Track Every Dollar · Alabama

Birmingham City School District

Every dollar this school system reported for the 2023-24 school year: where it came from and where it went.

Where the money comes from

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Federal $133 million28.3%
  • All other federal money$83.5 million62.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$23.1 million17.3%
  • School meals$15.5 million11.7%
  • Special education (IDEA)$7.5 million5.7%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$2.8 million2.1%
  • Career and technical education$705,0000.5%
  • English learners (Title III)$70,000under 0.1%

Inside the federal total: $79.8 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $176 million37.4%
  • General formula aid$117 million66.7%
  • All other state money$41.2 million23.4%
  • Transportation$6.4 million3.6%
  • Buildings and debt payments$5.4 million3.1%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$4.6 million2.6%
  • Bilingual education$463,0000.3%
  • Staff improvement$439,0000.2%
Local $161 million34.2%
  • Property taxes$124 million77.1%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$27.2 million16.9%
  • From cities and counties$7.4 million4.6%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$2.2 million1.4%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$13,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$181 million41.1%
  • Support services Details$172 million39.1%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$49.6 million28.8%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$34.9 million20.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$33.3 million19.3%
    • School administration: principals' offices$19.7 million11.4%
    • Business office and central services$13.5 million7.8%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$11.7 million6.8%
    • Student transportation$9.6 million5.6%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$43.8 million9.9%

    Of this, construction: $29.8 million.

  • Food service and other$21.0 million4.8%
  • Interest on debt$110,000under 0.1%
  • Community services and adult education$22.3 million5.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$317,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $187 million in salaries and wages, $59.2 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $1.7 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (20,884). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 115632, NCES ID 0100390.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finances: Fiscal Year 2024. School year 2023-24. census.gov the data file

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