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Palm Beach County School District

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 $466 million12.7%
  • All other federal money$236 million50.8%
  • School meals$109 million23.4%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$64.2 million13.8%
  • Special education (IDEA)$54.3 million11.7%
  • Career and technical education$1.6 million0.3%
  • Impact Aid$58,000under 0.1%

Inside the federal total: $183 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $664 million18.1%
  • All other state money$364 million54.8%
  • General formula aid$128 million19.2%
  • Special education$65.7 million9.9%
  • Bilingual education$45.1 million6.8%
  • Buildings and debt payments$21.5 million3.2%
  • Gifted and talented$21.0 million3.2%
  • Transportation$9.0 million1.4%
  • Career and technical education$9.0 million1.4%
  • School meals$1.0 million0.2%
Local $2.5 billion69.2%
  • Property taxes$2.1 billion81.1%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$211 million8.3%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$181 million7.1%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$84.9 million3.3%
  • From other school districts$2.2 millionunder 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.8 billion55.0%
  • Support services Details$916 million27.4%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$339 million37.0%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$160 million17.5%
    • School administration: principals' offices$156 million17.0%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$113 million12.3%
    • Student transportation$64.8 million7.1%
    • Business office and central services$43.3 million4.7%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$40.6 million4.4%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$322 million9.6%

    Of this, construction: $231 million.

  • Food service and other$133 million4.0%
  • Interest on debt$66.1 million2.0%
  • Community services and adult education$70.6 million2.1%

Inside these totals: $1.4 billion in salaries and wages, $548 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $1.5 billion.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (189,777). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 178624, NCES ID 1201500.

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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