Every public school district.
Every dollar. Graded.
More than 13,000 school districts collect property taxes. Almost none of them show you where the money goes. We grade every district on what it actually publishes, then link you straight to the documents.
- Clearer Data
- Stronger Schools
- Smarter Spending
The 100-point rubric
Twelve records separate an A from an F. Every grade traces back to this list.
- Public check register14 pts
- Independent audit (ACFR)11 pts
- Line-item adopted budget11 pts
- Purchasing card transactions9 pts
- Vendor payment history9 pts
- Machine-readable data9 pts
- Compensation schedule7 pts
- Bond & capital disclosure7 pts
- Board minutes & agendas7 pts
- Vendor contracts posted6 pts
- Direct download, no request6 pts
- Published records process4 pts
Total100
Deductions
- Records request required for basic spending data-10
- Fees charged for routine financial records-5
- Districts covered
- 13,000+Every public school district in the U.S.
- Financial source
- NCES F-33Federal school district finance survey
- Grading scale
- ABC DF Districts start at C until their records are checked