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Denver 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 $231 million10.9%
  • All other federal money$116 million50.1%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$38.1 million16.5%
  • School meals$32.9 million14.2%
  • Special education (IDEA)$25.0 million10.8%
  • Impact Aid$6.6 million2.8%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$3.9 million1.7%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$3.6 million1.5%
  • English learners (Title III)$2.9 million1.3%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$1.2 million0.5%
  • Career and technical education$856,0000.4%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$205,000under 0.1%

Inside the federal total: $88.2 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $362 million17.1%
  • General formula aid$253 million69.9%
  • Special education$33.6 million9.3%
  • Career and technical education$18.3 million5.1%
  • School meals$14.6 million4.0%
  • All other state money$13.6 million3.8%
  • Transportation$7.7 million2.1%
  • Bilingual education$6.1 million1.7%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$5.8 million1.6%
  • Buildings and debt payments$4.3 million1.2%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$4.0 million1.1%
  • Gifted and talented$1.1 million0.3%
Local $1.5 billion71.9%
  • Property taxes$1.3 billion86.8%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$145 million9.5%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$49.2 million3.2%
  • From cities and counties$7.0 million0.5%
  • From other school districts$145,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$762 million36.2%
  • Support services Details$763 million36.3%
    • Business office and central services$158 million20.7%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$139 million18.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$139 million18.2%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$135 million17.7%
    • School administration: principals' offices$129 million16.8%
    • Student transportation$43.1 million5.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$19.1 million2.5%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$1.3 million0.2%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$307 million14.6%

    Of this, construction: $240 million.

  • Food service and other$61.8 million2.9%
  • Interest on debt$142 million6.8%
  • Community services and adult education$59.4 million2.8%
  • Payments to state and local governments$3.7 million0.2%
  • Payments to other school districts$4.6 million0.2%

Inside these totals: $1.1 billion in salaries and wages, $225 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $2.8 billion.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (88,258). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 203024, NCES ID 0803360.

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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