Track Every Dollar · Montana

Boulder Elementary School District 7

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 $724,00020.4%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$312,00043.1%
  • School meals$214,00029.6%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$188,00026.0%
  • Rural schools$8,0001.1%
  • All other federal money$2,0000.3%

Inside the federal total: $2,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $1.5 million43.1%
  • General formula aid$1.2 million76.4%
  • All other state money$120,0007.8%
  • Special education$117,0007.7%
  • Staff improvement$73,0004.8%
  • Buildings and debt payments$23,0001.5%
  • Transportation$16,0001.0%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$12,0000.8%
Local $1.3 million36.4%
  • Property taxes$853,00066.0%
  • From cities and counties$318,00024.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$65,0005.0%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$39,0003.0%
  • From other school districts$17,0001.3%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$2.3 million64.1%
  • Support services Details$921,00026.1%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$316,00034.3%
    • Business office and central services$128,00013.9%
    • School administration: principals' offices$124,00013.5%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$107,00011.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$99,00010.7%
    • Student transportation$97,00010.5%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$50,0005.4%
  • Buildings and equipment$52,0001.5%
  • Food service and other$277,0007.9%
  • Community services and adult education$16,0000.5%

Inside these totals: $1.9 million in salaries and wages, $619,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $83,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (219). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 121222, NCES ID 3004380.

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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