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45% Instruction
(32% General Ed.; 13% Special Ed.)
Funds for elementary and middle schools in community school districts
and high schools. Funds for special education instruction and support
services.
18% Categorical*
Special funding programs for additional instruction or services
for students at high risk for academic failure, such as children
from non-English speaking families and high poverty communities
(mostly federal Title 1 and state Extraordinary Needs Aid).
16% Operations
Funds for school buses and public transportation passes, school
lunch programs, school security, building repairs, electric and
heating costs, and leases.
11% Fringe
Benefits Funds for health insurance, social security, unemployment
insurance, annuity contributions, workers compensation, and sabbatical
leave.
5% Private Schools*
The NYC Board of Education budget includes payments for private
school tuition for some special education students, for preschool
special education tuition and transportation (almost all private
agencies), and for the state's textbook purchasing program for private
schools. Also included are funds for the Fashion Institute of Technology.
5% Administration
Funds for community school district administration, high school
administration, special education administration, and central administration.
*Title 1 funds to private schools and funds
for school lunch and transportation for private school students
are not included in the "Private School" category, but in the "Categorical"
and "Operations" allocations.
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Where does the money go?
This is the an alternate breakdown of Expense Budget Estimate
adopted by the New York City Board of Education on 8/23/00,
including state aid appropriations subsequent to the adoption
of the FY ‘00 city budget. This budget does not include
pension or debt service payments. In the pie chart, fringes
are shown as a separate allocation, as they are in the BOE
budget and the budgets of other agencies in the city.
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