This dashboard includes reports comparing expenditure, enrollment, and staffing data collected from Massachusetts public schools and districts each year. The expenditure data includes district and school level operating expenditures, encompassing general fund expenditures and grant and revolving fund expenditures. In addition to showing the overall cost per pupil, they provide detail about how much districts, charter schools, and virtual schools spend in specific functional areas such as administration, teaching, and maintenance.

This dashboard contains the same data that is also published in the following datasets in the E2C Hub: District Expenditures by Spending Category District Expenditures by Function Code School Expenditures by Spending Category

Statistics describing the total revenue balances (showing both committed and uncommitted revenue balances) and also the total revenue balances as a proportion of the total revenue income for LA maintained schools in England. Further analysis describes school balances for those schools in deficit, those in surplus and those schools with excessive surpluses.

Source: Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF)

Publisher: Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF)

Geographies: County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National

Geographic coverage: England

Time coverage: 1999/00 to 2007/08

Type of data: Administrative data

Census.gov / 2023 Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data

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The U.S. Census Bureau generally makes its data and information publicly available without requiring a specific license, meaning you can use it for most purposes, including commercial use, without explicit permission or payment, as it is government-produced information. The Census Bureau's website (census.gov) states that its data is publicly accessible, and for the specific dataset mentioned, it is likely covered under the general policy of public data availability from the Census Bureau.

School District Finance Survey, 2012-13 (F-33 2012-13), is a study that is part of the Common Core of Data (CCD) program; program data available since 1990 at . F-33 2012-13 (https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/f33ageninfo.asp) is a universe survey that is designed to provide finance data for all local education agencies (LEAs) that provide free public elementary and secondary education in the United States. The data file for F-33 2012-13 contains records representing the public elementary and secondary education agencies in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Key statistics produced from F-33 2012-13 are expenditures by object and function, indebtedness, and revenues by source. The F-33 is collaboration by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Census Bureau. Census is the primary collection agent. Census refers to the collection as the Annual Survey of Local Government Finances: School Systems and releases its own version of the data file and publication based on that file. The NCES and Census files differ in their inclusion of independent charter school districts, the classification of some revenue items, and the inclusion of some expenditure items.

This dataset includes expenditure data reported by school districts, charter schools, and virtual schools starting with fiscal year 2009. It also includes student enrollment, demographic, and performance indicators as well as teacher salary and staffing data.

In addition to showing the overall cost per pupil, this dataset provides detail about how much districts spend in major functional areas such as administration, teaching, and maintenance. For more information about the data and how to interpret it, please visit the School Finance Dashboard.

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and a different version of Low Income has been used since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

This dataset is one of three containing the same data that is also published in the School Finance Dashboard: District Expenditures by Spending Category District Expenditures by Function Code School Expenditures by Spending Category

List of Indicators by Category

Student Enrollment

• In-District FTE Pupils
• Out-of-District FTE Pupils
• Total FTE Pupils

Student Demographics

• Student Headcount
• Low-Income % Headcount
• English Learner % Headcount
• Students with Disabilities % Headcount

Teacher Salaries

• Teacher FTE
• Teachers per 100 FTE Students
• Average Teacher Salary

Other Staff

• Instructional Coach FTE
• Instructional Support FTE
• Special Education Instructional Support FTE
• Paraprofessional FTE

MCAS Performance

• ELA Grades 3-8 % Meets Exceeds
• Math Grades 3-8 % Meets Exceeds
• ELA Grade 10 % Meets Exceeds
• Math Grade 10 % Meets Exceeds

Expenditures

• Administration
• Instructional Leadership
• Teachers
• Other Teaching Services
• Professional Development
• Instructional Materials, Equipment and Technology
• Guidance, Counseling and Testing
• Pupil Services
• Operations and Maintenance
• Insurance, Retirement Programs and Other
• Total In-District Expenditures
• Total Expenditures

School District Finance Survey, 2007-08 (F-33 2007-08), is a study that is part of the Common Core of Data (CCD) program; program data available since 1990 at . F-33 2007-08 (https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/f33ageninfo.asp) is a universe survey that is designed to provide finance data for all local education agencies (LEAs) that provide free public elementary and secondary education in the United States. The data file for F-33 2007-08 contains 16,453 records representing the public elementary and secondary education agencies in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Key statistics produced from F-33 2007-08 are expenditures by object and function, indebtedness, and revenues by source. The F-33 is collaboration by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Census Bureau. Census is the primary collection agent. Census refers to the collection as the Annual Survey of Local Government Finances: School Systems and releases its own version of the data file and publication based on that file. The NCES and Census files differ in their inclusion of independent charter school districts, the classification of some revenue items, and the inclusion of some expenditure items.

