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Dover School District 17's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dover School District 17 took in $15.8 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money86%School district taxes8.8%Fees for services (school lunches)2.3%Federal tax money1.4%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Dover School District 17's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes8.8%

Property tax
8.8%$1.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$369 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$264 thousand
  • School lunches$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$227 thousand

State tax money86%

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

From the state
86%$13.7 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%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments2.6%Interest on debt2.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$15.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.7 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$432 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$429 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$348 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dover School District 17. 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 Dover School District 17 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.