Did you know? 85 percent of the budget goes to personnel costs. The remaining 15 percent has to address needs such as electric bills for schools and gasoline for school buses. Annually, there is typically less than 2 percent of the budget available for discretionary spending. Those remaining funds are used strategically to ensure students are receiving the highest-quality education possible from the most-equipped teachers and staff, including by bringing in industry experts to consult or having staff attend educational conferences.