Track Every Dollar · Oklahoma

Buffalo Valley School District 3

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 $476,00014.5%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$233,00048.9%
  • School meals$115,00024.2%
  • Special education (IDEA)$61,00012.8%
  • All other federal money$19,0004.0%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$17,0003.6%
  • Rural schools$13,0002.7%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$10,0002.1%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$8,0001.7%

Inside the federal total: $12,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $1.9 million56.6%
  • General formula aid$1.1 million59.3%
  • All other state money$547,00029.4%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$168,0009.0%
  • Career and technical education$24,0001.3%
  • Gifted and talented$12,0000.6%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$5,0000.3%
  • School meals$1,000under 0.1%
Local $950,00028.9%
  • Property taxes$576,00060.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$238,00025.1%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$89,0009.4%
  • From cities and counties$47,0004.9%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.6 million45.2%
  • Support services Details$1.3 million36.2%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$534,00042.4%
    • School administration: principals' offices$186,00014.8%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$168,00013.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$129,00010.2%
    • Student transportation$103,0008.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$82,0006.5%
    • Business office and central services$51,0004.1%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$6,0000.5%
  • Buildings and equipment$457,00013.1%
  • Food service and other$144,0004.1%
  • Interest on debt$12,0000.3%
  • Payments to other school districts$36,0001.0%

Inside these totals: $1.4 million in salaries and wages, $384,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $460,000.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (208). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 182240, NCES ID 4005820.

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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