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Buena Vista School District R-31's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Buena Vista School District R-31 took in $19.9 million and spent $21.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes71%State tax money19%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.4%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

70%

of Buena Vista School District R-31's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes71%

Property tax
70%$14.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$680 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$456 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$146 thousand
  • School lunches$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.8 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$737 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$655 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.2%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

5.2%

of Buena Vista School District R-31's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$19.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.9 million
Interest on debt
5.2%$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$172 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$155 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buena Vista School District R-31. 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 Buena Vista School District R-31 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.