Track Every Dollar · Texas

Dallas Independent School District 905

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 $587 million21.8%
  • All other federal money$374 million63.7%
  • School meals$94.9 million16.2%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$73.2 million12.5%
  • Special education (IDEA)$27.7 million4.7%
  • English learners (Title III)$8.6 million1.5%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$7.1 million1.2%
  • Career and technical education$1.6 million0.3%

Inside the federal total: $333 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $325 million12.1%
  • General formula aid$217 million67.0%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$67.2 million20.7%
  • Buildings and debt payments$21.7 million6.7%
  • All other state money$18.1 million5.6%
  • School meals$402,0000.1%
Local $1.8 billion66.1%
  • Property taxes$1.6 billion91.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$140 million7.9%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$8.3 million0.5%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.1 billion37.6%
  • Support services Details$856 million28.1%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$235 million27.4%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$173 million20.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$129 million15.1%
    • School administration: principals' offices$119 million13.9%
    • Business office and central services$94.3 million11.0%
    • Student transportation$70.1 million8.2%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$23.9 million2.8%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$12.1 million1.4%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$696 million22.9%

    Of this, construction: $639 million.

  • Food service and other$112 million3.7%
  • Interest on debt$169 million5.5%
  • Community services and adult education$19.6 million0.6%
  • Payments to state and local governments$44.5 million1.5%
  • Payments to other school districts$1.4 millionunder 0.1%

Inside these totals: $1.5 billion in salaries and wages, $173 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $4.1 billion.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (139,246). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 182908, NCES ID 4816230.

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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