Although their communities face conditions of poverty, even extreme poverty, and the infrastructure and equipment of their schools are the weakest in the education system, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) has allocated only 2,833,990,000 pesos [$233,927,314.5 USD] for initial and basic education to slightly over 339,494 children living in rural and indigenous areas. [MV Note: Per capita expenditure of 8,348 pesos, or $689.00 USD]
According to the distribution of resources published in the Official Journal of the Federation, the Program of Initial and Basic Education for Rural and Indigenous Population will channel to the states funds for 85,549 scholarships and incentives to be distributed to students and so-called "community education agents" [presumably, teachers in training].
Among the entities that will receive more resources, the Federal District [Mexico City] stands out, despite the fact that it reports no indigenous or rural students, although it definitely reports 351 beneficiaries of the System of Studies for Teachers, with which it encourages continuation of their undergraduate or graduate studies, even abroad, for those who participate in the National Council of Educational Development (CONAFE).
The nation's capital will receive 609,815,000 pesos [$45,369,626 USD], while:
Among the entities that will receive more resources, the Federal District [Mexico City] stands out, despite the fact that it reports no indigenous or rural students, although it definitely reports 351 beneficiaries of the System of Studies for Teachers, with which it encourages continuation of their undergraduate or graduate studies, even abroad, for those who participate in the National Council of Educational Development (CONAFE).
The nation's capital will receive 609,815,000 pesos [$45,369,626 USD], while:
- Chiapas will receive 350,337,000 pesos [$28,918,025 USD] for 53,817 students in rural and indigenous communities [USD$537 per child]; followed by
- Veracruz with 198 million pesos [$16,343,603 USD] for 34,642 students [USD$472 per child]; and
- Oaxaca, which will receive 140.8 million pesos [$11,622,118 USD] for 19,744 children [USD$589 per child].