Track Every Dollar · Illinois

Rhodes School District 84-5

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 $868,0004.0%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$313,00036.1%
  • School meals$262,00030.2%
  • Special education (IDEA)$159,00018.3%
  • All other federal money$106,00012.2%
  • English learners (Title III)$28,0003.2%
State $6.6 million30.8%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$3.3 million49.7%
  • General formula aid$1.6 million24.8%
  • All other state money$1.2 million18.3%
  • Transportation$241,0003.6%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$174,0002.6%
  • Buildings and debt payments$50,0000.8%
  • Special education$8,0000.1%
  • School meals$4,000under 0.1%
Local $14.0 million65.2%
  • Property taxes$12.5 million89.4%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$974,0007.0%
  • From other school districts$443,0003.2%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$62,0000.4%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$8.7 million45.9%
  • Support services Details$5.7 million30.2%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$1.3 million21.8%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$1.2 million20.1%
    • Student transportation$782,00013.6%
    • Business office and central services$683,00011.9%
    • School administration: principals' offices$646,00011.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$581,00010.1%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$480,0008.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$169,0002.9%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$3.2 million17.1%

    Of this, construction: $43,000.

  • Food service and other$318,0001.7%
  • Interest on debt$224,0001.2%
  • Payments to other school districts$739,0003.9%

Inside these totals: $8.0 million in salaries and wages, $1.9 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $4.6 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (504). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 178814, NCES ID 1733390.

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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