Cost Per Pupil

This line chart shows the cost per pupil trends from 2018 to 2021 for three geographic areas in Florida's Panhandle region. The y-axis displays costs ranging from approximately $7,600 to $9,000 per pupil, while the x-axis spans the four-year period.

Three distinct trend lines are shown:

Escambia County (yellow-green line): Starts at the highest cost in 2018 at around $7,900 per pupil and shows the steepest increase, reaching approximately $9,000 by 2021

Pensacola MSA (purple line): Begins at about $7,800 per pupil in 2018 and follows a similar upward trajectory, ending just below $9,000 in 2021

Santa Rosa County (cyan/teal line): Starts lowest at roughly $7,650 per pupil in 2018 but experiences the most dramatic acceleration, particularly between 2020 and 2021, ultimately reaching nearly the same level as the other two areas

All three areas show relatively gradual increases through 2019 and 2020, but then exhibit sharp upward spikes between 2020 and 2021. The chart includes a note explaining that the Pensacola MSA cost represents the average of Santa Rosa and Escambia counties, which explains why the purple line falls between the other two throughout most of the time period.