Track Every Dollar · New Mexico

Albuquerque 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 $359 million20.5%
  • All other federal money$230 million64.0%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$46.3 million12.9%
  • School meals$45.4 million12.7%
  • Special education (IDEA)$26.4 million7.4%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$4.3 million1.2%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$2.7 million0.8%
  • English learners (Title III)$1.0 million0.3%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$1.0 million0.3%
  • Impact Aid$959,0000.3%
  • Career and technical education$700,0000.2%

Inside the federal total: $213 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $1.1 billion64.5%
  • General formula aid$1.0 billion90.0%
  • All other state money$47.0 million4.2%
  • Buildings and debt payments$39.7 million3.5%
  • Transportation$22.7 million2.0%
  • School meals$2.8 million0.3%
  • Career and technical education$661,000under 0.1%
Local $262 million15.0%
  • Property taxes$207 million79.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$38.8 million14.8%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$15.6 million6.0%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$815 million51.3%
  • Support services Details$475 million29.9%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$160 million33.7%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$132 million27.7%
    • School administration: principals' offices$69.7 million14.7%
    • Business office and central services$36.1 million7.6%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$34.1 million7.2%
    • Student transportation$22.8 million4.8%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$20.1 million4.2%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$226 million14.2%

    Of this, construction: $188 million.

  • Food service and other$49.9 million3.1%
  • Interest on debt$21.6 million1.4%
  • Community services and adult education$273,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $776 million in salaries and wages, $292 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $633 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (76,756). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 109441, NCES ID 3500060.

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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