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Rock Ridge Public School District 2909

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 $4.0 million6.4%
  • All other federal money$2.1 million52.7%
  • School meals$790,00019.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$588,00014.6%
  • Career and technical education$356,0008.9%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$80,0002.0%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$51,0001.3%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$36,0000.9%

Inside the federal total: $1.5 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $34.5 million54.9%
  • General formula aid$18.9 million54.8%
  • Buildings and debt payments$6.2 million18.1%
  • Special education$4.2 million12.2%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$1.7 million4.9%
  • Transportation$1.3 million3.8%
  • School meals$820,0002.4%
  • All other state money$809,0002.3%
  • Staff improvement$481,0001.4%
  • Gifted and talented$33,000under 0.1%
  • Career and technical education$26,000under 0.1%
Local $24.3 million38.7%
  • From cities and counties$16.9 million69.4%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$3.6 million14.6%
  • Property taxes$3.0 million12.3%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$816,0003.4%
  • From other school districts$71,0000.3%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$22.3 million28.6%
  • Support services Details$13.9 million17.8%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$4.5 million32.3%
    • Student transportation$2.6 million18.6%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$2.4 million17.4%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$1.4 million10.0%
    • Business office and central services$1.0 million7.5%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$1.0 million7.3%
    • School administration: principals' offices$946,0006.8%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$31.3 million40.2%

    Of this, construction: $27.6 million.

  • Food service and other$1.7 million2.2%
  • Interest on debt$5.7 million7.3%
  • Community services and adult education$1.3 million1.6%
  • Payments to state and local governments$20,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$1.8 million2.3%

Inside these totals: $20.6 million in salaries and wages, $6.7 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $155 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (2,331). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 249216, NCES ID 2700466.

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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