Track Every Dollar · Montana

Ulm Elementary District 85

Every dollar this school system reported for the 2023-24 school year: where it came from and where it went.

Students135
Money in$1.6 million
Money spent$1.7 million
Day-to-day spending per student$12,274Montana, same method: $13,656

Where the money comes from

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Federal 16%State 57%Local 27%

Federal $253,00015.9%

All other federal money$187,00073.9%
Title I: schools with many low-income families$43,00017.0%
School meals$23,0009.1%

Inside the federal total: $186,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $905,00057.0%

General formula aid$811,00089.6%
Staff improvement$48,0005.3%
Special education$22,0002.4%
Buildings and debt payments$8,0000.9%
All other state money$8,0000.9%
Transportation$5,0000.6%
Compensatory and basic skills programs$3,0000.3%

Local $430,00027.1%

Property taxes$239,00055.6%
From cities and counties$143,00033.3%
Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$33,0007.7%
Interest, rents, donations and other$15,0003.5%

Where it goes

Teaching (instruction)$1.2 million71.8%
Support services Details$387,00023.4%
- Running and maintaining buildings$110,00028.4%
- School administration: principals' offices$107,00027.6%
- Business office and central services$74,00019.1%
- Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$54,00014.0%
- Student transportation$42,00010.9%
Food service and other$80,0004.8%

Inside these totals: $960,000 in salaries and wages, $281,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $1,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (135). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 203387, NCES ID 3026880.

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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