Track Every Dollar · Montana

Florence-Carlton K-12 School District

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 $580,0005.1%
  • School meals$171,00029.5%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$155,00026.7%
  • All other federal money$149,00025.7%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$71,00012.2%
  • Rural schools$17,0002.9%
  • Career and technical education$15,0002.6%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$2,0000.3%

Inside the federal total: $141,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $5.3 million46.3%
  • General formula aid$4.5 million85.4%
  • Staff improvement$235,0004.5%
  • All other state money$205,0003.9%
  • Special education$188,0003.6%
  • Buildings and debt payments$66,0001.3%
  • Transportation$46,0000.9%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$22,0000.4%
  • Career and technical education$5,000under 0.1%
Local $5.5 million48.6%
  • Property taxes$3.6 million64.7%
  • From cities and counties$1.2 million22.0%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$453,0008.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$148,0002.7%
  • From other school districts$131,0002.4%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$5.4 million55.4%
  • Support services Details$3.3 million33.7%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$992,00030.3%
    • Student transportation$868,00026.5%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$400,00012.2%
    • School administration: principals' offices$356,00010.9%
    • Business office and central services$292,0008.9%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$188,0005.7%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$175,0005.4%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$17,0000.2%

    Of this, construction: $17,000.

  • Food service and other$297,0003.1%
  • Interest on debt$612,0006.3%
  • Community services and adult education$4,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$131,0001.3%

Inside these totals: $5.2 million in salaries and wages, $1.3 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $14.7 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (794). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 180646, NCES ID 3011100.

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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