Track Every Dollar · Montana

Poplar H S District 9b

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 $3.4 million50.0%
  • Impact Aid$2.5 million72.9%
  • School meals$755,00022.4%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$116,0003.4%
  • Career and technical education$43,0001.3%
State $2.4 million35.5%
  • General formula aid$2.0 million81.6%
  • Special education$121,0005.1%
  • Staff improvement$99,0004.1%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$93,0003.9%
  • All other state money$84,0003.5%
  • Buildings and debt payments$28,0001.2%
  • Transportation$9,0000.4%
  • Career and technical education$6,0000.3%
Local $982,00014.6%
  • From cities and counties$379,00038.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$250,00025.5%
  • Property taxes$233,00023.7%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$120,00012.2%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$2.8 million52.2%
  • Support services Details$1.7 million31.7%
    • School administration: principals' offices$464,00027.5%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$424,00025.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$292,00017.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$153,0009.1%
    • Student transportation$143,0008.5%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$135,0008.0%
    • Business office and central services$74,0004.4%
  • Food service and other$852,00016.0%
  • Payments to other school districts$1,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $2.6 million in salaries and wages, $1.2 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $61,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (272). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 121264, NCES ID 3021270.

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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