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Bismarck School District 1

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 $22.5 million9.4%
  • All other federal money$6.0 million26.5%
  • Special education (IDEA)$5.7 million25.2%
  • School meals$4.6 million20.4%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$4.4 million19.4%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$956,0004.3%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$527,0002.3%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$397,0001.8%
  • English learners (Title III)$25,0000.1%
State $135 million56.4%
  • General formula aid$130 million96.5%
  • Special education$1.6 million1.2%
  • All other state money$1.3 million1.0%
  • Transportation$1.1 million0.8%
  • Career and technical education$530,0000.4%
  • School meals$101,000under 0.1%
Local $82.0 million34.2%
  • Property taxes$63.4 million77.3%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$12.2 million14.9%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$4.0 million4.9%
  • From cities and counties$1.5 million1.8%
  • From other school districts$806,0001.0%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$131 million54.8%
  • Support services Details$64.7 million27.0%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$16.4 million25.4%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$13.0 million20.1%
    • School administration: principals' offices$11.3 million17.5%
    • Business office and central services$7.9 million12.3%
    • Student transportation$6.6 million10.2%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$6.2 million9.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$3.2 million5.0%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$16.3 million6.8%

    Of this, construction: $10.9 million.

  • Food service and other$17.4 million7.3%
  • Interest on debt$2.6 million1.1%
  • Community services and adult education$2.8 million1.2%
  • Payments to state and local governments$2.0 million0.8%
  • Payments to other school districts$2.3 million1.0%

Inside these totals: $133 million in salaries and wages, $52.0 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $95.1 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (14,118). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 117982, NCES ID 3800014.

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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