School district · Garfield County, CO

Garfield School District 16's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Garfield School District 16 took in $29.3 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money42%Fines and other7.5%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Garfield School District 16's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes48%

Property tax
48%$13.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$68 thousand
  • Other school charges$47 thousand
  • School lunches$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$12.4 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$593 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt4.6%Sent to other local governments3.7%

What stands out

4.6%

of Garfield School District 16'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
92%$20.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.5 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$826 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$776 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garfield School District 16. 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 16 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.