School district · Jefferson County, CO

Jefferson County School District R-1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson County School District R-1 took in $1.30 billion and spent $1.29 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money44%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.2%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

48%

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

School district taxes48%

Property tax
48%$631 million

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$54.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$31.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$19.4 million
  • School lunches$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$79 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$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%$4.0 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$36.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt3.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$1.25 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.25 billion
Interest on debt
3.0%$38.3 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$137 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$129 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson County School District R-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 Jefferson County School District R-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.