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Fairfax County Schools

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 $237 million6.1%
  • All other federal money$85.2 million36.0%
  • School meals$51.3 million21.7%
  • Special education (IDEA)$41.8 million17.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$39.2 million16.6%
  • Impact Aid$6.6 million2.8%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$4.9 million2.1%
  • English learners (Title III)$4.2 million1.8%
  • Career and technical education$2.4 million1.0%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$1.1 million0.4%

Inside the federal total: $95.4 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $1.0 billion25.7%
  • General formula aid$725 million72.4%
  • Staff improvement$73.4 million7.3%
  • Special education$64.4 million6.4%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$50.4 million5.0%
  • All other state money$44.0 million4.4%
  • Bilingual education$20.8 million2.1%
  • Buildings and debt payments$9.8 million1.0%
  • Gifted and talented$8.4 million0.8%
  • Career and technical education$4.1 million0.4%
  • School meals$1.0 million0.1%
Local $2.7 billion68.3%
  • From the parent city or county government$2.5 billion93.8%
  • From other school districts$61.4 million2.3%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$58.1 million2.2%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$45.2 million1.7%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$2.2 billion54.6%
  • Support services Details$1.3 billion33.1%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$325 million24.6%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$308 million23.3%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$221 million16.8%
    • School administration: principals' offices$207 million15.7%
    • Student transportation$186 million14.1%
    • Business office and central services$47.4 million3.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$24.1 million1.8%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$256 million6.4%

    Of this, construction: $231 million.

  • Food service and other$137 million3.4%
  • Interest on debt$80.2 million2.0%
  • Community services and adult education$13.9 million0.3%
  • Payments to other school districts$691,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $2.3 billion in salaries and wages, $1.0 billion in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $1.6 billion.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (180,714). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 118987, NCES ID 5101260.

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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