Every dollar this school system reported for the 2023-24 school year: where it came from and where it went.
Students175
Money in$2.7 million
Money spent$2.8 million
Day-to-day spending per student$15,006Montana, same method: $13,656
Where the money comes from
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Federal 12%State 43%Local 45%
Federal $317,00011.5%
Title I: schools with many low-income families$212,00066.9%
School meals$73,00023.0%
All other federal money$20,0006.3%
Rural schools$12,0003.8%
Inside the federal total: $20,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.
State $1.2 million43.2%
General formula aid$998,00084.0%
Staff improvement$69,0005.8%
Special education$45,0003.8%
Transportation$31,0002.6%
Buildings and debt payments$25,0002.1%
All other state money$10,0000.8%
Compensatory and basic skills programs$7,0000.6%
Gifted and talented$3,0000.3%
Local $1.2 million45.2%
Property taxes$846,00068.1%
From cities and counties$282,00022.7%
Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$60,0004.8%
Interest, rents, donations and other$53,0004.3%
From other school districts$1,000under 0.1%
Where it goes
Teaching (instruction)$1.4 million50.1%
Support services Details$976,00034.9%
Student transportation$265,00027.2%
Running and maintaining buildings$252,00025.8%
Business office and central services$164,00016.8%
Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$114,00011.7%
District administration: the board and superintendent's office$103,00010.6%
School administration: principals' offices$78,0008.0%
Buildings and equipment$143,0005.1%
Food service and other$250,0008.9%
Community services and adult education$1,000under 0.1%
Payments to other school districts$26,0000.9%
Inside these totals: $1.6 million in salaries and wages, $528,000 in employee benefits.
The record
Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (175). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 186362, NCES ID 3024300.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finances: Fiscal Year 2024. School year 2023-24. census.govthe data file
