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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Little Rock School District took in $370 million and spent $489 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes16%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

5%

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

School district taxes16%

Property tax
15%$57.2 million
Other taxes
0.1%$540 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$540 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.4 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$18.5 million

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$275 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1.0 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$13.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.3%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$475 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$475 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$11.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$3.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$3.5 million
  • Sent to school districts$157 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Little Rock 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 Little Rock 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.