Track Every Dollar · Massachusetts

Carlisle Town School

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 $632,0006.6%
  • School meals$334,00052.8%
  • Special education (IDEA)$184,00029.1%
  • All other federal money$99,00015.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$15,0002.4%

Inside the federal total: $25,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $3.5 million36.7%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$1.8 million50.9%
  • General formula aid$1.4 million39.5%
  • Transportation$334,0009.5%
  • School meals$4,0000.1%
Local $5.4 million56.7%
  • From the parent city or county government$5.4 million98.7%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$69,0001.3%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$11.9 million69.3%
  • Support services Details$4.4 million25.5%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$1.3 million30.4%
    • School administration: principals' offices$737,00016.9%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$706,00016.2%
    • Student transportation$664,00015.2%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$364,0008.3%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$265,0006.1%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$170,0003.9%
    • Business office and central services$134,0003.1%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$636,0003.7%

    Of this, construction: $580,000.

  • Interest on debt$238,0001.4%

Inside these totals: $10.9 million in salaries and wages, $1.5 million in employee benefits.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (608). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 160372, NCES ID 2503330.

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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