Public School Finance
Colorado public schools receive funding from a variety of sources. However, most revenues to Colorado's 178 school districts are provided through the Public School Finance Act of 1994 (as amended). In budget year 2012-13, this legislation provides for over $5.3 billion of funding to Colorado school districts via state taxes ($3.4 billion), local specific ownership (vehicle registration) taxes ($132.7 million), and local property taxes ($1.8 billion). Moneys provided via the Public School Finance Act of 1994 are available to each school district to fund the costs of providing public education. Follow the links below for more information.
Links
- Accreditation - Financial
- Alternative School Finance Funding Models
- Analysis: Funding Per Pupil by Accreditation Categories
- Annual Financial Report
- Audit Team
- Automated Data Exchange (ADE)
- Average Daily Membership Study
- Capital Construction (Districts and Charter Schools)
- Charter School At-Risk Calculation
- Chart of Accounts
- Colorado Preschool Program (CPP)
- Declining Enrollment Study
- District Bonded Indebtedness
- District Revenues and Expenditures
- Educational Services for Student Awaiting Trial as an Adult
- Facility School Payments
- Family Economic Data Survey
- February Military Pupil Count
- Financial Policies and Procedures
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Transparency
- Indirect Cost Rates
- Legislative Summaries
- Mill Levies and Override Revenues
- Mineral Lease Payments - Treasury
- Public School Finance Funding & Payment Information
- Quality Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB)
- School District Fiscal Health Analysis
- Training Materials
- Transportation
- Understanding Colorado School Finance