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Tucson Unified School District 1

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 $138 million22.2%
  • All other federal money$67.8 million49.0%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$25.6 million18.5%
  • School meals$21.4 million15.5%
  • Special education (IDEA)$12.1 million8.7%
  • Career and technical education$4.3 million3.1%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$2.4 million1.7%
  • Impact Aid$1.9 million1.4%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$1.7 million1.3%
  • English learners (Title III)$671,0000.5%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$492,0000.4%
State $269 million43.1%
  • General formula aid$244 million90.9%
  • Buildings and debt payments$16.4 million6.1%
  • All other state money$3.7 million1.4%
  • Staff improvement$2.9 million1.1%
  • Gifted and talented$1.3 million0.5%
  • Career and technical education$322,0000.1%
Local $216 million34.7%
  • Property taxes$194 million89.8%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$9.9 million4.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$7.6 million3.5%
  • From other school districts$4.3 million2.0%
  • From cities and counties$191,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$274 million44.7%
  • Support services Details$259 million42.3%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$74.2 million28.6%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$59.6 million23.0%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$45.1 million17.4%
    • Business office and central services$25.7 million9.9%
    • Student transportation$25.6 million9.9%
    • School administration: principals' offices$24.4 million9.4%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$4.7 million1.8%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$38.4 million6.3%

    Of this, construction: $20.4 million.

  • Food service and other$26.4 million4.3%
  • Interest on debt$4.0 million0.7%
  • Community services and adult education$10.4 million1.7%
  • Payments to other school districts$304,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $350 million in salaries and wages, $106 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $226 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (40,929). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 177977, NCES ID 0408800.

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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