School district · Garfield County, CO

Garfield School District R 2's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Garfield School District R 2 took in $82.9 million and spent $86.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes36%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.4%

What stands out

36%

of Garfield School District R 2's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$29.7 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$919 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$224 thousand
  • School lunches$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$46.5 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$2.8 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments1.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$83.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$83.1 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$279 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garfield School District R 2. 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 Garfield School District R 2 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.