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Denver school board’s budget more than doubles as more members get paid, travel spending rises

DPS board members’ travel expenses rose 62% last year as they consider new spending policy

Members of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education clap after casting their votes to pass a nearly $1 billion bond proposal that will be on the November ballot, during a meeting at Denver Public Schools headquarters in Denver on Aug. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Members of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education clap after casting their votes to pass a nearly $1 billion bond proposal that will be on the November ballot, during a meeting at Denver Public Schools headquarters in Denver on Aug. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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The board's growing expenses stand in contrast to the financial pressures public school districts across the U.S. — including DPS — are facing as the end of pandemic-era aid collides with falling K-12 enrollment.
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