School district · Denver County, CO

Denver School District 1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Denver School District 1 took in $2.11 billion and spent $2.10 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes63%State tax money27%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.4%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

63%

of Denver School District 1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes63%

Property tax
63%$1.32 billion

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$51.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$34.1 million
  • Other school charges$16.3 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$12.7 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$577 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%$7.2 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$142 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.8%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

6.8%

of Denver School District 1's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$1.95 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.95 billion
Interest on debt
6.8%$142 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$8.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$4.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$3.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Denver School District 1. 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 Denver School District 1 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.