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Dunsmuir Elementary School District

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

Students76
Money in$2.5 million
Money spent$2.6 million
Day-to-day spending per student$32,539California, same method: $20,791

Where the money comes from

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Federal 10%State 56%Local 34%

Federal $237,0009.6%

Title I: schools with many low-income families$147,00062.0%
School meals$71,00030.0%
Teacher and principal training (Title II)$10,0004.2%
Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$8,0003.4%
Special education (IDEA)$1,0000.4%

Inside the federal total: $10,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $1.4 million56.0%

General formula aid$780,00056.5%
All other state money$514,00037.2%
Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$43,0003.1%
School meals$29,0002.1%
Compensatory and basic skills programs$8,0000.6%
Special education$6,0000.4%

Local $846,00034.3%

Property taxes$633,00074.8%
Interest, rents, donations and other$108,00012.8%
From other school districts$101,00011.9%
Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$4,0000.5%

Where it goes

Teaching (instruction)$1.4 million52.3%
Support services Details$991,00037.7%
- School administration: principals' offices$449,00045.3%
- Running and maintaining buildings$237,00023.9%
- District administration: the board and superintendent's office$178,00018.0%
- Business office and central services$56,0005.7%
- Student transportation$33,0003.3%
- Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$27,0002.7%
- Other support services and benefits paid by the state$9,0000.9%
- Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$2,0000.2%
Buildings and equipment Details$125,0004.8%
Of this, construction: $39,000.
Food service and other$106,0004.0%
Payments to other school districts$33,0001.3%

Inside these totals: $1.1 million in salaries and wages, $375,000 in employee benefits.

Lottery money, 2025-26 school year

General lottery money$11,586
Instructional materials (Proposition 20)$5,609
Total paid$17,195

Paid per student in average daily attendance (60).

Source: California State Controller's Office, Lottery Education Apportionment Master Register, fiscal year 2025-26, year to date. sco.ca.gov the payment register

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (76). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 203003, NCES ID 0611670.

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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