Track Every Dollar · Montana

Gardiner 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 $347,00018.4%
  • Impact Aid$269,00077.5%
  • School meals$73,00021.0%
  • Rural schools$5,0001.4%
State $460,00024.4%
  • General formula aid$382,00083.0%
  • Staff improvement$38,0008.3%
  • All other state money$15,0003.3%
  • Special education$14,0003.0%
  • Buildings and debt payments$5,0001.1%
  • Transportation$5,0001.1%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$1,0000.2%
Local $1.1 million57.1%
  • From other school districts$467,00043.4%
  • Property taxes$349,00032.4%
  • From cities and counties$128,00011.9%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$82,0007.6%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$50,0004.6%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$754,00035.9%
  • Support services Details$573,00027.3%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$131,00022.9%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$110,00019.2%
    • Business office and central services$96,00016.8%
    • Student transportation$87,00015.2%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$75,00013.1%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$59,00010.3%
    • School administration: principals' offices$15,0002.6%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$313,00014.9%

    Of this, construction: $43,000.

  • Food service and other$159,0007.6%
  • Payments to other school districts$300,00014.3%

Inside these totals: $804,000 in salaries and wages, $246,000 in employee benefits.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (89). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 121246, NCES ID 3011820.

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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