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Reading 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 $78.9 million18.5%
  • All other federal money$49.1 million62.3%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$13.5 million17.2%
  • School meals$12.8 million16.3%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$1.2 million1.5%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$1.1 million1.4%
  • English learners (Title III)$1.0 million1.3%
  • Impact Aid$124,0000.2%

Inside the federal total: $48.0 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $288 million67.5%
  • General formula aid$202 million70.1%
  • Staff improvement$50.5 million17.5%
  • Special education$19.5 million6.8%
  • All other state money$10.4 million3.6%
  • Buildings and debt payments$3.7 million1.3%
  • Transportation$1.7 million0.6%
  • School meals$369,0000.1%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$42,000under 0.1%
Local $59.6 million14.0%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$26.5 million44.5%
  • Property taxes$22.4 million37.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$6.3 million10.6%
  • From other school districts$4.1 million7.0%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$261,0000.4%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$201 million49.1%
  • Support services Details$101 million24.6%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$28.9 million28.7%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$21.3 million21.2%
    • Business office and central services$14.0 million13.9%
    • School administration: principals' offices$13.4 million13.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$9.4 million9.3%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$8.7 million8.6%
    • Student transportation$5.0 million5.0%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$53.9 million13.2%

    Of this, construction: $50.7 million.

  • Food service and other$15.5 million3.8%
  • Interest on debt$9.2 million2.2%
  • Community services and adult education$4.1 million1.0%
  • Payments to other school districts$24.8 million6.1%

Inside these totals: $130 million in salaries and wages, $87.8 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $268 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (16,657). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 210872, NCES ID 4220040.

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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