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Mercer Island School District 400

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 $1.5 million1.6%
  • Special education (IDEA)$1.0 million69.4%
  • School meals$197,00013.2%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$134,0009.0%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$63,0004.2%
  • Career and technical education$27,0001.8%
  • English learners (Title III)$25,0001.7%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$10,0000.7%
State $53.7 million58.8%
  • General formula aid$41.6 million77.3%
  • Special education$8.5 million15.8%
  • Transportation$2.6 million4.9%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$561,0001.0%
  • Bilingual education$348,0000.6%
  • Gifted and talented$136,0000.3%
  • School meals$1,000under 0.1%
Local $36.1 million39.5%
  • Property taxes$28.5 million79.0%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$4.2 million11.5%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$3.4 million9.5%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$43.2 million50.6%
  • Support services Details$30.5 million35.7%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$7.8 million25.5%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$6.3 million20.8%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$6.2 million20.3%
    • School administration: principals' offices$3.9 million12.9%
    • Student transportation$2.8 million9.1%
    • Business office and central services$2.5 million8.2%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$947,0003.1%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$5.8 million6.9%

    Of this, construction: $2.1 million.

  • Food service and other$3.3 million3.8%
  • Interest on debt$1.6 million1.9%
  • Community services and adult education$449,0000.5%
  • Payments to state and local governments$448,0000.5%

Inside these totals: $47.6 million in salaries and wages, $15.3 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $53.5 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (3,975). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 202798, NCES ID 5304980.

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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