Track Every Dollar · Colorado

Edison School District 54 Joint

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 $107,0003.5%
  • School meals$41,00038.3%
  • Rural schools$27,00025.2%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$22,00020.6%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$10,0009.3%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$4,0003.7%
  • All other federal money$3,0002.8%

Inside the federal total: $3,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $2.2 million72.6%
  • General formula aid$2.2 million96.3%
  • Transportation$45,0002.0%
  • All other state money$28,0001.2%
  • School meals$7,0000.3%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$4,0000.2%
Local $739,00023.9%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$622,00084.2%
  • Property taxes$73,0009.9%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$36,0004.9%
  • From other school districts$7,0000.9%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$1,0000.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$822,00036.2%
  • Support services Details$1.1 million48.8%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$400,00036.1%
    • Business office and central services$380,00034.3%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$183,00016.5%
    • Student transportation$88,0007.9%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$41,0003.7%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$12,0001.1%
    • School administration: principals' offices$3,0000.3%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$2,0000.2%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$117,0005.1%

    Of this, construction: $1,000.

  • Food service and other$66,0002.9%
  • Interest on debt$12,0000.5%
  • Payments to state and local governments$82,0003.6%
  • Payments to other school districts$65,0002.9%

Inside these totals: $950,000 in salaries and wages, $308,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $220,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (46). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 116026, NCES ID 0803630.

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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