About
Colorado public schools receive funding from a variety of sources. However, most revenues to Colorado's 178 school districts are provided through the Public School Finance Act of 1994 (as amended).
In budget year 2016-17, this legislation provides for over $6.3 billion of funding to Colorado school districts via state taxes ($4.1 billion), local specific ownership (vehicle registration) taxes ($159.4 million), and local property taxes ($2.12 billion). Moneys provided via the Public School Finance Act of 1994 are available to each school district to fund the costs of providing public education.
Understanding Colorado School Finance
Division Presentations and Training
Public School Finance Act
- Funding and Payment Information
- Historical Funding Information
- Charter School At-Risk Calculation
- Facility School Payments
- School Finance Bill Legislative Summaries
Categorical and Other State Funding
- State and Federal Grants Allocations
- Grant Distribution Reports
- READ Act Per Pupil Funding
- Transportation Funding
- Vocational Education - Colorado CTE
Mill Levies and Override Revenues
- Mill Levy Override Revenue Report: CRS 22-2-113.8
- Mill Levies and Override Revenues
- District Bonded Indebtedness
Reports Provided by Other Agencies
- School District Fiscal Health Analysis - State Auditor
- Mineral Lease Payments - Treasury
- Mineral Lease Payments - Department of Local Affairs
- School Finance 2016 Joint Budget Committee Meeting
- Cost of Living Study - March 2016
- State Education Fund Presentation - February 2015
- Average Daily Membership Study - SB 10-008
- Declining Enrollment Study - March 2010
Financial Policies and Procedures
- FPP Handbook
- Chart of Accounts
- Advisory Committee Meetings and Minutes
- Financial Transparency
- Food Service Fund Changes
Statutory Compliance and Reporting
- Critical Dates - FY 2018
- Budget Templates - FY 2018
- Financial Audit Law and Submission
- Data Pipeline
- Quick Reference
- Data Pipeline: Finance December Details
- Data Pipeline: Single Sign-on
- Revenue reports and check figures - FY 2016
- Financial Data Reconciliation Checklist - optional
- Worksheet to Calculate Voter Approved MLO Revenue by county
- Indirect Cost Rates
- Federal Grants Accounting Section
- Report on District Revenues and Expenditures
- Analysis: Funding Per Pupil by Accreditation Categories
- Accounting and Reporting for Pensions (GASB 68)
- Financial Reporting, Prior Years
