Budget Rating Simulator

The 2023 Budget Rating Simulator is available for downloading.

Download the new Simulator (NOTE: Currently Requires Microsoft Office 2007 or newer)

Operating instructions and notes

There are several important notes in using the Simulator to predict budget ratings for next year.
  1. Update students transported from the September, 2023 student count, including those transported by contract transportation.
  2. Update the number of buses you will operate on regular routes for 91 days or more.
  3. Update Expenditures based on your estimates for 2023-2024.

And, to put everything back in "2022-2023" dollars:

  • Enter the amount that you received for legislative increases this year (line 10+12 on your 2023 transportation funding sheet). The amount is listed on the Operating Data tab when doing simulations and must be entered by the user.
  • Fuel - You will need to enter the fuel cost differential. This is entered on the Operating Data tab when doing simulations. Fuel cost was allotted at $2.75 during 2022-2023 (with contingency above that). The current per gallon average cost as of November was $3.06. (+0.31)
  • Deduct the amount that you receive in contingency funding in 2023-24
  • Make sure that you do NOT include ineligible expenditures from PRC 056 such as equipment, computers, etc. (Object codes 541, 542, 641, 642)

Questions should be directed to DPI Transportation Services.