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Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54

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 $10.7 million3.1%
  • Special education (IDEA)$4.5 million42.6%
  • All other federal money$2.8 million26.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$2.6 million24.8%
  • English learners (Title III)$496,0004.7%
  • School meals$135,0001.3%

Inside the federal total: $9,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $116 million33.8%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$80.7 million69.8%
  • General formula aid$18.3 million15.8%
  • All other state money$6.4 million5.5%
  • Transportation$6.2 million5.4%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$2.2 million1.9%
  • Special education$1.5 million1.3%
  • Career and technical education$317,0000.3%
  • Buildings and debt payments$50,000under 0.1%
  • School meals$17,000under 0.1%
Local $216 million63.1%
  • Property taxes$210 million97.1%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$5.4 million2.5%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$840,0000.4%
  • From cities and counties$65,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$208 million59.2%
  • Support services Details$120 million34.3%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$24.1 million20.0%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$23.2 million19.2%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$18.5 million15.3%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$18.4 million15.3%
    • Student transportation$14.6 million12.1%
    • School administration: principals' offices$14.3 million11.9%
    • Business office and central services$6.1 million5.0%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$1.3 million1.1%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$12.4 million3.5%

    Of this, construction: $10.8 million.

  • Food service and other$7.2 million2.0%
  • Payments to other school districts$3.3 million0.9%

Inside these totals: $178 million in salaries and wages, $36.7 million in employee benefits.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (15,074). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 178817, NCES ID 1734740.

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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