Track Every Dollar · Nevada

Clark County 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 $810 million14.5%
  • All other federal money$580 million71.6%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$130 million16.1%
  • Special education (IDEA)$60.8 million7.5%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$13.0 million1.6%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$11.3 million1.4%
  • English learners (Title III)$7.2 million0.9%
  • Career and technical education$5.0 million0.6%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$2.0 million0.2%
  • Impact Aid$330,000under 0.1%
  • School meals$220,000under 0.1%

Inside the federal total: $367 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $3.8 billion67.4%
  • General formula aid$2.7 billion70.6%
  • Special education$536 million14.2%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$168 million4.5%
  • Bilingual education$154 million4.1%
  • Transportation$141 million3.7%
  • All other state money$86.9 million2.3%
  • Career and technical education$9.3 million0.2%
  • Staff improvement$6.4 million0.2%
  • Gifted and talented$4.9 million0.1%
Local $1.0 billion18.1%
  • Property taxes$742 million73.1%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$199 million19.6%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$72.1 million7.1%
  • From other school districts$682,000under 0.1%
  • From cities and counties$660,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$2.8 billion52.8%
  • Support services Details$1.6 billion29.4%
    • School administration: principals' offices$388 million24.7%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$318 million20.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$301 million19.1%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$243 million15.4%
    • Student transportation$172 million10.9%
    • Business office and central services$120 million7.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$32.2 million2.0%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$692 million12.9%

    Of this, construction: $544 million.

  • Food service and other$98.4 million1.8%
  • Interest on debt$142 million2.6%
  • Community services and adult education$17.8 million0.3%
  • Payments to state and local governments$1.5 millionunder 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$6.3 million0.1%

Inside these totals: $2.4 billion in salaries and wages, $1.1 billion in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $3.1 billion.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (304,565). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 108934, NCES ID 3200060.

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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