Track Every Dollar · Colorado

Bennett School District 29 J

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 $507,0001.9%
  • School meals$245,00048.3%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$176,00034.7%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$38,0007.5%
  • English learners (Title III)$24,0004.7%
  • All other federal money$14,0002.8%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$10,0002.0%
State $5.5 million20.8%
  • General formula aid$4.0 million73.0%
  • All other state money$942,00017.1%
  • School meals$197,0003.6%
  • Transportation$162,0002.9%
  • Buildings and debt payments$121,0002.2%
  • Bilingual education$46,0000.8%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$15,0000.3%
Local $20.5 million77.3%
  • Property taxes$13.6 million66.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$5.7 million27.8%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$764,0003.7%
  • From other school districts$445,0002.2%
  • From cities and counties$6,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$11.2 million43.8%
  • Support services Details$10.1 million39.4%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$4.4 million43.6%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$1.8 million17.7%
    • School administration: principals' offices$1.2 million12.3%
    • Business office and central services$1.2 million12.2%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$657,0006.5%
    • Student transportation$553,0005.5%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$224,0002.2%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$2.4 million9.5%

    Of this, construction: $137,000.

  • Food service and other$460,0001.8%
  • Interest on debt$260,0001.0%
  • Community services and adult education$1,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to state and local governments$134,0000.5%
  • Payments to other school districts$1.0 million3.9%

Inside these totals: $10.1 million in salaries and wages, $3.3 million in employee benefits.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (1,645). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 101655, NCES ID 0802430.

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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