Track Every Dollar · Montana

Rau Elementary District 21

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 $64,0006.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$28,00043.8%
  • School meals$25,00039.1%
  • Rural schools$11,00017.2%
State $466,00048.8%
  • General formula aid$222,00047.6%
  • All other state money$195,00041.8%
  • Staff improvement$22,0004.7%
  • Special education$11,0002.4%
  • Transportation$11,0002.4%
  • Buildings and debt payments$3,0000.6%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$2,0000.4%
Local $425,00044.5%
  • Property taxes$258,00060.7%
  • From cities and counties$82,00019.3%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$38,0008.9%
  • From other school districts$24,0005.6%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$23,0005.4%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$478,00041.7%
  • Support services Details$489,00042.7%
    • Business office and central services$211,00043.1%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$170,00034.8%
    • Student transportation$95,00019.4%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$10,0002.0%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$3,0000.6%
  • Buildings and equipment$64,0005.6%
  • Food service and other$81,0007.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$34,0003.0%

Inside these totals: $503,000 in salaries and wages, $99,000 in employee benefits.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (72). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 180649, NCES ID 3021960.

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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