Track Every Dollar · North Dakota

Fargo 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 $30.9 million12.9%
  • All other federal money$15.3 million49.4%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$5.1 million16.5%
  • School meals$5.0 million16.2%
  • Special education (IDEA)$3.7 million11.8%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$1.0 million3.3%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$672,0002.2%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$126,0000.4%
  • English learners (Title III)$87,0000.3%
State $111 million46.5%
  • General formula aid$106 million95.2%
  • Special education$2.1 million1.9%
  • All other state money$1.5 million1.4%
  • Transportation$963,0000.9%
  • Career and technical education$578,0000.5%
  • School meals$168,0000.2%
Local $97.0 million40.6%
  • Property taxes$78.8 million81.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$8.2 million8.4%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$6.0 million6.2%
  • From cities and counties$3.2 million3.3%
  • From other school districts$844,0000.9%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$134 million57.4%
  • Support services Details$66.4 million28.5%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$17.7 million26.7%
    • School administration: principals' offices$12.4 million18.7%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$10.6 million16.0%
    • Business office and central services$8.3 million12.5%
    • Student transportation$7.5 million11.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$6.8 million10.3%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$3.0 million4.5%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$9.5 million4.1%

    Of this, construction: $2.2 million.

  • Food service and other$16.5 million7.1%
  • Interest on debt$2.9 million1.3%
  • Community services and adult education$1.5 million0.7%
  • Payments to state and local governments$35,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$2.4 million1.0%

Inside these totals: $136 million in salaries and wages, $41.5 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $91.0 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (11,484). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 203532, NCES ID 3806780.

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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