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School District Expenditures

According to the Minnesota House of Representatives Fiscal Analysis Department, average expenditures for Minnesota school districts break out like this:


  Hover over the pie-chart on the left to view more information about city revenue sources.
Operations and maintenance (8%)
Covers costs of maintaining buildings, repairing equipment, ongoing services like telephone and Internet as well as salaries for the buildings and grounds staff.
Administration (8%)
District administrators' and office staff salaries plus district-related supplies and equipment.
Pupil transportation (5%)
Expenses related to buses, fuel and related insurance and maintenance.
Capital expenditures (5%)
Major purchases are included here.  Generally with costs of more than $20,000 such as school buses, new schools, equipment and library books for a new school.
Other (1%)
Support services (8%)
Non-instructional support such as administrators at individual schools, health services, libraries and meal programs.
Classroom instruction (65%)
This includes salaries and benefits for teachers and special education staff, supplies and purchased services such as visiting artists.

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