Track Every Dollar · Georgia

Gwinnett 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 $290 million9.1%
  • All other federal money$99.3 million34.2%
  • School meals$86.6 million29.8%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$54.8 million18.9%
  • Special education (IDEA)$34.3 million11.8%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$5.8 million2.0%
  • English learners (Title III)$4.4 million1.5%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$3.4 million1.2%
  • Career and technical education$1.7 million0.6%

Inside the federal total: $91.2 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $1.3 billion41.8%
  • General formula aid$714 million53.4%
  • Special education$209 million15.6%
  • Gifted and talented$130 million9.7%
  • Bilingual education$95.9 million7.2%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$85.0 million6.4%
  • All other state money$47.0 million3.5%
  • Career and technical education$29.7 million2.2%
  • Buildings and debt payments$9.8 million0.7%
  • Transportation$6.7 million0.5%
  • Staff improvement$4.8 million0.4%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$3.6 million0.3%
  • School meals$3.2 million0.2%
Local $1.6 billion49.2%
  • Property taxes$1.1 billion68.3%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$249 million15.8%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$113 million7.2%
  • From cities and counties$75.6 million4.8%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$61.3 million3.9%
  • From other school districts$1.8 million0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.7 billion57.3%
  • Support services Details$992 million32.9%
    • Business office and central services$198 million19.9%
    • School administration: principals' offices$193 million19.4%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$175 million17.7%
    • Student transportation$158 million15.9%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$145 million14.6%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$106 million10.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$15.4 million1.6%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$3.0 million0.3%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$116 million3.9%

    Of this, construction: $94.9 million.

  • Food service and other$127 million4.2%
  • Interest on debt$50.7 million1.7%

Inside these totals: $1.6 billion in salaries and wages, $722 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $1.1 billion.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (182,214). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 178656, NCES ID 1302550.

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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