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Red Lake School District 38 Joint

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 $25.5 million45.0%
  • Impact Aid$16.9 million66.5%
  • All other federal money$5.0 million19.6%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$1.4 million5.7%
  • School meals$1.2 million4.7%
  • Special education (IDEA)$424,0001.7%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$321,0001.3%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$112,0000.4%
  • Rural schools$31,0000.1%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$1,000under 0.1%

Inside the federal total: $3.7 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $29.3 million51.8%
  • General formula aid$15.8 million54.0%
  • Special education$5.8 million19.8%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$4.7 million16.1%
  • All other state money$2.2 million7.4%
  • Buildings and debt payments$335,0001.1%
  • Staff improvement$257,0000.9%
  • Transportation$111,0000.4%
  • School meals$66,0000.2%
  • Gifted and talented$20,000under 0.1%
Local $1.8 million3.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$1.6 million87.8%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$211,00011.8%
  • Property taxes$7,0000.4%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$27.3 million51.6%
  • Support services Details$18.0 million34.0%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$5.5 million30.4%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$3.8 million20.9%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$2.4 million13.3%
    • Student transportation$2.2 million12.1%
    • Business office and central services$1.9 million10.7%
    • School administration: principals' offices$1.8 million9.8%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$516,0002.9%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$3.3 million6.2%

    Of this, construction: $514,000.

  • Food service and other$1.9 million3.5%
  • Community services and adult education$633,0001.2%
  • Payments to state and local governments$1.8 million3.4%
  • Payments to other school districts$40,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $26.4 million in salaries and wages, $11.5 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $526,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (1,441). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 210468, NCES ID 2730510.

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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