Infrastructure Cost Per Student
Divide rent, utilities, maintenance, and other facility costs by enrolment — see cost per student and per month.
Infrastructure cost per student
- 1.Total = 3060000
- 2.Per student / year = 3060000 ÷ 400 = 7650
- 3.Per student / month = 7650 ÷ 12 = 637.5
How cost per student is calculated
Sum costs, divide by enrolment
Add annual line items (or one total). Divide by student count. Monthly figure = annual ÷ 12.
Source
costPerStudent = totalAnnualInfrastructureCost ÷ enrolment. Planning metric only — accounting treatment (capex depreciation vs opex) is institution-specific.
Frequently asked questions
Should I include teacher salaries?
Usually no for pure infrastructure metrics — keep academic payroll separate unless you want a fully loaded cost.
Capex or only opex?
For annual planning, many institutes annualise capex (depreciation or EMI). Be consistent year to year.
What enrolment figure?
Use average enrolled students for the year, not peak inquiry count.
Can I compare campuses?
Yes — run once per campus with that campus’s costs and enrolment.
For developers & AI agents
The Infrastructure Cost Per Student Calculator is also available as a free, unauthenticated JSON API — no API key, no sign-up, CORS enabled for all origins. Send a GET request with the parameters below and receive the computed result as JSON, including the source of the format or formula used. Invalid input returns HTTP 400 with a JSON { "error": "..." } body.
GET https://knwdle.com/api/tools/infrastructure-cost-per-student-calculator| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
students | Yes | Enrolment count |
totalAnnualCost | No | Total annual infrastructure cost (or use cost lines) |
costs | No | Semicolon-separated Label|Amount lines summed if totalAnnualCost omitted |
Request:
GET https://knwdle.com/api/tools/infrastructure-cost-per-student-calculator?students=400&costs=Rent|2400000;Utilities|360000;Maintenance|180000;Security|120000
Response:
{
"tool": "infrastructure-cost-per-student-calculator",
"name": "Infrastructure Cost Per Student Calculator",
"source": "costPerStudent = totalAnnualInfrastructureCost ÷ enrolment. Planning metric only — accounting treatment (capex depreciation vs opex) is institution-specific.",
"students": 400,
"totalAnnualCost": 3060000,
"lines": [
{
"label": "Rent",
"amount": 2400000
},
{
"label": "Utilities",
"amount": 360000
},
{
"label": "Maintenance",
"amount": 180000
},
{
"label": "Security",
"amount": 120000
}
],
"costPerStudentAnnual": 7650,
"costPerStudentMonthly": 637.5,
"steps": [
"Total annual infrastructure cost = 3060000",
"Per student / year = 3060000 ÷ 400 = 7650",
"Per student / month = 7650 ÷ 12 = 637.5"
]
}