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Bulloch 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 $16.6 million9.0%
  • School meals$5.7 million34.4%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$4.6 million27.9%
  • Special education (IDEA)$2.7 million16.5%
  • All other federal money$1.5 million9.2%
  • Rural schools$563,0003.4%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$528,0003.2%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$389,0002.3%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$307,0001.9%
  • Career and technical education$157,0000.9%
  • English learners (Title III)$36,0000.2%

Inside the federal total: $1.0 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $89.0 million48.3%
  • General formula aid$44.3 million49.8%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$15.2 million17.1%
  • Special education$13.7 million15.4%
  • Gifted and talented$5.1 million5.7%
  • All other state money$5.0 million5.6%
  • Career and technical education$2.7 million3.0%
  • Transportation$1.5 million1.6%
  • Bilingual education$587,0000.7%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$328,0000.4%
  • Staff improvement$280,0000.3%
  • School meals$201,0000.2%
  • Buildings and debt payments$109,0000.1%
Local $78.5 million42.6%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$38.8 million49.5%
  • Property taxes$25.0 million31.8%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$6.2 million7.9%
  • From cities and counties$5.3 million6.7%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$3.3 million4.2%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$103 million57.9%
  • Support services Details$58.0 million32.7%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$13.9 million23.9%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$13.4 million23.1%
    • School administration: principals' offices$9.9 million17.1%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$7.9 million13.6%
    • Student transportation$7.3 million12.6%
    • Business office and central services$4.1 million7.1%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$1.2 million2.1%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$254,0000.4%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$8.2 million4.6%

    Of this, construction: $3.2 million.

  • Food service and other$7.9 million4.5%
  • Interest on debt$418,0000.2%
  • Payments to other school districts$64,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $98.9 million in salaries and wages, $40.6 million in employee benefits.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (11,068). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 210157, NCES ID 1300630.

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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