(May 2016) Total operating expenditures at four Arkansas state departments have increased at average annual rates greater than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since the last recession ended in mid-2009. These actual agency expenditures1 increased at annual rates ranging from 3.8% (Community Corrections) to 1.9% (Education Department, Public School Fund) versus 1.5% inflation (CPI):
Total Operating Expenditures (TOE)
FY 2009 FY 2015
Community Correction Department $73,206,567 $89,680,879
Correction Department $312,146,486 $375,658,284
Education Department (Public School Fund) $2,508,833,829 $2,789,146,233
Education Department (Subtotal) $3,199,580,179 $3,457,588,679
Health Department $325,364,543 $370,387,770
TOE Percentage Increase
Total Annual Average
Community Correction Department 22.5% 3.8%
Correction Department 20.3% 3.4%
Education Department (Public School Fund) 11.2% 1.9%
Education Department (Subtotal) 8.1% 1.4%
Health Department 13.8% 2.3%
