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Seattle School District 1

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 $75.1 million5.1%
  • All other federal money$32.5 million43.2%
  • Special education (IDEA)$14.6 million19.4%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$13.4 million17.8%
  • School meals$10.5 million13.9%
  • English learners (Title III)$1.4 million1.9%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$1.4 million1.8%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$689,0000.9%
  • Career and technical education$597,0000.8%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$143,0000.2%

Inside the federal total: $19.7 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $755 million51.4%
  • General formula aid$525 million69.5%
  • Special education$138 million18.2%
  • Transportation$42.6 million5.6%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$25.3 million3.4%
  • Bilingual education$13.1 million1.7%
  • All other state money$7.6 million1.0%
  • School meals$1.9 million0.2%
  • Gifted and talented$1.7 million0.2%
Local $639 million43.5%
  • Property taxes$548 million85.7%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$81.3 million12.7%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$9.2 million1.4%
  • From other school districts$720,0000.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$660 million42.3%
  • Support services Details$445 million28.5%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$96.9 million21.8%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$87.0 million19.6%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$77.7 million17.5%
    • School administration: principals' offices$64.1 million14.4%
    • Student transportation$62.9 million14.1%
    • Business office and central services$44.9 million10.1%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$11.6 million2.6%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$431 million27.6%

    Of this, construction: $421 million.

  • Food service and other$23.1 million1.5%
  • Interest on debt$199,000under 0.1%
  • Community services and adult education$1.6 million0.1%
  • Payments to state and local governments$19,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $707 million in salaries and wages, $227 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $9.8 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (50,770). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 183396, NCES ID 5307710.

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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