1. The problem asks for the rate of change of the Newberry arts education budget per student between the years 2021 and 2024. 2. The rate of change formula is: $$\text{Rate of change} = \frac{\text{Change in budget}}{\text{Change in time}} = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$$ 3. From the graph, the budget in 2021 ($x_1$) is $60$ and in 2024 ($x_2$) is $60$. 4. Calculate the change in budget: $$60 - 60 = 0$$ 5. Calculate the change in time: $$2024 - 2021 = 3$$ 6. Substitute into the rate of change formula: $$\frac{0}{3} = 0$$ 7. Therefore, the rate of change between 2021 and 2024 is $0$ per year. This means the per-student budget did not change over these years.