Bob Weinstein. You should have paid attention to the Commissioner of Dept of Ed & Early Devlpt presentation early in the session. At the current rate of spending for K12, every Alaskan would have to pay $4,048 and K12 spending has increased 28% since 2007 while inflation was only 25%. Actually, total State spending for K12 is about $2.1 Billion when one includes capital spending and federal spending. Include all costs. And you must include the local contribution. The ASD cost is more than  $18,000 per student.