Track Every Dollar · North Carolina

Catawba County School

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 $30.4 million14.2%
  • All other federal money$12.6 million41.6%
  • School meals$7.8 million25.7%
  • Special education (IDEA)$4.9 million16.1%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$3.9 million12.7%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$417,0001.4%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$303,0001.0%
  • Career and technical education$268,0000.9%
  • English learners (Title III)$193,0000.6%

Inside the federal total: $7.5 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $122 million56.8%
  • General formula aid$119 million98.3%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$946,0000.8%
  • Transportation$636,0000.5%
  • Buildings and debt payments$200,0000.2%
  • All other state money$200,0000.2%
  • School meals$38,000under 0.1%
Local $62.0 million29.0%
  • From the parent city or county government$54.0 million87.1%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$4.7 million7.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$3.3 million5.4%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$115 million53.4%
  • Support services Details$61.5 million28.4%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$16.8 million27.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$10.8 million17.5%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$10.6 million17.3%
    • School administration: principals' offices$10.2 million16.6%
    • Student transportation$6.8 million11.1%
    • Business office and central services$5.1 million8.4%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$1.1 million1.8%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$22.6 million10.5%

    Of this, construction: $19.5 million.

  • Food service and other$10.2 million4.7%
  • Interest on debt$2.5 million1.1%
  • Community services and adult education$2.7 million1.2%
  • Payments to other school districts$1.3 million0.6%

Inside these totals: $110 million in salaries and wages, $47.8 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $81.9 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (15,880). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 203521, NCES ID 3700690.

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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