Money is "earmarked" for specific purposed as special needs students, class size, textbooks etc, but great portions for school improvement, modernization, and transportation. There are often requirement rules to the spending but large latitude is given to in what area the money will be spent and reported to the government......The amounts of money are very different in different areas due to the tax base, whether it is small or large..
Terrorism, accidents, IN the bus activities like fighting, law suits, are HIGH in the eyes of districts, nowdays....