Track Every Dollar · Connecticut

Area Cooperative Educational Services

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 $5.9 million3.7%
  • All other federal money$3.9 million66.4%
  • School meals$1.4 million23.2%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$453,0007.7%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$72,0001.2%
  • English learners (Title III)$57,0001.0%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$21,0000.4%
  • Special education (IDEA)$10,0000.2%

Inside the federal total: $1.6 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $41.4 million25.9%
  • Buildings and debt payments$24.5 million59.3%
  • All other state money$12.8 million31.0%
  • Transportation$4.0 million9.6%
  • School meals$41,000under 0.1%
  • Staff improvement$3,000under 0.1%
Local $112 million70.4%
  • From other school districts$110 million97.8%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$1.5 million1.3%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$984,0000.9%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$44.3 million32.8%
  • Support services Details$82.4 million61.1%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$24.5 million29.8%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$18.5 million22.4%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$10.6 million12.9%
    • Business office and central services$8.6 million10.4%
    • Student transportation$8.1 million9.9%
    • School administration: principals' offices$5.5 million6.7%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$5.0 million6.0%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$1.5 million1.9%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$7.0 million5.2%

    Of this, construction: $5.1 million.

  • Food service and other$1.2 million0.9%

Inside these totals: $62.1 million in salaries and wages, $17.3 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $10.0 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (0). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 178589, NCES ID 0900070.

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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