School district · Benton County, AR

Bentonville School District 6's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bentonville School District 6 took in $268 million and spent $265 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money77%School district taxes16%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.5%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

16%

of Bentonville School District 6's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes16%

Property tax
16%$42.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$257 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$257 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$4.9 million
  • Other school charges$4.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$714 thousand

State tax money77%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
77%$206 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$6.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt4.0%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$254 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$254 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$10.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$954 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$877 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bentonville School District 6. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Bentonville School District 6 itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.