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Mountain Elementary 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 $56,0002.0%
  • Special education (IDEA)$28,00050.0%
  • School meals$27,00048.2%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$1,0001.8%
State $1.2 million41.7%
  • General formula aid$804,00067.2%
  • All other state money$173,00014.5%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$98,0008.2%
  • School meals$81,0006.8%
  • Special education$23,0001.9%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$18,0001.5%
Local $1.6 million56.4%
  • Property taxes$1.3 million82.4%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$146,0009.0%
  • From other school districts$138,0008.5%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.8 million57.7%
  • Support services Details$1.0 million31.9%
    • School administration: principals' offices$449,00044.9%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$226,00022.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$104,00010.4%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$87,0008.7%
    • Business office and central services$66,0006.6%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$53,0005.3%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$16,0001.6%
  • Food service and other$171,0005.4%
  • Interest on debt$94,0003.0%
  • Community services and adult education$1,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$62,0002.0%

Inside these totals: $1.6 million in salaries and wages, $649,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $2.3 million.

Lottery money, 2025-26 school year

  • General lottery money$25,249
  • Instructional materials (Proposition 20)$12,384
  • Total paid$37,633

Paid per student in average daily attendance (143).

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 (163). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 201494, NCES ID 0626070.

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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