School district revenues by fiscal year starting with FY 2017 (year ending 6/30/2017). Data is provided by school districts to the Department of Education to complete their Certified Annual Report (CAR).

Income information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

This dataset contains school-level expenditures reported by major functional spending category starting with fiscal year 2019. It also includes school-level enrollment, demographic, and performance indicators as well as teacher salary and staffing data.

The dataset shows school-level per pupil expenditures by major functional expenditure categories and funding sources, including state and local funds (general fund and state grants) and federal funds.

School districts only report instructional expenditures by school. This report attributes other costs to each school on a per pupil basis to show a full resource picture. The three cost centers are:

1. Non-instructional per pupil spending reported at the school district level;
2. Instructional per pupil spending reported at the district level; and
3. Instructional per pupil spending reported at the school level

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and a different version of Low Income has been used since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

This dataset is one of three containing the same data that is also published in the School Finance Dashboard: District Expenditures by Spending Category District Expenditures by Function Code School Expenditures by Spending Category

List of Indicators by Category

Student Enrollment

• In-District FTE Pupils
• Out-of-District FTE Pupils
• Total FTE Pupils

Student Demographics

• Student Headcount
• Low-Income % Headcount
• English Learner % Headcount
• Students with Disabilities % Headcount

Teacher Salaries

• Teacher FTE
• Teachers per 100 FTE Students
• Average Teacher Salary

Other Staff

• Instructional Coach FTE
• Instructional Support FTE
• Special Education Instructional Support FTE
• Paraprofessional FTE

MCAS Performance

• ELA Grades 3-8 % Meets Exceeds
• Math Grades 3-8 % Meets Exceeds
• ELA Grade 10 % Meets Exceeds
• Math Grade 10 % Meets Exceeds

District-Level FTE Pupils

District-Level State and Local Non-Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil

• Administration
• Benefits and Fixed Costs
• Operations and Maintenance
• Pupil Services

District-Level Federal Non-Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil

• Administration
• Benefits and Fixed Costs
• Operations and Maintenance
• Pupil Services

Sub-total A

District-Level State and Local Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil

• Guidance and Psychological Services
• Instructional Leaders
• Instructional Materials
• Other Teaching Services
• Professional Development
• Teachers

District-Level Federal Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil

• Guidance and Psychological Services
• Instructional Leaders
• Instructional Materials
• Other Teaching Services
• Professional Development
• Teachers

Sub-total B

School-Level State and Local Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil

• Guidance and Psychological Services
• Instructional Leaders
• Instructional Materials
• Other Teaching Services
• Professional Development
• Teachers

School-Level Federal Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil

• Guidance and Psychological Services
• Instructional Leaders
• Instructional Materials
• Other Teaching Services
• Professional Development
• Teachers

Sub-total C

Total A+B+C

This dataset contains Chapter 70 foundation budget and net school spending data from 2008 onward.

The Chapter 70 program is the major program of state aid to public elementary and secondary schools providing state aid to support school operations. It establishes minimum spending requirements for each school district and minimum requirements for each municipality's share of school costs.

Detailed numbers for the Chapter 70 formula are available on the School Finance area of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website. Key files on this site include:

• Chapter 70 District Profiles – data including key formula components including foundation enrollment, foundation budget, Chapter 70 aid and required net school spending from 2008 to the most recent year of data available
• Chapter 70 Trends in Aid and Local Contribution – graphs and data at the district level comparing key formula components including foundation enrollment, foundation budget, Chapter 70 aid, and required net school spending from 2007 to the most recent year of data available
• Compliance with Net School Spending Requirements – data on net school spending at the district level from 2017 to the most recent year of data available

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site: Chapter 70 Foundation Budget and Net School Spending

This data is published by the State of Ohio on their Report Card website. It includes per-pupil spending and total enrollment for all school districts in Ohio.

This dataset includes school district expenditures by function code starting with fiscal year 2009.

Function codes describe discrete expenditures within major functional areas such as administration, teaching, and maintenance. The report also distinguishes between in-district and out-of-district programs and spending is categorized by funding source, including general fund and grants and revolving funds. For more information about the data and how to interpret it, please visit the School Finance Dashboard.

This dataset only includes school district expenditures. Due to differences how data is reported by school districts and charter schools and virtual schools, charter school and virtual school data is not available at the function code level. Visit the charter school financial report page for more information.

