Iola Unified School District 257Budget & Spending
Iola, Allen County, Kansas NCES 2007740
- Total revenue · FY2024
- $22.2M $22,179,000
- Students enrolled
- 1,180
- Revenue per pupil
- $18,796
- Local share per pupil
- $3,976 28th percentile in KS
Transparency grade C, provisional
Under reviewProvisional grade
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NCES F-33 · FY2024
Where the money goes
Operating and capital spending from the federal expenditure survey, rolled up by function.
Aggregate categories only: no individual payees or contracts are shown.
- Instruction
- $11.0M 61.0% of spending
- Administration
- $1.1M 6.2% of spending
- Per pupil
- $15,292 All functions
- Instruction 61.0%
- Student Transportation 10.8%
- Food Services 5.1%
- Operations & Maintenance 4.6%
- School Administration 4.3%
- Capital Outlay 3.7%
- Business & Central Services 3.1%
- Other Support Services 2.2%
- General Administration 2.0%
- Student Support Services 2.0%
- Instructional Staff Support 1.2%
- Other Programs 0.1%
View the numbers as a table
| Function | Amount | Per pupil | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $11,006,000 | $9,327 | 61.0% |
| Student Transportation | $1,952,000 | $1,654 | 10.8% |
| Food Services | $920,000 | $780 | 5.1% |
| Operations & Maintenance | $827,000 | $701 | 4.6% |
| School Administration | $772,000 | $654 | 4.3% |
| Capital Outlay | $663,000 | $562 | 3.7% |
| Business & Central Services | $556,000 | $471 | 3.1% |
| Other Support Services | $392,000 | $332 | 2.2% |
| General Administration | $354,000 | $300 | 2.0% |
| Student Support Services | $352,000 | $298 | 2.0% |
| Instructional Staff Support | $225,000 | $191 | 1.2% |
| Other Programs | $26,000 | $22 | 0.1% |
| Total | $18,045,000 | $15,292 | 100% |
NCES F-33 · FY2005–FY2024
How this has changed
| Measure | FY2005 | FY2024 | Change | Nominal % | Real % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $13,232,000 | $22,179,000 | +$8,947,000 | +67.6% | +4.4% |
| Total expenditure | $12,622,000 | $19,221,000 | +$6,599,000 | +52.3% | -5.2% |
| Revenue per pupil | $8,728 | $18,796 | +$10,068 | +115.3% | +34.1% |
| Students enrolled | 1,516 | 1,180 | -336 | -22.2% | — |
Percent change from each measure's FY2005 level. Dollar figures are nominal as filed; the real column removes inflation using CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items, annual average (BLS). The dashed line is that same inflation curve, so a dollar line above it gained purchasing power and one below it lost. It does not apply to enrollment. Hover any point for the underlying number.
100-point rubric
What Iola Unified School District 257 needs for an A
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Public check register
14 ptsEvery disbursement published with payee category, date, amount, and fund, updated at least quarterly.
A check register records where money actually went, rather than where it was budgeted to go.
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Annual financial audit
6 ptsA current Annual Comprehensive Financial Report with the independent auditor opinion attached.
A financial audit confirms the statements are accurately presented. Most states require one, so it is a floor rather than a distinction.
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Performance or efficiency audit
5 ptsAn independent review of whether spending achieved its stated purpose, published within the last three years.
A financial audit asks whether the numbers are right. A performance audit asks whether the money did what it was meant to do, which is the question a taxpayer is usually asking.
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Line-item adopted budget
11 ptsThe adopted budget broken out by function and object code, not a summary presentation.
Function and object detail is what allows classroom and central office spending to be compared.
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Purchasing card transactions
9 ptsPurchasing and credit card transaction detail with merchant category, date, and amount.
Card purchases sit outside the standard purchase-order process, so separate disclosure is what makes them reviewable.
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Payment history by category
9 ptsCumulative payments grouped by spending category, covering at least one full fiscal year.
Category totals show concentration and recurring commitments that individual payments do not.
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Machine-readable data
9 ptsFinancial data offered as CSV, XLSX, JSON, or an open API rather than scanned images.
A scanned PDF is technically public and practically difficult to analyse. Open formats make review possible.
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Compensation schedule
7 ptsCurrent salary schedules and aggregate administrator compensation bands, including stipends.
Payroll is the largest line in most district budgets, so schedule-level disclosure covers the bulk of spending.
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Bond and capital disclosure
7 ptsBond program spending reported against the specific projects voters approved, with remaining balances.
Bond funds are borrowed against future taxes and authorised for a named project list, so reporting against that list closes the loop.
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Board minutes and agendas
7 ptsMinutes and agenda packets posted together with the financial exhibits that were voted on.
The vote and its attachment are what connect a decision to the money it moved.
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Contracts posted
6 ptsExecuted contracts and amendments above the district bid threshold, posted in full.
A payment shows the amount. The contract shows what was promised in return.
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Direct download, no request
6 ptsCore financial records download directly, with no records request, login, or fee.
Publishing a record and releasing it on request are different levels of disclosure.
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Published records process
4 ptsA public records page naming the responsible officer, the statutory timeline, and any fees.
A documented process tells a requester what to expect before they file.
No items have been checked yet. These fill in as each record is located and verified.