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Fiscal Year
2023 - 2024

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Spending Overview

About Spending and Expenditures

About Spending

Expenditure describes the monies expensed by the school, district, or BOCES. Expenditures are described by the following dimensions: Type, Areas, and Job. Each of these dimensions is then aggregated by sub-component.

Current Spending Per Student
$16,744
Current Spending per Student
$15,752
State Average
  1. Learning Environment Total

    Learning Environment

    $363,378,533 (73%)
  2. Operations Total

    Operations

    $137,432,460 (27%)
$500,810,993

Total

Construction, Debt, Refinancing and Other Total Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
$83,367,538

Total

Total Spending

$584,178,531

View Total Spending Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $384,022,245
    66%
  2. Services
    $74,586,243
     13%
  3. Supplies
    $41,341,925
     7%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $84,228,119
     14%

Salaries & Benefits

  1. Administrators
    $28,686,197
     7%
  2. Professional - Instructional
    $241,505,052
     63%
  3. Professional - Other
    $20,743,905
     5%
  4. Paraprofessionals
    $38,903,505
     10%
  5. Office / Administrative Support
    $17,278,980
     4%
  6. Crafts, Trades, and Services
    $36,904,606
     10%
  7. Total Salaries & Benefits
    $384,022,245
     

    8. View Breakdown of Salaries & Benefits

Learning Environment

About Learning Environment Expenditures

About Learning Environment

Expenditures found within the Learning Environment are most associated with having an impact on learning. There are six sub-components to the Learning Environment: Instruction, Activities & Athletics, Student Support, Staff Support, School Administration, and District Administration.

Learning Environment Breakdown by Type
  1. Instructional Total

    Instructional

    $254,343,964 (70%)
  2. Activities and Athletics Total

    Activities & Athletics

    $10,014,947 (3%)
  3. Student Support Total

    Student Support

    $37,856,982 (10%)
  4. Staff Support Total

    Staff Support

    $23,786,812 (7%)
  5. School Administration Total

    School Administration

    $33,133,713 (9%)
  6. District Administration Total

    District Administration

    $4,242,116 (1%)

Instructional Spending

$254,343,964

View Instructional Spending Breakdown

Instructional Spending Per Student
$8,503

$ Per Student

Instructional State Average Per Student
$7,941

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $225,446,231
     89%
  2. Services
    $10,745,693
     4%
  3. Supplies
    $17,393,909
     7%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $758,131
     0%

Activities & Athletics Spending

$10,014,947

View Activities & Athletics Breakdown

Activities and Athletics Spending Per Student
$335

$ Per Student

Activities and Athletics State Average Per Student
$350

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $4,920,867
    49%
  2. Services
    $2,353,030
    23%
  3. Supplies
    $2,556,483
    26%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $184,567
    2%

Student Support Spending

$37,856,982

View Student Support Breakdown

Student Support Spending Per Student
$1,266

$ Per Student

Student Support State Average Per Student
$1,146

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $36,023,143
    95%
  2. Services
    $995,333
    3%
  3. Supplies
    $752,708
    2%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $85,797
    0%

Staff Support Spending

$23,786,812

View Staff Support Breakdown

Staff Support Spending Per Student
$795

$ Per Student

Staff Support State Average Per Student
$878

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $21,754,661
    91%
  2. Services
    $1,245,245
    5%
  3. Supplies
    $679,953
    3%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $106,952
    0%

School Administration Spending

$33,133,713

View School Administration Breakdown

School Administration Spending Per Student
$1,108

$ Per Student

School Administration State Average Per Student
$1,143

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $31,407,646
    95%
  2. Services
    $522,576
    2%
  3. Supplies
    $1,103,125
    3%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $100,366
    0%

District Administration Spending

$4,242,116

View District Administration Breakdown

District Administration Spending Per Student
$142

$ Per Student

District Administration State Average Per Student
$240

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $2,665,440
    63%
  2. Services
    $1,444,823
    34%
  3. Supplies
    $62,586
    1%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $69,267
    2%

Learning Environment Total

$363,378,533

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $322,217,988
    89%
  2. Services
    $17,306,700
    5%
  3. Supplies
    $22,548,764
    6%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,305,080
    0%

Operations

About Operations Expenditures

About Operations

Expenditures found within the Operations provide the essential services necessary to support the activities found within the Learning Environment. In many ways, Operations expenditures are the 'business' of the school, district, and BOCES. Operations is comprised of five sub-categories: Food Services, Transportation, Operations & Maintenance, Other Support Services, and Enterprise Services.

