. Click here for more recent information on state budgets and finances.

Education spending

Fiscal year	Total spending	Education spending	Percent education spending
2009	$39.8 billion	$13.4 billion	33.6%
2010	$41.1 billion	$13.4 billion	32.6%
2011	$40.5 billion	$13.2 billion	32.5%
2012	$40.6 billion	$13.3 billion	32.7%

Budget as passed

The Alabama state budget for fiscal year 2012, and a comparison of that budget to the governor's proposed budget and the fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2010 budgets, can be found here.

The state general fund for fiscal year 2012 spent $1,769,103,104, which is an increase of 11.44 percent over fiscal year 2011.

Legislative budgets

The Senate approved the $1.76 billion General Fund budget, which provided appropriations for all non-education entities. This budget moved to the House for consideration at an increase of $177.5 million, or 11.2 percent, from fiscal year 2011.The House passed a $5.58 billion education budget.