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Plateau Valley School District 50

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 $346,0003.1%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$128,00037.0%
  • School meals$90,00026.0%
  • All other federal money$74,00021.4%
  • Rural schools$28,0008.1%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$11,0003.2%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$10,0002.9%
  • Career and technical education$5,0001.4%

Inside the federal total: $70,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $3.0 million27.6%
  • General formula aid$1.7 million54.3%
  • Buildings and debt payments$1.0 million32.9%
  • All other state money$240,0007.9%
  • School meals$74,0002.4%
  • Transportation$30,0001.0%
  • Career and technical education$28,0000.9%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$14,0000.5%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$2,000under 0.1%
Local $7.7 million69.3%
  • Property taxes$6.0 million78.7%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$1.3 million17.2%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$260,0003.4%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$28,0000.4%
  • From cities and counties$15,0000.2%
  • From other school districts$13,0000.2%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$2.6 million29.4%
  • Support services Details$2.7 million30.6%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$599,00021.9%
    • Business office and central services$564,00020.6%
    • School administration: principals' offices$559,00020.4%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$519,00019.0%
    • Student transportation$217,0007.9%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$183,0006.7%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$95,0003.5%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$2.7 million29.9%

    Of this, construction: $2.5 million.

  • Food service and other$189,0002.1%
  • Interest on debt$709,0007.9%
  • Payments to state and local governments$6,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$1,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $3.1 million in salaries and wages, $932,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $41.1 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (309). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 201532, NCES ID 0803030.

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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