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Auburn School District 408

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 $33.0 million8.3%
  • School meals$10.8 million32.7%
  • All other federal money$8.6 million26.1%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$6.8 million20.7%
  • Special education (IDEA)$4.3 million13.0%
  • English learners (Title III)$1.0 million3.1%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$518,0001.6%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$403,0001.2%
  • Career and technical education$232,0000.7%
  • Impact Aid$178,0000.5%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$126,0000.4%

Inside the federal total: $3.1 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $265 million66.3%
  • General formula aid$178 million67.4%
  • Special education$33.0 million12.5%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$13.3 million5.0%
  • Transportation$12.4 million4.7%
  • Bilingual education$9.3 million3.5%
  • Buildings and debt payments$9.3 million3.5%
  • All other state money$6.5 million2.4%
  • School meals$2.1 million0.8%
  • Gifted and talented$579,0000.2%
Local $102 million25.5%
  • Property taxes$89.8 million88.3%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$8.6 million8.4%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$2.6 million2.6%
  • From other school districts$651,0000.6%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$185 million46.1%
  • Support services Details$141 million35.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$38.5 million27.3%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$29.5 million20.9%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$26.1 million18.5%
    • School administration: principals' offices$20.6 million14.6%
    • Student transportation$12.8 million9.1%
    • Business office and central services$12.3 million8.7%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$1.2 million0.9%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$30.2 million7.6%

    Of this, construction: $20.7 million.

  • Food service and other$14.4 million3.6%
  • Interest on debt$18.5 million4.6%
  • Community services and adult education$4.8 million1.2%
  • Payments to state and local governments$5.4 million1.3%
  • Payments to other school districts$1.2 million0.3%

Inside these totals: $223 million in salaries and wages, $75.3 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $437 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (18,107). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 183393, NCES ID 5300300.

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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