Dallas School District — Where Your Money Goes

2026–2027 Final General Fund Budget · Luzerne County, PA · A community view of the proposed budget

The flow of money: in, then out

Every dollar the district plans to take in (left) pools into the General Fund, then fans out by major category (Instruction, Support Services, …), into each program & function, and finally into what it actually buys — salaries, benefits, services, supplies (right). Hover any band to see the amount.

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Where it's spent, in detail

Total spending sits at the center. The four major categories (Instruction, Support Services, Non-Instructional, Debt Service) branch off it; each program branches off its category; and the smallest bubbles are what that money actually buys — salaries, benefits, services, supplies. Bubble size is proportional to dollars. Every bubble is labeled — scroll to zoom, drag the background to pan, and drag any bubble to move it. Hover for exact figures.

Zoom in to read the smallest bubbles

Year over year: what changed from 2025-26 to 2026-27

Each bar shows the change in budgeted dollars from last year's budget to this year's proposal — green = increase, red = decrease. Compares budget to budget (not year-end actuals).

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Source: Dallas SD 2026–2027 Final General Fund Budget (PDE-2028), AUN 118401603, printed 5/30/2026. All figures are the district's own budgeted estimates. Built for public understanding — not an official district document.