School district · Arapahoe County, CO

Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J took in $879 million and spent $789 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes45%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.1%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes45%

Property tax
45%$397 million

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$18.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$9.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$7.9 million
  • School lunches$406 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$3.5 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$419 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$10.3 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$30.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.6%Sent to other local governments0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$767 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$767 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$20.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$992 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$960 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J. 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 Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J 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.