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Loudoun 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 $53.2 million2.8%
  • School meals$16.4 million30.8%
  • Special education (IDEA)$16.0 million30.1%
  • All other federal money$14.8 million27.9%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$2.3 million4.3%
  • English learners (Title III)$1.3 million2.5%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$1.2 million2.3%
  • Career and technical education$1.0 million1.9%
  • Impact Aid$159,0000.3%

Inside the federal total: $12.4 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $513 million27.1%
  • General formula aid$391 million76.2%
  • Staff improvement$41.2 million8.0%
  • Special education$25.6 million5.0%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$22.6 million4.4%
  • All other state money$17.3 million3.4%
  • Bilingual education$8.4 million1.6%
  • Buildings and debt payments$2.5 million0.5%
  • Gifted and talented$2.3 million0.5%
  • Career and technical education$1.7 million0.3%
  • School meals$356,000under 0.1%
Local $1.3 billion70.0%
  • From the parent city or county government$1.3 billion96.5%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$24.2 million1.8%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$13.2 million1.0%
  • From other school districts$9.3 million0.7%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$1.1 billion53.6%
  • Support services Details$632 million31.9%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$172 million27.2%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$109 million17.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$105 million16.5%
    • School administration: principals' offices$97.2 million15.4%
    • Student transportation$63.7 million10.1%
    • Business office and central services$53.5 million8.5%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$33.0 million5.2%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$237 million12.0%

    Of this, construction: $144 million.

  • Food service and other$41.2 million2.1%
  • Interest on debt$406,000under 0.1%
  • Community services and adult education$1.1 millionunder 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$7.0 million0.4%

Inside these totals: $1.1 billion in salaries and wages, $485 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $1.1 billion.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (81,636). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 118994, NCES ID 5102250.

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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