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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jonesboro School District took in $95.3 million and spent $103 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money82%School district taxes7.1%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.5%

What stands out

6.8%

of Jonesboro School District's money comes from federal tax money.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes7.1%

Property tax
7.1%$6.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$895 thousand
  • Other school charges$350 thousand
  • School lunches$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$6.5 million

State tax money82%

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

From the state
82%$77.8 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%$19 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.3%Sent to other local governments0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$101 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$101 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$891 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$816 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jonesboro School District. 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 Jonesboro School District 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.