Track Every Dollar · Montana

Red Lodge High School District 1

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 $21,0000.6%
  • Rural schools$11,00052.4%
  • Career and technical education$8,00038.1%
  • All other federal money$2,0009.5%
State $1.3 million33.3%
  • General formula aid$1.1 million85.3%
  • Staff improvement$71,0005.6%
  • All other state money$36,0002.8%
  • Special education$33,0002.6%
  • Career and technical education$15,0001.2%
  • Buildings and debt payments$13,0001.0%
  • Transportation$13,0001.0%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$5,0000.4%
Local $2.5 million66.2%
  • Property taxes$1.7 million68.8%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$506,00020.1%
  • From cities and counties$272,00010.8%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$8,0000.3%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$2.0 million60.3%
  • Support services Details$917,00027.2%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$323,00035.2%
    • School administration: principals' offices$163,00017.8%
    • Student transportation$140,00015.3%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$89,0009.7%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$86,0009.4%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$66,0007.2%
    • Business office and central services$50,0005.5%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$73,0002.2%

    Of this, construction: $3,000.

  • Interest on debt$133,0003.9%
  • Community services and adult education$52,0001.5%
  • Payments to other school districts$162,0004.8%

Inside these totals: $1.5 million in salaries and wages, $543,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $8.4 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (176). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 121184, NCES ID 3022110.

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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