This dataset is one of three containing the same data that is also published in the School Finance Dashboard: District Expenditures by Spending Category District Expenditures by Function Code School Expenditures by Spending Category

List of Functional Spending Codes by Category

*Function code discontinued starting in fiscal year 2018

ADMN Administration

• 1110 School Committee
• 1210 Superintendent
• 1220 Assistant Superintendents
• 1230 Other District-Wide Administration
• 1410 Business and Finance
• 1420 Human Resources and Benefits
• 1430 Legal Service for School Committee
• 1435 Legal Settlements
• 1450 Administrative Technology-Districtwide

LDRS Instructional Leadership

• 2110 Curriculum Directors and Dept. Heads (Supervisory)
• 2120 Curriculum Directors and Dept. Heads (Non-Supervisory)
• 2130 Instructional Technology Leadership and Training
• 2210 School Leadership
• 2220 Curriculum/Dept Leaders (School Level)*
• 2250 Administrative Technology and Support (Schools)*
• 2315 Instructional Coordinators (Non-Supervisory)*

TCHR Teachers

• 2305 Teachers, Classroom
• 2310 Teachers, Specialists*

TSER Other Teaching Services

• 2320 Medical/ Therapeutic Services
• 2324 Substitutes, Long-Term
• 2325 Substitutes, Short-Term
• 2330 Paraprofessionals
• 2340 Librarians/Media Center Directors
• 2345 Distance Learning and Online Coursework

PDEV Professional Development

• 2351 Professional Development Leadership
• 2352 Instructional Coaches
• 2353 Instructional Staff-Professional Days*
• 2354 Stipends for Teachers Providing Instructional Coaching
• 2355 Substitutes for Prof. Development*
• 2356 Costs for Instructional Staff to Attend Professional Development
• 2357 Prof. Dev. Stipends, Providers, Expenses*
• 2358 Outside Professional Development Providers for Instructional Staff

MATL Instructional Materials, Equipment and Technology

• 2410 Textbooks
• 2415 Other Instructional Matls (Libraries)
• 2420 Instructional Equipment
• 2430 General Classroom Supplies
• 2440 Other Instructional Services
• 2451 Instructional Hardware - Student and Staff Devices (computers)
• 2453 Instructional Hardware - All Other
• 2455 Instructional Software and Other Instructional Materials

GUID Guidance, Counseling and Testing

• 2710 Guidance incl Adjustment Counselors
• 2720 Testing and Assessment
• 2800 Psychological Services

SERV Pupil Services

• 3100 Attendance and Parent Liaison Services
• 3200 Medical/Health Services
• 3300 Transportation Services
• 3400 Food Services
• 3510 Athletics
• 3520 Other Student Activities
• 3600 School Security

OPMN Operations and Maintenance

• 4110 Custodial Services
• 4120 Heating of Buildings
• 4130 Utility Services
• 4210 Maintenance of Grounds
• 4220 Maintenance of Buildings
• 4225 Building Security System
• 4230 Maintenance of Equipment
• 4300 Extraordinary Maintenance
• 4400 Technology Infrastructure, Maintenance, and Support - Salaries
• 4450 Technology Infrastructure, Maintenance, and Support - All Other

BENE Insurance, Retirement Programs and Other

• 5100 Employer Retirement Contributions
• 5150 Employee Separation Costs
• 5200 Insurance for Active Employees
• 5250 Insurance for Retired School Employees
• 5260 Other Non-Employee Insurance
• 5300 Rental Lease of Equipment
• 5350 Rental Lease of Buildings
• 5400 Short Term Interest RANs
• 5500 Other Fixed Charges
• 5550 School Crossing Guards

TUIT Tuition

• 9100 Tuition to Mass. Schools
• 9110 Tuition for School Choice
• 9120 Tuition to Commonwealth Charter Schools
• 9125 Tuition to Horace Mann Charter Schools
• 9200 Tuition to Out-of-State Schools
• 9300 Tuition to Non-Public Schools
• 9400 Tuition to Collaboratives

ODTR Out-of-district Transportation

• 9130 Charter Transportation Tuition

IIII In-district Expenditure

OODD Out-of-district Expenditure

TTPP Expenditure (Admin, Instruction, Operations)

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology X223

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This collection presents detailed financial data on school system finances at the school district level, including: (1) receipt by type and source, including distribution of federal funds by program, (2) expenditures by category, including current expenditures and capital outlay, (3) debt service, (4) cash and investment assets, and (5) attendance and membership data.