Every dollar this school system reported for the 2023-24 school year: where it came from and where it went.
Students181
Money in$3.2 million
Money spent$3.3 million
Day-to-day spending per student$17,033Montana, same method: $13,656
Where the money comes from
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Federal 12%State 36%Local 52%
Federal $399,00012.4%
Title I: schools with many low-income families$229,00057.4%
All other federal money$148,00037.1%
School meals$17,0004.3%
Career and technical education$4,0001.0%
Rural schools$1,0000.3%
Inside the federal total: $147,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.
State $1.1 million35.8%
General formula aid$942,00082.1%
Staff improvement$68,0005.9%
School meals$49,0004.3%
Special education$29,0002.5%
Transportation$24,0002.1%
Buildings and debt payments$15,0001.3%
All other state money$12,0001.0%
Compensatory and basic skills programs$7,0000.6%
Career and technical education$1,000under 0.1%
Local $1.7 million51.8%
Property taxes$1.1 million63.8%
From cities and counties$347,00020.9%
Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$136,0008.2%
Interest, rents, donations and other$118,0007.1%
Where it goes
Teaching (instruction)$1.9 million57.8%
Support services Details$978,00029.4%
Running and maintaining buildings$327,00033.4%
Student transportation$176,00018.0%
School administration: principals' offices$170,00017.4%
Business office and central services$156,00016.0%
District administration: the board and superintendent's office$137,00014.0%
Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$12,0001.2%
Buildings and equipment Details$230,0006.9%
Of this, construction: $37,000.
Food service and other$183,0005.5%
Community services and adult education$14,0000.4%
Inside these totals: $1.8 million in salaries and wages, $365,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $12,000.
The record
Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (181). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 139020, NCES ID 3012840.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finances: Fiscal Year 2024. School year 2023-24. census.govthe data file
