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Wasatch County 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 $5.8 million3.4%
  • All other federal money$2.0 million34.3%
  • Special education (IDEA)$1.5 million25.4%
  • School meals$1.4 million24.0%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$422,0007.2%
  • Career and technical education$313,0005.4%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$119,0002.0%
  • English learners (Title III)$103,0001.8%

Inside the federal total: $451,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $45.5 million26.5%
  • General formula aid$17.9 million39.3%
  • All other state money$13.7 million30.2%
  • Staff improvement$5.4 million12.0%
  • Special education$3.7 million8.2%
  • Transportation$1.8 million3.9%
  • Career and technical education$1.5 million3.3%
  • School meals$830,0001.8%
  • Buildings and debt payments$402,0000.9%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$116,0000.3%
  • Gifted and talented$96,0000.2%
Local $120 million70.1%
  • Property taxes$103 million85.9%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$12.3 million10.3%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$4.6 million3.8%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$84.3 million44.6%
  • Support services Details$27.3 million14.4%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$7.0 million25.6%
    • School administration: principals' offices$5.1 million18.7%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$4.5 million16.3%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$3.8 million14.1%
    • Business office and central services$3.2 million11.7%
    • Student transportation$2.7 million10.0%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$1.0 million3.7%
  • Buildings and equipment$62.8 million33.2%
  • Food service and other$3.9 million2.1%
  • Interest on debt$9.7 million5.1%
  • Community services and adult education$784,0000.4%
  • Payments to other school districts$389,0000.2%

Inside these totals: $62.6 million in salaries and wages, $32.5 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $190 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (8,970). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 188588, NCES ID 4901110.

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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