Finances
Using expenditure data provided by Indiana school corporations and charter schools, the Indiana Department of Education presents these visualizations to promote financial transparency and to support valid comparisons of spending across Indiana school buildings. These data fulfill requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act and the provisions of Indiana Code 20-42.5-3-7.
Note From the Corporation
Zionsville Community Schools has been the lowest funded school corporation in the State of Indiana in per pupil funding for several years and will remain in this position for the foreseeable future. As would be expected, all schools within ZCS are below the state average for per pupil expenditures. Average per pupil expenditures, were $865.21 below the state average for 2019 (this is inclusive of operating referendum funds). Given that the district’s enrollment in Grades K – 12 is 7,145 students, this equates to $6,181,925.45 less spent in the school district in 2019 alone than would have been the case had ZCS received sufficient state tuition support to reach the state average for expenditures. In fact, the amount of tuition support received from the state for FY2019 was only $5,394 per pupil. Only the support of our community via passage of an operating referendum (renewed in November 2019) has allowed the district to operate excellent public schools with a reasonable level of stability, even though as shown by the figures above we remain nearly 10% below the state’s average in per pupil expenditures. All schools in the district are within 8.2% of the district average for per pupil expenditures. The variations among ZCS schools are artifacts of staff experience levels, not an inequitable allocations of resources. The DOE analysis shows that 80% of ZCS funds are used for direct classroom expenditures.What is the total amount spent per student for fiscal year 2020?
$8,731.47
What is the total amount spent per student for fiscal year 2020?
Total per pupil expenditures reflect all state, local, and federal expenditures reported to the Office of School Finance by Indiana school corporations and charter schools. Total expenditures July 1 through June 30 are divided by the count of students enrolled in the school on October 1.
Performance in Context
| Zionsville Community Schools (0630) | $8,731.47 |
| Indiana | $9,193.68 |
Total per pupil expenditures reflect all state, local, and federal expenditures reported to the Office of School Finance by Indiana school corporations and charter schools. Total expenditures July 1 through June 30 are divided by the count of students enrolled in the school on October 1.
What are the total expenditures for the Corporation?
Total expenditures include instructional and operational expenditures. These expenditures reflect all state, local, and federal instructional and operational expenditures reported to the Indiana Department of Education.
$64,918,469.34
Instructional expenditures
67.8%
Percentage of expenditures used for instructional purposes at a school.
Instructional shared expenditures
10.9%
Percentage of expenditures used for instructional purposes shared across schools.
Other instructional expenditures
0.0%
Percentage of expenditures for instructional purposes not included in the other instructional categories.
Operational expenditures
2.9%
Percentage of expenditures for transportation, maintenance, fiscal services, and central office.
Operational shared expenditures
18.4%
Percentage of expenditures used for operational purposes across schools.
What are the excluded expenditures for the Corporation?
Excluded expenditures encompass any expenses not instructional or operational and are not included in the total expenditures and calculations of per/pupil spending.
$29,263,827.63
Excluded Expense: Food Service
$2,250,152.05
Percentage of excluded expenditures used to provide food services to staff and pupils.
Excluded Expense: Other
$27,013,675.58
Any non-food service excluded expense. This includes expenditures for debt, lease rentals, adult education, donations to foundations, scholarships, community services, and facilities acquisition and construction/ capital equipment.
What are the sources of expenditures for the Corporation?
$64,918,469.34
Federal funds
2.1%
State/local funds
97.9%
