Track Every Dollar · Montana

West Glacier Elementary School District 8

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 $57,0006.1%
  • Impact Aid$28,00049.1%
  • Rural schools$26,00045.6%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$2,0003.5%
  • School meals$1,0001.8%
State $316,00033.7%
  • General formula aid$239,00075.6%
  • Staff improvement$25,0007.9%
  • Transportation$23,0007.3%
  • Special education$12,0003.8%
  • All other state money$9,0002.8%
  • Buildings and debt payments$4,0001.3%
  • Gifted and talented$3,0000.9%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$1,0000.3%
Local $565,00060.2%
  • Property taxes$343,00060.7%
  • From cities and counties$113,00020.0%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$55,0009.7%
  • From other school districts$29,0005.1%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$25,0004.4%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$582,00063.5%
  • Support services Details$318,00034.7%
    • Student transportation$145,00045.6%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$61,00019.2%
    • School administration: principals' offices$49,00015.4%
    • Business office and central services$49,00015.4%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$13,0004.1%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$1,0000.3%
  • Buildings and equipment$5,0000.5%
  • Food service and other$8,0000.9%
  • Community services and adult education$3,0000.3%
  • Payments to other school districts$1,0000.1%

Inside these totals: $553,000 in salaries and wages, $97,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $28,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (73). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 108266, NCES ID 3000094.

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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