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Lake Forrest Elementary School District 67

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 $834,0001.5%
  • Special education (IDEA)$606,00072.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$144,00017.3%
  • All other federal money$76,0009.1%
  • English learners (Title III)$8,0001.0%
State $12.8 million23.1%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$11.1 million87.1%
  • General formula aid$1.0 million7.9%
  • All other state money$417,0003.3%
  • Transportation$143,0001.1%
  • Buildings and debt payments$50,0000.4%
  • Special education$25,0000.2%
Local $41.7 million75.4%
  • Property taxes$38.5 million92.3%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$1.5 million3.7%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$1.5 million3.5%
  • From cities and counties$203,0000.5%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$30.1 million52.3%
  • Support services Details$20.6 million35.8%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$3.6 million17.4%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$3.5 million16.9%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$3.2 million15.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$3.0 million14.5%
    • Business office and central services$2.9 million14.0%
    • School administration: principals' offices$1.8 million8.6%
    • Student transportation$1.5 million7.4%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$1.2 million5.9%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$4.2 million7.3%

    Of this, construction: $4.0 million.

  • Food service and other$822,0001.4%
  • Interest on debt$293,0000.5%
  • Community services and adult education$62,0000.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$1.4 million2.5%

Inside these totals: $26.9 million in salaries and wages, $4.5 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $7.4 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (1,657). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 210233, NCES ID 1721750.

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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