Operations Breakdown by Type
  1. Food Services Total

    Food Services

    $15,203,451 (11%)
  2. Transportation Total

    Transportation

    $14,576,773 (11%)
  3. Operations and Maintenance Total

    Operations & Maintenance

    $42,799,796 (31%)
  4. Other Support Total

    Other Support

    $64,747,618 (47%)
  5. Enterprise Total

    Enterprise

    $104,822 (0%)

Food Services Spending

$15,203,451

View Food Services Breakdown

Food Services Spending Per Student
$508

$ Per Student

Food Services State Average Per Student
$551

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $7,255,858
    48%
  2. Services
    $530,862
    3%
  3. Supplies
    $7,386,021
    49%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $30,711
    0%

Transportation Spending

$14,576,773

View Trasportation Breakdown

Transportation Spending Per Student
$487

$ Per Student

Transportation State Average Per Student
$459

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $11,643,498
    80%
  2. Services
    $1,082,576
    7%
  3. Supplies
    $1,841,155
    13%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $9,545
    0%

Operations & Maintenance Spending

$42,799,796

View Operations Maintenance Breakdown

Operations and Maintenance spending per student
$1,431

$ Per Student

Operations and Maintenance state average per student
$1,458

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $23,829,319
    56%
  2. Services
    $10,736,981
    25%
  3. Supplies
    $8,180,888
    19%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $52,608
    0%

Other Support Spending

$64,747,618

View Other Support Breakdown

Other Support spending per student
$2,164

$ Per Student

Other Support state average per student
$1,511

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $18,808,051
    29%
  2. Services
    $42,689,453
    66%
  3. Supplies
    $1,364,883
    2%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,885,231
    3%

Enterprise Spending

$104,822

View Enterprise Breakdown

Enterprise spending per student
$4

$ Per Student

Enterprise state average per student
$75

State Average $ Per
Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $84,608
    81%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $20,214
    19%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Operations Total

$137,432,460

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $61,621,333
    45%
  2. Services
    $55,039,872
    40%
  3. Supplies
    $18,793,160
    14%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,978,095
    1%

Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other

Construction, Debt, Refinancing and Other

About Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other

Expenditures found within Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other are those that enrich the greater community. There are four sub-components within Community: Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services, Debt Services & Other Uses, Community Services, and Adult Education.

Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other Breakdown by Type
  1. Construction Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services

    Construction Facilities Acquisitions
    and Construction Services

    $21,534,529 (26%)
  2. Debt Services & Other Uses

    Debt Services & Other Uses

    $61,209,564 (73%)
  3. Community Services

    Community Services

    $529,189 (1%)
  4. Adult Education

    Adult Education

    $94,257 (0%)

Construction Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services Spending

$21,534,529

View Construction & Facilities Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $21,534,529
    100%

Debt Services & Other Uses Spending

$61,209,564

View Debt Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $1,799,149
    3%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $59,410,414
    97%

Community Services Spending

$529,189

View Community Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $182,924
    35%
  2. Services
    $346,265
    65%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Adult Education Spending

$94,257

View Adult Education Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $94,257
    100%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other Total

$83,367,538

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $182,924
    0%
  2. Services
    $2,239,671
    3%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $80,944,944
    97%

Funds

Funds

About Funds

A fund is an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts for recording cash and other financial resources. It contains all related assets, liabilities and residual equities or balances, or changes therein. Funds are established to carry on specific activities or attain certain objectives of the school district according to special legislation, regulations, or other restrictions.

Funds Breakdown

  • General Fund
    $385,629,394
    Learning Environment
    $307,469,365
    (80%)
    Operations
    $73,897,084
    (19%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $4,262,945
    (1%)
  • Charter School Fund
    $48,241,097
    Learning Environment
    $24,745,439
    (51%)
    Operations
    $8,203,845
    (17%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $15,291,813
    (32%)
  • Food Service Fund
    $14,977,087
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $14,943,006
    (100%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $34,082
    (0%)
  • Governmental Designated-Purpose Grants Fund (optional)
    $24,795,202
    Learning Environment
    $24,243,524
    (98%)
    Operations
    $80,764
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $470,914
    (2%)
  • Pupil Activity Special Revenue Fund (optional)
    $6,626,331
    Learning Environment
    $6,434,733
    (97%)
    Operations
    $25,032
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $166,566
    (3%)
  • Bond Redemption Fund
    $48,784,092
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $48,784,092
    (100%)
  • Building Fund
    $16,886,148
    Learning Environment
    $187,087
    (1%)
    Operations
    $2,366,065
    (14%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $14,332,996
    (85%)
  • Other Internal Services Fund
    $37,977,149
    Learning Environment
    $36,353
    (0%)
    Operations
    $37,916,665
    (100%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $24,131
    (0%)
  • Private-Purpose Trust Fund
    $9,000
    Learning Environment
    $9,000
    (100%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $0
    (0%)
  • Pupil Activity Custodial Fund
    $253,031
    Learning Environment
    $253,031
    (100%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $0
    (0%)

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