Track Every Dollar · Montana

Absarokee H S District 52

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 $19,0001.0%
  • Rural schools$15,00078.9%
  • Career and technical education$4,00021.1%
State $548,00028.1%
  • General formula aid$436,00079.6%
  • All other state money$42,0007.7%
  • Staff improvement$31,0005.7%
  • Transportation$18,0003.3%
  • Special education$12,0002.2%
  • Career and technical education$5,0000.9%
  • Buildings and debt payments$3,0000.5%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$1,0000.2%
Local $1.4 million70.9%
  • Property taxes$710,00051.3%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$264,00019.1%
  • From cities and counties$256,00018.5%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$139,00010.1%
  • From other school districts$14,0001.0%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.1 million64.8%
  • Support services Details$500,00030.3%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$179,00035.8%
    • Business office and central services$103,00020.6%
    • Student transportation$88,00017.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$65,00013.0%
    • School administration: principals' offices$63,00012.6%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$2,0000.4%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$39,0002.4%

    Of this, construction: $5,000.

  • Food service and other$34,0002.1%
  • Community services and adult education$1,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$6,0000.4%

Inside these totals: $772,000 in salaries and wages, $289,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $8,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (79). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 189204, NCES ID 3001740.

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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