Track Every Dollar · Montana

Columbus Elementary School District 6

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 $632,0009.2%
  • All other federal money$312,00049.4%
  • School meals$161,00025.5%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$138,00021.8%
  • Rural schools$21,0003.3%

Inside the federal total: $312,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $2.2 million31.6%
  • General formula aid$1.8 million84.3%
  • Special education$131,0006.0%
  • Staff improvement$131,0006.0%
  • Transportation$43,0002.0%
  • All other state money$26,0001.2%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$12,0000.5%
Local $4.1 million59.2%
  • Property taxes$2.7 million66.0%
  • From cities and counties$744,00018.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$251,0006.1%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$216,0005.3%
  • From other school districts$180,0004.4%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$3.2 million44.5%
  • Support services Details$2.0 million27.2%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$728,00037.3%
    • School administration: principals' offices$353,00018.1%
    • Student transportation$285,00014.6%
    • Business office and central services$239,00012.2%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$127,0006.5%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$119,0006.1%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$101,0005.2%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$1.1 million15.6%

    Of this, construction: $991,000.

  • Food service and other$445,0006.2%
  • Interest on debt$457,0006.4%
  • Community services and adult education$8,0000.1%

Inside these totals: $3.2 million in salaries and wages, $1.3 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $9.4 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (496). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 121276, NCES ID 3007190.

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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