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Finance Guidance During COVID-19
CDE has created guidance around finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, including guidance on School Finance Funding, Federal CARES Act Money, TABOR emergency reserve, non-reimbursed costs and more.
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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 2018-19, this legislation provides for over $7.0 billion of funding to Colorado school districts via state taxes ($4.5 billion), local specific ownership (vehicle registration) taxes ($183.8 million), and local property taxes ($2.36 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.
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Public School Finance Act
- Funding and Payment Information
- Historical Funding Information
- Charter School At-Risk Calculation
- Facility School Payments
- School Finance Bill Legislative Summaries
- At-Risk Measure for School Finance Working Group
- School Finance Task Force
- School Transportation Task Force
- Draft of the updated School Finance Rules 11/14/2023
Statutory Compliance and Reporting
- Critical Dates - FY 2023-2024 (PDF)
- Critical Dates - FY 2022-2023 (PDF)
- Budget Templates - FY 2023-2024
- School Finance Templates
- Financial Audit Law and Submission
- Network Charter Schools Financial Audit Requirements (updated 09/13/2018) (PDF)
- Colorado Independent Audit Requirement for Charter School-Oct. 17, 2011 (PDF)
- Report on District Revenues and Expenditures
- Analysis: Funding Per Pupil by Accreditation Categories
- Data Pipeline
- Data Pipeline: Quick Reference (PDF)
- Data Pipeline: Reconciliation Checklist (PDF)
- Data Pipeline: Finance December Details
- Data Pipeline: Helpful Hints for Business Rules
- Data Pipeline: Single Sign-on
- Assurances for Financial Accreditation
- Where Do I Send My Audit?
- Revenue reports and check figures for FY 2023:
- Financial Data Warehouse Sub-Recipient Report
- State revenue check figures (XLS)
- PERA: Modified Accrual Calculation (XLS) The District/BOCES percentage to populate the Calculation Worksheet is available on the School Division Trust Fund report accessed through the PERA STARS portal. Not to be used by DPS/DPS charter schools a different schedule applies.
- USDA Foods check figures (XLS)
- Worksheet to Calculate Voter Approved MLO Revenue by county (XLS)
- Indirect Cost Rates
- Federal Grants Accounting Section
- Financial Reporting, Prior Years
Reports Provided by Other Agencies
Financial information on schools and districts throughout Colorado. Learn more about financial transparency.
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November 29, 2023
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