Track Every Dollar · Montana

Hays-Lodge Pole 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 $4.7 million58.2%
  • Impact Aid$3.5 million73.8%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$525,00011.1%
  • All other federal money$365,0007.7%
  • School meals$273,0005.8%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$63,0001.3%
  • Career and technical education$14,0000.3%

Inside the federal total: $365,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $2.4 million29.0%
  • General formula aid$2.0 million86.0%
  • Special education$124,0005.3%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$91,0003.9%
  • Staff improvement$87,0003.7%
  • All other state money$18,0000.8%
  • Transportation$9,0000.4%
Local $1.0 million12.8%
  • From cities and counties$563,00054.3%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$391,00037.7%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$73,0007.0%
  • Property taxes$10,0001.0%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$2.8 million40.5%
  • Support services Details$3.2 million46.6%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$1.4 million45.5%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$753,00023.8%
    • School administration: principals' offices$357,00011.3%
    • Business office and central services$196,0006.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$185,0005.8%
    • Student transportation$140,0004.4%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$94,0003.0%
  • Buildings and equipment$313,0004.6%
  • Food service and other$551,0008.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$14,0000.2%

Inside these totals: $3.3 million in salaries and wages, $881,000 in employee benefits.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (266). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 180520, NCES ID 3013660.

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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