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Bluff Dale Comm School District 904

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 $162,0004.2%
  • School meals$53,00032.7%
  • Rural schools$42,00025.9%
  • All other federal money$30,00018.5%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$29,00017.9%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$8,0004.9%

Inside the federal total: $24,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $988,00025.7%
  • General formula aid$714,00072.3%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$137,00013.9%
  • All other state money$107,00010.8%
  • Buildings and debt payments$30,0003.0%
Local $2.7 million70.0%
  • Property taxes$2.3 million87.4%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$208,0007.7%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$132,0004.9%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.7 million46.6%
  • Support services Details$1.3 million35.2%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$334,00026.6%
    • School administration: principals' offices$314,00025.0%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$214,00017.0%
    • Business office and central services$179,00014.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$101,0008.0%
    • Student transportation$54,0004.3%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$36,0002.9%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$26,0002.1%
  • Buildings and equipment$263,0007.4%
  • Food service and other$132,0003.7%
  • Interest on debt$185,0005.2%
  • Payments to state and local governments$57,0001.6%
  • Payments to other school districts$14,0000.4%

Inside these totals: $1.8 million in salaries and wages, $211,000 in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $4.8 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (221). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 182936, NCES ID 4810620.

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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