Data from the 2016 fiscal year, the latest available, show that nationwide, public school districts on average spend $11,762 per pupil, and Colorado schools spend on average $9,575 per pupil, according to the United States Census Bureau.
Initiative 73, formerly known as Initiative 93, seeks to increase the state government's contribution to Colorado public school districts by raising the income tax for those making greater than $150,000 per year in federal taxable income. If voters pass the initiative in November, changes will be written into the Colorado Constitution and the Colorado Revised Statutes without a sunset, or scheduled end.
