Track Every Dollar · Montana

Stanford K-12 School District

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 $440,00012.0%
  • All other federal money$262,00059.5%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$101,00023.0%
  • School meals$50,00011.4%
  • Rural schools$22,0005.0%
  • Career and technical education$5,0001.1%

Inside the federal total: $249,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $898,00024.6%
  • General formula aid$740,00082.4%
  • Staff improvement$52,0005.8%
  • Special education$35,0003.9%
  • Transportation$23,0002.6%
  • All other state money$20,0002.2%
  • Buildings and debt payments$19,0002.1%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$3,0000.3%
  • Gifted and talented$3,0000.3%
  • Career and technical education$3,0000.3%
Local $2.3 million63.4%
  • Property taxes$1.6 million69.1%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$325,00014.0%
  • From cities and counties$224,0009.7%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$166,0007.2%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.6 million35.6%
  • Support services Details$903,00019.8%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$282,00031.2%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$267,00029.6%
    • Student transportation$165,00018.3%
    • Business office and central services$125,00013.8%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$56,0006.2%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$8,0000.9%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$1.5 million32.8%

    Of this, construction: $1.4 million.

  • Food service and other$132,0002.9%
  • Interest on debt$411,0009.0%

Inside these totals: $1.4 million in salaries and wages, $512,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $9.5 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (103). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 180590, NCES ID 3024990.

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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