Table 1

Mission primary and secondary school costs per student

Primary school cost per student

Year
 Tuition cost per year (Ksh)
 Lunch cost per year (Ksh)
 Transport cost per year (Ksh)
 Cost of textbook+ stationary+ uniforms (Ksh)
 Sub-total costs (Ksh)
1
 54 300
 19 500
 15 000
 7 000
 95 800
2
 54 300
 19 500
 15 000
 7 000
 95 800
3
 54 300
 19 500
 15 000
 7 000
 95 800
4
 54 300
 19 500
 15 000
 7 000
 95 800
5
 57 300
 19 500
 15 000
 7 000
 98 800
6
 57 300
 19 500
 15 000
 7 000
 98 800
7
 57 300
 19 500
 15 000
 7 000
 98 800
8
 57 300
 19 500
 15 000
 7 000
 98 800
Total cost (Ksh)
 446 400
 156 000
 120 000
 56 000
 778 400
Total cost (US$)
 6 287
 2 197
 1 690
 789
 10 963
Year
 Mission secondary school cost per student
1
 74 300
 19 500
 15 000
 14 000
 122 800
2
 71 300
 19 500
 15 000
 14 000
 119 800
3
 71 300
 19 500
 15 000
 14 000
 119 800
4
 76 500
 19 500
 15 000
 14 000
 125 000
Total cost (Ksh)
 293 400
 7 8000
 60 000
 56 000
 487 400
Total cost (US$)
 4 132
 1 099
 845
 789
 6 865

Notes: US$1 = 71 Kenya Shillings (Ksh). The statistics in this table represent unsubsidized cost.

Kirigia et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:89   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-89