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Mesa Unified 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 $160 million18.5%
  • All other federal money$90.7 million56.8%
  • School meals$27.2 million17.0%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$22.3 million14.0%
  • Special education (IDEA)$13.7 million8.6%
  • Career and technical education$1.8 million1.1%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$1.4 million0.9%
  • Impact Aid$1.3 million0.8%
  • English learners (Title III)$614,0000.4%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$531,0000.3%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$187,0000.1%
State $423 million48.9%
  • General formula aid$403 million95.2%
  • Buildings and debt payments$10.2 million2.4%
  • All other state money$5.5 million1.3%
  • Staff improvement$4.2 million1.0%
  • Career and technical education$377,000under 0.1%
Local $282 million32.6%
  • Property taxes$241 million85.4%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$18.4 million6.5%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$11.9 million4.2%
  • From cities and counties$6.1 million2.1%
  • From other school districts$4.8 million1.7%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$361 million43.4%
  • Support services Details$295 million35.5%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$76.3 million25.9%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$76.1 million25.8%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$51.3 million17.4%
    • Student transportation$32.2 million10.9%
    • School administration: principals' offices$28.2 million9.6%
    • Business office and central services$25.2 million8.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$5.6 million1.9%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$120 million14.5%

    Of this, construction: $66.4 million.

  • Food service and other$34.6 million4.2%
  • Interest on debt$12.5 million1.5%
  • Community services and adult education$7.8 million0.9%
  • Payments to state and local governments$39,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $446 million in salaries and wages, $133 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $211 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (57,204). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 177952, NCES ID 0404970.

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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