Track Every Dollar · New Mexico

Santa Fe City 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 $31.3 million11.4%
  • All other federal money$17.0 million54.2%
  • School meals$5.1 million16.3%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$3.7 million11.9%
  • Special education (IDEA)$3.2 million10.1%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$1.5 million4.8%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$345,0001.1%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$275,0000.9%
  • Career and technical education$118,0000.4%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$74,0000.2%
  • English learners (Title III)$45,0000.1%

Inside the federal total: $211,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $158 million57.5%
  • General formula aid$139 million87.9%
  • All other state money$8.5 million5.4%
  • Buildings and debt payments$6.2 million3.9%
  • Transportation$4.1 million2.6%
  • Career and technical education$224,0000.1%
  • School meals$51,000under 0.1%
Local $85.5 million31.1%
  • Property taxes$76.7 million89.8%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$6.6 million7.7%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$2.2 million2.5%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$105 million42.1%
  • Support services Details$70.2 million28.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$25.0 million35.7%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$12.1 million17.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$9.7 million13.8%
    • School administration: principals' offices$8.4 million11.9%
    • Business office and central services$5.9 million8.3%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$5.4 million7.7%
    • Student transportation$3.7 million5.3%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$59.5 million23.9%

    Of this, construction: $53.0 million.

  • Food service and other$6.3 million2.5%
  • Interest on debt$8.0 million3.2%
  • Community services and adult education$47,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $107 million in salaries and wages, $44.2 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $219 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (11,490). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 210653, NCES ID 3502370.

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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