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Plenty Coups High School

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 $1.6 million54.9%
  • Impact Aid$1.6 million96.3%
  • All other federal money$36,0002.2%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$20,0001.2%
  • Career and technical education$5,0000.3%
State $769,00025.7%
  • General formula aid$692,00090.0%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$20,0002.6%
  • Staff improvement$19,0002.5%
  • Buildings and debt payments$18,0002.3%
  • Special education$9,0001.2%
  • Transportation$6,0000.8%
  • All other state money$4,0000.5%
  • Career and technical education$1,0000.1%
Local $580,00019.4%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$188,00032.4%
  • From cities and counties$166,00028.6%
  • Property taxes$129,00022.2%
  • From other school districts$72,00012.4%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$25,0004.3%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$903,00045.7%
  • Support services Details$982,00049.7%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$423,00043.1%
    • Business office and central services$184,00018.7%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$142,00014.5%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$86,0008.8%
    • School administration: principals' offices$70,0007.1%
    • Student transportation$41,0004.2%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$36,0003.7%
  • Buildings and equipment$20,0001.0%
  • Food service and other$70,0003.5%
  • Payments to other school districts$2,0000.1%

Inside these totals: $1.1 million in salaries and wages, $223,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $34,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (51). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 121175, NCES ID 3013360.

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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